Congratulations to all of the winners! The winners of the online watermelon carving contest have been decided. I was pleased to see that 14 of the 30 different winning entries were submitted by past and present customer/students of ours. In 9 out of 12 categories/divisions, my student/customers won 1st place. Way to go! Here is […]
The Jack Hanna Pumpkin Competition returns to the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. It takes place on September 26 and 27, 2015. The annual event brings amateur, professional and master carvers together to create spectacular pumpkin carvings. The competition is currently accepting applications for the amateur and professional levels. I’m excited to announce that I will […]
You can help pick the People’s Choice winner in the Watermelon Board’s online watermelon carving contest. In July I announced an online carving competition put on my the Watermelon Board. If you’d like to view the Watermelon carving entries that were submitted to the Watermelon Board online contest, do it today. All of the entries […]
The American Culinary Federation is hosting a multi-category food competition on August 29, 2015 at The Art Institute of California in Los Angeles. The ACF Chefs de Cuisine Association of California event will feature a variety of cooking, baking and, of course, fruit and vegetable carving contests. Entry is open to anyone and you do […]
The American Culinary Classic Competition that takes place at the Cook. Craft. Create. Convention & Show that will be happening on July 30 – August 3, 2015. It is put on by the American Culinary Federation. The location – the Orando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida. We are past the official deadline to register […]
The 2015 Ohio State Fair Fruit Carving competition is coming up soon. Here’s a look at last year’s entries and winners. Quite a few talented carvers competed. They created a variety of creative arrangements. There was an amateur and a pro division. In this article, I’ll show you the contestants and winners of the professional […]
From time to time I’ve encouraged my readers to join in on the fun of participating in fruit and vegetable carving competitions. It pleased me when several days ago one of my customers sent me the following photos and news of her first competition and her first win. Hi Nita, Just want to tell you […]
In April, I was notified about a Thai Style Carving Competition in Los Angeles and was asked to invite my students. It was organized by the Thai Health and Information Services with the intent to preserve and promote one of the most exquisite Traditional Thai art forms (fruit carving) with other communities. I posted the […]
If you are interested in participating in a carving competition, the Thai Health and Information Services are inviting all carvers to a Thai Style carving competition. The grand prize is a round trip ticket to Bangkok, Thailand. You will find all of the information on the flyer below. The carving will be done live and […]
Want to see some creative life size food sculptures constructed of fruits and vegetables? Since I shared Ric Testani’s life size watermelon lady in yesterday’s blog post, it seemed fitting to show a couple of other life size food sculptures from past competitions. If you are planned to participate in any competitions, these might give you […]
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