A new cooking event is being added to a long-standing annual tradition.
The Inaugural Golden Onion professional cooking competition will be held on Sunday, April 22, 2012 in Vidalia, Ga., as the official kick-off to the 35th Annual Vidalia Onion Festival. This new cook-off showcases the Vidalia® Onion, our state’s most exclusive and internationally renowned agricultural treasure. It also offers a new platform for chefs across Georgia to display their skills and creativity.
The Golden Onion competition is presented by the Vidalia Onion Festival Committee in cooperation with the Vidalia® Onion Committee, Georgia Department of Economic Development, and the Georgia Restaurant Association.
Competitors are invited to create, prepare and present a recipe that features Vidalia® Onions.
Twelve chefs are invited to compete, but only one chef will be named champion.
The First Place champion wins the exclusive honor of possessing the Golden Onion trophy for one year and will also be awarded $500. The second place winner will receive $250 and the third place winner $100. All winners will also receive commemorative plaques to keep indefinitely.
While the Golden Onion trophy must be surrendered to the winner of the competition the following year, during a champion’s reign he or she holds exclusive bragging rights.
If you fit the requirements and would like to compete on Sunday, April 22, 2012, in Vidalia, Ga., fill out and submit the entry form before Friday, March 16, 2012.
We’re excited about this new state-wide professional cooking competition, which will be hosted at the Vidalia Community Center, 107 Old Airport Road. We look forward to seeing you there.
