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COLONIE — Druthers Brewing again won first place in both people's-choice voting and from the judges on Saturday in the eighth annual Mac-n-Cheese Bowl, repeating last year's results.

The brewpub, with locations in Albany and Saratoga Springs, continued a streak of several years of being at or among the top finishers of the competition, a benefit for the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. Druthers' entry was an eggroll-style preparation, chosen as the best from a field that included mac-n-cheese from about 25 other restaurants and food suppliers.

Wolff's Biergarten in Albany also won two awards — best display and second place in people's-choice voting. Slidin' Dirty in Troy took third place.

Stephen Piorkowski of Delmar won the competition for home cooks with his Italian-American Mac and Cheese with Meatballs. Piorkowski also won the category in the first Mac-n-Cheese Bowl, in 2010. His recipe will be on Table Hopping and in the Times Union's Food section on Thursday.

Final numbers won't be available for at least a week, but estimates suggest the event, held at Siena College's Marcelle Athletic Complex in Loudonville, attracted about 1,900 people and should bring the total raised for the food bank up to about $300,000 over eight years.

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