Jan Norris: Food and Florida

Looking for a great burger for your 4th of July cook-out? Brose the dozens on the Build-a-Better-Burger contest site and take a spin with one of the mulit-thousand-dollar winners. Sutter Home Winery in California puts on the Build-a-Better Contest that’s celebrating its 20th year. It pays out $100,000 for winners. (Burger cooks: Find out all [...]

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High school seniors from Dade, Broward or Palm Beach counties can enter the 2011 “It’s Vegalicious” recipe contest to win $5000, or a gift card for $500 for a party at the vegetarian restaurant, Sublime, in Fort Lauderdale. All that’s needed is a top vegan recipe – one made with no animal products whatsoever. Market [...]

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Does your family have a delicious recipe made with olive oil? If so, you could win a two-night’s stay at St. Augustine’s Westcott House, plus three meals, if yours is chosen tops in a contest sponsored by Frixa Olive Oil and its creator. George Chryssaidis, Frixa creator, is owner of Athena Cafe in the Oldest [...]

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The call is out: Who has the best matzo ball around? Amateurs and professional chefs from Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties are welcome to submit recipes in the Second Annual Forest Trace Matzah Bowl. Last year’s winner was 91-year-old Lottie Rossman. Categories include: Best Floater, Best out of the Box, Most Like Mom’s, and [...]

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Are you a frustrated baker who thinks your over-the-top chocolate dessert is better than anything in a restaurant? Take note of the Mix and Melt contest for amateurs (adults only) that’s part of the 10th Chocolate Decadence, a food and wine event put on by the Junior League of Boca Raton. The event will be [...]

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