THE RELUCTANT GOURMET COOKING COMMUNITY

[diana]

The Celebrity Chef Tour benefiting the James Beard Foundation is delighted to announce that Celebrity Chef Walter Scheib, who spent 11 years as the Executive Chef of The White House, will once again regale the Tour’s guests with culinary delicacies and an intimate, human view into the lives of the previous two First Families at the recently renovated and innovatively designed W Hotel in the heart of New York’s Midtown East district. Along with Host Chef Kevin Harry, Chef Walter will share his love for all things American during a delectable multi-course dinner at The W Hotel on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 at 7pm.

The reception and dinner promise to delight the palates of the most discriminating epicureans. Showcasing the talents Chefs Jose and Kevin, highlights of the evening will include:

- An elegant reception, featuring unique hors d’oeuvres creations served with a complementary wine selection
- An innovative, one-of-a-kind multi-course dinner
- Wine pairings presented with each course
- Exclusive interactions with and access to the award-winning chefs
- Ability to see behind the scenes and experience the preparation of the courses.

Tickets are only $185 plus tax and can be purchased by contacting Jeff Black by telephone 720.201.1853 or by email jeff@innercirclecompanies.com.

For more information, please visit our website at www.celebritycheftour.com.

The W Hotel
541 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10021
212.755.1200

[estheriya]

How do I become a pastry chef? I am 28, and have been a professional Web Designer for the past 7 years, but I really love to bake and I feel that I may want to pursue this as a career. I live in NH and would like to attend part-time classes as well as possibly apprentice/intern with a pastry chef. Any suggestions on schools/programs would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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[Reluctant Gourmet]

estheriya, I suggest you do a search on my web site at http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/search.htm for "pastry chef" and read the articles and interviews posted by some very knowledgeable chefs about becoming a pastry chef.

You may also want to check out the New England Culinary Institute
56 College Street
Montpelier, VT 05602

And be sure to go to http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/baking_pastry_chef_schools.htm to learn about other baking schools near you. If you have any other questions, please send me an email from my web page.

RG