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2006 GILROY GARLIC FESTIVAL COOK-OFF
 
CCC'ers always manage to do quite well at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, an increasingly popular annual event that takes place in Gilroy, the Garlic Capitol of California. This year was no different .... CCC'ers who participated were Elaine, Michaela, Lisa, Judy, Roxanne, Jamie & George.

An added feature of this year's competition was to be the ability of the ordinary citizen to go online and view the competition via a web cam.  While the actual implementation of this feature did not seem to work as planned, it's potential use in future competitions will make it easier for the masses to actually feel the excitement of a competition from the easy chair in their home.



Contest winners Michaela (2nd Place), Jennifer( Grand Prize winner and a non-CCC'er who will be joining us), and Jamie (3rd Place) pose with their awards.

Roxanne Chan, Lisa Grant, Elaine Sweet, and Michaela Rosenthal (as they announce Michaela won second place).
   

Michaela is all smiles after winning 2nd prize at Gilroy. Lobster Medallion, Chipotle Butter Corn Cake Stack with Roasted Garlic-Lime Beurre Blanc and Roasted Jalapeno & Red Pepper Relish is the entry that earned CCC member Michaela Rosenthal, of Woodland Hills, Calif.  2nd prize.  
   
Judy happy she's ready to send her dish to judges. Jennifer, Elaine, & Michaela in the background
The judges table
   
The display table
Jamie, Elaine, & helper
   
George, Judy, helper, and Roxanne Jamie, Judy, Elaine, Michaela, Roxanne, Jenifer, Lisa and George are all smiles after their recipes have been sent to the judges
   
Jennifer & Michaela with their helpers Roxanne chatting with her helper as press looks on
   
Jennifer preparing her grand prize appetizer Elaine's dish needs stirred
   
George, Jamie, Lisa with their helpers
Roxanne and Bock

 

   
Elaine having trouble with her stove
Lisa hard at work preparing her wonderful dish
   
 
Lisa & Mr. Garlic