Good news, cheese lovers – Ile de France has announced its new contest, which will award a full party prize pack including various cheeses, Boska Hollan cheese tools, cds and more for a total package that’s worth $300.

To win, simply submit three reasons why your party is worthy of the gourmet fromage prize pack!

The Ile de France Cheese Team will pick one winner per week through the end of September – and one bonus winner will be picked from among all the contest’s participants.

So, if you’re planning a party, charity event, anniversary, birthday, farewell, welcome home or any other type of celebration where fine French cheese could be savored by the guests – enter the contest today!

And, if you don’t win this week, keep trying each week through the end of September! Each week is a new chance to win!

Good luck!

Dear food lovers, and cheese fans

Ile de France announces its new recipe contest: Spring follies!
There is $500 cash and 3 cheese baskets to win (2 baskets at $200 value and 1 basket at $100 value)!

To participate, send us the following to recipe@iledefrancecheese.com before the 29th of April 2009.
1 picture or 1 video and your recipe (the text) with Ile de France cheese (goat, brie or camembert), your name and address*

One suggestion from us: be creative in the way you pair and use spring ingredients and let the spring blossom in your recipes!

The Ile de France community will start the rating of the entries on the 1st of May.

Here is the list of prizes you can win:

1st Grand prize: $500 cash check
For the the recipe that obtains the most points, received via rating (Points are awarded from 1-5, and total scores are calculated at the end of the contest).

2nd Grand prize: a $200 value cheese basket with freshly cut cheeses and IDf cheeses
For the recipe that obtains the second most number of points received via rating (Points are awarded from 1-5, and total scores are calculated at the end of the contest).

3rd Grand prize: a $100 value cheese basket with freshly cut cheeses and IDF cheeses
For the recipe that obtains the third most number of points received via rating (Points are awarded from 1-5, and total scores are calculated at the end of the contest).

Special Prize: a $200 value cheese basket with freshly cut cheeses and IDF cheeses
For the recipe that the Ile de France Chef’s Team select as their favorite.  (The Ile de France Chef’s Team will make a decision based on creativity, styling and photo/video presentation).

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