Denver, CO – November 13, 2007 – The United States Potato Board is inviting professional chefs to show off their state’s unique cuisine – and their favorite potato dish – by entering the U.S. Potato Board’s 50 States of Potato Recipe Contest. The Grand prize winner will win a trip to Napa Valley to attend the World’s of Flavor Conference at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in November 2008. Additionally, the first prize winner will receive $500, the second prize winner will receive $250, and the winner from each state will have their (one per state) recipe featured right here on the U.S. Potato Board’s foodservice website, www.potatogoodness.com.

From Wisconsin Cheese Mashed Potatoes to Alaskan Salmon Potato Cakes, the winning recipes will be those that best showcase the versatile potato in the entrant’s home state’s cuisine. Recipes will be judged on their regional flare, creativity and originality, taste and presentation.

The contest begins January 1, 2008 and entries are due no later than May 31, 2008. For complete rules and entry form, click here.

or write to:

50 States of Potato Recipe Contest
Attn: A. Kleckner
1050 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111