Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Celebrating Día de los Muertos with Aarón Sánchez



MOZO Shoes Calls on Home Cooks and Chef Aarón Sánchez Fans
With a Social Media Contest
Celebrating Halloween and Día de los Muertos 

October 31, 2012 – Today, in honor of Halloween and Día de los Muertos (tomorrow, November 1, 2012), MOZO Shoes, a leading restaurant footwear company, announces a contest that speaks to home cooks, especially those who dream of cooking like a certain renowned Mexican-American chef, and shoe addicts alike. Given MOZO’s relationship with Food Network star & chef Aarón Sánchez – he designed four best-selling pairs of high performance, ultra-comfortable chef shoes for MOZO’s Chef Signature Collection – MOZO invites contest participants to celebrate these two festive holidays by cooking a Sánchez-inspired dish and posting an image to MOZO via Facebook.com/Mozoshoes or Twitter, @MOZO_Shoes. Participants who post their dish between now and November 12, 2012 will have the chance to win a pair of MOZO shoes – either Sánchez’s Día de los Muertsos-inspired “Red Skulls” or the line’s popular black MOZO Sharkz. 

In addition to this social media contest, there will also be a live contest at Sánchez’s contemporary Mexican restaurant Mestizo, located at 5270 W. 116th Place in Leawood, Kansas, on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 5 p.m. Those interested should make an advance reservation to participate, and all participants will receive a $10 Mestizo gift card for use at a later date. The grand prize winner will receive a complimentary dinner for four at Mestizo; an autographed copy of the new cookbook by Aarón Sánchez, Simple Food, Big Flavor; a bottle of 1800 Coconut Tequila; and a one night stay at Aloft Hotel in Park Place in Leawood. Entrants must be 21 years of age or older to compete. www.mestizoleawood.com.
 
Complete details for the contest can be found at the following link: http://bit.ly/QKED0N. Dishes can be inspired by Sánchez at large – whether from his restaurants, cookbooks, TV Shows or cultural inspirations. Participants in this category need to provide a photo of the dish and the recipe. Submissions must be received by November 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM PST and MOZO will pick a total of 6 winners by Friday, November 16th.  

About MOZO Shoes: The MOZO® brand is part of Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQGS: DECK), the parent company of innovative lines that include UGG® Australia, Teva®, Sanuk®, Tsubo® and Ahnu®. MOZO shoes are sold nationwide and can be ordered online or purchased at select retail locations. The Chef Signature Shoes are available at Zappos.com.

About Deckers Outdoor Corporation: Deckers Outdoor Corporation is a premiere lifestyle marketer that builds niche brands into global market leaders by designing and making innovative, functional and fashion-oriented footwear developed for both high performance outdoor activities and everyday casual lifestyle use.  UGG® Australia, Teva®, Sanuk®, Tsubo®, Ahnu® and MOZO® are registered trademarks of Deckers Outdoor Corporation.  For more information, visit www.deckers.com.

About Aarón Sánchez: The co-star of Food Network’s hit series, Chopped and Heat Seekers, Aarón is the owner and executive chef of Centrico restaurant, located in New York City. He is also the culinary visionary behind Tacombi Tacqueria in New York City and Crossroads at House of Blues nationwide.  Aarón’s first restaurant, Paladar, was New York’s premiere pan-latin restaurant for over 10 years.  The son of celebrated Mexican cooking authority Zarela Martinez, Aarón’s passion, commitment and skills have placed him among the country’s leading contemporary Latin Chefs. Aarón began his career with the Food Network as co-host of Melting Pot, where he introduced a national audience to his technique and creativity with contemporary interpretations of classic Latino cuisine.  Today Aarón stars on multiple Food Network shows including: Heat Seekers, Chefs vs. City, Chopped, Best Thing I Ever Ate and Dear Food Network Thanksgiving Special. Sánchez is the author of "Simple Food, Big Flavor: Unforgettable Mexican-Inspired Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours" and "La Comida del Barrio: Latin-American Cooking in the U.S.A." 

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Celebrate Día de los Muertos with Chef Aarón Sánchez

Chef Aarón Sánchez 



OFFICIAL RULES for MOZO® CELEBRATE DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
WITH CHEF AARÓN SÁNCHEZ –Contest
(United States Only)

  • Contest Sponsor: Mozo, Inc. as the brand MOZO
  • Contest Sponsor Mailing Address: 495-A S. Fairview Ave, Goleta, CA 93117
  • Contest Start Date: October 31, 2012 at 10:AM PST
  • Contest End Date: November 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM PST
  • Number of Winners: Total of six (6) winners.
  • Contest Category: 
    1. Best Aarón-Inspired Dish - Entries for dishes can be inspired by Aarón Sánchez’s restaurants, his favorite recipes, dishes he prepared on his TV appearances, or his culture. Participants in this category need to provide a  photo of the dish and the recipe.
  • Contest Prize(s): One (1) Pair of Red Skull Sharkz (Estimated Retail   Value for Prize: USD $74.95) or One (1) Pair of Women's Black Sharkz (Estimated Retail Value for Prize: USD $69.95).
  • Odds of Winning: ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND ON NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED
ELIGIBILITY
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Contest is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico) who are eighteen (18) years or older at time of entry.  Entries are limited to individuals only; commercial enterprises and business entities are not eligible. Employees or contract employees of Contest Sponsor and their affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, and parents and their immediate families or persons living in the same household of such individuals, are ineligible. CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

SCHEDULE
Contest Dates:  The Contest Dates begin at the Contest Start Date and ends at the Contest End Date as described above. 

HOW TO ENTER/REQUIREMENTS
One entry per person per Contest Category. 

Requirements for Entry
Submissions must include the following information:
  1. A photograph of the costume or dish that you created (“Image”)
  2.       The Image must not violate any third party’s rights, including, but not limited to, copyrights, rights of publicity, or trademark rights.  The Image must not contain any third party materials (except Sponsor’s trademarks and products), or otherwise violates or infringes (or may infringe) any copyright, trademark, logo, mark that identifies a brand or other proprietary right of any person living or deceased (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity, or is otherwise objectionable.  
  3.       The Image may not contain any nudity, or depict any obscene, indecent, illegal, or unsafe behavior, acts of violence or acts that appear to cause harm, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion.  The photography and description may not be offensive, racist, sexist, homophobic or discriminatory against any religions or other groups.
  4. Entrants must have all rights to the photograph submitted and agree that the photograph may appear on any other online platforms related to MOZO.
  5.  For the description of your dish, the description will be posted along with your photograph, so please do not use crude, discriminatory, or obscene language.  Please also do not submit confidential or private information in your description.  Also, do not include links to any other websites or webpages.
  6. Entrants name, phone number, and email address
  7. Please provide the recipe along with a photo as well as a description of why the dish is inspired by Aarón.

To enter: Photos, contact information, and the submission information listed above can be submitted in either of the following two ways:

·    Facebook:  Post photo of your dish on MOZO’s Facebook wall  http://www.facebook.com/mozoshoes Direct Message MOZO Shoes the information listed above.
·    Twitter:  Tweet us a photo and Direct Message the information listed above to us at https://twitter.com/MOZO_Shoes.

ENTRIES
All entries become the property of Sponsor. They will not be returned or acknowledged. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, incomplete, entries. Entries are void if they are in whole or in part, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error, or obtained through fraud or theft. By entering you agree to be bound by these Official Rules.

Entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the Twitter user name used to submit entry. Potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.

PRIZE
A total of six (6) contest winners will be chosen.  The Prize winner(s) will receive the Contest Prize as described above.    

Any difference between approximate retail value and actual retail value will not be awarded.  Size of MOZO Red Skull Sharkz and MOZO Women's Black Sharkz shoes are subject to availability.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded.  All federal, state and local taxes, fees and surcharges on Prize are the sole responsibility of the winner(s).

WINNER SELECTION/JUDGING
All eligible entries will be judged on Friday, November 16th, 2012 by a panel of three (3) judges based on the following criteria as determined by a vote of all three (3) judges: 

a) creativity (50%) and b) aesthetics (50%)

The entry with the top overall score will be determined the Contest winner. Judge decisions are final with respect to all matters relating to the Contest. By participating, entrants agree to the Official Rules and the decisions of the Judge, which shall be final and binding in all respects.   In the event of a tie, the winning entry shall be the entry which Sponsor determines is the entry that the best exemplifies Chef Aarón’s style of cooking.  Judge reserve the right not to award the Contest Prize if they determine that no entry qualifies.  The Contest winners will be notified via Facebook or Twitter, depending on how the winner submitted their entry to the Contest, on or about Friday, November 16th, 2012. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.  


REDEMPTION AND VERIFICATION
To redeem the prize, the potential winner must respond by Friday, November 23, 2012.  Winner will be required to submit their shipping address to Sponsor.  Further, the potential winner may be required to sign and return via email an affidavit of eligibility. Failure to comply will result in the forfeit of the prize and the selection of a substitute winner from remaining eligible entries.

All prize claims are subject to verification and compliance with the Official Rules.

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operation or transmission; communications line failure; theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to contest entries or entry forms; or alteration of entries or entry forms. Sponsor is not responsible for any problems with or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any Twitter entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participants' or any other persons' computers related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Sponsor shall not be liable for injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from participating in this Contest or from the acceptance or use of any prize awarded.

RIGHT TO CANCEL OR SUSPEND CONTEST
If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, due to tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

Participants agrees to release, discharge and hold harmless Contest Sponsor and their partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, agents and their employees, officers, directors, and representatives from any claims, losses, injuries, including death, and damages arising out of their participation in this Contest or any contest-related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded hereunder. Participants also agree (a) to be bound by these Official Rules; (b) that the decisions of Sponsor are final on all matters relating to the Contest; and (c) if he/she wins, to the use of his/her name and or likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without compensation (except in Tennessee and where prohibited by law).

WINNERS LIST

For winners’ names, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Sponsor at Sponsor Mailing Address above (Residents of Vermont need not include return postage) after Contest End Date.

Twitter® is not a sponsor of this Contest.  Twitter® is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc.

Facebook® is not a sponsor of this Contest.  Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.