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2011-2012 Recipe Contests, Cook-Offs, Bake-Offs, Food Video Contests TV Casting Calls. For both amateur cooks & professional chefs
Most of these contests have very good prizes, some up to $1,000,000 in cash for the grand prize winner. If you like to cook, and have a great recipe, why not enter? You just might win!
NOTE: I only list contests involving some ‘skill’ - I do not have the time or space to list all of the “Sweepstakes” type contests in which winners are chosen at random.
Click Here for a list of previous Contests with expired deadlines
* Casting call for New Cooking Game Show: ‘Beat The Chefs’
Deadline is June 15, 2012 - apply early for your best chance to be selected!
ONGOING WEEKLY, MONTHLY, etc. CONTESTS:
- Frank's Sauerkraut "Search for Sweetness" Contest - Deadline: Unknown
Frank’s sauerkraut is looking for new faces for our labels. Send a photo of your self, your family or your group “making everyday sweet” with Frank’s Sweet Sauerkraut and a short sentence describing what you’re doing in the photo and who we’re looking at.
- BetterRecipes.com Weekly Recipe Contest
Weekly themed contests with 2 prizes per week: $250 to the recipe chosen by our judges and $250 to the recipe with most votes from the community.
- 1-2-3-4 Mini Fillo Shells Recipe Contest - Monthly prizes
A different theme each month.
• 4 monthly winners: $100 each (12 months = $4,800 total) • One Grand Prize: $1,234
CONTESTS WITH DEADLINES
Contests are listed in order, by the Deadline date for entering the contest.
- Stonefire Hell’s Kitchen Chef Challenge - Deadline: May 31, 2012
Teaming up with the hottest cooking reality show of the season, Stonefire Authentic Flatbreads announces the Hell’s Kitchen Chef Challenge Contest.
Hosting TWO Contests: ONE FOR PROFESSIONAL CHEFS and ONE FOR AT-HOME COOKS, Stonefire is seeking the most creative recipe using their authentic Naan, Roti and Pita.
PRIZES:
FOR CONSUMERS: One Grand Prize as follows:
Trip for two (2) to HOLLYWOOD, CA which includes: Two (2) Round-trip airfares to Los Angeles, California, 2-night Accommodations for two, One Dining experience for two, and a One Year supply of Stonefire Authentic Flatbread Product
FOR TRADE CHEFS: One Grand Prize as follows
Trip for two (2) to HOLLYWOOD, CA which includes: Two (2) Round-trip airfares to Los Angeles, California, 2-night Accommodations for two, One Dining experience for two, and the winning Trade Chef will have his/her recipe featured on the back of the corresponding Stonefire flatbread product, with his/her name and/or photo and/ or place of employment being used.
- Top This…Bays English Muffins Pizza Challenge - Deadline: May 31, 2012
THIS CONTEST BEGINS ON APRIL 1, 2012
The crunchy outer crust of a Bays English Muffin makes a delicious canvas for creating your mini pizza masterpiece. With an endless array of topping possibilities, Bays encourages consumers to use their imagination (and perhaps a bit of Italian inspiration) to create their perfect pizza recipe.
Bays is challenging consumers to "Top This" for a chance to win a trip for two to Italy where they will take classes at a well-known cooking school.
PRIZES
One grand prizewinner will receive a VIP trip for two to Italy, the place where pizza was born.
In addition to the grand prizewinner, five finalists will win a case of Bays English Muffins
- 3rd Annual Fresh Chicken Cooking Contest - Deadline: June 3, 2012
Foster Farms. Contest open to Home, amateur, and professional chefs from California, Oregon and Washington.
Foster Farms announces its third annual Fresh Chicken Cooking Contest with a grand prize of $10,000 plus a one-year supply of Foster Farms fresh chicken. So step up to the stove or oven and submit your top recipe using Foster Farms fresh chicken and locally grown ingredients. You just might make it to the Finals on September 28th at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, Calif.
PRIZES:
15 semifinalists receive $100 upon notification of being a semifinalist.
6 regional winners receive $1,000 and a trip to the Napa Valley to compete in the final event.
Grand Prize: $10,000 plus a one-year supply of Foster Farms fresh chicken
- Sweet Rewards Recipe Contest - Deadline: June 7, 2012
For Amateur and Professional chefs.
The Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission is, for the ninth year, sponsoring a recipe contest in partnership with Louisiana Cookin' magazine. The Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission knows that home cooks and food lovers across America cook up some amazing sweet potato dishes. Do you serve them up as an appetizer? Or how about an entrée or side dish? Desserts are a given. Enter your reciped for Fresh, Canned, or Frozen Sweet Potatoes.
Professional Chefs' entries will be judged as a separate category; amateurs and professionals are both invited to submit recipes in the following categories:
Appetizers - Side Dishes - Entrées - Desserts
PRIZES:
An overall grand prize winner will be chosen and will win $1,000.00.
In addition, one winner from each category, including professional, will be awarded $500.00 each.
- New York Mocktail Drink Competition - Deadline: June 15, 2012
The “First-Of-Its-Kind Mocktail Drink Competition” is being held Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 1:00pm at The Bar & Restaurant Show-Javits Center in New York City.
Benefiting The Hero Campaign, The New York Mocktail Drink Competition will be for the best non-alcoholic bar drink created by 20 of the industry’s best Mixologists, utilizing Ocean Spray Cranberries various products.
The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers has a simple goal: To encourage more people to become sober designated drivers in order to reduce the number of drunken driving fatalities and injuries in our nation. With this in mind, promoting The New York Mocktail Drink Competition creates an atmosphere where customers wanting to be responsible can have fun drinking a non-alcoholic drink and not be left out of the fun.
Here is how to enter:
Submit your original “mocktail” recipe using one of more of the following Ocean Spray Products
Cranberry Juice Cocktail - White Cranberry Juice - Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice - Blueberry Juice Cocktail - Cran-Cherry juice
The 20 pre-chosen mixologists will be required to mix their drinks on the Show floor and be judged by 3 expert Judges. They will have 5 minutes to create their drink. Winners will be judged on overall impression, originality, appearance, aroma and taste. Winners will receive:
1st Place winner-$1,000; 2nd Place-$500; 3rd Place- $250
- Allens’ 3rd Annual 'Feast Your Veggies On This' Contest - Deadline: June 17, 2012
The contest is calling for recipe submissions in celebration of Eat All Your Veggies Day (June 17), and the top winners will be announced on June 25th. Allens is bringing Feast Your Veggies On This back in a continued effort to promote healthy eating habits, and to honor 2012’s new wave of the nation’s best veggie cooks.
Winners will be selected based on a panel's selection of the three recipes in any of the categories that score highest in terms of innovation, flavor and visual appeal.
Prizes:
The First Place Winner will receive a one-year supply of Allens vegetables and Wholly Guacamole products.
The Second Place Winner will receive a six-month supply of Allens vegetables.
The Third Place Winner will receive a three-month supply of Allens vegetables.
- 'Get Wild with Wild Rice' Recipe Contest – Deadline: June 22, 2012
The Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council seeks your innovative and delectable wild rice recipes for its 3rd annual recipe contest. Winning recipes will be featured in the 2012-2013 wild rice recipe brochure.
The recipes must be must be original creations of the submitter. Up to 16 finalists will be chosen on the recipes taste, ease of preparation, use of wild rice/sponsor products, and creativity. The grand prize winner will be determined by public vote.
Prizes:
Finalist Prizes (up to 16): Winners will be credited in the 2012-2013 wild rice recipe brochure. In addition, finalists will receive three pounds of wild rice and a choice of two admission tickets to the Fair, one wild rice t-shirt and cap, or a signed copy of the "Saga of the Grain.”
Grand Prize: A $500 check.
- AriZona's 'Design The Can' Contest - Deadline: June 29, 2012
AriZona’s social media-driven initiative first asked fans to vote for its 20th anniversary flavor and today AriZona hands the reigns over to the loyal fans who have made the brand number one, asking them to tap into their creativity to design the new packaging for Cherry Lime Rickey.
The winner will receive a cash prize of $5,000 as well as national notoriety.
- Gnarly Head Rib Challenge - Deadline: July 31, 2012
For the fourth consecutive year, Gnarly Head is on a mission to discover the gnarliest ribs recipe in the country. So dust off your recipe book, put on your apron and submit a savory ribs recipe by putting your own gnarly twist on it. Spice it up as you have total creative control.
Your ribs recipes will be judged based on originality, taste appeal, wine pairing and simplicity.
The contestant with the best recipe as determined by our panel of experts will win $5,000.
- Reser’s 'America’s Best Potato Salad Challenge' - Deadline: July 31, 2012
Reser’s invites potato salad lovers to submit their family’s favorite potato salad recipe featuring this potassium-packed vegetable. Recipes will be evaluated based on appearance, taste and originality.
Reser’s America’s Best Potato Salad Challenge is about creativity and fun. You are encouraged to think outside the box in this potato salad contest. What constitutes potato salad? Cooked potatoes, cold or warm, dressing/sauce base, and any other ingredients you would like to add!
We choose the Top 10 recipes & you help vote on the top 5. Those top 5 win a trip for a chance to compete for at the inaugural World Food Championships in Las Vegas and have a chance to win the $10,000 grand prize.
Contest Prizes:
• Top 10 winners will be featured in Reser’s “America’s Best Potato Salad” digital cookbook
• Top 5 winners will each receive $1,000 plus a $1,000 travel stipend to compete at the World Food Championships in Las Vegas, November 2-4, 2012.
• Grand prize winner will receive $10,000.
- Eggland’s Best “Your Best Recipe” Contest - Deadline: August 12, 2012
To celebrate eggs’ versatility in recipes, Eggland's Best (EB), the No. 1 branded egg, launched today their first-ever national recipe contest where one lucky home cook will win $10,000.
At-home chefs can enter their best Breakfast, Appetizer, Main Course, and Dessert recipes that call for a minimum of two EB eggs.
PRIZES:
One winner in each category will be awarded $1,000.
One grand prize winner will be selected from those 4 winners to receive $10,000!
- Southern Peanut Growers Foodservice Recipe Contest - Deadline: Dec 31, 2012
The contest is open to any foodservice trained chefs, educator or student 18 years or older. The contest is meant to inspire creativity in the professional kitchen.
Each recipe must use at least 1/3 cup peanuts and/or peanut butter as an ingredient
One grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of $2,500, and $1,000 will be awarded to four first-prize winners, one for each of the following categories: Appetizer/snack, Main Dish, Salad/Side Dish and Dessert.
- Cuisinart Get Cooking! Recipe Contest - Deadline: January 31, 2013
Think you've got what it takes to cook in our kitchen? Let the Cuisinart culinary community be the judge. Enter our Get Cooking! contest and win a "Wake-up Those Taste Buds" Kitchen Collection!
There are four entry periods per year.
Here's how it works:
Submit Your Recipe
Cuisinart website visitors will rate the entered recipe from one to five stars.
Our Cuisinart chefs will create the recipes and choose a winner.
The winner receives a "Wake-up Those Taste Buds" Kitchen Collection!
(See contest website for complete details.)
Prizes:
Single Serve Brewing System
Juice Extractor
Green Gourmet Stove Top Grill Pan
Click Here for a list of previous Contests with expired deadlines
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