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2008 Austin Chocolate Festival Competition The 2008 Austin Chocolate Festival competition entries are listed below. 3rd Annual March 7th - 9th 2008 Each vendor can enter as many categories as they wish and are automatically entered into the most popular sample and best booth contests. The public and a panel of professionals will judge the competitions and the winners are based on their votes. Plaques and ribbons will be given to the winners directly after the competition or delivered by mail. Open Competition - (all participating vendors compete) Best Booth - judged by all festival guests during every ticket time slot Most Popular Sample - judged by all festival guests during every ticket time slot Chocolate Festival Competition - (open to participating vendors, and to non-participating businesses, 1st 6 entries only) Best Cookie, Best Fudge, Best Chocolate Cake or Pie, Best Frozen Dessert, Best Mole, Best Brownie, Most Creative Dessert Best Chocolate Sauce, Best Truffle, Best Chocolate Sculpture Sunday March 9th Kids Cookie Decorating - 4:00-6:00 pm For more information Click Here |
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WILTON CAKE INSTRUCTORS- If you have taken any Wilton Courses and feel you have the right personality to teach you might be eligable to be an Wilton Cake Instructor. There are many craft shops around Austin that are in need of teachers. Currently there are more than 5 open positions. PT work, Set your own hours! Click here for more information. CRAIGS LIST- Check your local community Craigs list for your city and type in keywords like "cake" or "pastry" under Jobs. Most are listed in Food/Beverage. New job listings come up every day. http://www.craigslist.org/about/cities.html CAREER BUILDER- Career Builder has postings sometimes. Use the keyword search and your zip code to narrow your search. www.careerbuilder.com HOT JOBS- Hot Jobs is a yahoo based job listing that is widely used. http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ INDEED- Is a web based website that searches more than one site. http://www.indeed.com/ STAR CHEFS-JOB FINDER- StarChefs is the destination for culinary industry employment and job opportunities online! The StarChefs.com JobFinder is where culinary and hospitality professionals come for the top jobs in the industry. http://www.starchefsjobfinder.com/ CHEF2CHEF- This website features forums, our culinary school directory and a chef job board, With the forums you can commune with fellow food lovers and find the resources you need to take your cooking skills to the next level. http://www.chef2chef.net/ PASTRY WIZ- At the PastryWiz Food Resource Center you will find 1000's of pages of food related information both for the professional and the consumer AND job postings. http://www.pastrywiz.com/ JOBSTER- Create a profile to help jobs and post your resume online or search for local jobs. http://www.jobster.com/ SIMPLY HIRED- Post your resume online and search for new jobs in your area. http://www.simplyhired.com/ Do you know of any others? Please email administrator@capitalconfectioners.com so that we may add it to the list! Thanks. |
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| AUSTIN COMMERCIAL KITCHEN for RENT A savvy, young couple have opened a Commercial Rental Kitchen in Austin! Soraiya and Azim Nagree are the new owners of the Kitchen Space www.thekitchenspace.com at 1204 Cedar in Central East Austin. The 2100 sq ft. building is divided into three kitchen spaces: one set up for cooking demonstrations, another complete catering kitchen and a third specifically for baking and pastries. Te new facility also has a conference room, a walk-in refrigerator and freezer, a scullery, dry storage, and a loading dock. All three kitchens are available to rent by the hour. |
| Food Network Challenge Episode CC0413 AIR TIMES: February 03, 2008 8:00 PM ET/PT February 04, 2008 3:00 AM ET/PT February 06, 2008 11:00 PM ET/PT February 07, 2008 2:00 AM ET/PT February 09, 2008 4:00 PM ET/PT National Wedding Cake Championship Over 80 top cake decorators travel from all over the world to compete in one of the world's premier wedding cake competitions. A cash prize and industry bragging rights are at stake. COMPETITORS: Jennifer Matsubara, Shelby Lynn's Cake Shoppe, Springdale, Ariz. Gary Silverthorn, Create-A-Cake, Port Huron, Mich. RL Clement, Clement Cake Decorating School, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ana Parzych, Ana's Custom Cakes, Cheshire, Conn. |
| Bake Life SweeterTM Cookie Mix Recipe Contest The Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest now has a new name. It’s the Bake Life SweeterTM Cookie Mix Recipe Contest. How can you Bake Life Sweeter? Well, here’s your chance. Create a new recipe, make delicious cookies, and win up to $5,000 and 1,000 Bonus Box Tops! In addition to making great homemade cookies by following the package directions, you can use Betty Crocker® cookie mixes to develop your own recipes using additional ingredients, decorations, and serving ideas. The Bake Life SweeterTM Cookie Mix Recipe Contest will select fifteen winners. Need some thought starters? Here are a few ideas to consider: Kid Fun: Cookies that make a fun family activity Treats with a Twist: Cookies and bars with nutritious ingredient additions Crowd Pleaser: Recipes using 2 or more mixes for serving a large group Ethnic-inspired Treats: Simplified cookie and bars representing your heritage or ethnicity Cookie Favorites: Traditional favorites and home-style treats made easier Cookie Bars: Bite-sized pick-ups to indulgent dessert squares eaten with a fork Judges will select fifteen winning recipes. Of these, fourteen will win $500 plus 1,000 Box Tops, while one grand prize winner will win $5,000 plus 1,000 Box Tops! But that’s not all. Visitors to www. BakeLifeSweeter.com/Cookies will be able to vote on which of these fifteen recipes is their favorite. The winner of the online voting will receive an additional $500! New to BettyCrocker.com? Just register with BettyCrocker.com before you enter. It’s quick and easy! CLICK HERE TO LOG ON FOR MORE INFO |
The 43rd Annual Pillsbury Bake-Off Set to be in Dallas, TX Tens of thousands of recipes were entered in the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest, and after months of testing and tasting, the Pillsbury Kitchens are proud to share the 100 finalist recipes. The creative cook behind one of these recipes will win the $1,000,000 Grand Prize at the Bake-Off® Contest in April. Everything’s bigger in Dallas, and that goes for the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest, too! The finalists are preparing for their trip to Dallas, Texas, April 13-15. Once settled in at their kitchen workstation, finalists have enough ingredients to prepare their recipe three times: once for photography, once for judges, and a third time, if needed. Food-savvy judges meet in a well-guarded room, away from the finalists, to make their winning decisions. The lovely Fairmont Hotel in Dallas plays host to the 100 finalists as they put their winning recipes to the test. The excitement and drama build as these creative cooks prepare their recipes for the panel of food experts who will choose the prize winners. To see the 100 finalist recipes click here! |
| WearEver announces cookie contest Do you like to bake cookies with your kids? Are you interested in going to New York City or winning a $10, 000 savings bond? Well then you may be interested in entering the Second Annual WearEver Extreme Cookie Challenge. The contest is for a parent/child team, though the child must be between the ages of 5 and 15. WearEver is looking for your "tastiest and most extreme cookie recipes". Five finalist teams will be flown to New York City to compete in the "Cookie-off" In April 2008. The grand prize is a $10,000 savings bond. The four runners up will each receive a savings bond for $1,000. All finalists get an assortment of WearEver products for lots of baking fun. You can check out the website for official rules and entry information. The entry deadline has been extended through January 31, 2008. The final deadline is fast approaching, so if this sounds like fun to you then now is your chance! Check out the website for more information |
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| GET LUCKY AT CAKE CAMP! The California Cake Club is putting on a event at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Dates are July 31st-August 3rd, 2008. A huge list of presenters and class schedules will be available in February. For more info here is the link: http://www.cakecamp.com/ |
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