Women Chefs & Restaurateurs To Honor Traditions At National Conference in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct 22, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The professional association of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs will hold its 2004 National Conference, Honoring Our Traditions: Cultivating Our Careers, November 6-8 at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.
Internationally acclaimed chef and restaurateur Nora Pouillon of Washington, DC will deliver the opening keynote address for the conference on Sunday, Nov. 7 entitled, Women Cultivating a Sustainable Future. A panel discussion will follow exploring Taking Your Restaurant Toward Sustainability.
Husband-and-wife author team Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page of New York City will deliver the second keynote address on Monday, Nov. 8 entitled, ENERGIZE! Yourself, Your Career and Your Life in the Restaurant Business.
Kathy Cary, chef and owner of the popular Lilly's and La Peche restaurants in Louisville, Kentucky is the Honorary Chair for this year's conference. The opening session will be followed by two days of master classes presented by some of the culinary and beverage elite from the US and abroad:
Sunday Master Classes
Consider The Oyster - Susan Spicer, New Orleans, LA
Women of High Spirits - Rachel Barrie, Ardbeg Single Islay Malt, Scotland; Peggy Stevens, Woodford Reserve Bourbon, KY; Joy Spence, Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum, Jamaica; Caroline Steger, PhD, Amarula Cream Liqueur, South Africa; Lynne Tolley, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, TN
Coming Out From Behind the Stove: Media Presentation Skills - Lisa Ekus, Hatfield, MA
Current Labor & Employment Issues for Restaurants - Harriet Lipkin, San Francisco, CA
Bayless Mexican Cuisine & World Wine Pairing - Rick Bayless & Jill Gubesch, Chicago, IL
Joy of Rum - Joy Spence, Jamaica
From Traditions to Innovations in Pastry - Joy Jessup, New Orleans, LA
Bottom-Line Change: Zingerman's Recipe for Organizational Change - Amy Emberling, Ann Arbor, MI
Monday Master Classes
Not All Grits & Greens - Kathy Cary, Sarah Fritschner & Nancy Newsom, Louisville, KY
Sustainability in a Bottle - Peter Hoffman, NYC; Tara Q. Thomas, NYC & Robert Blue, Hopeland, CA
Take Your Business to the Next Level - Tracy Hayward, Napa, CA; Chris Keff, Seattle, WA; Ti Martin, New Orleans, LA & Karen Trilevsky, Menlo Park, CA
Using Intellectual Property as Part of an Exit Strategy - Kate Spelman, San Francisco, CA
Capriole Goat Farm Tour & Tasting - Judy Schad, Greenville, IN
The Secrets of Baking - Sherry Yard, Los Angeles, CA
Whiskies of the World - Rachel Barrie, Scotland; Peggy Stevens, Woodford County, KY; & Lynne Tolley, Lynchburg, TN
Finance 101 - Brent Johnson, Louisville, KY
Three optional culinary tours will be offered on Saturday, November 6. They include: the Kentucky Bison Company at Woodland Farm, Woodford Reserve Distillery and a Louisville Urban Legends tour that includes Lynn's Paradise Cafe, Shuckman's Spoonfish caviar & smoked fish production facility; Grateful Greens, an urban hydroponics greenhouse that specializes in leafy greens and herbs; Churchill Downs and a walking tour of historic Main Street.
In addition to the tours and master classes, the Women Who Inspire Gala Dinner and Awards will be held on Sunday, November 7 at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel. Seven awards will be presented, recognizing excellence in the kitchen, front-of-house, baking and pastry arts, community service, beverage profession, growing or producing, and for lifetime achievement. The Gala Dinner will be prepared by four well known southern chefs: Kathy Cary, Louisville; Anne Kearney, New Orleans; Anne Quatrano, Atlanta and Susan Spicer, New Orleans. The four-course meal will be preceded by a reception at 6:30 p.m. and followed by a dessert reception. Tickets are $125, all inclusive. A limited number of tickets are available to the public.
The conference will conclude with a reception in the early evening of Monday, November 8.
Conference program details, online registration, day passes and gala dinner tickets are available by contacting WCR Headquarters toll-free at 877-927-7787 ext. 248 or online at www.womenchefs.org.
WCR was founded in 1993 by eight prominent female chefs and restaurateurs, with a mission of promoting the education and advancement of women in the restaurant industry, and the betterment of the industry as a whole. WCR has grown to over 2,000 members and provides a variety of networking, professional and support services.
SOURCE: Women Chefs and Restaurateurs
CONTACT: Women Chefs and Restaurateurs
Ali Walker, 877-927-7787 ext. 241
awalker@hqtrs.com
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Deborah Skaggs, 877-927-7787 ext. 256
dskaggs@hqtrs.com
www.womenchefs.org
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