Cooking contests, recipe contests, and culinary events for competitive cooks.

Contest Cook
lists and resources for competitive cooks

Recipe contest, Bake-off®, cooking contest, recipe challenge, cook-off, culinary challenge, video recipe contest, even recipe rumble — no matter what the competition is called, all are fun, challenging, and potentially profitable.

Are you an amateur cook, ready to share your variation of the secret family recipe? A professional chef on the cutting edge of the latest food trend? A young person with a fresh viewpoint on healthy eating? We find contests for you to enter so you can spend your time creating more recipes! And the more recipes you can enter, the greater the possibility of you winning one of the wonderful prizes available. Be sure to follow the rules carefully to maximize your chances.

Ready to check out some contests? Click on one of the buttons below for lists of individual contests and links to the sponsors' sites. Or use the menu bar above to access all our pages.

		Contests for adult amateur cooks. These contests generally have one closing date.
		Contests for professional cooks and culinary students.
		Contests for cooks under 18 years old to enter.
		Contests with quarterly, monthly or weekly repeating judging cycles.
		Food-related contests that do not require a recipe to enter. Essays, photos, or videos may be required as part of the entry.

how to enter cooking contests