EL RESTAURANTE’S “SASSIEST SALSA” CONTEST: OFFICIAL RULES
No purchase or subscription necessary to enter or win. Purchase/subscription does not increase chance of winning. Contest open to all restaurant industry professionals, 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.
1. TO ENTER: Beginning February 1, 2018 through midnight, July 28, 2018, you may enter the “Sassiest Salsa” Contest by creating an original salsa recipe using canned tomatoes. Contestants may enter by completing the online form at http://elrestaurante.com/sassiest_salsa_contest/ or by typing the recipe on a piece of paper and mailing it to el Restaurante, Sassiest Salsa Contest, P.O. Box 13347, Chicago, IL 60613, or by emailing it to Editor Kathleen Furore at kfurore@restmex.com. All recipes submitted must include the name of the salsa; the amount of salsa the recipe makes (must be in one- to four-cup quantities); specific instructions on how to make the salsa; a brief description of the salsa and what makes it unique; and serving suggestions (for example, can be served with chicken, etc.). PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME, NAME OF YOUR RESTAURANT, ADDRESS, PHONE AND EMAIL ADDRESS ON ALL SUBMISSIONS.
2. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Incomplete entries or entries that are illegible, inaccurate, late, lost, damaged or have postage due are void. By entering, entrants acknowledge compliance with these official rules including all eligibility requirements. All entries become the property of el Restaurante and will not be returned.
3. CONTEST GUIDELINES: Participants must develop an original recipe concept incorporating canned tomatoes and readily available ingredients. The emphasis of this contest is to stimulate new menu ideas for canned tomatoes. More than one concept/recipe may be submitted per person; but each concept/recipe must be substantially different, differing by at least three ingredients.
4. JUDGING CRITERIA & PRIZES: Recipes will be judged on taste, creativity and appropriateness for foodservice applications. The first-place winner will receive $500, a commemorative plaque, and will have their recipe featured in el Restaurante magazine. Second- and third-place winners will receive $250 each and a plaque and have their recipes published in el Restaurante magazine. Winners will be selected on or around August 1, 2018 from among all eligible entries received. Recipe must be the entrant’s original creation. Previously published recipes or recipes that have won any other award will be disqualified. Entry cannot defame or invade the rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any third party personal or proprietary rights. Judging will be conducted under the supervision of el Restaurante, whose decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this contest.
5. NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by phone, mail and/or email no later than August 15, 2018. Taxes, of any, are the sole responsibility of the winner.
6. ELIGIBILITY: Contest open to commercial restaurant owners and/or chefs (full service/casual/fast casual/quick service/fine dining/hotels and motels), and non-commercial chefs (college and university, business and industry, health care and schools) who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. This contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. By accepting the prize, the winners consent to the use of their name, recipe title and concept, biographical information, photographs and/or likenesses for advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited. By submitting an entry and/or recipe concept in connection herewith, entrant unconditionally assigns and transfers to el Restaurante all rights, title, interest and claim, which it now has or may in the future have (including, without limitation, the submitted title and recipe), whether acceptable or not regardless of the form they take, or any element(s) thereof including, without limitation, the copyright therein and further grants el Restaurante the right to use, publish, exploit and/or modify any entry and/or recipe submitted in connection herewith in any manner it wishes. el Restaurante reserves the right to modify recipes or recipe titles and publish or advertise the recipe without approval, acknowledgment or compensation unless prohibited by law. By entering entrants agree to defend, release and hold harmless el Restaurante, the sponsor and their agents from and against any claims, action and/or liability for injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from participating in this promotion (including in connection with the use and/or exploitation of the submitted recipe) or from the acceptance or use of prize awarded. el Restaurante reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of the winner. US law governs these contest rules. No transfer or substitution of prize is permitted.
7. WINNERS LIST: For the names of the winners, available on or about August 15, 2018, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: el Restaurante, P.O. Box 13347, Chicago, IL 60613, Attn: Sassiest Salsa Contest Winners Dept.