Upcoming Events – Tasting Plates, Food Talks and More

These events are all put on by Vancouver Foodster, who seems to have an endless amount of energy.  Enjoy!

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September 18 – Tasting Plates in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood with 7+ restaurants, bakeries, cafes and food trucks. Announcing 3 of the participating restaurants, we haveChicha Restaurant, Baylor’s Groceteria, Bonchaz Bakery Cafe with more to be announced soon. Tickets on sale now at http://tastingplatesyvr.com/tasting-plates-mount-pleasant-september-18/

September 24– Food Talks Vol 9 at Lost + Found Cafe in Gastown. Tickets on sale today at https://foodtalksvolume9.eventbrite.com/
with 5 speakers, Q & A, appetizers, desserts, coffees & draw prizes. Announcing 2 of the participating speakers, we have Chef Andrea Carlson (owner of Burdock & Co and Harvest Community Foods), Felix Schellenberg (Owner of Chilcotin Harvest and Pasture to Plate) with more to be announced soon.

October 6 – Tasting Plates W 4th in the Kitsilano neighborhood with 8+ restaurants, bakeries, and cafes.  Announcing 2 of the participating restaurants, we have The August Jack and O5 Tea Bar with more to be announced soon. Tickets on sale now at
https://tastingplateswest4th.eventbrite.com/

CHALLENGES

Vancouver Barista Beverage Challenge is on now and running through September 25. You are invited to try any of the 8 participating Baristas beverage creations at 5 cafes in Vancouver and Surrey and Vote. You can then VOTE for your favourite Barista Beverage Creations (you can vote once per day through out the promotion, voting ends on September 25, 2013).. Details here http://vancouverfoodster.com/2013/08/28/vancouver-barista-signature-beverage-challenge/ and then VOTE http://bit.ly/15xjnE4 

Vancouver Chefs Dishes Festival runs September 6-30 with 15 Chefs participating from 15 restaurants in Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond and Langley. Customers will vote on their favourite Chefs dishes through-out the challenge.- details here http://vancouverfoodster.com/chefs-dishes-festival/

Chefs Signature Dishes Festival – Get Your Tickets

Vancouver Chefs Dishes Festival

Wouldn’t you be honoured if a chef made a dish specially for you to try, not on their menu?   I would. This is the opportunity that Vancouver Foodster is offering to you through his Chef’s Signature Dishes Festival.  Below are the details of the event from Vancouver Foodster.  Bon Appetit!

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We are fortunate to live in a city which has one of the most exciting culinary scenes in North America, where chefs are passionate about the ingredients that they use, are committed to pushing boundaries and are creating dishes to excite the diners palate. I have created this Signature Dishes Festival to put the spotlight on these creative chefs and their restaurants who support their creativity and passion; said Richard Wolak, this festival is also a challenge featuring 15 participating Chefs and their Restaurants in Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond and Langley where diners are invited to vote for their favourite dishes, this festival runs from September 6-30, 2013.

Chefs create a must try signature dish (this dish can-not be on the restaurant’s menu, it must be a new dish created by the chef) to enter in this Chefs Signature Dishes Festival. The Chefs creation can be simple to fancy, using unique and innovative ingredients, any type, as nutritious or indulgent as he/she wants, I told them to be creative and imaginative and to stay true to their type of cuisine or restaurant

Participating restaurants are featuring their Chefs who have created a new Signature Dish creation

These are just some of the creative Chefs and their Signature Dish creations in this festival:

PARTICIPATING CHEFS & RESTAURANTS

Chef Dan Craig

EBO Restaurant

Signature Appetizer Dish: Tasting of Dungeness Crab and Butternut Squash

Pink Salmon, Crab Chawanmushi and croquette, Butternut Squash Terrine.

Price: $14

Delta Burnaby Hotel and Conference Centre, 4331 Dominion Street, Burnaby

Tel: (604) 453-0788

Web:  http://www.eborestaurant.com/

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Chef Siriwan (Grace) Rerksuttisiridach

Simply Thai Restaurant

Signature Dish: Thai Steak

Prime sirloin steak strips on a bed of steamed broccoli topped with Simply Thai’s red curry sauce. Jasmine rice topped with bell peppers, fresh basil and lime leaves complete this plate.

Price: $25

1211 Hamilton St, Vancouver

Tel:(604) 642-0123

Web: http://www.simplythairestaurant.com/

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Chef Matt Repeto

The Bibo

Signature Dish: Risotto Mediterraneo

Delicate Risotto with the best B.C. seafood that join the Italian traditional with a taste of the sea.

Price: $24

Offered: Wednesday dinner, Thursday lunch and Thursday dinner

1835 W 4th Ave, Vancouver

Tel: 604-568-6177

Web:  http://www.thebibo.com

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Chef Brian Fowke

Kitsilano Daily Kitchen

Signature Dish: Brown Butter Broiled Organic Peace Country Beef Marrow ‘Provençal’ with fried green heirloom tomatoes, bourbon onion jam, butter potato gnocchi and chanterelle mushroom cornbread.

Price: Appetizer (without the gnocchi or cornbread): $18 OR Entrée: $32

Special Add-on: A complete bone’s pour of White American Bourbon to finish your meal – $12 (bring a bib)

Offered: Dinner nightly (starting Sept 7)

1809 W 1st Ave, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 569-2741

Web: http://www.kitsdaily.com/

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The full list of Chefs and their Dishes creations with details including the participating restaurants are listed here
http://vancouverfoodster.com/2013/09/06/vancouver-chefs-dishes-festival/

How people can Vote for their favourite Signature Dish Creations?

Once people have ordered and tried the Signature Dish Creations at the participating restaurants, they can vote on their mobile phones or ipads from their table in the restaurants or later in the day. People can cast their vote once a day, so if they are visiting the other participating restaurants daily or during the festival they can vote for their other favourites as well.

You are invited to try these signature dish creations at the participating restaurants, keeping in mind this criteria – originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.  You are then encouraged to VOTE for their favourite Dish creations at http://vancouverfoodster.com/chefs-dishes-festival/

We will announce the winning Chefs and their Dish Creations on October 1, 2013.

Food Talks Vol 8

Vancouver Foodster’s Food Talks Vol. 8

Vancouver Foodster is prolific at putting on foodie events.  Upcoming is his 8th Food Talks.  This one features 5 inconic female chefs in the Vancouver lower mainland.  The talks are always interesting, and there is a Q&A period at the end where you can hear each of the speakers answer, and feed off of each other’s comments.  Quite entertaining.  Here is the press release about this event.

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Vancouver, BC –This is the eighth event in this Food Talks series! This edition of Food Talks features 5 iconic women chefs who will speak about their background and role as leaders in the food industry and community. This Food Talks event will also celebrate our 1st Anniversary of hosting inspiring speakers from our community.

Richard says “I created the Food Talks to educate people in our community about the food that they consume, it is about awareness as much as it is about lifestyle”; Richard also said “ the Food Talk is also a social gathering which is more than hearing great people talk about their passion, it is also a chance for the community to meet and mingle and ask questions from our leading panel of experts”.

Come join us to meet and mingle with other foodies, and to hear some enlightening speakers from the food community.

5 Speakers:

• Chef Karen Barnaby
• Chef Meeru Dhalwala
• Chef Susan Mendelson
• Chef Angie Quaale
• Chef Merri Schwartz

The Evening

Enjoy tasty appetizers by the chefs at The Westin Grand followed by a wonderful line-up of speakers who will talk about themselves and their role as a Woman Chef in the Food Community. Following the speakers, Richard Wolak -Founder of Food Talks, will moderate a Q & A where you will have a chance to ask questions and engage with the speakers. There will be a draw for prizes.* Wine, beer, cocktails and other beverages will be available for purchase.

Growing Chefs is our designated charity, support their wonderful organization that educates children on the food community in the public schools.

Tickets

Advance Tickets: $30 per person
Regular Tickets: $40 per person after June 8^th
Note: Eventbrite fee extra. A donation of $3 from each ticket purchased will go to support Growing Chefs.

Purchase tickets here http://foodtalksvolume8.eventbrite.com/

Full details of the event including the Speakers bio’s is here
http://foodtalks.ca/food-talks-volume-8-june-11/

Husband vs Wife a Friendly Chef Throw Down at Provence

Marinaside Patio Seafood Platter

Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus.  But does this also work for chefs cooking?  Let’s find out with the husband and wife chef couple from Provence Restaurants.  Details from this match up / throw down are below.  

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(Vancouver, BC) — On May 23^rd Chefs Alessandra and Jean-Francis Quaglia will celebrate 21 years of marriage. Not only are they a couple, but they are also both chefs and business partners owning Provence Restaurants – Provence Mediterranean Grill in Point Grey,Provence Marinaside in Yaletown and the newest venture TWB – The Wine Bar next door to Provence Marinaside. While Jean-Francis is Executive Chef for all locations, he devotes most of his time to Provence Marinaside (P2) while Alessandra casts a watchful eye over Provence Mediterranean Grill (P1). Over the years a friendly rivalry has blossomed between P1 and P2 – each offering slightly different menus and completely different ambiance.
 
On May 29^th, Provence Mediterranean Grill will be the site for Husband vs. Wife – a Chef’s Challenge. Who does the better halibut? Alessandra? Jean-Francis? You be the judge.
 
For this one night only P1 will offer a set three-course set menu for $50 (including tax and gratuity but not beverages). The first course is a choice from the restaurant’s antipasti case and dessert is Cherry Chocolate Clafoutis. It’s the main course where the halibut throw down happens. Two very different versions of halibut will be offered – one by the wife, the other by the husband. Guests won’t know who has created which to keep the competition unbiased. At the end of the evening Provence will tally up which main course sold the most and will announce the winner via social media and in its newsletter.
 
The idea came to Alessandra when the family (they have two sons who have grown up in the restaurants) was on a recent vacation. “We had many nights of cooking with the boys and a little competition developed to see who the best cook was. It was a lot of fun, so we decided to try it at the restaurant.”
 
At the moment, this event is planned as a one-off. However, if there is a lot of demand and the event quickly sells out; they may consider repeating it on May 30^th and then doing a different competition at Provence Marinaside next month.
 

Get Your Tickets

When: May 29

Cost: $50 (including tax and gratuity but not beverages) per person

Tickets are available on Eventbrite: or  through Provence’s web sitewww.provencevancouver.com 
 
So join us for some ‘all in the family’ fun at Provence Mediterranean Grill on May 29^th and you get to pick the winner. It’ll be a halibut of a good time.

April Fools or d’Avril Poisson Menu at Provence

Jean Francis Quaglia kissing poisson 2011

Learn something new every day.  It helps your brain.  So does eating fish.  Where is this discussion going you ask?  Well to the origin of April Fools, and the French restaurants, Provence in Vancouver, where you can enjoy a special fish-based menu.  Still confused?  Read the press release below.  Enjoy!

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(Vancouver, BC) – We’ve all experienced the silly fun that takes place every April 1st – ‘Fool’s Day. However, do you know that the tradition probably started in France where it is called Poisson d’Avril? ‘Poisson d’Avril?’ Doesn’t that translate as ‘April’s fish?’ Like a Dadaist film, Poisson d’Avril doesn’t quite make sense. However it does make for a whale of a good time.

Being French, Provence Restaurants believe that life is to be enjoyed to the full and have transformed a one-day bit of foolery into a month-long celebration of all things ‘fish’ at both of their locations – Marinaside in Yaletown and Mediterranean Grill in Point Grey. Starting April 1st and through to the end of the month, each restaurant will be featuring a different three-course prix-fixe Poisson d’Avril Menu value priced at $45.

Both of these ‘fish forward’ menus offer a ‘school’ of choices – from trout to tuna, sablefish to sturgeon, shellfish to sea bream and everything imaginable in the bouillabaisse; there is something to please every fish fanatic. Grilled, poached, smoked, ceviche, brandade and in soup are just some of the many ways Provence will prepare the ‘finny fare.’ Not a fish lover? Not to worry – there are plenty of non-fish choices available on the regular menu.

The menu concludes with a choice of something decadent from Provence’s regular selection of hand-crafted desserts. Tarte au Citron anyone? Provence’s signature Lemon Tarte is considered the perfect end to a fishy feast.

“As an inaugural member of Ocean Wise, we serve only fish that has been harvested in a sustainable and responsible manner. That still gives us plenty of choice,” states Provence’s Executive Chef and Owner, Jean-Francis Quaglia. “Poisson d’Avril is an opportunity to welcome spring with a bit of fun. This is our fifth year doing it and everyone gets in on the fun – including some of the staff and their children who have created the whimsical fish that adorn the restaurant and menus.”

In France, Poisson d’Avril is an ‘excuse’ to play a practical joke or two. People attach fish (usually paper cut-outs) to the back of their friends and family, who, unaware of the addition to their wardrobe, continue about the day with the new accessory until someone shouts ‘Poisson d’Avril!’ and the jinx is up. During April, some lucky Provence patrons will find a paper fish under their plate or taped to their back. These Poissons come with a prize – perhaps a complimentary appetizer, meal discount, gift certificate or a copy of New World Provence by Chefs Jean-Francis and Alessandra Quaglia; are some of the possibilities.

While there is something very fishy happening at Provence Restaurants this April, diners will agree that the Poisson d’Avril menus are no joke!

Poisson d’Avril Menus:

Provence Marinaside
Provence Mediterranean Grill

MyWinePal suggests you try a Sauvignon Blanc or a rose with the fish dishes from Provence!

Vancouver Foodster Presents Food Talks Volume 6

Vancouver Foodster’s Food Talks Vol. 6

It is a new year, and we have our first Vancouver Foodster Food Talks for the year.  It is always interesting to hear restauranteurs, chefs, wine makers, and other people associated with providing us with excellent food and drink to talk about their life experiences.  Here is the latest press release from Richard Wolak, aka @vanfoodster about Food Talks Vol. 6.  Get your tickets.  There is gelato in this one!

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Vancouver, BC – The 6th Food Talk features 5 speakers who are all movers and shakers from the food community will take place on Tuesday, February 12th from 6:30pm-9pm in the Dockside Lounge at the Granville Island Hotel.

Richard says “I created the Food Talks to educate people in our community about the food that they consume, it is about awareness as much as it is about lifestyle”; Richard also said “ the Food Talk is also a social gathering which is more than hearing great people talk about their passion, it is also a chance for the community to meet and mingle over delicious appetizers, taste some local beer and ask questions from our leading panel of experts”.

Richard says “It is all about supporting Local and for this talk, James of Bella Gelateria will be making a custom gelato flavour featuring the Dark Lager from Dockside Brewing. This gelato flavour will be colaborated by two of our speakers, James Coleridge of Bella Gelateria and Mark Simpson of Dockside Brewing.”

Come join us to meet and mingle with other foodies, and to hear some enlightening speakers from the food community.

The 5 Speakers

• 

  Chef Marcus von Albrecht

  Mark Simpson – Brewmaster of Dockside Brewing Company & Founder of Artisan Food and Beverage Group Inc

• James Coleridge – Founder & Maestro of Bella Gelateria
• Marcus Von Albrecht – Chef & President of Mava Foods and Von Albrecht & Associates
• Julia Smith – Founder of Urban Diggs Farm
• Chef Themis Velgis and Shahab Samimi, Co-Founders of Pura Sweeteners

Getting Your Tickets

Tickets: $30 per person (eventbrite fee extra) before February 9th. $100 when purchasing a 4-Person Pak of tickets (get a group of your friends together and save $20) (eventbrite fee extra) * $40 per person after February 9th.– A donation of $3 from each ticket purchased will go to support Growing Chefs.

Tickets are available at http://foodtalksvolume6-eorg.eventbrite.ca

Enjoy tasty appetizers by the chefs of Dockside Restaurant followed by a wonderful line-up of speakers who will talk about themselves and their passion related to the food community. There will be a Q & A where you will have a chance to ask questions and engage with the speakers. Each guest will receive 2 tasting glasses of Dockside Brewing Beer, there will also be a draw for prizes and to finish off the evening you will enjoy Gelato by Bella Gelateria.

Full details of the event including the Speakers bio’s is here
http://foodtalks.ca/food-talks-volume-6-february-12/

About Food Talks

Founded in May, 2012 by Richard Wolak.
An educational series of Bi-monthly social gatherings that brings together 5 speakers all of different backgrounds and roles from within the food community in and around Vancouver. Each talk will be focussed on stories and issues from within the food community followed by a Q & A, eating and mingling.

Arts Club’s Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes

Celebrity chef cooking classes

Do you like to cook, or interested to learn more about cooking?  How about learning from a celebrity chef? The Arts Club Theatre Company in Vancouver is offering 4 classes hosted in private homes.  Read about their announcement here.

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Vancouver, B.C.—The Arts Club Theatre Company is pleased to announce its new lineup of Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes. From October 16 to November 7, four classes will be hosted in exclusive private homes. This fundraising series is dedicated to celebrating Vancouver’s top culinary talent and features first-class fare from the fall harvest paired with fine wines.

 

These classes offer an exceptional opportunity to indulge in four-course meals and meet like-minded foodies in a festive and relaxed atmosphere. Watch, learn, and lend a hand as top local chefs prepare delicious dinners and offer insider tips and demonstrations on innovative ways to enhance dishes at home. No experience is required—classes are structured to suit varied tastes and levels of expertise from amateur enthusiast to restaurant aficionado.

 

Full schedule of Celebrity Chef Cooking Classes:

 

Tuesday, October 16, 6 PM                   Sean Murray, YEW restaurant + bar  

                                                            wine pairing from Mission Hill Family Estate          

Wednesday, October 17, 6 PM              Todd Bright, Wild Rice

                                                            wine pairing from Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery          

Thursday, November 1, 6:30 PM            Bruno Feldeisen, YEW restaurant + bar
(desserts-only class)                                      
wine pairing from Rigamarole Wines      

Wednesday, November 7, 6 PM             Herve Martin, The French Table

                                                            wine pairing from Mission Hill Family Estate

 

The fall lineup illustrates the abundant and contrasting dining choices available in Vancouver. Sean Murray of YEW restaurant + bar in the Four Seasons Hotel brings elegant five-star delights; his colleague Bruno Feldeisen spotlights pastry arts with the creation of four decadent desserts in preparation for the holiday season. For world flavours, Todd Bright, from Wild Rice, creates contemporary Chinese cuisine, and Herve Martin, from The French Table, brings the taste of classic European bistro dining.

 

Sommelier-selected wines provided by the Mark Anthony Group explore the rich diversity of the Okanagan Valley region. The featured wineries are Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery and Rigamarole Wines. Their flagship brand, the award-winning Mission Hill Family Estate will be the signature wine for the series.

 

Classes are $125 (with a $50 tax receipt), with the exception of the desserts-only class on November 1, which is $85 (with a $30 tax receipt).

 

ABOUT THE ARTS CLUB

The Arts Club Theatre Company, now in its 49th season, is the largest not-for-profit organization of its kind in Western Canada. Led by Artistic Managing Director Bill Millerd and Executive Director Howard R. Jang, it offers professional theatre at three venues—the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville Island Stage, and Revue Stage—as well as on tour throughout the province.

 

Website: artsclub.com

Blog: blog.artsclub.com

Twitter: @theArtsClub

Facebook: facebook.com/ArtsClub

Vancouver Foodster presents “Food Talks Vol. 2 ” – EBO Restaurant, Burnaby

Vancouver Foodster’s Food Talks Vol. 2

I attended Food Talks Vol. 1 just a few weeks ago, and learned a lot about our local food scene, including restaurant initiatives and farmer’s markets.  Food Talks Vol. 2 is coming on July 10th.  It will be at EBO Restaurant at the Delta Burnaby Hotel (Willingdon and Canada Way is the closest intersection).  Here is the latest press release about this event.  Come out for a night of foodie (and wine) information.  Enjoy!

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Vancouver, BC – The 2^nd Food Talk in this summer series which features 5 Speakers who are all movers and shakers from the food community will take place on Tuesday, July 10th from 7pm-9pm at the Delta Burnaby Hotel.

Richard says “I created the Food Talks to educate people in our community about the food that they consume, it is about awareness as much as it is about lifestyle”; Richard also said “ the Food Talk is also a social gathering which is more than hearing great people talk about their passion, it is also a chance for the community to meet and mingle over delicious appetizers, sip on wine and ask questions from our leading panel of experts”.

Come join us to meet and mingle with other foodies, and to hear some enlightening speakers from the food community.

5 Speakers:

• Wendy Boys – Pastry Chef & owner of Cocolico
•   John Skinner – Proprietor, Painted Rock Estate Winery Ltd.
•   Adam Chandler – Pastry Chef & owner of Beta5
•   Debra Amrein-Boyes –Founder – Farm House Natural Cheeses
•   Jason Pleym, President & Co-Founder, Two Rivers Meats

Appetizers will be featured by Chef Dan Craig & EBO Restaurant.

The event will be held in one of the ballrooms in the Delta Burnaby Hotel.

Tickets are available at http://foodtalksvolume2.eventbrite.com/

Full details of the event including the Speakers bio’s is here
http://foodtalks.ca/food-talks-volume-2-july-10/

The next date in the series for upcoming Food Talks August 14th at the Westin Grand Hotel.

Vancouver Foodster’s Food Talk on June 5 – Get your Tickets

Are you a foodie in Vancouver?  Why not come to the upcoming Vancouver Foodster’s Food Talk on June 5?  It’s located downtown at the WW2 Media Cafe.  Here are the details:

The Evening: Enjoy tasty appetizers from W2 Media Cafe followed a wonderful line-up of speakers who will talk about themselves and their passion related to the food community.  There will be a Q & A where you will have a chance to ask questions and engage with the speakers. Each guest will receive a ticket for a glass of red or white wine, there will also be a draw for prizes and to finish off the evening you will take home a sweet Treat from one of Vancouver’s bakeries.

Growing Chefs is our designated charity,  support their wonderful organization that educates children on the food community in the public schools.

Location: W2 Media Cafe and Community Media Arts Centre, 111 West Hastings, Vancouver.

Speakers:

• Chef Trevor Bird, Fable Kitchen in Kitsilano
  
• Stephanie Yuen, author of the Douglas & McIntyre published “East Meets West” Cookbook
• Mike McDermid is the Ocean Wise Manager at the Vancouver Aquarium
• Hunter J. Moyes, one of the Chefs and event organizers behind East Vancouver’s Waldorf Hotel
• Roberta LaQuaglia is the Operations Manager for Vancouver Farmers Markets

Here is the link for more details about these speakers.

Tickets: $30 per person (eventbrite fee extra); $100 when purchasing a 4-Person Pak of tickets (get a group of your friends together and save $20) (eventbrite fee extra) before June 1st. * $40 per person after June 1st.– ticket price includes appetizers and a glass of wine, along with a sweet treat in addition to hearing from some great speakers, a Q & A follows.  A donation of $3 from each ticket purchased will go to support Growing Chefs.

Note: Limited tickets available. All ticket sales are final. No exchanges or refunds; however they are transferable with printed proof of ticket. ALL Tickets must be purchased in advance online. Event produced by CMI Chat Media Inc

Order tickets via Eventbrite:

http://foodtalksvolume1.eventbrite.com

Seattle Restauranteur John Howie Goes to NFL Super Bowl XLVI

Taste of the NFL

Are you an NFL football fan and a foodie? Well you can have the best of both worlds if you go to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. Here is a press release about a local Seattle restauranteur bringing Pacific Northwest cuisine to the NFL.

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Proprietor and author Chef John Howie, is off to Super Bowl XLVI (46) in Indianapolis in 10 days.  Although Howie is as renowned for his love of sports as he is as a restaurateur (Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar in Bellevue & Seattle, John Howie Steak – Bellevue and SPORT Restaurant – Seattle), he will not be down on the playing field or sitting in the stands watching the Patriots and Giants face off.  Rather, in a combo of his passions, he will be representing the Northwest and the Seattle Seahawks on the eve of the big game at the “Taste of the NFL”, a strolling food and wine event.  More than 35 food stations, each from an NFL city, will provide food and wine samples for guests to savor.  Each chef is paired with an NFL player at their station, either past or current, and Howie will again be joined by Seahawks defensive lineman Craig Terrill.  The evening includes a silent auction with hundreds of one-of-a-kind sports and entertainment items as well as incredible getaways.  This year it will conclude with a live concert performance by multi-platinum and award-winning country singer and songwriter Sara Evans.  Titled the Party with a Purpose, the proceeds from the event will benefit food banks in each of the NFL cities (in Seattle Food Lifeline), with an emphasis on the Super Bowl host city’s food bank.

Howie has appeared at the “Taste of the NFL” every year since 2004.  This year he will be preparing Ancho Chili Applewood Scented King Salmon on Southwestern Roasted Corn Mashed Potatoes with Sweet Chili Hollandaise and Lime Cream from his new cookbook Passion & Palate: Recipes for a Generous Table.  Since 1992, Taste has distributed more than $11 million to hunger relief organizations nationwide.

Ticket prices are $600 and the event is attended by approximately 5,000 guests.  To attend, purchase tickets online at www.TasteoftheNFL.com or by phone at 888-695-0888 (extra fees do apply).