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What do you do when you receive an invitation to meet the editors of Martha Stewart Omnimedia? First, you re-read the email making sure it’s addressed to you. Next, you call your husband at work talking so fast with such excitement he can hardly understand a word you’re saying. Lastly, you book a round trip ticket to New York City and respond to the invitation with a big fat “YES, I’LL BE THERE!!!” while pure adrenalin presses down on every letter of your laptop setting spell check into a total frenzy. [click to continue…]
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Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a sponsored cook-off event? Well, this past weekend I was honored to be one of five invited food bloggers to assist five finalists for the Dole California Cook-Off in Los Angeles, California. Each food blogger was paired with a recipe finalist preparing their entry to be judged by celebrity chef Ben Ford, chef and proprietor of the Ford’s Filling Station restaurant in Culver City, CA.
The finalists ranged from first time recipe contest entrants to seasoned home cooks who have won several notable cooking contests, including the popular contests of The Food Network and Betty Crocker.
Of over 4000 recipe entries, the top five finalists were selected by a panel of recipe developers and testers to narrow the field down to the top entries. Each recipe was required to have no more than eight ingredients, including Dole products. The prize for winning this contest would include $1000 and have their recipe printed on the back of thousands of Dole products, not to mention an all expense trip to Los Angeles for two. [click to continue…]
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Question: What is a chocolate lover’s dream come true? Answer: The 2nd Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon coming July 12th! If you love chocolate and will be in Seattle next Sunday during Bastille day weekend, mark your calendar for this extraordinary event. I will be there as a Tasting Panelist and am looking forward to this chocoholic’s dream come true. Experience a day of artisan chocolate from the finest chocolatiers. [click to continue…]
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