{"id":91924,"date":"2013-04-15T22:52:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T02:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/?p=91924"},"modified":"2013-04-15T22:52:39","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T02:52:39","slug":"macys-great-american-grilling-guru-recipe-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/15\/macys-great-american-grilling-guru-recipe-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Macy\u2019s Great American Grilling Guru Recipe Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Macys\/app_501682146546045<\/a><\/p>\n

submit your original grilling recipe (\u201cRecipe\u201d) using the online entry form. You must complete all required fields to submit your Recipe along with one (1) mandatory photo of the prepared Recipe. If uploading from a desktop, you may submit up to two (2) additional Recipe photos. Photos must be in png, jpg, jpeg and non-animated gif formats and not larger than 5.0MB. All photos must be original, non-professional photographs taken by you and owned exclusively by you. All Recipes must be in English. Recipes must have a combined preparation and cooking time of no more than one (1) hour. You must provide the number of servings your Recipe will make and list of ingredients in order of use with exact U.S. measurements, followed by complete preparation directions, cooking time and temperatures, any special cookware or equipment, and any other information you believe is relevant.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Limit: One (1) Recipe entry per entrant, per email address, per Facebook<\/p>\n

\u00a0How Will Recipes Be Judged: All Recipes must meet the Contest and Recipe Requirements. Initial judging to determine the Semi-Finalists will be done by Sponsor representatives based on the following criteria (and weighted equally): Creativity, Appearance, and Ease of Preparation. All judging at the Sizzle Showdown will be done by Macy\u2019s Culinary Council Chefs based on the following criteria: Taste (25%), Creativity (25%), Appearance (25%), and Ease of Preparation (25%). Decisions of the judges are final in all matters relating to this Contest. In the event of a tie between two or more Recipes or 30-Minute Recipes, Sponsor representatives\/Culinary Council Chefs, as applicable, will decide which such Recipes(s)\/30-Minute Recipes will be Finalists\/Grand Prize Winner, using the applicable judging criteria above.<\/p>\n

\u00a0emi-Finalists\u2019\/Finalists\u2019 Participation in the Sizzle Showdown. Sponsor will advise Semi-Finalists by email and\/or phone of their status shortly after the conclusion of the Contest Entry Period. As a Semi-Finalist, you will be required participate in the Sizzle Showdown on June 8, 2013 at Macy\u2019s Lenox Square. Each Semi-Finalist also must provide in advance of the Sizzle Showdown, a recipe with a combined preparation and cooking time of thirty (30) minutes in a recipe category chosen by Sponsor (\u201c30-Minute Recipe\u201d) for the second phase as described below. The Sizzle Showdown consists of two phases. In the first phase, the six Semi-Finalists will be paired off by Sponsor based on their Recipes and will compete in a challenge by preparing their Recipes and submitting them for judging. Three (3) finalists will be selected by the judges (\u201cFinalists\u201d) to advance to the second and final phase where the Finalists will prepare their 30-Minute Recipes and submit them for judging.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Contest Prizes: Each Semi-Finalist\/Finalist excluding the Grand Prize Winner will receive a $500 Macy’s Gift Card. Grand Prize winner will receive $10,000 to be awarded in the form of a company check and a trip for winner and three (3) guests to New York City to view the Macy’s July 4th Fireworks Show. Sponsor may recognize the winner during the NBC broadcast of the Fireworks Show and\/or on Zeebox, the Social TV component of the telecast. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may also feature the winner’s grilling recipe on the menu at a Macy’s owned restaurant in July\/August 2013. Prize package includes round-trip economy air travel for winner and three (3) guests from a major airport nearest to winner’s home to New York City and two (2) nights hotel accommodations (one suite for four (4) persons) at a hotel selected by Sponsor. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of Prize: $14,500. Actual retail value of prize will vary based on itinerary. ARV of all Prizes: $17,000. Winner and guests must be able to travel between July 3, 2013 and July 5, 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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