The Cook with Us team @offoodandart, @pandamama and @chefsteve want to thank everyone for an incredible first season. You guys are awesome and we love you! We are so proud that in 14 weeks we have attracted such wonderful people to Cook with Us. The community has grown so much and everyone has been sharing such creative and delicious foods. Since the Cook with Us community is so diverse, we have been learning so much about foods from all around the world each week. It is truly an honor for us to host this contest for the Steemit community and we appreciate all the effort you put into each entry. We also love all the stories you all have been sharing with your entries. These stories let us get to know you better and they also bring your recipes to life. When we get the background story to your dish, we get to experience it on a more intimate level. We can imagine the place, sounds, smells and the taste so much better. Thank you for opening up and letting us experience food from your point of view. We look forward to growing our friendships with you and welcoming new people into the Cook with Us community as we go forward.

We would like to give a shout out to our sponsors, @zord189, @sneakyninja and @jznsamuel. With the generous support of our sponsors we were able to increase the prizes for the contest in the last few weeks. We are constantly working on finding new sponsors so we can make Cook with Us even better and so we can reward your incredible efforts even more. We feel that you all deserve much more for your efforts and we will continue to add to the rewards when we can. If anyone is interested in sponsoring Cook with Us or if you know someone that might be interested, please contact us on our discord channel.

Before we get to this week’s winners, we would like to remind you that we are on vacation! Enjoy a couple of weeks off and we will see you in July. Please stay tuned to our posts as we will be releasing the upcoming calendar soon as well as announcing some incredible news!

OK, let's see who the winners are this week!

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And The WINNER Is...

Sushi Burrito by @pusteblume

Congratulations @pusteblume you are the winner this week! You will receive 5 SBD for placing first and you will advance to the winner's circle.

@pusteblume, Your sushi burrito was such a creative dish. We felt that the dish had amazing flavors and a beautiful presentation. Thank you for your entry and we look forward to seeing you in July.

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The Second Place Winner is...

Scotch Egg Pastries by @slowcookingchef

@slowcookingchef, Congratulations for being the second place winner. You will receive 3 SBD this week.

@slowcookingchef, We loved your take on a traditional Scotch egg. We also appreciate the background information in your post. Thank you for your entry and we look forward to seeing you in July.

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And in Third Place...

Mini carob crepes w/ Maqui nice cream + strawberries by @celestialcow

Congratulations @celestialcow! You have won third place this week and you will receive 1 SBD.

@celestialcow, your vegan dessert was amazing. We liked your flavorful crepe and the “nice cream” that you made. You have so much skill in making delicious and satisfying vegan dishes. We love seeing your vegan creations and we appreciate that you are here and sharing your food with us. Thanks for your entry and we look forward to seeing you in July.

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The Winner's Circle Champion is!…

Chicken Potstickers and the BEST dipping sauce on earth by @whattheduck

Congratulations @whattheduck, You are the Winner’s Circle Champion this week. You will each receive 5 SBD as your prize.

@whattheduck, This dish was the pinnacle of your work this season. Thank you for sharing so much with us. We look forward to what you will do next season.

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Second place in the Winner's Circle is!…

My Comforting Fajita Chicken Roulade by @foodforsoul

Congratulations @foodforsoul, You won second place in the Winner’s Circle this week. You will each receive 3 SBD as your prize.

@foodforsoul, You elevated a fajita into an elegant dish. We also thought that your salad was equally impressive. Thank you for your entry and for sharing your stories and dishes this season.

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Third place in the Winner's Circle is!…

a modernised Chinese classic by @alansthoughs

Congratulations @alansthoughs, You won third place in the Winner’s Circle this week. You will each receive 1 SBD as your prize.

@alansthoughs, We were so impressed with your modern take on a Chinese classic. You enhanced the flavor to the dumpling and added texture to the bottom. You also added incredible tastes and textures to whole dish that made version truly modern. Thank you for your entry and for being a weekly contributor to Cook with Us.

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This week you are all winners!

Since this is the end of season one we would like to show our appreciation to all the people that entered this week and did not place. Everyone that did not place will receive .5 SBD! We know how much work is involved with making quality posts and we want to say thank you. We appreciate that you are part of this community and we enjoy reading your posts. We look forward to seeing you in July for season two.

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Acknowledgements

There were many people that helped us to get this competition up and running. We would like to say a BIG thank you to them all and express our sincere gratitude for their contributions.
We are delighted with the caricatures made for us by @bazbiscuit and already people are asking where they can get these delightful little characters. Thank you Barry!
@jacklimberis made our banner and gif for us. Thank you Jack - we really appreciate all the hard and beautiful work!
Thank you @edenmichelle for making the youtube video for us.
Please follow @Jacklimberis and @bazbiscuit and @edenmichelle. We hope to add to this list of supporters of our competition. If you would like to be a supporter of @cookwithus, please contact us. We would love to hear from you.