The Tennessean (Nashville, TN) puts a healthy spin on a simple recipe contest – for kids, nonetheless! The grand prize winner receives a $5,000 gift certificate to Fareway Groceries (a perfect prize from the perfect sponsor), plus 30 random entries receive a $100 Fareway gift certificate! With over 2,800 registrants and nearly 13,000 votes (and stellar branding), this contest is a treat.
BBQs, picnics, parties – summer is here and it’s time to show off your culinary skills! Each week, WGAL-TV (Lancaster, PA) asks food lovers to submit their best recipe for a certain category. Winners of Recipe Contest – sponsored by Village Market, The School of Culinary Arts, Kunzler, Sauder’s Eggs and Lancaster Cheesecake – will be entered in the WRAL Taste Testing Event for a chance to win a $200 gift card to Williams-Sonoma.
OCRegister.com (Irvine, CA) encourages their readers to break out their spatulas this spring and enter their favorite spring dishes in this recipe contest. Winners of Calling All Cooks – determined by popular vote and Register judges – appear in the “Food” section of the paper, among other prizes.
Des Moines Register (Des Moines, IA) invited readers to share their favorite holiday recipe. Contestants submitted a photo and instructions on how to mimic their delectable dish. The dish with the most votes in the Holiday Recipe Contest won a gift certificate to a local mall.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review offered readers the opportunity to showcase their cupcake-decorating skills and support a worthy cause. Contestants submitted a photo of their most creative sweet treat and encouraged friends and family to vote for their entry. Voters had to pay for each vote – Holiday Cupcake Creation raised $4,094.19 for Operation Santa Claus.
