Eat, Drink & Be Hubbalicious - contest starts June 1st!

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   Jason Menayanposted 14 years ago

   Hey everyone,
   
   You might have noticed that a link to the upper-right and on your My Account page point you to the Food topic page. The Eat, Drink and Be Hubbalicious Contest begins a week from today, Tuesday, June 1st!
   
   As you might surmise from the name, page its hosted on, and my not-too-subtle hints in this past week's newsletter, this contest will focus on all those things we love to eat and drink. Not only recipes, though: the first week, for instance, will focus on Cooking Ingredients, while week 2 will be dedicated to Cooking Techniques. Take a look at the Topic Calendar to see what's coming (yes, you can begin working on Hubs for these as soon as you'd like, but you must publish them for the first time in the right 24-hour window).
   
   There are three new things with this contest, compared to March's Helpful Health Hubs contest:
   
   * We will have a Daily Puzzle every day in the Forums. I will put out a culinary clue and the first person who guesses it correctly (you're entitled 3 guesses each) will get the equivalent of 3 Hubs' worth of entries into the Daily Drawing for $50 for the day. I'll post an example soon. The Daily Puzzle will get posted at about noon in a new thread.
   
   * The countries eligible has broadened: see the Official Rules. In short, if you don't live in a small number of jurisdictions that are ineligible, and you live in a country where you can accept and handle a PayPal payment, then you're eligible! We're excited to have the broadest swathe of Hubbers possible to participate in this contest.
   
   * You can publish up to 5 eligible Hubs per day (instead of 3, from before). So, for you power publishers, there will be a greater chance to win the Daily Drawing.
   
   Again, you will be able to participate both in the contest and in the HubMob if you like. You will just have to follow the usual HubMob instructions as posted by Princessa, and then categorize your Hubs correctly for each day you would like to enter and make sure it's published at the right time. Watch for Princessa's HubMob post in the Forums.
   
   Questions? Ask them here so we can all start on June 1st at noon with every bit of confidence!

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      indian cookingposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      That's awesome! If i win or not does not matter. At least this would give me some extra push i need to reach 100 hubs.

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      liriaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Wow! It's a great thing that you decided to make use of this forum to promote such an opportunity to share everything and anything about food and other related topic. I would surely like to join in - I might learn some cooking techniques from all of you guys.

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      Mama Sezposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      What a great welcome back treat for an absentee hubber like me.  I will surely be busy hubbing again.  Thank you Hubpages

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      creativelyccposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      This sound like a lot of fun!  Another one of my favorite things to do is cooking and I'm already working on a hub for one of my favorite Italian dishes.  Count me in!

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      Angela Harrisposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Just to clarify, we can "start a new hub" by posting it on the site now. And don't hit the 'publish' button until the appropriate 24 hour contest day? Am I understanding this correctly?
      
      Thanks. And loving the contest!

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         Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yes, you can begin working on a Hub now, but don't hit that Publish Now button (even for a second!) until the right 24-hour window. You can leave them unpublished in your account until then.

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            Angela Harrisposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Cool beans, thanks again! Back to hubbing!

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   akirchnerposted 14 years ago

   Sounds like a winner!

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   Michael Willisposted 14 years ago

   This sounds like a Contest I can get into!!! I have looked at the schedule for the weeks and have decided on the weeks I am most interested in.
   Being back to work full-time, limits my time here, but I do plan to get started already.
   Thanks Hub Team!

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      wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thats' a good problem to have
      
      
      good for you. But, we'll miss you on the house boat.

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   rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

   exciting!! wow, HP will be one great big cookbook!
   
   this is great. thanks for posting early.

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   dohn121posted 14 years ago

   I really want to enter regardless, but is there any way I can enter a pre-existing/already published hub?

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      pinkyleeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah I was wondering the same thing

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      Adamgreenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You can't enter a hub that's already been published, you can prepare hubs for entry on the days outlined, though. Good luck!

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   dutch84posted 14 years ago

   This is awesome. Everyone loves food, so what a great way to attract more readers!

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   rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

   if it's like last time, no, it has to be entered between a 24 hour period on the date of topic. I'm sure it's explained in the official rules.

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      Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      That's correct, rebekahELLE. It must be first-published within a specified 24-hour window for each topic, so already published Hubs are not eligible.

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   N. Ramiusposted 14 years ago

   Maybe I'll win this time.

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   IzzyMposted 14 years ago

   So is someone living in Spain allowed to enter? Paypal is no problem here.

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      Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Looking at the Official Rules, it seems that way to me.

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    Jason Menayanposted 14 years ago

    I'd like to draw attention to our judges panel for the contest, some of the best food bloggers and restaurant critics out there!
    
    Jules Clancy
    Blogger, Stone Soup
    
    John Birdsall
    SFoodie Editor, SF Weekly
    
    Phil Vettel
    Restaurant Critic, The Chicago Tribune
    
    Joy Wilson
    Blogger, Joy the Baker
    
    Tracey Wilhelmsen
    Blogger, Tracey's Culinary Adventures
    
    These folks both know food, and they know how to write about it! Be sure to put your best foot forward and write some amazing stuff; only the best will be presented to our panel of judges for their perusal...

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    IzzyMposted 14 years ago

    Wow!
    Pity I know a lot more about health than I do about food LOL

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       shazwellynposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Same here Izzy! lol

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    Jason Menayanposted 14 years ago

    Here's a sample of a Daily Puzzle clue:
    
    What is this food?
    
    

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       rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       "The Daily Puzzle:  In an appropriately-named Forum thread posted at noon (PT) every day, a food-related puzzle will be posted. The first participant to solve the puzzle correctly, in the body of a forum post in the same thread, will be granted 3 additional entries in the day's Daily Drawing, as if 3 eligible Hubs had been published."
       
       so the entry for the daily drawing would be for that day? the one that begins at noon?
       
       here is a handy foxclock add-on if you want to have times handy in your status bar. I downloaded it during the last contest and it's very nice to glance at the bottom of the screen and see the time.
       https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1117/

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          Princessaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks for that link rebekahELLE.  I've just downloaded the clock, it is a great addition for the contest and also personally as I always have trouble figuring out the time to call relatives around the world!

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          Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          A contest day begins on noon of that day (Pacific time, as always) and ends at 11:59am the subsequent day. The drawing for that contest day happens after that day has closed, and will include the winner of the Daily Puzzle that occurred during that contest period.
          
          So, on June 1st at noon, Day 1 starts and Beans & Grains Ingredients Hubs can be published. At around that time, I'll post the Daily Puzzle for June 1st in the Forums, too. On June 2nd at 11:59am, Day 1 closes, and there will be a drawing for the Daily Drawing winner. The Daily Puzzle winner will get 3 extra entries in the Daily Drawing.

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    IzzyMposted 14 years ago

    spare ribs?

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       Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Those would be some gangrenous spare ribs...
       
       Nope!

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          barryrutherfordposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          cryptic mmmmm

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             barryrutherfordposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             someones colonoscopy photos

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    wesleycoxposted 14 years ago

    Lettuce

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       Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Nope!

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    IzzyMposted 14 years ago

    Well...the picture is green-ish..if not lettuce some other green thing...like a close-up photo - sideways - of a green flower. Or part of a green flower?
    No, it's a clam! Seafood.

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    Marisa Wrightposted 14 years ago

    Cucumber?

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       Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       You've got it!
       
       Here's the source picture: Flickr.
       
       The first week will have visual clues like this one, and the rest of month will have text clues.
       
       Nice job, Marisa - good eye!

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    IzzyMposted 14 years ago

    Wow! That did not look like a cucumber. Kudos Marissa!

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    Beth100posted 14 years ago

    This is going to be tantalizing fun!  Like the visual clues too Jason!  mmmmm....foooooddddd...

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    Zsuzsy Beeposted 14 years ago

    Thank you hubpages Team. It looks like we're going to have a busy  month of June.

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    Twenty One Daysposted 14 years ago

    To be perfectly honest, this is my cup of tea.
    I am slightly curious about the foodie competitors.
    -muahahahahaha-
    
    

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    habeeposted 14 years ago

    This is awesome! I can hardly wait!!

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    AEvansposted 14 years ago

    Oh Boy! I am up for a contest how exciting!

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    Pearldiverposted 14 years ago

    Oh great.... The Apron comes out of retirement
    
    What regional sector have you included NZ and Australia in?
    
    What restaurants are bidding for our original recipes and Will royalties be involved?

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    soni2006posted 14 years ago

    I think India is in the list of eligible countries now. Paypal is working over here.
    
    I am ready for the contest, need to tie up my shoes now.

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    Research Analystposted 14 years ago

    Great contest, I love to eat so its a perfect creative inspirational idea.

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    lxxyposted 14 years ago

    Perhaps I shall dish on about alien cuisine...

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       Hauntyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       lol, please do. I love recipes from authentic sources.

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    dohn121posted 14 years ago

    Klingon peaches???    I kill me

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    lxxyposted 14 years ago

    I'll get right on it....tomorrow.

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    lelanew55posted 14 years ago

    I have a question to Jason Manayan. I have a question. The first week's title Ingredients, what about the ingredients? What are we supposed to write about? Is it how to prepare the ingredients or what? I am a bit puzzled?

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       Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       If you look at the Topic Calendar on the contest page, you'll see a day-by-day breakdown of categories. For instance, on June 10th, you can publish Hubs on either barbecuing or grilling. You must not publish for the first time any hubs on barbecuing or grilling, however, before noon Pacific on Thursday, June 10th, and no later than 11:59 Pacific on Friday, June 11th.
       
       For clarification on ingredients vs cooking techniques, etc.
       
       The first week's topics are under the umbrella of Ingredients so Hubs should not include recipes, but they should include information and advice about the ingredients themselves, how to select them, how to store and prepare them, and possibly what sort of dishes they'd be appropriate for. (This is not a complete list, just some examples)
       
       So, for June 4th, one of the possible topics is Meat & Poultry. You should not write recipes including meat and poultry (recipes are for week 3), but rather talk about the different varieties of meat and poultry, the nutritional benefits and flavor profiles of them, how to select and store them, etc.

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    liswilliamsposted 14 years ago

    I don't think S. Africa gets pay pal yet, even so I'll give you guys a few foodie hubs outside of the contest.This is right up my street.

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       tonymac04posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Paypal doesn't pay out in South Africa, though, of course, they will accept your money from here! It's a pity that this makes us ineligibloe for this contest, as there are quite a few of South African writers who have food-related Hubs and are interested to write them - you, me, JustRodney, just to name three of us!
       We'll just have to do our foodie Hubs outside of the contest. Pity about that!

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          Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          We've tried to be as inclusive as possible. Maybe PayPal will eventually be extended to South Africa, too, so our South African Hubbers can participate in future contests.
          
          HubMob will be running the same topics for the entire month of June, so you can participate unofficially. And remember, the real value of participating in our contests is the long-term value of the Hubs you've published.

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    katiem2posted 14 years ago

    This is a fantastic idea and I guess I'll just have to show off a few of my cooking skills...  Perfect timing, everyone loves to cook in the summer time.... Looking forward to some great tips and techniques.   Thanks and Peace

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    barryrutherfordposted 14 years ago

    I am still stumped as to why so many have already "posted food hubs " already, surely they wont count it has to start from the 1st June  right ?

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       Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I noticed that too, Barry.  You're absolutely right, the only Hubs that count are the ones which are published in the right category and sub-category, on the exact day for that topic.
       
       So anyone who's publishing food Hubs now is missing a great opportunity.

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    wyanjenposted 14 years ago

    I have a suggestion:
    
    If there was a 24 hour countdown clock for each day's topic, there would be less confusion (at least on my part) about time zone conversion.
    I do have my little postie note stuck on my monitor, but it seems so low tech.
    
    

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       Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       There will be one - Fawntia built it!

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          barryrutherfordposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Thats good because I as you know will be posting from Australia we are 10 hours +ahead of Greenwich Mean TIme (GMT)

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          wyanjenposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Awesome.
          
          I'm not even sure what time it is in my own zone sometimes. Time flies when you're staring at a monitor

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    soni2006posted 14 years ago

    Frankly speaking, I am not clear about the timings.
    
    "the day's topic begins at noon (PT) that day and continues until 11:59 a.m. the subsequent day. "
    
    So what is the noon PT time according to PST time clock, check here: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.in/time-zo … ific-time/
    
    Is there anyone who can help?

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       Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Soni, it's very simple. You don't need to worry about trying to calculate time differences.
       
       When the contest starts, just come to HubPages and look at the contest page.  It will tell you what day it is (their time) and what the current topic is.  Last time, it was always updated accurately so I'm sure it will be this time.

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          soni2006posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks a lot Marisa.

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       SiddSinghposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hi Soni,
       
       PT is GMT minus 7, and IST is GMT plus 5.30. This means that IST is 12.30 hrs PLUS PT.
       
       Put it simply, when it is 12.00 Noon according to PT (on say, Sunday), it will be 00.30 (half past midnight) on Monday in India (IST).
       
       
       I hope it is clear now
       
       It is a good window for anyone based in India.

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          soni2006posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks SiddSingh. It's all clear now.

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    Purple Perlposted 14 years ago

    I am ready to dive in! Glad that Indians like me can take part this time.

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       soni2006posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       But Purple Perl could you please tell me if Paypal is working fine in India. HP is only paying via Paypal and there were some problems going on with Paypal and RBI (Reserve Bank of India) since last 3 to 4 months. The issue has been resolved or not?

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          SiddSinghposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Soni,
          
          The issue has been very amicably resolved - it was but a temporary glitch.
          
          There are absolutely no issues as of now - I have been using Paypal regularly - and it is working just fine.

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             soni2006posted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Thanks SiddSingh.

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          Purple Perlposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Soni,
          
                   Yes, I agree with SiddSingh. Paypal is no longer an issue. I received payments last month.

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    Twenty One Daysposted 14 years ago

    "a great chef is a patient one." -Me.
    Am looking forward to this competition, without the Bravo TV commercials.

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    Princessaposted 14 years ago

    Almost ready to make the HubMob post for the week. 
    
    Those who want to take part in the Weekly HubMob and qualify to enter the contest please DO make sure that your hubs are posted on the right frame time for the daily subtopic. 
    
    Those of you who don't qualify for the contest, remember that you can always join in the fun via the Weekly HubMob... I'll be waiting there for you for  a Hubbalicious week/month

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       soni2006posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks a lot Princessa. You are always a great help and support.

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          Princessaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          and you have always been a great HubMobster Soni

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             soni2006posted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Thank you Princessa.

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       barryrutherfordposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       What time would that be for me I think we are nine hours ahead here in Brizzie Australia or does it not matter fore me ?

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          Princessaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I am a bit confused about times as well.  I am in France (GMT+1) so it can get a bit complicated
          
          Better to have a good read at the contest rules as it is very important to post your hub within the frame time.
          
          It might be an idea to wait until the "The Daily Puzzle" is posted by Jason every day to be sure that you are in a correct time frame.

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             soni2006posted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Yes that will be a great idea.

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    khmohsinposted 14 years ago

    Hey.. how to enter.. please tell me...

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       lelanew55posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Just click on the blue "contest" on top od your hub page and it will give you all the info, that you need.

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    kirstenblogposted 14 years ago

    I will be having a look as I actually have a summer recipe hub in mind anyway. The light in the kitchen last evening was pretty god for making my veggies look yummy . So as my camera was easily at hand I took some pics and figure it could make a hub. I am not clear if a recipie hub with pics of the food as its being done (to tempt the belly ) would fit for this first weeks contest? I assume I can publish anytime in the first week of June? I will go read some more on this so I don't miss the chance to enter the contest

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       Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Kirstenblog: No, recipes aren't the topical focus until the 3rd week, and even then, you must publish according to the Topic Calendar on the contest page. The first week is about ingredients. Please see the contest page for an explanation about what goes in an ingredients Hub.
       
       If the Hub you've discussed is a set of vegetarian recipes, then you should publish it no earlier than noon on June 21st and no later than 11:59 a.m. on June 22nd. And make sure it's categorized correctly!

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    MJoyceposted 14 years ago

    getting ready to hit published on my hub......

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    rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

    exciting to be starting a new contest. thanks for giving us ideas for each week's theme. I just read over the rules and noticed there is no criteria as to what should be included as last time. it simply says it should be unique from other HubPages and web pages.
    I am assuming we should include information like last time, videos, links, images, etc? (sorry if this was already addressed in this thread, I didn't read through all of it.)
    
    good luck to everyone. it's a fun ride.

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       rmcrayneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       The contest page
       
       http://hubpages.com/topics/food/1491

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          rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          thanks rm. I even read that and missed it! 
          
          Judges will be looking for engaging writing, accurate information and excellent presentation, with judicious use of images (especially your own!), video, tabular information, links and other rich media elements available too.
          
            you're welcome princessa!
          it's nice to glance down and see what time it is around the world.

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    calicoasterposted 14 years ago

    This sounds like fun. The world has so much diversities everywhere, right from the places, people and culture to the varieties in food. I was traveling plenty of places since past two weeks and will be heading to Germany this weekend. The food topic for the June contest and hubmob is surely gonna be enriched with the world class flavors and delicacies. I wish all the best to everyone here!! .. Chow chow!!

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    Jason Menayanposted 14 years ago

    It's 12:30 am June 1st Pacific Time, so there's about 11 1/2 hours to go before the contest begins and your first eligible Hubs should be published!
    
    Note: We will have a countdown timer on the contest page that gives you an approximate amount of time you have left to publish Hubs on the topic for the day (see what it will look like below - it is just an example snapshot). You can use the linked topic in that same countdown timer box as a shortcut to start a correctly-categorized Hub.
    
    See you in about 11 1/2 hours for the first Daily Puzzle, as well! (It will not be in this thread, but in a new thread with an appropriate title)
    
    

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    abidareacodeposted 14 years ago

    I came to know about this contest only now.But wish to post some hubs on the topic on coming days.

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    Pamela99posted 14 years ago

    I am confused about the date/time due for the hub contest.  I printed the topics off with the dates when we first started.  Now it seems the days don't always match.  Does 12:00 PST start the day for the topic listed for that date?  I wonder if all the hubs I wrote are even in the contest because I don't think I understood the date.  Now they are listed with the day I noticed today so maybe that will help but I wrote one on sweet potatoes posting in probably around noon first before I saw the day calendar.

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       Jason Menayanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       The Topic Calendar shows the day at which each contest day starts at noon; the contest day's topic finishes the next day at 11:59am (all times Pacific).
       
       If you are wondering if any particular Hub was included in any particular day's contest, I'm happy to check for you. Just email me the specifics.

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    strutzasposted 14 years ago

    Great post! it looks very fun, everyone loves food.

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