Free Tickets to Chicken Cookoff!

Would you like to see 15 cookoff-winning chefs compete for a $10,000 prize for chicken cuisine at the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena Sept. 30?

Champion cook and Napa Patch contributor invites us to the second annual Foster Farms Fresh Chicken Cooking Contest.

She has four pairs of tickets to give away, donated by contest organizers.

To win your pair of tickets, just be one of the first four people to leave a comment below with the word "chicken" in a complete sentence ("I'm no chicken," for instance.)

Of course, we have some for our giveaways.

Have fun! Here's more info about the contest:

Judges:

-          Liam Mayclem, Eye on the Bay, KPIX-TV

-          Carolyn Jung, Food Gal

-          Natalie Haughton, Los Angeles Daily News

-          Narsai David

Contestants:

·         Roxanne Chan, Albany, CA - Asian Braised Chicken Thighs with Soybean Salad

·         Jennifer Daskevich, Los Angeles, CA - Chicken Quinoa with Figs, Spinach and Mint

·         Timmy Baker of Eugene, OR - Pan Fried Chicken with Blueberry Pinot Noir Reduction & Goat Cheese Polenta

·         Russell Kool of Hillsboro, OR - Crispy Basil Skinned Chicken Breast with Peach Pink Peppercorn Compote

·         Tina Hoban of Bellingham, WA - Cherry Tapenade over Creamy Pancetta Polenta

·         Rebecca Spence of Vancouver, WA - Crispy Orange Chicken with Fennel, Avocado and Orange Salad

Timeline:

7:45 a.m.  Contestants check in, walk through with CIA chefs

8:30 a.m.  Doors open for judges and guests; light refreshments

Welcome Briefing on contest and judging criteria

Judge introductions

Group One contestants start time (3 contestants)

10:00 a.m.  Deadline to have first round of dishes completed and sampled

10:15 p.m.  Tour of Culinary Institute of America (optional)

10:30 a.m.  Group Two contestants start time (3 contestants)

12:00 p.m.  Deadline to have second round of dishes completed and sampled

12:00–12:30 p.m. Final judging and announcement of winner

12:45–2:00 p.m.  Awards luncheon – Culinary Institute of America restaurant