Back for a second consecutive year, the MGM Resorts International Recipe Showdown is expanding to 16 cities across the U.S. and Canada, and this year it’s open to travel professionals in addition to meeting planners.
The initial showdown was a success with meeting planners in 12 cities dishing up best-kept secret recipes. The first-ever winner of this competition, Melissa Moskal, creative manager at Prime Strategies in Vancouver, Canada, wowed the judges with Melissa’s Marvelous Moussaka.
Winners of each city showdown will be whisked away to Las Vegas in October for the national finals and compete for the honor, prizes and bragging rights of being the 2015 MGM Resorts International Recipe Showdown winner. The 16 finalists will prepare their dishes in front of a live audience.
For those who think they have what it takes and can stand the heat to go head-to-head with fellow meeting planners and travel professionals, they can submit their favorite family recipe by clicking here.
Showdown cities:
Washington DC – June 2
Vancouver, BC – June 9
Minneapolis – June 17
Toronto – June 23
Seattle – July 9
Salt Lake City – August 12
Indianapolis – August 12
Philadelphia – August 13
Boston – August 18
New York City – August 20
Denver – August 20
Los Angeles – August 20
Dallas – August 25
Atlanta – August 27
San Francisco – September 9
Chicago – September 17
FINALS – Las Vegas – October 29
Contest details:
Click here for the 2014 MGM Resorts International Recipe Showdown Cookbook featuring the top recipes from last year’s competition.
— 1st Place: All-expense-paid trip to the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami; February 25–28, 2016.
— 2nd Place: Three-night stay at an MGM Resorts destination in Las Vegas, airport limo transfer, dinner each night.
— 3rd Place: Two-night stay at an MGM Resorts destination in Las Vegas, airport limo transfer, dinner each night.