In celebration of Father’s Day, IAVA is proud to host the "Father and Child" cooking competition at India Mela.

“Fathers know best”

A cooking competition for talented and caring fathers who take pride in their cooking skills. Following are the rules to participate in the cooking competition.

      - Registration is a must to participate in the competition and all entries should be received by June 13th.
      - Teams are comprised of father and child (age 6-16)
- Each registrant to be communicated about the time when they need to report at the station on 13th of June.
      - Each team will be given a $25 gift card to reimburse your purchased groceries, needed for the competition
      - Each team will be given an hour to prep, cook, and present their signature dish/dishes (includes station cleanup)
      - Theme is to cook a signature dish/dishes for the judges and also for the audience tasting
      - Judging will be done based on presentation (plating), taste and station cleanup after cooking
      - Interactive completion, be prepared to answer questions from audience
      - Registration fee is $10 for IAVA members and $15 for Non-IAVA members
- Only cooking range to be provided. Remaining of the utensils including knives and cutlery to be brought by the participant
- No refunds allowed after registration.
- Please note that you are not allowed to use Alcohol in your cooking.

Prizes will be awarded. In case of questions, please reach out to us at info@iava.us