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MezCali Dewey Beach wins Restaurant Olympics

Team MezCali Dewey Beach came from behind and defeated the Dewey Beach Country Club to garner the Restaurant Olympics trophy and bragging rights for the year. Shown are in back (l-r) Mandy Szymanski, Nick Aime, Mary Weed, Hailee Gooch, and Christian Miller. In front are Alex Makowski and MezCali owner Jeff Treacy. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
August 13, 2021

Thirteen teams gathered on the bayside at the Hyatt Place Dewey Beach for a friendly, but competitive Restaurant Olympics, and when the sand was brushed off, MezCali stood holding the Olympic trophy and bragging rights for a year.

Dewey Business Partnership hosted the olympics where 13 restaurants fielded coed teams of athletes who usually carry trays of drinks, but not while running against competition in the dry sand.

Events were the Tray Race, Leaky Pipe, Sock Challenge, Dizzy Bats, and Raft Race, with a tug of war used to choose the winner from among the the five finalists.

First-place MezCali was followed by second-place Dewey Beach Country Club, and Sirvida showed at third. Dogfish Head took fourth place followed by Starboard Raw in fifth.

Ally Taylor from Starboard Raw leads her squad in the tug of war.
The Cultured Pearl competes in the Leaky Pipe race.
Sirvida competes in the Sock Challenge.
Hank Coveleski of Sirvida takes off in the Dizzy Bats contest.
Megan Barnett of Sirvida spins in the Dizzy Bats.
Taking second place was the Dewey Beach Country Club team.
Ember Edwards dives in among her teammates from Somewhere after spinning in the Dizzy Bats.
Alex Makowski leads the MezCali raft to the finish line.
Competitors start off for the Dizzy Bats event.
Josh Trout from Woody’s runs in the Tray Race.
Dylan Scerri competes in the Tray Race for the Starboard Raw team.
Kelly Ranieri from the Dewey Business Partnership serves as head judge and co-emcee for the event.
Referees for the event are in back (l-r) Bill and Janine Stevens, Tiffany Patterson, Kim Saxon, Karen McMahon, Marybeth Frujanic, Zeke Przygoki, Jimmy O’Conor, Michael McDonnell and David Cohen; middle row Rich Godbout, Ken Garfinkel, Bobbie Redefer, Stephanie Przygoki, Jessica White and Kelly Rainieri. In front are Amy Papili, Iris Curtis, Paul Bauer, Steve Capik, Tina Bauer and Brigid Fahmy.
Starboard Raw competes in the tug of war.
Christian Dobra from Dogfish Head pours in the Leaky Pipe competition.
Emcee Steve Capik reviews rules for the event.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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