Home Chef Challenge

• Home Chef Challenge is held in the Dorton Arena North Side Lobby.
• Check-in at contest site 30 minutes prior to contest start time.
•  Competition is open to Home Cook residents of North Carolina only. No professionals please.
• Registration deadline is Sunday, September 15, 2024.
• NC Substitute W-9 forms are required for prize money.
• Bring TWO COPIES of your recipe with your entry. Recipes must be typed and on a 8½” x 11” sheet of paper. 
• Mailed or emailed recipes will not be accepted.
• All recipes submitted become the property of the North Carolina State Fair and the sponsor of the contest.
   

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Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 4 p.m.  Tailgate Brunch for a Bunch Recipes   presented NC State Basketball

FIRST PLACE: Domino Ireland “Beet the Devil Eggs” / “Pep Talk Peppadews X and Oh’s” / “Pudding Quarterback Stacks” / “Pack’n Blood, Cran, and Cheers”
SECOND PLACE: YVONNE PAYTON-DAVIS “The NC Steak and Egg One-Handed Pass”
THIRD PLACE: Charles Gaines “Red-Zone Brunch Roll-ups”

Friday, October 18, 2024 - 11 a.m.  Sinful Cinnamon Roll Challenge   presented by the N.C. State Fair

FIRST PLACE: TYLER MOORE  “Thanksgiving Cinnamon Rolls”
SECOND PLACE: Marie schoening  “Bacon Maple Sugar Rolls”
THIRD PLACE: Kathleen Wallace  “When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Rolls!”
 

Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 11 a.m.  Milkshakes with SPIRIT! Challenge  presented by the Distillers Association of North Carolina

FIRST PLACE: Janet Nghiemlee  “Bourbon “Boo”berry Milkshake”
SECOND PLACE: Brook Harding  “Salted Caramel Bourbon “Boo” Milkshake”
THIRD PLACE: Jennifer Currie  “Mocha Coconut Candy Milkshake”
 

Sunday, October 20, 2024 - 11 a.m.  You Had Me at Chiffon: Pie Challenge   presented by the N.C. State Fair

FIRST PLACE: Angela Cerveny  “Java Express Chocolate Chiffon Mini Pies”
SECOND Place: Deborah Reinders  “Pumpkin Chiffon Pie”
THIRD PLACE: Noel Cerveny  “White Chocolate Lemon Raspberry Chiffon Pie”

Monday, October 21, 2024 - 11 a.m.  Cast Iron Cornbread Challenge   presented by Carolina Cooker

FIRST PLACE: Michelle Spears  “Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread with Bacon and Hot Honey”
SECOND PLACE: Claire lankford  “Mexican Street-Cornbread with Chorizo and Cilantro Crema”
THIRD PLACE: Charles Gaines  “Apple Maple Skillet Cornbread”

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 - 11 a.m.   Bake It 'Til You Make It Cheesecake Challenge    presented by the N.C. State Fair

FIRST PLACE: Dahsohm Baxley  “Apple Blossom Baklava Cheesecake”
SECOND PLACE: Megan Morgan  “Cranberry White Chocolate Cheesecake”
THIRD PLACE: Lisa Jolley  “Maple Brown Butter Pecan Cheesecake”

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 11 a.m.   Curry in a Hurry Challenge   presented by the N.C. State Fair

FIRST PLACE:  Meerakumari Patel "Autumn Delilght Kofta Curry"
SECOND PLACE:  Asha Sao "Golden Curry with Chicken"
THIRD PLACE: Lisa Brescia "Coconut Curry Shrimp with Coconut Rice"

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 11 a.m.   Pig in a Pot Crockpot Challenge   presented by Smithfield Foods

FIRST PLACE:  Jennifer Currie "Korean Crockpot Pork BBQ with Cucumber Kimchi"
SECOND PLACE:  Yvonne Payton-Davis "Aloha Y'all Pineapple Pork Bowls with Coconut Rice"
THIRD PLACE:  Domino Ireland "Cerdo Verde Facil - Easy Green Pork"

Friday, October 25, 2024 - 11 a.m.   Ain't No Thing But a Chicken Wing Challenge   presented by House of Raeford Farms

FIRST PLACE: Yvonne Payton  “Maple Asian Chicken Wings with Double Chili Dipping Sauce”
SECOND PLACE: Jessica Williams-Henry  “Sweet ‘N Sticky Peach Heat Wings”
THIRD PLACE: Swapna Kolimi  “Kolimi’s Confit Chicken Wings” 

Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 11 a.m.   Not Your Mama's Pimento Cheese Challenge   presented by the N.C. PTA

FIRST PLACE:  Kimberly Howell  “Esquites Pimento Cheese”
SECOND PLACE: Janel Williams  “Low Country Crabtastic Pimento Cheese”
THIRD PLACE: Nathan Haskins  “Mama Mia! Italian Pimento Cheese”

Sunday, October 27, 2024 - 11 a.m.   Ultimate Country Ham Biscuit Challenge   presented by the N.C. State Fair

FIRST PLACE: Carlette Bledsoe  "Knock Your Boots Off - Honey Butter Jalapeno Cheddar Candied Ham Biscuits with a dollop of Pimento Cheese"
SECOND PLACE:  Claire Lankford  "Harvest Harmony Country Ham Biscuits with Whipped Red-Eye Brown Butter and Apple Molasses"
THIRD PLACE:  Jill Moore  "Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Biscuits"

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