There are four nights of Semi-finals, consisting of three competitors each night. Competitors must utilize a set number of ingredients from a Mystery Basket. They have 25 minutes to prepare and plate an entrée, and ticket holders get a ‘taste’ portion of every meal prepared, paired with wines from Gosling’s Ltd.!

One winning competitor will be selected each night by a panel of judges to compete in the Final round. You get to vote for Audience Favourite!

There will be four competitors in the Final Round, one of which will win the title of ‘Bermuda’s Rising Chef of the Year’. read more…

Cooking at home can be a fun, challenging and rewarding affair. All you need is a good recipe, fresh ingredients, a nice bottle of wine and a little patience. Each month check out our What’s Cooking Bermuda column, courtesy of This Week in Bermuda, for a suggested evening of cooking at home.

Try cooking one or all of this month’s recipes and tell us how it/they turned out for a chance to win a “Chefs Don’t Feel Pain” cookbook by Executive Chef Jonny Roberts – owner of Bolero Brasserie. read more…

Each Semi-Final Winner will receive

• $100 Gift Certificate from the Chefs Shop

And one of the following, courtesy of Gosling’s Ltd:

• 4 Riedel Vinum wine glasses+ 2 Hand’s Bella’s Garden Shiraz
• 4 Riedel Vinum wine glasses+ Duckhorn Merlot
• 4 Riedel Vinum wine glasses+ Stag’s Leap Faye’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
• 4 Riedel Vinum wine glasses+ Don Melchor Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon read more…

Contest Rules:
Drop photos with completed entry form (entry forms available at BGA or online at www.bga.bm) and a valid receipt for (2)14oz or 15oz size Johnson’s® baby products to BGA offices at 1 Mills Creek, Pembroke. Each entry must have a valid receipt. Photo must be amateur photos no larger than 5”x 7” taken within the last year.
Contestants must be legal residents of Bermuda between newborn to four years of age.

Employees of Lindo’s Group Companies and their immediate families are not eligible to participate in contest.

The Bermuda Hospitality Institute presents Bermuda’s Rising Chef Competition.

This event is designed to promote the talent and dedication of Bermuda’s culinary professionals, and to raise funds for BHI’s educational programs which spotlight the Hospitality Industry.

For entry form, guidelines and other information, please visit the Bermuda Hospitality Institute’s website – www.bhi.bm

ENTER TO WIN 1 OF 2 $2000 TRAVEL VOUCHERS WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY 1 LITER LISTERINE MOUTHWASH!
BRING YOUR RECEIPT AS PROOF OF PURCHASE TO BGA 1 MILLS CREEK OR ENTER ONLINE AT WWW.BGA.BM TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN.

CONTEST ENDS SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Cooking at home can be a fun, challenging and rewarding affair. All you need is a good recipe, fresh ingredients, a nice bottle of wine and a little patience. Each month check out our What’s Cooking Bermuda column, courtesy of This Week in Bermuda, for a suggested evening of cooking at home.

Try cooking one or all of this month’s recipes and tell us how it/they turned out for a chance to win an Amore Bermuda Cookbook! Simply log onto www.thisweek.bm and tell us how the evening turned out by leaving us a comment, and email us your contact details at

Visiting the island? Try out the recipe when you return home but make sure to pick up any key ingredients that might only be available locally at Lindo’s. You are still qualified to win no matter where you cook from!

This month’s recipes come from Livio Ferigo’s Amore Bermuda – The Passion for Italian Cooking Cook Book, available across the island.