VIDEO: It's Paczki Time!
Coffee Time Bake Shop and Cafe Polonia team up to celebrate Fat Tuesday and benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem.
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Two Salem businesses worked together yesterday to celebrate Fat Tuesday and benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem with a Paczki eating contest.
Coffee Time Bake Shop brought the packzi (a traditional Polish pastry) to Cafe Polonia, where some paczki battles were fought.
A total of 10 percent of sales from both businesses Tuesday were donated to the Boys & Girls Club. Cafe Polonia also donated $15 for each person who entered the competition.
The winner in the adult competition managed to eat two of the pastries in 50 seconds.
This was the first year the contest was held. Cafe Polonia Owner Darek Barcikowski said he hopes it becomes a tradition.
Watch our video for scenes and interviews from the event.
In order to show off multiple contestants and in the interest of fun, some scenes were sped up.
If you're interested in trying a paczki, head over to Coffee Time today.
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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem
13 Hawthorne Blvd, Salem, MA -
Coffee Time Bake Shop
96 Bridge St, Salem, MA -
Cafe Polonia
118 Washington St, Salem, MA
William Legault
8:07 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I see some extra sledge-hammers and pushing exercises in someone's immediate future.
Joanne Scott
9:15 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Awesome video, fun event! Thank you Cafe Polonia and Coffee Time for supporting the kids at the Boys & Girls Club in such a yummy way!
Darek Barcikowski
9:31 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Yes Bill, I knew I would be paying dearly for those paczki... well worth it though!
Rebecca DeVries
9:48 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Great video - and such a fun night! Thank you again!
Matthew
9:54 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Thanks to the local businesses that support the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem - A Positive Place for Kids........... A fun time was had by all! Lets not forget the Kids catagory winner, MJ a club member and new Paczki fan.
Jared Robinson
10:16 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Pączki > all other pastries :)
Erin Cyr
10:45 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Congrats to Josh!
Josh Turiel
12:07 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Just to clarify one point - I wasn't the Josh that won, it was the other bearded Josh! I ate just 1 paczki in about 5 minutes. It was delicious!
Erin Cyr
12:14 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Yep. I could tell because it said, "winner" next to his name :) ha!