Del Monte Fresh Names Final Aspiring Chefs, Gisele Rainville and Areli Biggers, for Find Your Inner Chef Contest


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Fri. May 31st, 2013 - by Jordan Okumura-Wright

<p>Del Monte Fresh Produce, has named its third and fourth week winners for its “Find Your Inner Chef” online contest. The final winner for the four week contest is Gisele Rainville, from Drummondville, Quebec Canada and lucky number three is Areli Biggers, from Hopkinton, Massachusetts. All winners will be competing at the Cook Off Challenge in Miami, Florida on June 15th at the Miami Culinary Institute.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> <img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/hl_demonte_june_2013_BANNER.jpg" alt="images053113" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Dennis Christou, VP of Marketing, North America for Del Monte, stated, “We congratulate Areli Biggers for being selected as our third week winner!” Mr. Christou, continued, “Areli’s winning recipe, Banana Flan using Del Monte® fresh bananas is not only a testament of her impeccable taste buds, but also an example of her culinary talent. We look forward to meeting Areli in Miami and seeing her in action.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“Congratulations to our final weekly winner, Gisele Rainville!” said Mr. Christou, “Gisele’s winning breakfast recipe, Scones Ananas / Canneberges (Pineapple Cranberry Scones) using Del Monte® fresh pineapple is a complement to our chef contest. Her breakfast scones not only demonstrate her creativity, but also a great way to incorporate fresh fruit in tasty breakfast pastries. Gisele will have the opportunity to show off her special skills in Miami as she competes against three other finalists for the grand prize.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/delmotnebody053113.jpg" alt="images053113" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The “Find Your Inner Chef” consumer contest asked participants to engage in fun and fresh culinary experiences by creating or using their favorite recipe with Del Monte® fresh fruits and vegetables. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The chosen finalists' wins were the result of recipe appeal, use of Del Monte Products and the number of “likes” and tweets through social media. The Cook Off Challenge Grand Prize winner receives a retreat for two people at a Culinary Institute.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/BananaFlan-Areli.JPG" alt="images053113" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Congrats and good luck to Gisele Rainville, Areli Biggers, Karen Gulkin and Kara Adanalian! </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow for news on the grand prize winner!</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" https://www.facebook.com/DelMonteFreshProduce " target="_new"> Del Monte Fresh </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">