Refreshments were provided by Lebanese Taverna Market. Door prizes were tickets to A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Washington Shakespeare Theater. Contest prizes consisted of copies of DamGood Sweet: Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth, New Orleans Style, written by contest judge David Guas of Bayou Bakery. Other prizes were coupons for Bakeshop, owned and operated by contest judge Justin Stegall, and for Lebanese Taverna Market.
Note: In some instances we failed to record the names of those submitting entries. If your name is missing from your entry in one of the photographs below, please contact us at suza1@comcast.net. We'll add your name to the appropriate caption immediately.
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| Ready for the judges. |
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| Contest judge David Guas, from Bayou Bakery. |
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| Contest judge Justin Stegall from Bakeshop. |
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| The scene on the balcony. |
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| The scene on the balcony. |
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| Prize-winner Grace D. |
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| The Dragon in the Volcano, by Kate Kilmo. Submitted by Grace D. and Sophie S. Awarded "Best Individual Entry (Under 13)." |
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| Prize-winner Brigid U. |
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| The Life of "Pie", by Yan Martel. Submitted by Brigid U. Awarded "Best Individual Entry (Teen)." |
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| Prize-winners Aaron and Cindy Burgstein, with daughters Naomi and Talia. |
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| The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexander Dumas. Submitted by the Burgstein family. Awarded "Best Family Entry." |
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| Prize-winner Micheal Gessel. |
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| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum. Submitted by Michael Gessel. "Best Individual Entry (Adult)" |
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| The Very Hungry Catterpillar, by Eric Carle. Submitted by Tracey Vail. Awarded "Best in Show (Adult)" and "Viewers' Choice." |
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| The Very Hungry Catterpillar, by Eric Carle. Submitted by Elena L. and Charlotte U. Award "Best Group Entry (Under 13)." |
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| Prize-winner Karen Sullivan. |
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| Owly, by Andy Runton. Submitted by Karen Sullivan. Awarded "Best in Show (Staff)." |
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| Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney. Submitted by Tyler V. Awarded "Best in Show (Under 13)." |
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| A Separate "Piece", by John Knowles. Submitted by Michael Wershon. |
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| Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens. |
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| The Book of Brownies, by Enid Blyton. Submitted by Malva de Boos. |
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| Cannery Row, by John Steinbeck. Submitted by Jennie Rothschild. |
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| Middlemarch, by George Eliot. Submitted by Judith Judson. |
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| The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Hungry Bear, by Dan and Audrey Wood. Submitted by the Bushkov family. |
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| Strawberry Shortcake and the Big Balloon Race, by Elizabeth Winthrop. |
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| Anatole, by Eve Titus. |
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| The Life of Pi, by Yan Martel. Submitted by Shubhda Fajfar. |
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| I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato, by Lauren Child. Submitted by Samantha C. |
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| Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Submitted by Macey O. |
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| Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss. |
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| The Gingerbread Man, by Jim Aylesworth. Submitted by "Abby and Mommy and Nora." |
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| The Seven Silly Eaters, by Mary Ann Hoberman. |
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| Ten Apples Up On Top, by Dr. Seuss. |
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| Chocolate Chippo Hippo, by Vincent Andriani. Submitted by Katie W. |
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| A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess. Submitted by Shubhda Fajfar. |
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| The "Holey" Bible. Submitted by Michael Wershon. |
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| Eats, Shoots & Leaves, by Lynne Truss. Submitted by Shubhda Fajfar. |
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| "The Arena" from The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. Submitted by Jessica B. |
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| Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Submitted by the de Boor family. |
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| The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov. Submitted by Jennie Rothschild. |
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| Michael and Marcy Gessel with sons Ben, Robby, and Daniel. |
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| The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger. Submitted by the Gessel family. |
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| Peter Pan-cake, by James M. Barrie. Submitted by the Gessel family. |
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| "One Ring To Rule Them," from Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Submitted by Daniel G. |
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| Seabiscuit, by Laura Hillenbrand. Submitted by Suzanne Embree. |
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| Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand. Submitted by Suzanne Embree. |
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Volunteer contest assistants Hayley S., Annabel H., and Bennet L. Other volunteer helpers were Lily N., Kathleen B., Molly B., and Annie G. All are members of Yorktown High School's chapter of the National Honor Society. |
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| Macey O. consumes her entry after the contest. |