In July of 2006, I ran a "Food Limerick" contest. It turned out to be one of the most popular contests ever. Thanks to some generous sponsors, I'm going to have a 2010 contest!A good limerick is not an easy feat. The first two lines come easy enough, but the next aren't quite so easy. Pay careful attention to the examples below. For that reason, I'll make it worth your … [Read more...] about Food Limerick Contest 2010!
Food Writing Contest Archives
Every so often we have contests: Food Haiku, Limericks, writing, etc. The results can be quite entertaining. You'll find the entries and winners here.
2009 “Beerku” Beer Haiku Winner
We have run many food haiku contests, but this year we settled on haiku about beer. Our 2009 Beer haiku contest proved to be very popular. We had a large panel of judges, and thanks to you readers, every entry received at least one vote. Though the results were tight, the top choices are clear.Runner UpsBy Les: Happy bubbles spring Into summer beer joy hops Fall … [Read more...] about 2009 “Beerku” Beer Haiku Winner
Food Haiku 2009 Winner
Here are the winners of our Food Haiku Contest 2009 The first prize was an easy pick this year. By an overwhelming majority, Mark is the winner of two tickets to Taste of the Nation on Monday the 27th: Morning coffee brews Melting butter on warm toast The furnace kicks in Second place was more difficult. I had to bring in extra judges to break the tie between seven entries … [Read more...] about Food Haiku 2009 Winner
Winner of the 2008 Food Writing Contest
The winner of our 1998 contest is Granny Moon for this terrific story: Breakfast, when I was a kid, was a weekend event - cold cereal before school didn’t count. And every weekend it was pretty much the same thing. Daddy would get out his cast iron skillet, place it on the gas stove and start frying. Always eggs. Sometimes bacon, occasionally ham - and if it were fishing … [Read more...] about Winner of the 2008 Food Writing Contest
Your Favorite Food Writing 2008
A few weeks ago I asked everyone to write out their favorite food memory. Winner gets an autographed copy of Paul Gerald's new book, Breakfast in Bridgetown: the Definitive Guide to Portland's Favorite Meal.We sent all the entries to a group of judges and though almost every piece had at least one vote, the five listed below were clear favorites. Now it is your turn to give … [Read more...] about Your Favorite Food Writing 2008