Chef Bev Cooking "Live" on Sunny 106.5fm

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Chef Bev was cooking "Live" on Sunny 106.5 fm radio to give a gift of culinary to 20 people who won tickets to see the new movie "Julie&Julia". A true story based on Julia Child and Julie Powell. On this early morning I arrived at Brand Source to set up and there sat Melanie & Michael the morning show host for Sunny 106.5. WOW! I was greeted with a smile even though it was very early. The kitchen at Brand Source was lit and just seemed to glow. I was very excited to be apart of the radio promotion.

I finished setting up and the listeners began to pile into the demo kitchen where I was making two dishes that Julia Child is well known for, Eggs Benedict and Crepes. Although I am making the "Chef Bev" version. By adding the gourmet edge I am becoming so known for. Once the room filled I spoke telling the listeners that, today my tribute to Julia Child is Green Eggs and Ham Benedict and Orange Marmalade Crepes with Orange Water Cream. Talicious! I began to cook and engage the crowd as Michael & Melanie engaged the listening audience on the radio. Now I am always sharing my life stories and experiences with everyone so from time to time on the air Melanie would have me repeat my story to the listening audience because she said she just loves my colorful stories. When they would pull me away I would recruit a helper to maintain the food that was being cooked. I enjoy involving people in the preparation process. It gives a feeling of accomplishment and when it comes to food everyone wants to help in some small way. Michael keeps plugging my book and also my cooking classes. I was truly excited and I had so much fun there. I enjoy sharing my knowledge of food & cooking. I enjoy showing people how easy it is to make a great meal and so what if you make a mistake. Julia Child would say "do not be afraid" and that is what I teach. It's just food and I love it. I send big bunches of "thanks" to Chris and his staff at Brand Source. I love them and they have amazing stuff. Thanks M&M from Sunny 106.5 and thanks to all of you, my ever growing boiling stock pot of supporters. I am Chef Bev, Making Life Delicious, One Bite At A Time.

Mars Retail Group Team Buuilding

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Never before have I had such an amazing team building group. Mars Retail Group had the distinct pleasure of participating in a culinary team building held at Brand Source. The group arrived at 5:30pm eagerly awaiting a fun, educational, and memorable event. They were greeted and given an apron and a quick quiz to determine what type of fruit/vegetable their personality reflected. Now after we determined what vegetable or fruit each person was we began to cook the requested entrees for the evening. You see every dish must contain some chocolate. So on the menu this night we made

• Spring Greens with Mango's, Dried Cranberries and Chocolate Vinaigrette
• Chef Bev's Simplified Chicken Mole
• Seared Salmon with White Chocolate Sauce and Tropical Relish
• Chocolate Mousse Trifle

The group was then separated into smaller groups and the cooking began. Each of the four teams was responsible for a portion of the meal. We would cook it, plate it and then enjoy eating it. There were very funny moments like when a team member whipped the cream into butter for the dessert. Or when the string beans came out of the oven a little over done. Even the salad dressing had to be tweaked a bit. All in all they had a great time and I enjoyed teaching them. Thanks Mars Retail Group for such an enjoyable evening.