MORE INFORMATION

CULINARY, PAIRINGS, RESTAURANTS & HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

VOLUNTEERS

You'll find some valuable information for all the areas of participation and the time commitment of your choosing to ensure a successful partnership in the Alive & Cooking Recipe Contest.

Areas of involvement

Note: There are several levels of participation you can involve yourself or your business in until our Book Signing party at the Georgia World Congress Center in the Fall of 2018.

Chefs, Cooks & Restaurants

COOK WITH A SENIOR

TIME COMMITMENT: about 3-4 hrs.
There will be at least 25 to 30 Senior Citizen who will be the "Well Seasoned" winners and to have the opportunity to cook with a chef in a professional kitchen
Recipe screening as they come in (time: 30 min to however much you want to give)- Contest starts September 14th, 2017 ends November 15th, 2017. You will be sent recipes as we receive them and put them into three categories - Yes, No and needs more consideration - to be viewed by other chefs for their opinion
Recipe cook and taster (time: 1 hour to as many recipes as you want to cook and taste with friends or customers)- to cook and taste the recipes or to open the tasting to your customers Judge for Final recipes winners (time: about 3 hours)

Sommeliers, Mixologists, & Brewers

All the dishes that are chosen for the Alive & Cooking Cookbook will be paired with a cocktail from the winners have been selected, we will be calling on you to pair the dishes with one or more of the following; wine, beer or a mixed drink. You will be able to choose the recipes you feel would go best with your drink of choice. If one recipe comes in with more that one option and there is room for them both on the page, we will list all the pairing with the dish.

Host

Host an Alive & Cooking Tasting Event

TIME COMMITMENT: 3-4 hours
Raise awareness for the Alive & Cooking contest and cookbook at your restaurant by inviting one of our chefs to cook a few of the dishes that have been submitted for the contest so the public can be a part of the final judging process. This will also allow you to sample your beverages alongside the dishes and perhaps have your patrons vote on the best pairings as well.

PARTICIPANTS PAGE

All participants have their own page.

YOUR PAGE ON THE SITE:

Your photos - You'll have a page on the Alive & Cooking website. You will need to provide us with the following: Photos - headshot and favorite family photo (ie. cooking with your mother or grandmother, family time, with your spouse or pets), and your bio. Maybe something fun no one knows about you.