Then you should enter a cooking contest at the N.C. State Fair. Some new contests have been announced: “Best Cookie Contest for Kids,” “Dream Up a Delicious Dessert Pie,” and somethng called “Get Creative with your Cereal,” which involves Malt-o-Meal cold cereal.
The deadline is Oct. 10. So start brainstorming and check out the state fair premium book for more information.
Andrea Weigl has been the food writer at The News & Observer since the summer of 2007. She has won a handful of awards from the Association of Food Journalists and the Society for Features Journalism. Her profile of chef Ashley Christensen titled "A Force of Nature" will be published in the sixth edition of "Cornbread Nation: The Best of Southern Food Writing." She is serving a three-year term on the James Beard Foundation book awards committee. Follow her on Twitter at @andreaweigl.
