The 11th Annual Mac & Cheese Cookoff was held on Saturday, Nov. 1. Proceeds benefit the Laurance Jones, III Childhood Language Center and help provide free speech and language therapy to West Virginia children. I was honored to once again serve as a judge and evaluate 24 different macaroni & cheeses -- my all-time favorite food! Here are all the delicious samples I was able to enjoy: Nellita's Cocina - "Spicy CadensMacAnada" Stephen Fernandez - "Black Garlic Mac & Cheese" Cafe Appalachia - "Recovery Mac" Edgewood Summit - "Cajun Shrimp and Mac" Bobby Spry - The Golden Graters - "Shady Pines Cheddar Bake" Sam's Uptown Cafe Smokin' With Perfection - "Smoked Mac & Cheese" Trojan Landing - Boat Bites - "Heather's Homestyle Mac" Girl Scout Troop 4847 - "Trefoil Bacon Mac N Cheese" Brandi Pooh - Peanut-free Larry Summey - "Southwest Mac & Cheese" Rainbow Pride of West Virginia - "Rainbow Cheesy Mac" The Ruffner - "The Spice is Right Mac and Cheese" - topped with Flamin' Hot Cheetos Coco's Dutch Miller Subaru- "Mo' Cheese Mo' Problems" Go-Title Hope for All in Memory of Kirsten and Kalen - "Recovery Mac" Chick-fil-A Charleston Town Center - "Chick-fil-A Mac & Cheese" Recovery Point - "Recovery Gold" Cherian Burkhardt Charleston Dirty Birds Charleston Tennis Club - "7 Cheese Surf & Turf Truffle Parmesan Crusted Mac & Cheese" Tondrea Davis-Powell - "Liquid Gold, Babyback Mac Chuck & Cheese and Fowl Fredo" Bogey's - "Mac N Cheese"

WINNERS:

Judges Choice
First Place: The Ruffner
Second Place: Charleston Tennis Club
Third Place: Cherian Burkhardt

People's Choice
First Place: Coco's
Second Place: Cherian Burkhardt
Third Place: The Ruffner

Kid's Choice
First Place: Bogey's
Second Place: Coco's
Third Place: Tondrea Davis-Powell