TopCookie, a cookie dessert competition, was deliciously successful! Congratulations to Dana and James Costello of Ohana Grill for being named TopCookie! Their dessert, the Samoa cheesecake and pistachio double-feature was simply delicious. Congratulations also to McLoone's Restaurants' pastry chef, JoAnne Macalik, for winning the People's Choice Award for her Tagalong tiramisu.
Thank you to the more than 200 guests who joined us, Thursday, February 6, at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park. The benefit was part of Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore’s kickoff for the 2020 Girl Scout Cookie season and proceeds will fund leadership experiences for local girls. In total, the event raised more than $20,000. Continue Reading >
TopCookie in the News
Thank you to all who attended our TopCookie kick-off event on Tuesday, January 7, at Salt Creek Grille in Rumson. Below are highlights from our event:
TopCookie Competitors
TopCookie competitors include:
- McLoone’s Restaurants - Tagalongs
Across New Jersey - Nicholas Creamery - Trefoils
Atlantic Highlands and Fair Haven - The Ocean County Center for Culinary Arts Training - Thin Mints
Cuisine on the Green at Atlantis, Little Egg Harbor - Ohana Grill - Samoas
Lavallette
- Talula’s - Do-Si-Dos
Asbury Park
Celebrity Judges and Emcees
Popular restauranteurs and philanthropists Steve Bidgood, owner of Salt Creek Grille in Rumson, and Tim McLoone of McLoone’s Restaurants, will be emcees at the cookie competition.
Celebrity judges include:
- David Burke
DRIFTHOUSE by David Burke, Sea Bright
World-renowned Chef - Patty Caneda
Owner, Caneda’s White Rooster, Toms River
A Cuban-fusion restaurant - Jeremy Grunin
Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation - Tom Hayes
Director of Consumer and Community Relations
New Jersey Natural Gas - Carol Stillwell
Chief Executive Officer, Stillwell-Hansen, Inc.
