Baconfest

Amateur and Professional

Cook-Offs

Professional Chef Cook-Off

The winner of the Baconfest Professional Cooking Contest will receive a trophy and prize package trip to Napa including guest accommodations at the Villagio Inn and Spa in Yountville and Dinner for two at the world famous French Laundry restaurant.

Online Deadline for Recipe/Photo Submissions: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 5pm PST

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Recipe Name *

Created By

Name *

Email *

Phone *

Preparation Time

Yield # Servings

List Ingredients with Measurements-Bacon must be an ingredient

Ie. 1 lb bacon Trimmed with fat removed
Braising Liquid (if using sub-recipes include:) Ie. 4 oz Sake

Recipe Preparation Directions (with any sub recipe breakdown) Step by Step:

Serving Instructions

Please Upload Dish Photo

Acceptable formats: jpg, png

Photo Tips

Use the following tips to make sure we get a good photo of your recipe’s final presentation. Remember, we don’t want you or anyone else in the shot, just the food! The cameras will be focused on our 8 contenders on Sunday, Sept. 10th competing live and on-stage! You can be one of them.

Hold the camera like a Camera: Point and shoot cameras are getting smaller & lighter by the day – hold your camera close to your body, not with your arms outstretched.
Keep your Lens Clean – a soft cloth can wipe oil and dust off your lens.
Don’t crop or zoom – Many cameras have a zoom function but simply keep the center of the entire plate in the frame.
Skip the flash – Many cameras have a flash that is too strong. Use a natural light source.
Make sure that your plate is in focus and hold the camera still or use a tripod.
Remember not to have you or anyone else in the photo – just the food shot.

Tell us about yourself and/or your restaurant. How did you get into cooking? What are you known for?

What would you like the EMCEE to know about you and your cooking?

How would you like EMCEE to introduce you on stage?

Are there any video links of you and your culinary talents you’d like to share?

Click for Professional Cooking Contest Rules

Amateur Cook-Off

Enter individually or as a team of two for your chance to win $3,000 in cash!

We’re looking for Amateur Chefs who aspire to be television Chef Superstars. And we’re looking for the best bacon recipes on the planet. If you’re an amateur with skill and have a personality with pizzazz, show us what you’re working with in a video for your chance to join a professional chef, live on stage Saturday, September 9th at our Amateur Cooking Contest! The personality and festival flare you show making the recipe in your video is just as important as making magic with the bacon in your recipe! Enter as an individual or with someone else as a team of two (eg. Father/Son; Mother/Daughter, BFFs.) The Amateur Cook-Off Contest is Mystery Basket Style, see rules below.

Fill out this form now and post a link to your video. You could win one of 8 slots on stage to compete for $3,000 in cash!

Online Deadline for Recipe/Video Submissions: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 5pm PST

Recipe Name *

Created By

Name *

Email *

Phone *

If you are bringing an assistant:

Your Assistant’s Name

Enter their relationship to you

Team Name

Preparation Time

Yield # Servings

List Ingredients with Measurements-Bacon must be an ingredient

Ie. 1 lb bacon Trimmed with fat removed
Braising Liquid (if using sub-recipes include:) Ie. 4 oz Sake

Recipe Preparation Directions (with any sub recipe breakdown) Step by Step:

Serving Instructions

Tell us about yourself and your amateur skills - what makes you qualified to step up to be a “professional”? What is your background and how did you get into cooking? If you have an assistant, tell us about them.

What would you like the EMCEE to know about you and your cooking?

How would you like the EMCEE to introduce you (or your team) on stage?

Submit your cooking video here by uploading your video to YouTube and pasting the link here

Remember for your video clip, we’re looking for pizzazz in your personality as well as in your recipe! If you don’t have a YouTube account open one here: www.youtube.com) New to uploading? Here’s how to upload link for desktop and mobile devices: wikihow.com/Upload-a-Video-to-YouTube

Upload a headshot of you (and team mate) here

jpg, gif, png

Click for Amateur Cooking Contest Rules