CALLING ALL KEIKI CULINARY SUPERSTARS!
The Hawaii Gas Presents Localicious® Recipe & Video Contest is a fun cooking competition for kids to show off their talents in the kitchen and create a unique recipe featuring a locally grown, raised or caught product! All participants will be asked to submit an original recipe with a completed dish photo and, for students in grades 9-12, a 2-4 minute video demonstrating the recipe highlighting a local ingredient. A panel of judges will review the recipes and videos to select the top three (3) recipes from two grade categories: Grades 4-8 and 9-12.
Entries (recipes and videos) can be submitted through the HFWF online submission form between August 15 – September 23, 2022. The 2-4 minute video will allow each student to showcase their culinary skills while demonstrating their original recipe for celebrity chef judges to determine the finalists in each category.
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 chef judges at the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival’s Hawaii Gas Presents Localicious® Recipe & Video Contest Cookoff event in Honolulu, Hawaii. Cash scholarships will be awarded for first, second and third place winners in grades 9-12 and Apple 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 15, 2022.
SUBMISSIONS CLOSED!
Six (6) finalists will be notified via email no later than September 30, 2022.
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 — vegetables, fruits, whole grains and/or lean proteins must make up at least half of the recipe.
- Be DELICIOUS — keep it fresh, simple and yummy.
- Be AFFORDABLE — no fancy ingredients needed.
- Be MEANINGFUL — share the story of how you came up with your dish.
- Please include a high-resolution photo of your completed dish.
- Students in grades 9-12 must submit a 2-4 minute video showcasing your skills in the kitchen and your original recipe.
Entries will be accepted through the online submission form between August 15 – September 23, 2022. Submissions can also be emailed to: contest@hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com by September 23, 2022, 11:59 P.M. HST.
Submit your original recipe for a chance to win:
Grades 4-8
First Place – $150 Apple gift card
Second Place – $100 Apple gift card
Third Place – $50 Apple gift card
Grades 9-12
First Place – $300 cash scholarship
Second Place – $200 cash scholarship
Third Place – $100 cash scholarship
THE JUDGES
Robynne Maii
Fête
Ronnie Nasuti
Tiki’s Bar & Grill
Kevin Nishimura
Hawaii Gas
Alan Takasaki
Neiman Marcus
CONTEST RULES:
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 — vegetables, fruits, whole grains and/or lean proteins must make up at least half of the recipe
- Be DELICIOUS — keep it fresh, simple and yummy
- Be AFFORDABLE — no fancy ingredients needed
- Be MEANINGFUL — share the story of how you came up with your dish
- You must submit a high-resolution photo of your completed dish AND students in grades 9-12 must submit a 2-4 minute video showcasing your skills in the kitchen and your original recipe
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 15 – September 23, 2022.
Submission form can be downloaded HERE and:
- Emailed to contest@hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com by September 23, 2022, 11:59 PM HST.
- Mailed to (must be received by September 15, 2022)
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival
Localicious Recipe Contest
3538 Waialae Ave. #202
Honolulu, HI 96816
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