4th Annual Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off

There is still time to enter the Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off, a cooking competition designed to encourage home cooks to challenge themselves in preparing a kosher meal. This year, the contest requires contestants to use the new Manischewitz all-natural Broth, made with real chicken and beef. The competition encourages home chefs to experiment with kosher or Jewish inspired cooking in the same way they enjoy preparing Japanese, Italian, Mexican, Chinese and other popular ethnic cuisine. If you are up for the challenge, enter your creative kosher dish by January 31, 2010.

Entrants will compete for a chance to be crowned the “King or Queen of Kosher” and win the $25,000 grand prize package including GE Profile kitchen appliances, cash and more. Five finalists will win an all-expense paid trip to NYC to compete live on March 18th at the Jewish Community Center of Manhattan. The contestants will be judged by a prestigious panel consisting of food media and other culinary experts.


This year the cook-off will be bigger and better than ever with legendary chef, Jacques Pepin as the celebrity guest of honor who will act as MC, head judge and award prizes. Pépin is one of America’s best-known chefs, widely recognized as the host of eleven acclaimed public television cooking series and the author and publisher of twenty-six cookbooks. He is also a founder of The American Institute of Wine and Food (WIWF) and has been the Dean of Special Programs at the French Culinary Institute (New York) since 1988.

How it works:

The Manischewitz Cook-Off invites U.S. residents 18 or older to submit an original, easy-to-prepare entrée. All recipes must be original, kosher, include a new Manischewitz Broth product, have no more than a total of eight ingredients and be prepared and cooked in one hour or less. For official contest details log onto www.manischewitz.com and complete the official entry form and submit your recipe online. You can also enter by mail by sending your recipe entry to: Manischewitz Cook-Off, c/o BHGPR, 546 Valley Road Upper Montclair, NJ 07043. All entries must be received by January 31, 2010.

Also, make sure you become a fan on Facebook of Manischewitz! Manischewitz has a “Fans for Cans” program. For every 500 Facebook fans, the company will give away 500 cans of the new broth to a food bank nominated by consumers! Check out their fan page for more information!