Tamera Mowry-Housley Joins The UNCLE BEN'S Brand In New York City For A Day Of Family Fun

RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif., Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Animal-shaped furniture, monkeys' tails as stir sticks in mixing bowls and portraits of the family in every corner – these are a few of the items children across the United States wished up for their dream kitchens. The UNCLE BEN'S® Brand, the number-one selling brand of rice in the United States, has teamed up with Actress, Mom and Host of "The Real" Tamera Mowry-Housley to launch its annual Ben's Beginners™ Cooking Contest with an event in New York City culminating with the reveal of the kids' "Dream Kitchen."

"Cooking is a great bonding experience and it can create memories and skills children will keep with them throughout their entire life," said Andrew Cops, U.S. Director of Marketing, Mars Food North America, the parent company of the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand. "This year we want to make the kitchen more family-friendly and encourage parents and their children to connect in that room. We know that Tamera, with her own two children, firmly believes in this and is the perfect fit to help spread that message."

This year's Ben's Beginners™ Cooking Contest aims to help children develop the crucial life skill of cooking in a fun and family-friendly way and make the kitchen a welcoming place for the entire family. On Friday, Sept. 25 in New York City's Meatpacking District at 18 9^th Ave., the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand and Tamera Mowry-Housley will celebrate this year's Ben's Beginners™ Cooking Contest with tips and tricks for parents on how to invite their kids into the kitchen to cook with them. Families are invited to explore the "Dream Kitchen," designed with the help of kids themselves, and learn cooking-related skills from noon until 7 p.m., in addition to seeing Tamera Mowry-Housley during her appearance from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.  

From now until 11:59 a.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, U.S. parents with children in grades Kindergarten through eighth grade can submit a three-minute or less home video on unclebens.com of their family preparing a rice-based dish while explaining their experience cooking together. Entrants in the Ben's Beginners™ Cooking Contest will rally their community's support for a chance to win one of five grand prize packages which includes $15,000 cash for the family, a $30,000 cafeteria makeover for their child's school and a hometown celebration. For cooking tips, kid-friendly recipe ideas and to find out more about the Ben's Beginners™ Cooking Contest including official contest rules, please visit unclebens.com.

About the UNCLE BEN'S® Brand

The UNCLE BEN'S® Brand, the number one rice brand in America, is proud to offer a wide range of rice dishes with flavors and textures that will help bring more to your meals, both for savory main courses and convenient side dishes. The UNCLE BEN'S® Brand offers a wide variety of white, whole grain brown, and flavored rices in cook times ranging from 30 minutes to 90 seconds, as well as rice for food service operations such as restaurants, schools and hospitals. The first mass-produced parboiled rice, UNCLE BEN'S® Brand is the top-selling branded rice in the United States and products can be found in more than 100 countries worldwide. The UNCLE BEN'S® Brand products are manufactured by Mars Food North America, part of Mars, Incorporated. For more information, visit unclebens.com.

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