1.don't enter a "failed" dish.
2.enter the right category of food e.g pot
3.save befor you go to the beach to see what every one else has took to compete, then turn it off and make something better than the other entries and take it.
4.WIN!!!
Chat with our AI personalities
Yes. But it is very difficult to do.
Win cooking festivals and get a reward from Ina or rutger then ship the reward
Yes there are. These can be found in the Lake Mine. Dig to level fifteen.Please check all of my other questions answered. All should help you win this game. Preference: Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral town/Harvest Moon 3
Simply give your duck a lot of affection until you have the hearts of affection enough to win the festival, the more hearts you have more chances of winning, these hearts you get them, preferably using gloves petting, eating well and clean (the truth is that I do not remember if you can clean) then try and after several days and will have many hearts.
Have your chicken to the max amount of hearts and have it win the chicken contest.