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Tx Chef Association is sponsoring our Chili Cookoff Competition next Sunday! It is going to be at the Lovers Lane and Greenville Borders/Central Market parking lot. I would love to have you all come and support your fellow chefs/chefs in training. It is comprised of 10 student teams and 10 professional teams!
Winn Meat is donating the protein for us. The rest of the products come from each team. The teams have all gotten sponsors. It should be a lot of fun. $5.00 gets you 10 different chili'… Continue

This weekend, Saturday, Oct. 3, is the Dallas Cattle' Baron's Ball if anyone is wanting to participate in the greatest event in the DFW area give me a call. I am seeking around 20-25 folks to be a part of preparing dishes at food stations, think of Emeril Live. My cell number is 469 446 8230...the best way to communicate is by email... eddie@eddiedeen.com You would need to be at the Star Brand Ranch in Kaufman, Texas by 4 pm this Saturday. We will be grilling over open fires, deep frying with co… Continue

If anyone has been keeping up with my blogs about going to the classes that Chef Andre Bedouret has been teaching at the Milestone Culinary Art Center (MCAC), then you will know what great continuing education is all about!
Todays lessons were on Sauces, Reductions, and Emulsions. Think you knew everything there was to know about these subjects????
Guess again!
My name is Heidi Woodruff and I am a culinary student at El Centro community college. I have been in school for 2 years and am almost fi… Continue

July 19, 2009


Sunday 11am-7pm I was at MCAC the Milestone Culinary Art Center for a class on French Cuisine, taught by Chef Andre Bedouret. This was going to be a great class I knew because Chef Andre is French. He knows his food just as I know the food I grew up with in New York.

Chef Andre had an amazing list of dishes he wanted to prepare today. There was so much to do and he had everything in order and written out before we got there so he could stay on track.

The mise en place alone too… Continue

I need CSA's help with the Flavor of Passion honoring local, state and
national Latino chefs. The function takes place as follows:

When:

The inaugural Flavors of Passion AwardsT Gala will be held on
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009, from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. (Volunteers will
work for a longer period of time)

Where:

The Dallas area will serve as the official host for the inaugural
Flavors of Passion AwardsT at the historic Warwick Melrose Hotel (3015
Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75219).

Additional info… Continue