Write a Limerick for a Chance to Win a Great Prize!
6/29/10: Because the contest has ended, the comments for this post have been closed. Thanks so much to everyone who left a limerick! ~Lisa
You know how we love poetry around here at CT. And how we love to have contests. Well, once again we're merging our two loves, and this time, your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to write a LIMERICK. A food-related limerick, of course.
The contest will be virtually the same as the haiku contests we've run in the past:
The panel of judges:
For a NIGHT on the TOWN in c-U
Choose a PAtio TAble for TWO
Sushi, TApas, or STEAK
Burgers, FRIES, or cupCAKES
Summer's EVE will be MAgic—woo HOO!
See? Easy, right? OK, not super easy, but fun to try. So give it a go!
A huge THANK-YOU to CU Savings for donating the gift certificates to area restaurants. If you haven't checked CU Savings out, you should do so right away. They have free, printable discount coupons for local businesses (everything from restaurants to dry cleaners to golf courses), and they also run half-priced deals constantly.
Sign up for their newsletter on the Web site, and you'll receive e-mail notices about discount deals. You can also become a fan of CU Savings on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
Judy, Brian, and I are looking forward to reading your limericks. You can start submitting any time, so go for it! You have nothing to lose, and a $25 gift certificate for an area restaurant to gain.
Note: Judges' family members are excluded from the contest. Thanks, family members, for your understanding.
You know how we love poetry around here at CT. And how we love to have contests. Well, once again we're merging our two loves, and this time, your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to write a LIMERICK. A food-related limerick, of course.
The contest will be virtually the same as the haiku contests we've run in the past:
- You write a food-related limerick and leave it in the comments on this post. The subject of the limerick can be a favorite food item, be it cheese or tofu; cooking; shopping; dining out—it's pretty wide open and is limited only by your imagination!
- You may submit up to three limericks.
- The deadline for submissions is Monday, June 28, at midnight. No submissions will be accepted after that date.
- An illustrious panel of judges will select their three favorites.
- 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-place winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 30.
- Because the prizes are for local businesses, the contest is open only to people who live in the Champaign-Urbana area.
- $25 gift certificate to Fat Sandwich Company
- $25 gift certificate to Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant
- $25 gift certificate to Minneci's Italian Restaurant
- $25 gift certificate to V. Picasso Tapas Bar and Lounge
The panel of judges:
- Lisa Morgan, food enthusiast and editor and publisher of the blog that you are reading right now.
- Judy Elmore, manager of Jane Addams Book Shop in downtown Champaign, your local source for used and rare books since 1984. The store carries hundreds of cookbooks and three floors of other fantastic reads.
- Brian McKay, co-owner of the Art Mart in Lincoln Square, Urbana, purveyors of housewares, kitchen equipment, gourmet foods, and more since 1958.
For a NIGHT on the TOWN in c-U
Choose a PAtio TAble for TWO
Sushi, TApas, or STEAK
Burgers, FRIES, or cupCAKES
Summer's EVE will be MAgic—woo HOO!
See? Easy, right? OK, not super easy, but fun to try. So give it a go!
A huge THANK-YOU to CU Savings for donating the gift certificates to area restaurants. If you haven't checked CU Savings out, you should do so right away. They have free, printable discount coupons for local businesses (everything from restaurants to dry cleaners to golf courses), and they also run half-priced deals constantly.
Sign up for their newsletter on the Web site, and you'll receive e-mail notices about discount deals. You can also become a fan of CU Savings on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.
Judy, Brian, and I are looking forward to reading your limericks. You can start submitting any time, so go for it! You have nothing to lose, and a $25 gift certificate for an area restaurant to gain.
Note: Judges' family members are excluded from the contest. Thanks, family members, for your understanding.
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26 Comments:
As an eater of fish meat and ducks,
this blog has saved me big bucks.
“Champaign taste” is very wise,
and I’d love to win a prize,
but personally I think poetry sucks.
There's a city that sits on the plain,
Who's origin came from the train.
The food's tasty here,
along with the beer,
so why don't you move to Champaign?
"In C-U, I felt like a dummy
When I couldn't find anything yummy.
But now, I can cook
and I know where to look
For Korean that pleases my tummy!"
The sushi chef said to the kid,
"On quality seafood, I bid."
To keep it all fresh,
Attend to the flesh.
I recommend: Squeeze all the squid!
There's nothing I love more to toss
than pasta in a luscious red sauce
adding sausage is fine
the turkey is mine
have some of mine, it's the boss
Loving the limericks, y'all. Thanks, and keep them coming!
There's never one best place to eat
Hit Art Mart for quick shopping treats
Then sushi at Yellowfin
And boba at Xinh Xinh
Return the next day to repeat!
Oh, what is your choice type of cheese?
Be careful, your raclette I'll seize.
Fondue with your wine
Saganaki's divine
I'll take melty or burnty cheese please.
As I sit hungrily at Kopi
Can't decide: italian or sushi?
But then, I saw this man
with raw fish in his hand
Oh-em-gee, I must have sashimi!
Thrills for C-U's omnivore
The Market lives up to it's lore
with goats who give cheese
we still have honey from bees
I can't ask for anything more.
Sigh…. These make me feel silly!
There once was a girl with red hair
Who cooked all of the foods she could dare
But then she had kids
And things hit the skids
But now the good food does not scare
A young boy named Seth went to France
To learn how to cook, not to dance!
He learned to eat Mussels
Without any fuss-els
Now he eats them at every chance!
This one needs the back story: Maya (aged 7 at the time) loves her some cheese. She was very pleased to learn one St. Patrick’s Day that she loved corned beef AND it didn’t have any cheese in it, thus increasing her non-cheese favorites.
There once was a girl named Maya
Without cheese thought she would die-a
She ate some corned beef
And to her relief
No cheese ended up inside-ha
~ or rather ~
There once was a girl named Maya
Without cheese she thought would die-a
She ate some corned beef
And to her relief
No cheese ended up inside-ha
There’s no reason this should be so hard,
but it’s tough to craft rhymes like the Bard.
If you practice, you’ll see,
you can do it (like me!) …
but your first draft is bound to be marred.
When you want tasty 'que with your grog
you should try Famous Dave's for some hog
Porgy's portions are big
but my preference for pig
is the pulled pork at Ye Olde Black Dog
You guys are going to make this a tough choice for the Judges. Keep it up!
Craving the taste of Umami,
I lunched on a Black Dog Pastrami.
Dined on sushi with crab,
but found it quite drab,
as "krabmeat" was really surimi!
My Ode to Chocolate:
Hello chocolate. I love you so.
Whether from a gourmet store or a Texaco.
You always understand,
You’re my main man.
How about a date again tomorrow?
I sing the praises of beer,
To everyone able to hear,
Hops, barley and yeast,
Good water, not least,
To all who imbibe - good cheer!
There once was a blog so appealing,
That it sent all the foodies a-reeling,
'Twas called Champaign Taste,
So all did make haste,
When they needed ideas for their mealing.
Whether dating or famished to waste,
Or with in-laws or family faced,
For the skinny she's caught,
Varied Thai-Possum Trot,
Don't refuse, just peruse Champaign Taste.
And this time ... a limerick that's actually about food (Whoops on that first entry of mine!):
The young cook didn't catch her mistake
in the process of learning to bake.
She used two cups of salt,
which was quite an assault
to her sweet tooth when she cut the cake.
This will be very difficult I love them all!
Kari, I'm so glad I'm not the only one to have done that!
When I was 13 I made brownies with two CUPS of salt instead of two teaspoons. WOW.
My limerick was totally fictional, but how funny! It's like I was a fly on the wall. ;^)
My food tastes have changed since I'm thirty,
For adults things are not always purty,
White, Minute, and Fried,
All three kinds I've tried,
But like limericks I like my rice dirty.
There once was a girl on a quest,
to find a dish she could label the best.
She searched high and low,
for the right place to go,
for a menu with flavor and zest.
This girl said she'd not stop and rest,
'til each CU restaurant passed her strict test.
So with sighs, oohs, and ahs,
she ate from Aroma's to Za's,
and ended up feeling quite blessed.
The girl her full belly then carressed,
and speaking fondly of all she did ingest,
said "To go out and dine,
in CU is divine.
With all the eateries I'm greatly impressed!"
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