Ka'u Coffee Recipe Contest and Taste of Ka'u

ATTENTION: Application deadline has been moved forward to May 7, 2011.

The Ka'u Coffee Festival Recipe Contest 2011 and Taste of Ka'u is up and running again for this years event on Saturday, May 14, at 12 noon in the Pahala Community Center. Win cash and prizes for your original recipe showcasing Ka'u coffee and other products of Ka'u!

Entries will be accepted through May 7, 2011, in the following categories:

• Dessert I: Cakes, cookies, and pies
• Dessert II: Drinks, candies, other desserts
• Main course/Entrée
• Smoke meat, pupu/appetizers, savory snacks

Applications can be downloaded from the home page of our website: www.kaucoffeefestival.com. Entry forms are also available at R & G Store in Pahala. For more information, call Michelle Galimba at 430-4927 or email info@kaucoffeefestival.com. Applications must be submitted in person, by email info@kaucoffeefestival.com, or by fax (929-7009) before May 7, 2011.

Each first place winner will take home $100.00, second and third place finishers will receive prizes or gift certificates. In addition, the highest scoring recipe will win the Best Taste of Ka'u, taking home $250.00 cash!

Contestants are welcome to compete in any one to all four categories listed above, however, each contestant is only allowed to compete in one of the following divisions:

• Professional (working chefs, culinary teachers or post-secondary students of the culinary arts)
• Amateur (adults who simply enjoy cooking)
• Students (High School and Middle School students who enjoy cooking)

For each completed entry form, entrants have until May 7 to pickup a free six-ounce bag of Ka'u Coffee from R & G Store in Pahala, 928-8558, to use in their creation(s).

Important rules to follow:

• More Ka'u ingredients used means more points earned, so make sure to list all ingredients grown in Ka'u
• All entries must contain Ka'u Coffee
• All recipes must be alcohol-free
• No cooking facilities will be available at the Community Center, so be sure to do all cooking beforehand!
• Each entry must be plated and presented at the Pahala Community Center no later than 1pm on Saturday, May 14, 2011.
• Be prepared to distribute at least 20 samples per entry during the tasting session, which is after the judging. Entrants must present at judging and tasting to win.
• Entries are presented to judges anonymously so no monograms or signatures please.
• Recipes will be included in a Ka'u Coffee Festival Cookbook, so make sure it's an original! By entering the contest, entrants give the Ka'u Coffee Festival Committee permission to publish their recipes.

 Showcase your creativity and culinary skills at the Ka'u Coffee Festival's Ka'u Coffee Recipe Contest!