It's finally here! The results for Chef Bento 2014 are out and it's time to discover who the grand winners are!
This 6th edition was slightly different from our previous themes and we were very excited to see each contestant personal ideas and way of cooking these limited ingredients. Really, Thank you all for your awesome bento(s)!
Congratulations to Maeda Noriko (Japan) and Trescases Joan (International) for their gorgeous creations! We're definitively looking forward to meet you in Kyoto!
There is more though: you can now vote for your favorite bento among the 10 finalists.
check out scotchbrandmakeamazingcontest.com and see how all the entries in the contest are viewable to everyone. That is how a contest should be run.
Another thought about this contest. As an artist, I would have loved to have viewed all the bento submissions. I love to compare my work against other artists, and perhaps glean a few good ideas for making bentos in the future. If we cannot see all the submissions, then that makes it not really worth the time to submit a bento, especially if we do not understand, or agree with the taste of the judges.
There were several other problems with this contest. The main problem was the decision to extend the deadline by days. This decision was not fair to everyone who met the deadline, especially if winners were chosen from the group of people who did not bother to meet the first deadline. Picking winners from a pool of entries that did not adhere to the set rules, horizontal format, one extra ingredient, etc. makes a mockery of the contest, and was extremely unprofessional of the judges.
I’m disappointed, too. And I don’t know if I’m going to participate anymore…
Will there be honorable mentions?
However, since none of the finalst followed the rules I’m not going to vote!
This years Chef Bento was a great disappointment.
I’m hopinhg for next year.