Nutley Restaurant Enters Biscuit Recipe Contest, Makes It To Finals

NUTLEY, NJ — No matter how the results of the latest Biskies Recipe Contest turns out, there’s one thing that can be said about Queen Margherita Trattoria in Nutley: they can whip up a seriously tasty-looking dessert.

The Nutley restaurant, located at 246 Washington Avenue, was recently announced as one of finalists in the 2nd annual contest, held by General Mills Foodservice to “celebrate biscuits in all their flavors and forms.”

There are four finalists this year, including Queen Margherita Trattoria, which earned a nod for its “Banana and Chocolate Pudding with Biscuit and Vanilla Ice Cream” (see photo above).

Other finalists include:

• Blue Bamboo Canton Bistro in Jacksonville, Florida - Mini Korean Biscuit Dogs
• Dixie Grill in Live Oak, Florida - Strawberry Cream Biscuit Bites
• Rustic Saloon in Montello, Wisconsin - BisGrit Shrimp

Queen Margherita Trattoria and the other finalists have already captured a $5,000 prize for making it this far. Now, they’ll compete for a $20,000 grand prize. The winner will be named following a public voting phase taking place through April 30. People can vote for their favorites at the General Mills Foodservice website (click here).

To enter the contest, chefs, owners and employees of commercial restaurants were asked to share an original recipe using a Pillsbury biscuit product and two or more additional ingredients by uploading a photo of their original biscuit recipe to the contest website, Facebook or Instagram. Recipe submissions were judged by the Chef of the Mills, General Mills Foodservice’s team of culinary professionals, with top nominees selected based on originality, foodservice viability, creativity and how well the recipe incorporated the Pillsbury biscuit product.

“The 2024 finalists truly showcase how biscuits play a starring role on menus,” said Chef Kevin Relf, a member of The Chefs of the Mills who helped judge this year’s entries.

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