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Food Network Chefs Take Part In James Beard Event

Food Network star chefs Michael Symon and Anne Burrell are taking part in a special event in Southern California. The James Beard House is hosting its Friends of James Beard Benefit at Zov's Bistro in Tustin on January 29. Longtime Beard Foundation supporter and restaurant owner Zov Karamardian will be the host chef with Symon and Burrell as special guests.

Tickets for the dinner are $500 ($400 for James Beard Foundation members). The seven-course dinner begins with zucchini fritters with Scottish smoked salmon and crème fraîche, soujouk popovers, and pork tenderloin and tapenade crostini hors d'oeuvres with glasses of Champagne Gosset Brut ExCellence NV. The main dinner includes spicy Greek cured beef with shaved truffles paired with the Bergerie L'Hortus Rosé de Saignée 2009; herb-crusted Cypress haloumi cheese paired with the Boutari Moschofilero 2009; branzino with vegetables and jasmine rice confetti paired with Faiveley Bourgogne Chardonnay 2005 and Niman Ranch roasted rack of lamb with the Chateau Ksara Red 2002. For dessert a brandied apple parfait with Tahitian vanilla ice cream and caramel Sauce is paired with the R.L. Buller & Son Premium Fine Muscat NV and a selection of mignardises.

A second event on January 30 which costs $250 ($200 for James Beard Foundation members) includes cooking demonstrations by Symon and Burrell. Visit the James Beard House website for more details.

[via LA Weekly]

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The School of Pastry Design Opens In Las Vegas

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Ever dream of emulating the incredible pastry designs you see on the Food Network? The School of Pastry Design in Las Vegas is the vision of Chris Hanmer, the youngest world pastry team champion ever and former Executive Pastry Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas. The new hands-on experience will allow anyone to work alongside a world champion pastry chef to create colorful, edible, life-size pastry or chocolate art. The school is designed to appeal to a variety of skill levels offering continuing education for pastry chefs, with some class offerings specifically set up to help the pastry industry professional achieve new levels of proficiency. You can also schedule a customized private or small group session while you are in Las Vegas. Classes start at $400. For the more casual pastry experience, Hamner offers chocolate tastings, chocolate parties, creative cooking competitions for parties and showers, a unique "chocolate lab oratory," and light-hearted pastry classes for groups.

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Iron Chef Michael Symon Closes One Of His Restaurants

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If you've watched any Food Network shows lately you've probably seen Iron Chef star Michael Symon. One place you won't see him is his Bar Symon in Avon Lake, Ohio. The Midwestern chef will be closing the restaurant as of October 30. Local news reports quote Symon as saying that the concept didn't work in this location. He has four other restaurants, Lola Bistro and Lolita in Cleveland, the B-Spot Burgers in Woodmere and Roast in at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit. Some of Symon's signature dishes are also on the menu at the Quicken Loans Arena where the Cleveland Cavaliers play.

He plans to open another B-Spot Burgers in Strongsville in January and hopes to be able to move some of his Bar Symon employees to this location. This is the first time that Symon has had to close a restaurant. Symon opened his first restaurant, Lola, in 1997 and has been credited with reviving Cleveland's restaurant scene. Last year he published a cookbook Michael Symon's Live to Cook: Recipes and Techniques to Rock Your Kitchen.

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Food Network Wine & Food Festival VIP Package

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Some of the Food Network's top stars are headed to New York in October for the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival. The festival runs on October 8-10. The network is offering a special VIP Package that includes two VIP tickets to a private Cocktail Hour at Food Network Kitchens co-hosted by Melissa d'Arabian and Aarti Sequeira, the season six winner of The Next Food Network Star; Tacos & Tequila hosted by Bobby Flay (already sold out to the general public) and the Paula Deen Brunch with reserved seating. The VIP tickets offer Speedline access with no waiting for other events such as Sweet hosted by Duff Goldman and Sandra Lee and the Grand Tasting Session. The package also comes with first class hotel accommodations at the Eventi for two nights, including a chef inspired Basque Pintxos made fresh upon request. The king bedroom package is $2,040 (two queen bed package is $2,958).

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Food Network Gets Into The Travel Business

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More and more celebrity chefs have restaurants on cruise ships and chefs often sign up to be guest lecturers on cruises but now the Food Network is taking the idea a step further with a branded "Food Network at Sea" trip that starts on August 22. The first voyage, a seven-night Caribbean journey aboard the Celebrity Solstice, features "Iron Chef" Cat Cora and Aarón Sánchez who stars on "Chefs vs. City."

The cruise will include culinary demonstrations by both chefs, a Food Network VIP lounge and screening room, a dine-around featuring Food Network recipes and a battle of the Celebrity Solstice chefs competition event. Cruise guests can pre-register for cooking classes at sea, the two classes offered will be "Dumplings & Potstickers" and "Crostini & Truffles," which will be offered multiple times throughout the cruise to accommodate all Food Network Travel guests. Fares start at $1,519 per person. More details on Food Network Travel.

[via NY Times]

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Beaver Creek Culinary Classic

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Being a celebrity chef is not a bad life indeed. While many chefs will be golfing and soaking up the sun in South Beach later this month, others are at Beaver Creek in Colorado this week. The Beaver Creek Culinary Classic runs from February 1-5, 2006 and features Eric Ripert, Ming Tsai, Laurent Tourondel and many others. Special events include the Celebrity Chef Ski Race on February 3, pastry competitions including the Cake Relay and the Sugar Showdown which will be filmed by the Food Network, a 'Master Chef Challenge' and the Grand Tasting at the Park Hyatt Resort and Spa on Saturday February 4. Tickets to the Grand Tasting cost $95.

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