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Break out your pots and baking pans, roll up your sleeves and raid your pantry! Our generous Sponsors for #FWCon are each offering you a chance to win a ticket and more to our 2014 Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, Florida July 18-20.
These unique cooking contests are designed to showcase your creativity.
The winners will be notified confidentially prior to the conference. The winning entries will be announced publicly at the conference.

Good luck everyone!  

We’re proud to say that this is the second year Dixie Crystals Sugar, a platinum sponsor of the conference, is running their Brownie Contest!

The contest runs March 30 to June 27, 2014. 

How To Enter:

• Develop an original recipe for a brownie based dessert. It cannot be an adapted recipe.
• Publish a blog post with the recipe between March 30 and June 27, 2014.
• Share your blog post on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest*, and Instagram between March 30 and June 27, 2014 using the conference hashtag #fwcon
• Enter your submission into the linky tool found on the Dixie Crystals Contest page.

Details on how to enter and contest rules can be found here.

*Take a look at our special Pinterest board for this contest.
Follow Dixie Crystals on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram

We are happy to announce this contest thanks to the Idaho Potato Commission, a platinum sponsor of the conference:
When: April 17 to June 27, 2014
First place winner will receive:

• $500 gift card
• Reimbursement for their full conference pass to the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL.
• The recipe will be a featured side dish of the conference.
• The recipe also may be featured on the Idaho® Potato website.

Second place winner will receive:

• $300 gift card
• Reimbursement for their full conference pass to the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL.
• The recipe may be featured at of the conference.

Third place winner will receive:

• $200 gift card
• Reimbursement for their full conference pass to the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL.

Grand Prize:
One of the winners will also be eligible for an expense paid trip to Idaho September 29 to October 1, 2014.
How To Enter:

• Develop an original recipe re-inventing breakfast potatoes. It cannot be an adapted recipe.
• Publish a blog post with the recipe between April 17 and June 27, 2014.
• Share your blog post on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest*, and Instagram between April 17 and June 27, 2014 using the conference hashtag #fwcon
• Enter your submission into the linky tool found on the Idaho Re-invent Breakfast Potato contest page.

*We will create a special Pinterest board for this contest.
Follow Idaho Potato Comission on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram

We are proud to announce this contest thanks to Davidson’s Safest Choice Eggs, a gold sponsor of the conference:
When: April 17 to June 27, 2014
First place winner will receive:

• $500 gift card
• Reimbursement for their full conference pass to the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL.
• A year’s supply of Safest Choice Eggs (52 coupons for a free dozen)
• The recipe will be featured on the Safest Choice website and social media channels

Second place winner will receive:

• $200 gift card
• Reimbursement for their full conference pass to the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL.
• A year’s supply of Safest Choice Eggs (52 coupons for a free dozen)
• The recipe will be featured on the Safest Choice website and social media channels

How To Enter:

• Develop an original summer no-bake recipe featuring Safest Choice eggs.
• Publish a blog post with the recipe between April 17 and June 27, 2014.
• Share your blog post on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest*, and Instagram between April 17 and June 27, 2014 using the conference hashtag #fwcon
• Enter your submission into the linky tool found on the Contest page.

*We will create a special Pinterest board for this contest.
For complete rules and submission guidelines go to the contest page here.

Safest Choice Eggs on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest

We are proud to announce this contest thanks to Rosen Shingle Creek, a presenting sponsor of the conference, in celebration of Rosen’s 40th Anniversary:
When: April 6 to June 15, 2014
Recipe Contest winner will receive:

• Two night stay at Rosen Shingle Creek*
• $100 Rosen Shingle Creek dining gift card
• Reimbursement for their full conference pass to the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL.
• The recipe also may be a featured during the Taste of Rosen Shingle Creek Opening Ceremony at the Food and Wine Conference.

Social Media Engagement winner will receive:

• Two night stay at Rosen Shingle Creek*
• $100 Rosen Shingle Creek dining gift card
• Reimbursement for their full conference pass to the Food and Wine Conference in Orlando, FL.

How To Enter:

1. Develop an original recipe inspired by one of the Rosen Shingle Creek dining options A Land Remembered – Steakhouse, Cala Bella – Italian Bistro, Mi Casa Tequila Taqueria – Mexican Restaurant, Banrai Sushi — Sushi, Tobias Flats & Watering Hole – Unique Flatbreads
2. Publish a blog post with the recipe between April 6 and June 15, 2014.
3. Blog post must contain links to the Food and Wine Conference website, Rosen Shingle Creek website, Rosen Shingle Creek restaurant the recipe is inspired by, and Rosen Shingle Creek’s Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Google+ accounts (see social media links below).
4. Share your blog post on twitter, facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Google+ between April 6 and June 15, 2014 using the conference hashtag #fwcon
5. Enter your submission into the linky tool found on the contest page.

A special Pinterest board will be set up for this contest.
 For complete rules and submission guidelines go to the contest page here.
*Two night stay is not valid July 18 through July 20, 2014 (Food and Wine Conference weekend).
Follow Rosen Shingle Creek on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Google+