Shoot for the Stars With the Rising Mango Star Video Contest

Shoot for the Stars With the Rising Mango Star Video Contest

One Lucky Aspiring Chef Cooks with Simply Delicioso Star Ingrid Hoffmann

ORLANDO, Fla., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Who says adults get to have all the fun in the kitchen? The National Mango Board presents the Rising Mango Star Video Contest, a cooking contest for aspiring chefs ages 8-14 to show America their mad mango cooking skills. Starting May 6, 2008, kitchen wizards duke it out for the ultimate grand prize -- a chance to appear with Simply Delicioso star Ingrid Hoffmann on television's video magazine Health & Home Report in New York City!

After dreaming up the perfect mango dish and capturing the preparation on video, kids can upload the video to YouTube.com, submit their entry via http://www.mango.org/risingstar, and see if their recipe and accompanying video make the cut. Submitted recipes can range from appetizers to desserts and anything in between, as long as they include fresh mangos. Children under the age of 13 must email only their first name and their parent or guardian's email address to jango@mango.org. The National Mango Board will obtain consent from the parents for their children's participation. When parental consent is received, instructions will be provided on how to enter.

With the contest entry closing on July 7, 2008, three finalists will be selected by the National Mango Board to fly with a parent or guardian to New York City in August to compete in a cook-off at The Institute of Culinary Education kitchens for the grand prize. The judge's panel will include three celebrity chefs, including Ingrid Hoffmann, Chef Allen "The Mango Man" Susser, and Regina Ragone, food director of Family Circle magazine. The winner will star with Ingrid Hoffmann on a television's Health & Home Report preparing their winning recipe and earn the title of top mango chef. May the brightest mango star win!

Visit http://www.mango.org/risingstar for contest rules and guidelines, submitted videos, and progress of the contest.

For more information concerning entries by children under the age of 13, see our Notice to Parent and Legal Guardian regarding the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Policy at http://www.mango.org/risingstar.

Contact: Emily Ingle
Fleishman-Hillard
[512]-495-7172
emily.ingle@fleishman.com

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Source: The National Mango Board

CONTACT: Emily Ingle of Fleishman-Hillard, +1-512-495-7172,
emily.ingle@fleishman.com, for The National Mango Board

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http://www.mango.org/

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