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The Ohio Brew Week Microbrew Cooking Competition Rules

Proceeds from this event will benefit the Jon Sparhawk Memorial Scholarship & Community Fund which will help an Appalachian high school student attend college and assist with community beautification projects.

Rules to participate

1. Entry fee: $15 per submission, per person. You may enter as many categories as you want, but only one item per category per person.
   
2. Entry categories:
   
   • A. Amateur: those who do not earn income by cooking.
     
   • B. Semi-pro: those who are in or have received formal training for cooking, food preparation, or as a chef.
     
   • C. Pro: those who earn income from cooking (can include chefs at restaurants, caterers, educational institutions.)
     
3. Food categories:
   
   • A. Appetizers;
     
   • B. Entrée, main dish.
     
   • C. Side dish.
     
   • D. Dessert.
     
   • E. Vegetarian entry.
     
4. Entry must serve 50 people in sample size portions (approximately 4 ounces).
   
5. Food must arrive at Toscano’s restaurant, 14 Station St., by 4 p.m., Tuesday, July 15. Judges will sample at 5 p.m., record comments. The public will be invited to sample the other servings at 6 p.m.
   
6. Food must be fully cooked, ready for reheating, if applicable. Proper handling of the food is the responsibility of the contestant. Limited cold storage available. Chafing dishes and hot boxes available. Limited use of kitchen facilities available.
   
7. Contestants may enter as many categories as they want, but may only submit one entry per category. Each entry must be accompanied by a $15 entry fee and the recipe typed or legibly printed on an 8 ½” x 11 “ sheet of paper, with name, address, phone and email on back.
   
8. Entry must include a list of ingredients with measurements, and state preparation instructions with baking/cooking times and # of servings.
   
9. Each recipe must be homemade, no mixes, named original, unpublished, the sole property of the entrant and not previously submitted to any other contest. Each recipe should be original.
   
10. Create your best recipe using at least one Ohio microbrew. (For available selections, visit www.ohiobrewweek.com).
    
11. All recipes become the sole property of Ohio Brew Week. Ohio Brew Week reserves the right to edit, adapt, copyright, publish and use any or all of the recipes for publicity, promotion, or advertising, with no compensation.
    
12. Ohio Brew Week is not responsible for lost, stolen, illegible, misdirected or late entries. By entering the contest, entrant accepts and agrees to these requirements and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final.
    
13. Ohio Brew Week organizers are not eligible to participate.
    
14. Judging Criteria: Entries judged on Flavor (40%), Texture (20%), Appearance (20%) and Creativity (20%). The top 3 winners in each category will receive a ribbon, an award certificate, and Ohio Brew Week t-shirt (or apron).
    
15. Honorable Mention for the Top Choice for Best Use of Ohio Microbrew, will receive a ribbon, an award certificate and Ohio Brew Week t-shirt.
    
16. Grand Prize winner, Best Use of Ohio Microbrew: 1st; 2nd ; 3rd.
    
17. Prizes in each category: A. Appetizer (1st, 2nd, 3rd); B. Entrée, main dish, 1st, 2nd, 3rd; C. Side dish, 1st, 2nd, 3rd; D. Dessert: 1st, 2nd, 3rd; E. Vegetarian, 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Specific prizes to be posted on ohiobrewweek.com. Other prizes may be offered.
    
18. Taxes from prizes are the responsibility of the winner.
    
19. Mail entry blank and entry fee: Ohio Brew Week Cooking Competition, 9950 St. Rt. 682, Athens, OH 45701. Deadline to enter: Friday, July 11. For questions, call, Melody Sands, 740-591-8707, or email: melodysands@verizon.net.

Entry Form

Click here to download the 2008 Ohio Brew Week Microbrew Cooking Competition entry form.

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