Where will you always find me on Wednesday nights now? Probably like the rest of the foodie enthusiast community: in front of the TV watching Top Chef All Stars. Bravo TV's Top Chef series returned to New York a few weeks ago for its 8th season, featuring an all-star cast of former contestants who nearly took home the top prize in past seasons. With culinary stardom on the line, these "cheftestants" return to the high-pressure world of competitive cooking for a chance at redemption.
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| Finance Foodie + Friends w/ Chef Hung (Top Chef Season 3 Champ) at Solo NYC |
The winner of Top Chef: All-Stars will receive a showcase at the annual Food & Wine showcase in Aspen AND $200,000 to pursue their culinary dreams, furnished by Buitoni. But Buitoni wants to also offer the regular viewer folks at home an opportunity to make their culinary dreams come true. By entering the "Discover Our Italian Masterpieces" contest, there is a chance to win a trip for two to Casa Buitoni in the heart of Tuscany, Italy. To enter, just visit www.Buitoni.com and share what inspires you to be creative in the kitchen when preparing and enjoying Italian cuisine.
***Giveaway***
Congrats #2 and #58! -- Janel and Serena
To help you readers get into the "Italian-mind-of-state", Buitoni and Team Finance Foodie want to give TWO lucky readers their own Italian inspired prize pack: a 2011 calendar (to start the trip planning) and TWO coupons for FREE Buitoni products.
There are THREE ways to enter:
1. REQUIRED In my comments section, tell me what your favorite Italian dish (mine is good old fashion spaghetti and meatballs!)
2. Follow Finance Foodie on Twitter (leave separate comment telling me this)
3. Reblog / Retweet this giveaway (leave separate comment telling me this)
This is a quickie before Christmas! Contest ends Friday, December 24, 2010 at 5pm EST. Winners will be chosen via random integer generator on random.org announced on the financefoodie.com site shortly afterwards that night!
Disclosure: Buitoni provided me with the calenders and product coupons for the giveaway.
spaghetti and meatballs as well!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Italian dish is a bread soup recipe - so good I'm making it tomorrow night!
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ReplyDeleteFavorite Italian dish is chickem or eggplan parmesan. lkvoyer at aol dot com
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wanna win a trip to Italy? or maybe a 2011 calendar and free @buitoni products - enter my #giveaway today! http://tinyurl.com/39eg42n
I retweeted. lkvoyer at aol dot com
Veal Parmesan is my favorite.
ReplyDeletespaghetti with lots of parmesan
ReplyDeleteI like Eggplant Parmesian.
ReplyDeleteCheese Ravioli! Or anything with truffles...
ReplyDeleteI had an amazing gnocchi the other day at Bricco so I'd have to say that gnocchi is at the top of my list these days!
ReplyDeleteI also follow you on Twitter (@funfearlessbean)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Italian dish is Spinach and Cheese Tortellini in Pesto Sauce.
ReplyDeleteAlicia Webster
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I love, love, love homemade meatballs. My mom uses my dad's grandma's recipe and they're so yummy!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Twitter. TibMay
ReplyDeletespagetti & meatballs
ReplyDeletemy favorite italian food is pizza, any kind is fine with me
ReplyDeleteI love lasagne
ReplyDeleteI love Gnocchi in a Creamy Pesto Sauce :)
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lasagna
ReplyDeleteChicken Parmigiana!
ReplyDeleteI don't watch the competition food shows so I can't relate but I can say that is is pretty cool to have met (and/or know) a contestant.
ReplyDeleteJason
My favorite is Italian Lasagna
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Thank You
Cathy Truman
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I like spegetti
ReplyDeleteI love mancotti. Thank you
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I am following on twitter (cluster77). THank you
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My favorite Italian dish is Fettucine Alfredo but I love so many others. Good, fresh pizza, my own Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Chicken and Gnocchi!
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Tweeted
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dchrisg3 @ gmail . com
I love all Italian food. My grandmother was a great cook and her wedding soup was amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love ravioli.
ReplyDeleteI love pizza.
ReplyDeleteerma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
I love minestrone, caprese salad and mushroom ravioli.
ReplyDeleteDancehottie1621@aol.com
I love Farfalle pasta with Sweet Italian Sausage with Marinara Sauce sprinkled with grated Romano/Parmesan
ReplyDeletecheese. Delish!
kat_emerick@yahoo.com
I love spaghetti and sausage suelee1998 @ gmail.com
ReplyDeleteFettucine alfredo is my fav.
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Chicken Franchese is my favorite. I love it. Thanks.
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My husband makes a killer chicken alfredo
ReplyDeleteLasagna would be my favorite Italian dish!
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My favorite Italian dish is pasta and pesto.
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Lasagna is my favorite Italian dish. Thanks for the contest.
ReplyDeleteLasagna is my favorite italian food.
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Lasagna is my favorite!
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I follow with Twitter~Deb55106
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Lasagna is my favorite
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I follow Finance Foodie on Twitter
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Lasagne is my favorite ! This calendar will replace my 2010 Italy calendar. I hope to return to Italy some day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sponsoring the contest !
reallycool3108 at yahoo dot com
My favorite italian dish is spaghetti with lots of real tomatoes and herbs. Thanks!
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Following on Twitter (@mandalarctic)
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Tweeted abt the giveaway:
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mandalarctic at gmail dot com
i love lasagna
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Chicken Parmigiana
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Follow on twitter
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My favorite is lasagna
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Lasagna is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteNancy
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Chicken parmesan is my favorite!
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Pizza is my favorite:)
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aunteegem@yahoo.com
lasagna FTW!
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Lasagna is my favorite. garrettsambo@aol.com
ReplyDeleteIs lasagna Italian? Oh, I love lasagna. And it's fun to say it phonetically: la-sag-na. Fun stuff!
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I follow on twitter - choochoo428
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Italian dish is Manicotti!
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I'm following you on Twitter @lisalmg.
ReplyDeletelisalmg25 at gmail dot com
Manicotti is my favorite Italian dish.
ReplyDeleteI follow on Twitter (mail4rosey) and I tweeted:
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Merry Christmas!
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I love gnocchi.
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My favorite Italian food is spaghetti and meatballs, also.
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ReplyDeleteI love lasagna.
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ReplyDeletemy favorite is lasagna :)
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ReplyDeleteall time favorite is pizza...
ReplyDeleteIt's my favorite food in general, especially pasta, I had some great gnocchi in a restaurant once
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following you on twitter (07violet)
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Tortellini with spinach sauce is my favorite by far. My wife has been making it for me since we were married 32 years ago and I never tire of it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Italian dish is veggie lasagna
ReplyDeleteI love Spaghetti Ajo E Ojo.
ReplyDeleteI like rigatoni with meatballs and hot sausage
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I follow you on twitter
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I tweeted
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My favorite is lasagna
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