Jim Webster, local foodie, Trib St. Pete Times writer, and Gastroblogger needs your votes. He’s a quarterfinalist in Mario Batali’s “Ultimate Grilling Challenge.” Help make sure Tampa is represented in Texas during the final cookoff.
From Laura Reiley -
“You can watch his video here, but there have been some technical difficulties with the online voting process. For this reason, a new method of voting has been implemented. Registrants are now directed to send their ratings of the Quarter Finalist videos to info@mariobatali.com. Registrants must insert “VOTE” in the subject line and the name of each Quarter Finalist(s) and number of stars in the body of the e-mail. All of the terms and conditions set forth in Mario’s Ultimate Grilling Challenge Official Rules still apply.”
“if you are just tuning in, i among seven quarterfinalists in the contest for my recipe, which includes orange-fennel sausage stuffed inside a butterflied pork tenderloin, which is wrapped in pancetta. if i am in the top three in voting, i move to the semifinals, and if i win there, i will win a trip to texas to cook with mario at a tailgate party.”
hey, thanks for the plug! i made it to the semis. the winner will be announced on the rachael ray show. i am hearing that it will be on the episode of oct. 17, but that is not set in stone as yet.
thanks to everyone who voted, i’m really excited.
(btw, i’m with the times, not the trib. lots of friends at the trib, but i’m not there.)
whoops! Thanks for pointing that out.
And, congratulations on making it to the semi-finals!
thanks. it has been a surreal ride. i can’t wait until the announcement. it’s going to drive me nuts.