CALLING ALL KEIKI CULINARY SUPERSTARS!
The Hawaii Gas Presents Localicious® Recipe Contest is a fun cooking competition for kids to show off their talents in the kitchen and inspire them to support local farmers and producers! All participants will be asked to submit an original recipe of a school lunch meal they would like to see in their school cafeteria. A culinary judge will review the recipes to select the top three (3) submissions from two grade categories: Grades 4-8 and 9-12.
Entries can be submitted through the HFWF online submission form between August 21 – September 22, 2023.
The top three finalists in each grade category will be invited to prepare their dish LIVE in front of an audience, and present their dish for tasting and scoring by three judges at the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival’s Hawaii Gas Presents Localicious® Recipe Contest Cookoff event in Honolulu, Hawaii. Cash scholarships will be awarded for first, second and third place winners in grades 9-12 and cash gift cards will be awarded to first, second and third place winners in grades 4-8. Winners will be announced at the live Cookoff event on October 29, 2023 at Bishop Museum.
HEAR FROM PAST FINALISTS:
“My fondest memory is all of the amazing people that I met on the competiton day. Adam Richman was the emcee for the event, and I was able to reconnect with him a few years later when I was asked to judge the 2018 Localicious Recipe Contest.”
Sophia Stark
2015 Finalist
“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Find your stride in the competion and focus. Cook what you think is ono, not what you think is fancy or impressive.”
Jonah Sahagun
2022 Finalist
“The contest has impacted my culinary journey and life and it made me more interested in cooking, like learning techniques and recipes. I learned some information and tips when at the contest so I have been making more dishes to try out and come up with my own.”
Kimani Porlas
2022 Finalist
SUBMIT YOUR RECIPE TODAY!
Six (6) finalists will be notified via email no later than October 5, 2023.
THEME: WHAT SCHOOL LUNCH MEAL WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN YOUR SCHOOL CAFETERIA?
- Recipe must include at least one locally-grown, raised or caught ingredient
- Dish must be an ORIGINAL recipe — we want your own creative dish, not one from a published source.
- Dish must be SIMPLE — maximum of 10 ingredients and 10 steps.
- Be HEALTHY — additional points will be awarded for use of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and/or lean proteins.
- Be DELICIOUS — keep it fresh and yummy.
- Be AFFORDABLE — no fancy ingredients needed.
- Be MEANINGFUL — tell us why you would want this as a school lunch meal.
- Please include a high-resolution photo of your completed dish.
Entries will be accepted through the online submission form between August 21 – September 22, 2023. Submissions can also be emailed to: [email protected] by September 22, 2023, 11:59 P.M. HST.
Submit your original recipe for a chance to win:
Grades 4-8
First Place – $150 cash gift card
Second Place – $100 cash gift card
Third Place – $50 cash gift card
Grades 9-12
First Place – $300 cash scholarship
Second Place – $200 cash scholarship
Third Place – $100 cash scholarship
The Hawaii Gas Presents Localicious® Recipe Contest is a fun cooking competition where kids compete by submitting an original recipe using a locally-grown, raised or caught ingredient, with bonus points for using vegetables, fruits, whole grains and/or lean proteins! A culinary judge will review the recipes and select the top three (3) recipes from two grade categories: Grades 4-8 and 9-12. The six (6) finalists will be invited to cook live in front of three judges as part of the HMAA Presents Keiki in the Kitchen® event on Sunday, October 29.
CONTEST RULES:
Theme: What school lunch meal would you like to see in your school cafeteria?
- Recipe must include at least one locally-grown, raised or caught ingredient
- Dish must be an ORIGINAL recipe — we want your own creative dish, not one from a published source
- Dish must be SIMPLE — maximum of 10 ingredients and 10 steps
- Be HEALTHY — additional points will be awarded for use of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and/or lean proteins
- Be DELICIOUS — keep it fresh and yummy
- Be AFFORDABLE — no fancy ingredients needed
- Be MEANINGFUL — tell us why you would want this as a school lunch meal
- You must submit a high-resolution photo of your completed dish
Click here for Official Contest Rules
Download Submission Form HERE
Limit one (1) entry per person in grades 4-12.
Entries will be accepted through the online submission form between August 21 – September 22, 2023.
Submission form can be downloaded HERE and:
- Emailed to [email protected] by September 22, 2023, 11:59 PM HST.
- Mailed to (must be received by September 22, 2023)
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival
Localicious Recipe Contest
3538 Waialae Ave. #202
Honolulu, HI 96816
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