American Public Television, a sponsor of Create TV, recently hosted a cooking competition inviting home cooks and professional chefs to submit a two-minute video demonstrating a favorite cooking tip or recipe. So naturally, I auditioned. Participants competed for a $1000 grand prizeย to finance the completion of a 10-episode web series to appear on CreateTV.com. ย Just this week, the winners were announced! I’m sad to say,ย ย my video was not selected, but what an opportunity it was. I’d like to congratulate the Grand Prize Winner, Jamie Isobe from Brooklyn, New York. It’s no wonder he won…his video is killer and mouthwatering! Job well done and way to go, Jamie.
Despite the outcome, I’m excited to shareย my how-to audition video: “Holy Guacamole: A Lesson in Avocados.” Thanks for watching!ย You can also get my go-to guacamole recipe here.
Losing is no fun, but every time I try and fail, I’m made better. I learn so much from participating in these auditions, and competing keeps my skills sharp. ๐ After all, I’m no stranger to chasingย my dreams–remember My Taste of Hollywoodย and my recent announcement about culinary school? I’m going to keep calm and carry on cooking, while Iย focus onย this sentiment from Thomas Edison — “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
You can check out all the winners of the Create Cooking Challenge here.
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Rebekah Lingenfelser
Georgia native Rebekah Faulk Lingenfelser is a freelance writer, entertainer and food enthusiastย who writes and speaks about her love of good food and the Coastal South. A Season 2 Contestant on ABCโs โThe Taste,โ she is the formerย Statesboro Heraldย food columnist and past host of the television program โStatesboro Cooks.โ She has appeared regularly as Celebrity Chefย at the Statesboro Main Street Farmersโ Market and written as a guest blogger for Visit Savannah andย The Local Palate.ย In addition,ย her work isย published inย Momentsย magazine and Connect Statesboro. Her culinary accomplishments are recognized in two publications: She is a featured alumna inย Georgia Southern Magazine(Spring โ14) and the โGo Girl!โ in Moments magazine (March 2104), a tabloid for moms and modern women. Lingenfelser will begin the Culinary Arts Associate Degree Program at Savannah Technical College this summer. To learn more, visitย RebekahFaulk.wix.com/RebekahFaulk.