On October 27, 2008, Rhode Island's top chefs transformed beloved Girl Scout cookies into fabulous desserts! Celebrity judges, including Bruce Newbury (WHJJ), Andrew Shotts (Garrison Confections), and Frank Terranova (NBC10's Cooking With Class) weighed in on the results, as did the hundreds of attendees who voted on the coveted "People's Choice Award."  
Mary Ann Esposito, the event's Honorary Chair, was on hand to talk with guests and sign her latest cookbook! Broadcast nationally and internationally, Mary Ann's PBS cooking series, Ciao Italia, is television's longest-running cooking show. The evening's winners: People's Choice - 1st Place - Siena People's Choice - 2nd Place - University Club People's Choice - 3rd Place - Gracie's Best Overall - 1st Place - The University Club Best Overall - 2nd Place - Eastside Marketplace Best Overall - 3rd Place - Siena Best Use of Girl Scout Cookies - The University Club Best Presentation - The University Club Best Taste - The University Club Most Original - The University Club   
Event proceeds will support leadership programs for girls between the ages of 5 and 17 in Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts and in Pawcatuck, CT Thank you to these sponsors who made a financial commitment to Cookies with Class:
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E.W. Burman, Inc. 
Johnson & Wales University 
Sir Speedy Downtown Textron, Inc.
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