Anyone over the age of 18 can enter. There will be five categories: Appetizer, Salad, Soup, Main Dish, and Dessert. You can enter multiple times, in multiple categories.

The recipes can be submitted online at nwfdailynews.com, or in person at the Northwest Florida Daily News office at 200 Racetrack Road in Fort Walton Beach.

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You can also send your recipes by mail to Northwest Florida Daily News, P.O. Box 2949, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549.

Voting will begin online on Feb. 7 at noon. Each registered user can vote five times a day on any recipe, in any category, in any combination. Voting will continue until noon on Feb. 21.

At 4 p.m. on Feb. 22, the Daily News will announce the top three vote-getters of each category. These 15 people will be contacted and invited to the tasting finals. Each of the 15 finalists will come to the tasting and present their recipe to the judges.

The judges will decide on first, second and third place for each of the five categories. First place will receive $100 in gift certificates, second place will receive $75 in gift certificates, and third will receive $50 in gift certificates.

Each of the 15 finalists has the opportunity to win the grand prize of a weekend stay at Sandestin. Grand prize winner must be accompanied by someone age 25 or over to use the weekend package.

Each of the 15 finalists will receive two tickets to the Relish Cooking Show held at Sandestin on March 10, starring celebrity chef John Ashton. Sandestin is the presenting sponsor of the show, which will draw food enthusiasts from across Northwest Florida.
The Relish Cooking Show will be accompanied by a trade show starting at 3 p.m. March 10. Vendors will have booths set up for visitors to visit. Goodie bags will be handed out and door prizes will be awarded during the show.

The actual cooking show begins at 7 p.m., and the winners of the “Let’s Eat!” contest will be announced during the show.
In the future, a cookbook will be published using recipes from the contest.