World Jamaican patty eater shatters record
QUEENS, New York — It’s a world record!
It took Molly Schuyler only eight minutes to devour 38 Jamaican patties and reclaim the Caribbean Food Delights (CFD) World Jamaican Beef Patty Eating Championship title trophy here last Sunday.
And to top it off, she won US$10,000 at the reggae and R&B fega festival, ‘Groovin’ In The Park’ held at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York.
In 2013, Schuyler set a record of putting away eight of the 5-oz beef patties in one minute 46 seconds. Last Sunday she shattered her own record, consuming approximately 12 pounds of the Jamaican beef patties to the consternation of over 20,000 spectators.
“I stood in total amazement as she shimmied her tiny frame while gulping down the patties to beat everyone,” said Vincent HoSang, President and chief executive officer of CFD. “I have never seen anything quite like this,” he added.
One of 10 contestants and the only female, Schuyler out-ate fellow food eating giant, Patrick ‘Deep Dish’ Bertoletti, who finished second, downing 22.5 patties and winning US$5,000.
Third-place finisher Bob ‘Notorious BOB’ Shoudt, ate 19 patties for a prize purse of US$2,500. Dave ‘Tiger Wings and Things’ Brunelli ate 18.5 for fourth place and fifth-place finisher with 16 patties, Wayne ‘Wayney Wonder’ Algenio, pocketed US$1,000 and US$500, respectively.
The event was CFD’s 15th Annual Patty Eating Championship and a first for Groovin’ In The Park, whose patrons were also entertained by international reggae artistes Beres Hammond, Tessanne Chin, Toots Hibbert, Duane Stephenson and R&B sensations, Brian McKnight, Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle.
Caribbean Food Delights is a 38-year-old global manufacturer of Jamaican-style patties headquartered in Tappan, New York. The company is an affiliate of Royal Caribbean Bakery, JerkQ’zine Caribbean Grille and the Vincent HoSang Family Foundation.
The not-for-profit foundation, based in the US, is a major partner with the National Health Fund and CHASE Fund in funding the linear accelerator being established at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay to treat some cancers, and for Kingston as well. Both cost over US$5 million and the CRH centre is expected to start treating patients by September of this year.
