Napa Valley, CA — Summertime means sandwich-time as once again Mezzetta, America's number one producer of imported and domestic peppers and olives, challenges home cooks across the country to enter their best sandwich recipe into the Third Annual Mezzetta Make That Sandwich Recipe Contest.
The Grand Prize includes $25,000 and an exciting trip for two to the Napa Valley, home to Mezzetta. And, in a star-studded twist, Mezzetta enticed seven celebrity chefs to create their own inspirational sandwich recipes and compete against each other for bragging rights and a $10,000 donation to the celebrity chef's favorite charity. The winner of the Celebrity Chef Sandwich Charity Challenge will be chosen by online voters here.
"This year we asked some very accomplished chefs to throw their sandwich recipes into the ring and are so excited to see Mezzetta products used in such creative and delicious ways," says Jeff Mezzetta, President. "It's going to be tough to pick a winner from such great entries and we're sure their ideas are going to inspire our consumers who are vying for the $25,000 Grand Prize."
There will be some fierce competition among the celebrity chefs who include:
- Jody Adams from Cambridge, MA, Chef/Owner of Rialto Restaurant and competitor on this season of Bravo's "Top Chef Masters," competes for Share Our Strength with her "Sesame Eggplant in Pita with Peppers, Walnuts and Feta."
- Chris Cosentino from San Francisco, CA, Chef/Owner of Incanto Restaurant and star of Food Network's show Chef vs. City, competes for the San Francisco Conservation Corps with his "Mess Piggy with Mezzetta Pepper Schmutz."
- Stephanie Izard from Chicago, IL, Chef/Owner of The Girl & The Goat Restaurant and fourth season winner of Bravo's Top Chef, competes for Common Threads with her "Crisp Pork Sandwich with Tapenade and Sweet Pepper Aioli."
- Daisy Martinez from New York, NY, Star of Food Network's show Viva Daisy! and author of recent cookbook Daisy: Morning Noon and Night competes for the FDNY Widows and Children's Fund with her "Turkey, Bacon, and Avocado Panini with Salsa Golf."
- Jamie Oliver from London, U.K., Chef, Author and star of ABC's primetime show Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution competes for the Jamie's Food Revolution Foundation with his "My Muffaletta."
- Adam Perry Lang from New York, NY, Chef/Owner of Daisy May's BBQ and author of recent cookbook BBQ 25 competes for Turnaround for Children with his "Super Pressed and Toasted Panini with Fontina and Mezzetta Relish."
- Michael Symon from Cleveland, OH; Chef/Owner of Lola, Lolita, The B Spot, Roast, and an Iron Chef on the Food Network's show Iron Chef competes for Autism Speaks with his "Soppressata Sandwich with Mezzetta Pepper Sauce and Fried Egg."
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