If cooking is an art form, our culinary artists definitely outdid themselves this year with many deliciously prepared entries tantalizing our judges taste buds and all who came to partake of this year’s holiday feast.

Shangri-La's 2009 Holiday Cook-Off Judges

We’d like to thank all of our wonderful judges who took time to sample and judge the various entries. With all the good food, we are sure it wasn’t an easy job, but we are sure they all enjoyed their work!

We also want to congratulate all the winners, of course, and thank everybody who entered, helped out and participated in another great cook-off. Hope to see everybody again next year!

Following is a list of this year’s judges, our cook-off winners and some photos of the event.

Shangri-La 2009 Holiday Cook-Off Judges (in alphabetical order):

Jason Beyrouty – AKT
Chad Casady – PH Tech
Scott Cantonwine – Shangri-La Board Member
Peter Courtney – Oregon State Senator
Rene’ Duboise – Oregon DHS
Hunter Emerick – Attorney
Sam Skillern – Salem Leadership
Ross Stout – Shangri-La Board Member
Brad Temple – PH Tech
Bill White – SAIF Corp.
Sharon – Central Auto

Shangri-La 2009 Holiday Cook-Off Winners (sorted by entry category):

Chili:
Jane Stone – 1st Place
Chris Gonzales – 2nd Place
David Ness – 3rd Place

Soup:
Vanessa Stockton – 1st Place
Teri Marsh – 2nd Place
Russ Estep – 3rd Place

Cook’s Choice:
Michele Dempsey – 1st Place
Margie Paulson – 2nd Place
Vicki Metzger – 2nd Place
Tracy Manasco – 3rd Place

Dessert
Jen Gray – 1st Place
Pam Halpin – 2nd Place
ASP Staff (Orange) – 2nd Place
Sandi Bjorkman – 3rd Place

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