TOP PRIZES DONATED BY SUBSURFACE PROGRESSION DIVE CENTER: - Three Grand Prize Caribbean Vacations : 8 days, 7 nights at the private Villa “Tunich-Nah”
- Three Second Place Prizes: Diving Wetsuit, Hood, Boots, and Gloves
- Three Third Place Prizes: Diving Fins, Mask, and Snorkel
- PLUS myriad prizes donated by local merchants. Every cook receives a great prize just for participating, in addition to an Abalone Festival apron and tasting tickets for your helpers.
FOR YOUR BENEFIT: The 2008 Abalone Cook-off is newer and better!
- EASIER ABALONE PREPARATION! Our new location at Noyo Harbor allows you to arrive with your abalone in the shell on Friday, be checked in as you arrive, and begin the preparation of your favorite recipe that day. You can clean the abalone at the site, marinate, or whatever your recipe requires. Just be sure you bring your abalone in the shell to the Noyo site to be checked in.
- NEW LOCATION! You’ll enjoy the new surroundings at Noyo Harbor, the same location where the annual Salmon BBQ is held.
- REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT! The $25 entry fee is refundable if you, #1: Show up (not a no-show), and #2: Make sure your site is clean when you depart. You may choose to have your deposit returned to you, or may opt to donate the fee to MAPA for our educational programs.
GIFT BASKET!: Each booth will receive a gift basket with one 2008 Abalone Apron, a 2008 Abalone Certificate, and surprises.
2007’S Popular Upgrades Included for 2008:
- PUNCH CARDS FOR JUDGES: Chefs and judges raved about the ease of using the punch cards.
- CELEBRITY JUDGING PANEL: “Fairer than ever!” cooks from 2007 exclaimed. The Three Grand Prizes (one for each color group) will be voted on and awarded by a select Celebrity Judging Panel. The People’s Choice Awards will determine the winners of the remaining prizes.
Your contribution as a chef in the cook-off benefits you because:
- You have the opportunity to win one of the three Grand Prizes, plus many other prizes generously donated by Subsurface Progression Dive Center and the local community
- You and your friends can have a wonderful time at a unique event.
- Your participation helps enable MAPA to provide invaluable nature programs and exhibits in our local State Parks to promote better sustainability and protection of our parklands and coastal ecosystems, including the marine game habitat of the Red Abalone.
MAPA
PO Box 1387, Mendocino, CA 95460
Phone: 707.937.4700 Cell: 707.272.5397 Fax: 707.937.3845
Email: mapa@mendoparks.org Website: http://www.mendoparks.org
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