Cookie Cuisine Event Announces Recipe Winners

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2014 Girl Scout Cookie Cuisine Chef Winners & Judges

ALBANY, NY (04/16/2014)(readMedia)-- Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York announces the recipe winners of the 2014 Girl Scout Cookie Cuisine event. Restaurants were challenged to create sweet or savory recipes using Girl Scout Cookies as a featured ingredient. Judges Chad O'Hara of B95.5, Charmaine Ushkow of The Times Union, and Chrissy Cavotta of FLY 92.3 juried the entries as did hundreds of event attendees who chose their favorites. The winners were:

Best Appetizer – Capital District Catering with Tuna Nacho, featuring Samoas®

Best Entrée – One Six Five at Normanside Country Club with Sonrisa Short Ribs, featuring Savannah Smiles & Dulce de Leche

Best Dessert – Yono's / dp An American Brasserie with Peanut Butter Chocolate Rendezvous, featuring Tagalongs®

People's Choice – Yono's / dp An American Brasserie with Peanut Butter Chocolate Rendezvous, featuring Tagalongs®

Most Creative Use of a Cookie - Yono's / dp An American Brasserie with Peanut Butter Chocolate Rendezvous, featuring Tagalongs®

Best Overall Dish – Carney's Tavern with Chicken Satay, featuring Do-si-dos®

Event sponsors were B95.5, The Times Union, Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. and Pepsi. For more information, sponsorship information, or to get on the mailing list for the 2015 event, contact info@gsneny.org.

About Girl Scouts:

Girl Scouts is the largest girl-serving organization in the U.S. and is focused on leadership development for girls grades K-12. Having celebrated 100 years in 2012 of building girls of courage, confidence and character to make the world a better place, Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York serves 11,000 girls and 5,000 volunteers throughout 15 counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren & Washington. Offices are located in Albany, Halfmoon, Queensbury and Plattsburgh. For more information: GSNENY.ORG or (518) 489-8110.