'Taste of Something Better' Culinary Competition Seeks to Crown America's Best Amateur Chef

LG Electronics USA and Food & Wine magazine today have partnered for the 2010 "Taste of Something Better" recipe contest and cooking competition - for the crown of America's best amateur chef.  This contest, now in its second year, celebrates original recipes from amateur chefs across the nation, challenging finalists to a cook off in the LG kitchen at the new, highly anticipated Food & Wine "Taste of Beverly Hills" culinary festival taking place this September.  The competition will be judged by a panel of celebrity chefs, including Tim Love, owner of the Lonesome Dove and the Love Shack in Texas, best known for his appearances on "Iron Chef America" and "Top Chef Masters". The winner of the Beverly Hills cook-off will go on to represent the United States in LG's annual "Life Tastes Good" global cooking competition this fall.

Home chefs and cooking enthusiasts alike - no professional chefs allowed - are asked to submit their favorite main entree recipe for a chance to showcase their cooking skills first-hand in the national cook-off event. Three recipe finalists will be selected by a panel of renowned chefs and culinary critics to participate in LG's "Taste of Something Better" competition, held in conjunction with the first-ever Food & Wine Taste of Beverly Hills culinary festival.

Competitors in the Beverly Hills event will be testing their culinary skills for the opportunity to represent the United States in LG's global "Life Tastes Good" cooking competition, taking place on Sept. 29, in addition to prize packages including the grand prizem a trip for two to Seoul, South Korea, to compete in LG's global cooking competition and a suite of LG stainless steel kitchen appliances.  The runner-up will receive an LG stainless steel 4-door, French-door refrigerator, gas cooktop and double wall oven and the second runner-up will receive an LG stainless steel double wall oven. 

The contest will accept entries from June 15 through July 16, 2010. Food & Wine culinary experts will select 10 winning recipes, which will be prepared in the magazine's kitchen to narrow the field to three finalists, who will compete in the live championship match in Beverly Hills. For complete details and to enter your recipe, visit http://www.foodandwine.com/promo/lg/.  For more information please contact cooklikejackie@gmail.com.

Cooking Light Launches Nationwide Search for the Healthy Chef of the Year

Cooking Light announced today that it is launching a nationwide search to find the chef with the healthiest and most innovative cooking approach. The contest, searching for a self-taught or professionally-trained chef, launches today at CookingLight.com/castingcall and runs through August 14, 2010.


Entrants must submit a three-minute prep-to-plate video of a healthy, original recipe on which they will be judged. Four finalists will be chosen from the entries to compete in a live cook-off event at The Taste of Atlanta, a two-day outdoor food festival in Atlanta, GA, on October 23 and 24, 2010. The Cooking Light judges will select the winner, who will be named the "Healthy Chef of the Year." The winner will receive a $10,000 prize package including a kitchen makeover, a year's worth of free groceries, and the opportunity to become a contributor to Cooking Light magazine and CookingLight.com in 2011.

Any and all skill levels are welcome to enter, from home cooks to culinary school graduates. Entrants must be legal residents of the United States and 21 years or older at the time of entry. Anyone who is paid to cook for a living is not eligible to enter.  For more information, please contact us at cooklikejackie@gmail.com.

Freshen Up Your Fridge with Daisy Brand Cottage Cheese

Daisy Brand Cottage Cheese is announcing its second annual Freshen Up Your Fridge program which will grant one grand prize winner a year's supply of Daisy Brand Cottage Cheese, a new Whirlpool® side-by-side refrigerator with 6th Sense Technology and more. Consumers can visit FreshenUpYourFridge.com and enter to win by sharing, in 50 words or less, why and how their eating habits could be improved through a refrigerator makeover. One grand prize winner will receive a year's supply of Daisy Brand Cottage Cheese and a new Whirlpool® side-by-side refrigerator with 6th Sense Technology which has been rated as the industry's most energy efficient side-by-side refrigerator available.  In addition the grand prize winner will receive an in-home visit by a registered dietitian to help select healthier, more nutrient-rich foods for their refrigerator and a $50 gift card toward their first healthy food shopping trip.  One first runner-up will receive a year's supply of Daisy Brand Cottage Cheese and a $500 gift card.  One second runner-up will receive a year's supply of Daisy Brand Cottage Cheese and a $250 gift card.  For more information please e-mail cooklikejackie@gmail.com.