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Grilled cheese cookoff raises $1,450 for island charities
The second annual Grilled Cheese Cookoff was held yesterday at Garapan Central Park pavilion, with awards going out to the top competitors in the Suhweet, Purist, Crowd Favorite, and Whodathunkit categories.
Last night’s event raised up to $1,450 for the CNMI Salvation Army’s soup kitchen and the Soroptimist International of Northern Mariana Islands. Last year’s event raised over $1,400 as well.
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- William Duffy won first place in the Whodathunkit category during last night’s second annual Grilled Cheese Cookoff. He won for his grilled cheese with barbecued pulled-pork recipe. (Dennis B. Chan)
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- Christopher Jones won first place under the “Purist” category of last night’s Grilled Cheese Cookoff at the Garapan Central Park pavilion. (Dennis B. Chan)
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- Team Hyatt was the top crowd favorite in the second annual Grilled Cheese Cookoff at the Garapan Central Park pavilion last night. (Dennis B. Chan)
The event was limited to 20 competitors and featured hotel chefs, couples, and sole practitioners of the grilled cheese arts.
For crowd favorites, first place went to Team Hyatt. They brought the Cajun-style of New Orleans to the competition. Second place went to Pimento Pals, and third place went to Say Cheese.
For the purist category, Christopher Jones, an instructor of psychology at Northern Marianas College, won first place.
“I won something in my life! I’m going to Disneyland. I can’t believe it,” he quipped upon receiving the award.
Second place went to Honeymooners and XOXO.
Under the Suhweet category, first place went to the Madden Mustached Methologists, made up of sisters Laila and Farah Boyer. Second place went to Cellar Charms’ Jean Rayphand, and third went to Pineapple Express.
For the Whodathunkit Category, first place went to William Duffy. He loaded his grilled-cheese concoction with barbecued pulled-pork. Second place went to B’s Bistro and CheeRio.
Shelly Scott organized the event. Representatives of both charities judged the competition with island dignitaries and a professional chef. Prizes included limited edition aprons, engraved spatulas, cell phones and gift certificates to various businesses on island.
