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• Outdoor Cooking 2nd Annual BBQ Recipe Contest - Deadline: July 4, 2009
  Grab this chance to share your great recipes, have a lot of fun - and win some great prizes while you're at it.
  No registration fee, everyone is welcome, and the top 10 recipes will receive prizes.
  Don't miss out . . . start uploading today.
   

• Shmaltz Brewing HE'BREW Beer Photo Contest - Deadline: July 4, 2009
  Shmaltz Brewing Company, handcrafters of HE'BREW - The Chosen Beer, is excited to announce the launch of a national photo contest inviting consumers to submit Bar/Bat Mitzvah photographs for potential inclusion on the label of Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah: their 13th Chosen Beer in 13 years of Shmaltz. Brewed with 13 malts, 13 hops and soaring to 13% alc, Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah will be nationally available in 22 oz. bottles and a limited amount of draft this September 2009.
  Shmaltz Brewing turns 13 this year, which in Judaism marks the year of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah, the coming of age for a Jewish boy or girl. Shmaltz's photo contest runs from now until July 4, 2009; images can continue to be submitted until Chanukah 2009 as all photos will be posted on the Shmaltz website. The "winning" pictures in each of the categories listed on their website.
   

• Lindsay Olives Pizza Challenge Contest - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO: July 5, 2009
  Olive pizza lovers nationwide can submit their best, original pizza pie recipe in this delicious contest to win exciting prizes. Inventive pizza makers, ages 10 and older, can enter their yummy, olive laden pie and a photo for a chance to win a $250 pizza party and more.
  This easy-to-enter contest celebrates the launch of ‘Tony and the Pizza Champions’ based on the true story of pizza acrobat Tony Gemignani and his world-champion pizza tossing team. All entrees must use Lindsay Olives.
  • One Grand Prize winner - the creator of the top olive pizza recipe, selected by Tony - will receive:
  $250 pizza party at a favorite pizzeria
  12 cases of Lindsay Olives
  Video of Tony making the Grand Prize winner’s pizza
  One copy of ‘Tony and the Pizza Champions’ autographed by all the World Pizza Champions
  Their recipe on the menu at Tony’s restaurant, Pyzano’s, in Castro Valley, CA
  Their recipe posted on Lindsay Olives’ website
  • Eleven runners-up will win an autographed copy of ‘Tony and the Pizza Champions,’ and these winning recipes will also be posted on the Lindsay Olives website.
   

• Alameda County Fair’s Amateur Rib Cook-Off for Charity - Deadline: July 6, 2009
  Alameda County Fair’s Seventh Annual Amateur Rib Cook-Off 2009 for Charity
  The BBQ Pork Rib and Chicken cook-off will begin on July 9 and with the finals on July 12.  The Preliminary cook-off days are July 9, July 10 and July 11.  Three winners from each day will advance to the Finals on Sunday July 12.  Please coordinate your schedules to be available for two of your applicable days (you will be assigned one of the two) plus the final cook-off date.
  Grand Prize - $2500 Trip and Blue Ribbon
  2nd Prize - $500 Cash and Red Ribbon
  3rd Prize - Gourmet food Appliance and White Ribbon
  All Entries will receive a complimentary BBQ Contest Apron
   

• Ultimate Grilling Recipe Contest - Deadline: July 10, 2009
  Steven Raichlen, America’s “master griller” (Esquire) and award-winning, bestselling author who taught an eager nation that live-fire cooking means so much more than charring a few steaks and burning a couple of burgers and dogs, is challenging his fans to step up to the next level.
  In the name of “Share the Obsession,” Raichlen is challenging fellow grillers to enter the Ultimate Grilling Recipe Contest—to show him something he hasn’t seen. To impress and amaze him.
  Steven’s looking for the next Beer-Can Chicken or the next Planked Salmon—an Ultimate Grilling Recipe that’s innovative and unusual, but works like a dream. The recipe should reflect the highest level of creativity and obsessiveness, it must be delicious, and other grillers must be able to make it. And above all, it should deliver that you-know-it-when-you-see it “Wow!”
  Everyone who loves to grill, barbecue, or use a smoker is encouraged to enter the Ultimate Grilling Recipe Contest.
  Grand prize is an all-expense –paid trip for two to Steven Raichlen’s Barbecue University at the luxurious Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
   

• World Harbors Look Local Contest - Deadline: July 15, 2009
  Our World Harbors LOOK LOCAL Video contest has great prizes for everyone!
  Post a 'video' of a recipe (no more than 2 minutes) or post it in written form with a photo. The recipe must include at least one World Harbors® Sauce & Marinade or Buccaneer Blends® BBQ Sauce. Try to “Look Local” and include an ingredient from your region. For example, if you're from Florida you might include oranges, or from Wisconsin a locally made cheese, or from Washington, a salmon? You can also choose to feature ingredients from a local farmer’s market or even your own garden.
  There are prizes for both video and written recipe winners.  Every two weeks during the contest from April 29, 2009 through July 15, 2009, one winner will be chosen from among all valid video entries and all valid print entries submitted with at least one photo. These winners will receive an assortment of six different World Harbors Sauces and Marinades and/or Buccaneer Blends BBQ Sauces.
  In addition, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners from Video and from Print contests will receive a great assortment of prizes. See website for details.
   

• 5 DOLE Premium Baby Blends Recipe Contests - Last Deadline: July 18, 2009
  Show us your creativity and discover Premium Baby Blends from Dole! Create a delicious recipe, share it at DOLE Choice Greens and you could WIN!
  You will have five different chances to win, and each chance consists of a 30-day period in which we will collect qualifying recipes. To start, you need to submit an original recipe in one of three categories and you MUST use one of the five DOLE Premium Baby Blends. (i) DOLE Baby Garden Blend; (ii) DOLE Sassy Baby Blend; (iii) DOLE Baby Spinach with Tender Reds; (iv) DOLE Baby Arugula; or (v) DOLE Baby Romaine.
  The categories are broken down into the meals you enjoy every day, so just think breakfast, lunch or dinner
  5 Different Contests, in 5 different Contest Periods, the last one ending on July 18, 2009.
  Five - Grand Prize Winners will receive:
  1 each Contest Period will receive a Two Hundred Fifty Dollar ($250) Gift Card to a local participating retailer.
  Twenty-Five - First Prize Winners will receive:
  5 each Contest Period will each receive a "Buzzkit" consisting of a DOLE t-shirt, a coupon for one "FREE" DOLE product, a collection of Dole recipes and a tip card regarding DOLE products.
  Visit the Dole website for complete rules and entry instructions.
   

• "What's Your Nirvana?" Recipe Contest - Deadline: July 24, 2009
  Oregon Chai has teamed up with The Satellite Sisters to search for the ultimate chai-pairing Nirvana. Send us a recipe for your favorite treat to accompany a nice tall Oregon Chai latte or delicious Iced Oregon Chai. Cookies, brownies, bars, pie, granola, crumbles, cakes — as long as it tastes great with Oregon Chai, enter away! If your recipe has a story or a special Oregon Chai connection, we want to hear it.
  PRIZES:  Three weekly winners will be chosen and sent free samples of Oregon Chai.
  A Grand Prize winner will be randomly chosen from all the weekly winners. The Grand Prize winner will receive a special Oregon Chai/Satellite Sisters gift basket with a Satellite Sisters t-shirt and mug, a copy of Satellite Sisters UnCommon Senses and a selection of Oregon Chai's yummiest beverages.
   

• "Jambalaya Throwdown" Recipe Contest - Deadline: July 31, 2009
  Jambalaya is essential to any New Orleans menu and each recipe reflects the personality and passion of the cook who made it. To celebrate this versatile dish, New Orleans’ own “Top Chef Masters” Chef-testant John Besh and Zatarain’s – the brand serving up New Orleans-Style cuisine for 120 years – are challenging cooking enthusiasts across the country to a “Jambalaya Throwdown.”
  Whether it’s chock full of seafood, sausage, wild game, eggplant, okra or other original ingredients, enter your tastiest, most original Jambalaya Recipe using Zatarain’s Jambalaya Mix.
  One Grand Prize: $2,500 and national bragging rights as the creator of the tastiest jambalaya in the U.S.A.!
   

• “Tuscany to You” Recipe Contest - Deadline: July 31, 2009
  Tuscany Tonight wants to bring Tuscany to you!
  Submit your original Italian recipe for a chance to win a dinner for four, prepared by Italian chef Donatella Zampoli, who will fly in from Tuscany to cook in your home.
  Upon submission and approval, recipes will be posted to the Tuscany Tonight website for visitors to view and vote for. The top 10 most popular recipes will then be chosen as the finalists to be judged by Chef Zampoli. Ecards are provided to encourage friends and family to cast their votes.
  Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi is one of the oldest winemaking families in Tuscany, producing some of the most acclaimed and sought after wines in the world. The Frescobaldi family brings the passion of Italian wine and food and cultural charm of Tuscany together in Tuscany Tonight, an online soure for delicious Italian recipes, cooking tips and entertainment suggestions.
   

• Vilcek Foundation Prize for Creative Promise in the Culinary Arts Deadline: July 31, 2009
  The Vilcek Foundation shall award a prize of $25,000 to a foreign-born chef, artisan, or innovator in the culinary arts who demonstrates outstanding early achievement. In addition, four finalists will receive awards of $5,000 each.
  Three categories of culinary arts practitioners are eligible to apply:
  • Chefs include all those whose primary occupation is defined as cooking for others in a restaurant setting, whether as a regular chef or as a pastry chef. Private chefs are not eligible to apply.
  • Artisans may work on a farm or have a small shop or production facility. They include confectioners, chocolatiers, cheese makers, bread bakers, charcutiers, affineurs, and others who work with food on a small scale. Producers of packaged or bulk products like pickles, jams, or crackers are ineligible for the prize.
  • Innovators are those who have created a novel culinary-related product or object that is crucial to others’ transformative work with food.
  Applicant must have been born outside the United States and must have been born on or after January 1, 1971. Applicant must be a naturalized citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) of the United States and must intend to pursue a professional career in the United States.
   

• Sweet Times with Vidalias® Recipe Contest - Deadline: August 14, 2009
  Share Your Favorite Family Vidalia Onion Recipes and Memories With Us! 
  Enter the Sweet Times with Vidalias Recipe Contest by submitting a favorite Vidalia onion recipe along with a warm memory of cooking with Vidalias and you could win one of three sweet prizes!
  Each entry must include a memory or short story about cooking with Vidalia® onions.
  PRIZES: The first place winner will receive $1,000. The second place winner will receive $750, and the third place winner will receive $500.
   

• Kretschmar Sizzlin' Summer Recipe Contest - Deadline: August 15, 2009
  If you have an original recipe using any variety of Kretschmar products that's a favorite with your family, enter the Kretschmar Sizzlin' Summer Recipe Contest. Entries must be the original recipe of the contestant and must contain at least one Kretschmar product - any variety.
  Enter in either one of the two categories:
  Sandwich Recipe - Submit an original sandwich recipe using at least one Kretschmar deli product We’re looking for your favorite sandwich recipe. Experiment with all kinds of sandwiches, from open face to double-deckers. Show us what you’ve got, and enter for a chance to WIN!.
  Open Category Recipe - Be creative! This category is open to any original recipe for breakfast, lunch, dinner or appetizers using one or more Kretschmar deli products.
  PRIZES:
  Two Grand Prizes will be awarded. Each Grand Prize Winner will receive a $1500 cash prize.
  Eight First Place Winners will be awarded and will receive a $250.00 cash prize plus Kretschmar Deli Products for one year in the form of 12 Free product coupons.
   

• Regal Springs Tilapia ‘Fishing For Recipes Contest’ - Deadline: August 15
  Regal Springs Tilapia is offering a $5,000 grand prize and a starring role on our website and in an ad in Chef Magazine for the most creative, cost-conscious chef! Prepare a family-friendly tilapia meal for under $15.
  Submit your Tilapia recipe for a family of four containing 1/4 to 1/2 pound tilapia (or one filet) per person, with vegetable, and a salad or a fruit.  The retail cost of the total meal for the four persons must not exceed $15. A photo of one plated serving must be included.
  One Grand prize winner catches $5,000 and wears the “Regal Crown.”
  Five First Prizes of $150 each.
   

• Cuisinart's New Culinary Cook-off Video Contest - Deadline: August 31, 2009
  6 Contest Periods - Prizes differ for each period.
  1) August 31, 2008 - April 30, 2009
  2) May. 1, 2009 - Aug. 31, 2009
  3) Sept. 1, 2009 - Dec. 30, 2009
  4) Jan. 1, 2010 - April 30, 2010
  5) May. 1, 2010 - Aug. 31, 2010
  6) Sept. 1, 2010 - Dec. 31, 2010
  The winner for each Entry Period will receive the Prize as described for each entry period.
  First Entry Period: the winner will select 5 different Cuisinart products of their liking.
  Visit the Cuisinart website for complete contest details.
   

• Wine Spectator's 3rd Annual Video Contest - Deadline: August 31, 2009
  We are looking for short, original videos that are educational and entertaining. Subjects may include interviews with winemakers, chefs or sommeliers, tours of wineries, tastings, wine and food pairings or simply your wine adventures.  Videos must be less than three minutes long.
  All valid entries will receive either a one-year subscription to WineSpectator.com or any course at Wine Spectator School.
  The finalists, as chosen by our editors, will each receive two tickets to a Wine Spectator Grand Tasting.
  The Winner will receive two complimentary registrations to the Wine Experience in New York City in October. The winning video may be shown as part of the official program.
   

• Mezzetta Make That Sandwich Contest - Deadline: September 7, 2009
  G.L. Mezzetta, Inc., America's number one producer of imported and domestic peppers and olives, is challenging sandwich lovers and amateur cooks across the country to submit their recipe for "The Best Sandwich Ever" in the Second Annual Mezzetta Make That Sandwich Contest.
  Contestants can enter the Mezzetta Make That Sandwich Contest in any or all of three categories: cold sandwich, hot sandwich, and vegetarian.
  The Grand Prize winner will be selected from the category finalists.  Entries will be judged on appearance, taste, creativity, and use of Mezzetta products.
  With over 100 different specialty food products, the Mezzeta family offers a huge variety of great sandwich partners including olives, relishes, pickles, and peppers.  With just a twist of a jar, Mezzetta will transform an average sandwich into a delicious masterpiece.
  PRIZES: The Grand Prize winner will receive $25,000 and a culinary trip and tour of the Napa Valley, home to G.L. Mezzetta, while two runners-up will each win $1,000.
   

• Kosherfest New Products Competition - Deadlines: Oct 1 & Oct 13, 2009
  Calling all new kosher product manufacturers!!  Exhibitors are invited to enter their new kosher products in the Kosherfest New Products Competition, which awards prizes in 17 categories.  The Competition will be held in New York City prior to the trade show on Oct 15th, where a panel of culinary experts will select the winners of these coveted awards. Winners will be announced and products will be showcased at the show.
  See website for complete details.
   

• 2nd Annual Kosherfest Culinary Competition - Deadline: October 27, 2009
  Have a favorite pastrami or corned beef sandwich? Noted chefs will prepare their kosher deli sandwich and side of choice at the 2nd Annual Kosherfest Culinary Competition (last year the competition was for the best kosher sushi).  A panel of industry professionals will judge and decide who takes the title at the show. 
  For more information on entering the competition please contact Vianna DiGristina at vdigristina@divcom.com  or 207-842-5583.
   

• 2nd Annual New York State Gingerbread House Competition - Deadline: October 31, 2009
  Categories of Entries: The houses will be judged in seven different categories:
  (1) 5-9 years old,  (2) 10-13 years old,  (3) 14-17 years old,  (4) 18 & older,  (5) Team of Two,  (6) Family Group (3-4 person team: at least 2 entrants must be 12 years and younger),  (7) Group (3-4 person team).
  Entries should have a base appropriate to the size of the gingerbread house and should not exceed 30”x30”. All entries must be on a piece of plywood or other rigid base.
  Construction:  Any architectural structure is eligible for entry (i.e. house, train station, bridge, ship, lighthouse, etc.). Structure must be constructed mainly of gingerbread and icing. Non-visible interior supports of other materials are allowed. The entire visual display is to be made of edible materials.
  Cash prizes will be given to the top place in each Entry Category.
   

• 1st-Ever French’s LIVE National Cook-Off - Deadline: Oct 31, 2009
  “Celebrating Cooks Who Bring Smiles to Their Families”   Grand Prize: $25,000
  Contestants are encouraged to submit a favorite family recipe featuring at least one French’s product from among the company’s iconic brands that include French’s Mustard, French’s French Fried Onions and French’s Worcestershire Sauce. Submit an original, easy-to-make recipe that brings a smile to your family’s meals. Entering is easy to do and you can also engage the support of friends and family by encouraging them to vote for your recipe submission online. In addition to the grand prize of $25,000, weekly prizes will be awarded based on the number of popular votes a recipe receives. Recipes must include at least one French’s product and can be accompanied by an optional photo or video.
  French’s Cook-Off 2009 is divided into three stages: Submission Period, Selection Period and the LIVE Cook-Off.
  Submission Period (June 20- October 31),
  From November 8-25, the top 20 recipes will be prominently featured on the French’s website and eligible for the “people’s choice” award which will be determined by the contestant who receives the most number of online votes by November 25. The “people’s choice” award winner, in addition to four finalists chosen by the French’s judging panel will then advance to the LIVE Cook-Off in NYC.
  The LIVE Cook-Off will be held in February or March (TBD) 2010. Each of the 5 finalists will receive a 2-day/2-night trip to NYC for a chance to win the $25,000 cash grand prize along with a 6-month supply of French’s products. The 4 runners up will each receive a new 7-quart Cuisinart Stand Mixer (SRP $725 each) and a 6-month supply of French’s products.
   

• “You Got Boxed” Video Contest - Deadline: November 30, 2009
  Black Box Wines is launching the “You Got Boxed” contest to challenge its fans to let their friends in on a secret they have known for some time – quality wines can come from a box.  For a chance to win, you secretly serve guests award-winning Black Box Wines without revealing the package and capture their reaction on camera. Once the tasting is complete, you reveal the box, wow the crowd with the secret worth sharing and submit a 2 minute video to Black Box Wines.
  PRIZES:
  6 Monthly Prizes: $2,000.00 cash each
  One Grand Prize: $10,000.00 cash.
   

• Rías Baixas Albariño Wines Recipe Contest - Deadline: November 30, 2009
  Amateur cooks across the country are invited to put their culinary skills to the test by submitting their favorite original recipe paired with Rías Baixas Albariño Wines for this year’s fourth annual Recipe Pairing Contest.  Entries must be your original recipes paired with an Albariño wine from Rías Baixas.  The recipe should make 6 servings and include no more than 10 ingredients that are readily available (salt and pepper will not be counted in the 10 ingredients).  If possible, please include a digital photograph of the prepared dish.
  The Grand Prize Winner with the best recipe will win a trip to Los Angeles and two tickets to the 36th Annual People’s Choice Awards® in 2010. 
  Consumers can also log onto the website to vote for the “People’s Choice”—their favorite recipe from last year’s finalists.  One randomly selected voter will also win the grand prize trip and the chance to cozy up to Hollywood’s hottest celebrities!
   

• Peanut Advisory Board Foodservice Recipe Contest  Deadline: Dec 31, 2009
  The contest is open to any foodservice trained chefs, educator or student 18 years or older.
  Each original recipe must use at least 1/3 cup peanuts and/or peanut butter as an ingredient. A recipe can be entered in any of the 4 categories: Appetizer/Snack; Main Dish; Salad/Side Dish; Dessert.
  Recipes will be judged on the basis of: taste/texture (50%); visual presentation/appearance (30%); originality (20%)
  PRIZES:
  One grand prize will be selected for a cash prize of $2,500.
  One first prize of $1,000 will be awarded in each of the following categories:
  Appetizer/Snack
  Main Dish
  Salad/Side Dish
  Dessert
   

• Mad About Mushrooms Recipe Contest - Deadline: January 14, 2010
  If cooking and creating recipes is your passion, you are invited to participate in our 3rd annual mushroom cooking contest.  We’re a southern Oregon website, www.MadAboutMushrooms, designed to celebrate wild mushrooming on the southern Oregon coast (and elsewhere around the Pacific Northwest).  We invite you to share your original recipes and show how they use mushrooms to enhance your culinary life.  Recipes may use either cultivated or wild mushrooms. The type of dish is yours to choose:  appetizer, soup, salad/vegetable, main dish, miscellaneous (perhaps even a dessert!).
  The grand prize winner will receive a locally made Port Orford Cedar plank and Salmon cookbook by Diane Morgan. 
  Contest rules and additional information are located on the website.

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