If you don't tell them about your basement frankenstill you might be able to learn from the pros.

There’s no time to lose if you feel like free schooling with some of Oregon’s finest food folks including Full Sail Brewery’s brewmaster Jamie Emerson, salmon and rockfish fisherman Lars Robinson, Bendistillery distiller/owner Jim Bendis and others. Travel Oregon’s Oregon Bounty Cuisineternship applications are due this Friday. What do you get if you win? One of seven all-expense-paid trips (including airfare, lodging and a $1,000 meal stipend) in Oregon which includes a five-day, six-night apprenticeship as a chef, cheesemaker/chocolatier, craft brewer, distiller, rancher, fisherman or winemaker.

The biggest component of the application is putting together a two minute digital video of yourself. Check out already submitted videos here. Keep in mind that you can apply for as many of the seven cuisineternships as you want. Go here for answers to some contest FAQ.

Winners will be announced after September 28th on Travel Oregon’s website.

The chef — Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon
The cheesemaker and chocolatier — David Gremmels of Rogue Creamery and Jeff Shepherd of Lillie Belle Farms
The craft brewer — Jamie Emmerson of Full Sail Brewing Co.
The distiller — Jim Bendis of Bendistillery
The ranchers — the Pickard and Boyer families of Oregon’s Country Natural Beef
The fisherman — Lars Robison of Dockside Charters
The winemaker — Lynn Penner-Ash of Penner-Ash Wine Cellars

David Gremmels of Rogue Creamery is waiting for you in his cave.

Lars Robison looks fine but did Gabriel Rucker take his Dramamine?

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