FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2008
Contact: Brandi Pannell
(662) 329-7119

MUW’s Culinary Arts Institute holds cooking contest with Cabot
Creamery

COLUMBUS, Miss. - Mississippi University for Women’s Culinary Arts
Institute will host an iron chef cooking contest on Saturday. The event,
which is sponsored by Cabot Creamery of Vermont, will begin at 9 a.m.

Five students will compete in the contest, which will require them to
cook for four hours. They will be judged on creativity, taste, appearance and plating.

The students were selected last semester based on recipes that they
submitted.

Each of the recipes had to feature Cabot Cheese as a key ingredient.
Cabot Creamery is a Vermont based dairy and cheese company that has won numerous awards for its line of cheeses and butters.

The judges for the event are Tammy Craddock of Jubilations of Columbus,
Chef Bill Mullins of Harvey’s, Chef Susanna Johnson of Santa Fe
Steakhouse, Roger Busby with Sodexho and Chef Erich Ogle, an instructor
at MUW.

Judging for the contest will begin at 1 p.m. A prize of $500 will be awarded to the first place winner. First runner up will receive $250 and second place will win $150.

For more information, contact the Culinary Arts Institute at (662) 241-7472.