Culinary Competitions

noun a cooking competition where participants prepare dishes and are judged on their culinary skills

• The annual company cook-off is a highly anticipated event where employees showcase their culinary skills.
• I'm so excited for the cook-off at the family reunion this weekend, I'm going to make my famous chili!
• The cook-off at the school fundraiser is gonna be lit, I heard there's gonna be some serious competition.
• The cook-off between the two rival chefs turned into a heated battle for the title of best chef in town.

noun a cooking competition in which participants bake various dishes, often desserts, to be judged on taste and presentation

• The annual bake-off competition will take place next weekend at the community center.
• I heard there's a bake-off happening at the school fundraiser.
• I'm totally entering the bake-off at the fair this year.
• The bake-off between the two chefs was intense, with each trying to outdo the other in creativity and flavor.