Gwen Ashley Walters - Soiree 263 - Baron Capital Management

Gwen Ashley Walters

Chairperson of Feasting with the Authors & Celebrity Chef

Mark your calendar to join us from 6pm - 9pm, Wednesday, March 3, 2004 at Jetz Americana, located at 10050 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85253. See driving instructions at bottom of page or click here for map!

To contact Scottsdale League of the Arts:

7375 East 6th Avenue, Ste. 9 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 • 480-945-7193

Website : www.scottsdaleculinaryfestival.org

Event Schedule & Tickets: www.scottsdaleculinaryfestival.org/events1.htm

Helping us celebrate the 26th Anniversary of the Scottsdale Culinary Festival is Gwen Ashley Walters, Chairperson of Feasting with the Authors and Celebrity Chef.

Get into it…the 2004 Scottsdale Culinary Festival is just around the corner….celebrate, participate, volunteer or sponsor the Valley's biggest and best culinary event.

Gourmet food takes center stage April 13-18, 2004 as wineries, chefs, celebrities, locals and tourists alike gather together for an unprecedented culinary gala.

It's hard to imagine a better time or place~from orange blossoms and beautiful weather to fiery sunsets and the best chefs in the Southwest~to escape for a long weekend of entertainment and incredible cuisine. At the Scottsdale Culinary Festival food becomes art make it come alive for you by participating, volunteering or attending.

The six-day event includes ten distinct events. Taste and sip your way through:

Tuesday evening, April 13th
Feasting with the Authors
A festive evening with national and local authors, food samplings from the authors' latest cookbooks, and wine tasting of specially - paired wines at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. ($75 per person) More information.

Wednesday evening, April 14th
National Culinary Student Competition Awards Dinner
Honor outstanding culinary students from around the country while enjoying their award winning recipes with proceeds benefiting the Scottsdale Boys and Girls Club at the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch. ($100 per person)

Thursday evening, April 15th
Hall of Fame Awards Dinner
Enjoy a spectacular dinner at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess while honoring local, national and international culinary aficionados. ($100 per person)

Friday evening, April 16th
A Caterers' Fare
Guests sample tastings from some of the best caterers in the Valley and wineries in the Country. ($75 per person to include all food, beverages, and entertainment.)

Saturday, April 17th & Sunday April 18th
Great Arizona Picnic
Soak up the sunshine as you leisurely stroll and titillate your taste buds with food from dozens of the Valley's best restaurants while relaxing to the sounds of live entertainment. One of the most celebrated culinary events, with an entrance fee of $5 per person for those over 12 years old.

Saturday, April 17th & Sunday April 18th
Cooks & Corks
Feel the energy as both Nationally acclaimed and the Valley's own best celebrity chefs win your heart as they design cuisine to satisfy every palate. Taste and sip your way through a "Wonderful Gourmet World of Food and Wine." ($45 per person)

Saturday, April 17th & Sunday April 18th
Southwest Festival of Beers
Imagine icy cold, refreshing beers at the spectacular Beer Garden featuring more than 200 specialty brews. It's every beer lover's dream come true. ($5 per person includes souvenir mug)

Saturday evening, April 17th
Le Tour Culinaire
Black tie attire sets the tone for a five star night as you and 23 other guests are taken on a progressive dinner joyride. Indulge in a three-course dinner with a different course at some of the Valley's most prominent restaurants. A winemaker accompanies each coach and pairs the wines with the dinner courses. Begin with a champagne reception at the Westin Kierland and return there for dessert and dancing. Each coach can accommodate 25 people. ($175 per person)

Sunday morning, April 18th
Wine Country Brunch
Unlimited bubbles greet you as you peruse spectacular silent auction items. This always sold out event patiently awaits the brunch bell, a meet and greet with winemakers. Sample a luscious, sumptuous buffet from classic eggs benedict to carved beef tenderloin. ($55 per person)

Sunday evening, April 18th
Best of the Fest
Culminate the entire weekend with a food fantasy. Revel in a five-course wine paired dinner prepared by a local chef for a group of 20 guests, at the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch. ($150 per person). This celebrated extravaganza goes a lot deeper than just raising a fork and quaffing a glass of wine. The Scottsdale League for the Arts (SLA) has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for arts and art education programs benefiting children throughout the Valley of the Sun.

Scottsdale Culinary Festival - come join us!

Fundraising is the driving force behind the six-day event and this year, the 26th celebration, SLA attracts celebrity chefs and local and national media in order to raise record amounts for the charity. This is not your typical fundraiser atmosphere. From the fresh air and incredible cuisine to live entertainment-all your senses will tell you how great it feels, tastes, smells and sounds.

SLA contributes to several Valley organizations, including the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, the Arts in Education council, and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. SLA is a non-profit volunteer organization made up of concerned and caring individuals who invest their time and effort to raise funds for the arts and art education programs.

SLA is looking for positive and motivated people to volunteer at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival. It's a wonderful way to get involved in the community and expand your knowledge about the arts and culinary fields. To find out more information on becoming a volunteer please call Scottsdale League for the Arts at 480-945-7193.

Scottsdale League for the Arts memberships are available for $125 annually. This is a fun way to become involved in your community and expand your knowledge in the art and culinary fields.

It is with great pleasure that Gwen Ashley Walters, Chairperson of Feasting with the Authors & Celebrity Chef, representing the 26th annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival, sponsored by the Scottsdale League for the Arts, will be my Special Guest this week.

Please plan on joining us to socialize and meet new friends!

BBB

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Gwen Ashley Walters, CCP, is a cookbook author, cooking teacher and food writer, specializing in travel destination cooking. Her newest release is Par Fork! The Golf Resort Cookbook, profiling 19 award- winning golf resorts and their recipes from Pebble Beach to Pinehurst. Her first book, The Great Ranch Cookbook, showcases 30 western guest ranches and their cuisine. Her second book, The Cool Mountain Cookbook, features 20 top rated ski lodges and recently received the Best Cookbook award by the Arizona Book Publishers Association as well as a national Benjamin Franklin Award from the Publishers Marketing Association.

An honors graduate of the Scottsdale Culinary Institute, Ms. Walters has worked in commercial kitchens such as the renowned Boulders Resort in Carefree, Arizona. She is a Certified Culinary Professional, a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and a member of the women food professionals' international organization, Les Dames D'Escoffier.

Nationally Acclaimed Cookbook Authors Headline “Feasting with the Authors”

Scottsdale, AZ – (February 17, 2004)
Have you ever pictured yourself as the star of your own cookbook? Meet nationally acclaimed chefs that have accomplished this feat. The Scottsdale Culinary Festival will feature “Feasting with the Authors” on Tuesday, April 13th, 2004 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort and Spa. Placed in the gorgeous setting of the terraces at the Princess’s TPC Grill, which overlooks the 18th green, guests have the chance to get a personal autograph inscribed in their cookbooks from award-winning chefs.

Beginning at 6:00 P.M., authors will be on hand to share personal insights into their style of cooking as guests enjoy a reception sampling the sensational dishes of their favorite recipes and sip wine from Ceretto and Castello Di Monsanto. Tickets can be purchased for $75.00 by contacting the Scottsdale League for the Arts at 480-945-7193 or visiting their web site.

Guest Celebrity Chefs include:

· Michel Stroot James Beard Award – nominee and executive chef at Golden Door Spa, and author of The Golden Door Cooks Light and Easy.

· Robert McGrath James Beard Award winning chef for the Roaring Fork restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona and author of American Western Cooking, From the Roaring Fork.

· Crescent Dragonwagon Winner of 2003 James Beard Award for Passionate Vegetarian, author of more than 40 books, and celebrated writing instructor.

· Deborah Madison James Beard Award Winner and Julia Child Award Winner for her book Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, and authored three additional books including Local Flavors.

· Judy Rodgers Chef/co-owner of Zuni Café in San Francisco and author of James Beard Award Winning The Zuni Café Cookbook in 2003.

· Donna Nordin James Beard Nominated and Chef/Owner of award-winning southwestern restaurant, Café Terra Cotta in Tucson, Arizona and author of The Café Terra Cotta Cookbook.

· Elin Jeffords Author of Winning Styles Cookbook, a compilation of James Beard winners and their stories.

· James Peterson Winner of several James Beard Awards, author of 8 cookbooks with two more on the way, from Executive Chef to culinary educator and most recently as author of Glorious French Food - a James Beard Winner and Sweet Wines.

· Courtney Febbroriello Author of Wife of the Chef and co-owner of Metro Bis, an acclaimed Connecticut bistro.

· Barbara Pool Fenzl Host of the PBS 13 part series, “Savor the Southwest”, author of Southwest the Beautiful Cookbook and founder of Les Gourmettes Cooking School in Arizona.

· Alan "Skip" Hause Owner/chef of Fabulous Food, Inc., a catering company in Phoenix and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, author of On Cooking ~ Techniques from Expert Chefs.

· Gaye Ingram Co-author of James Beard Nominated Webster’s New World Dictionary of Culinary Arts.

· Shelly Sikora Co-owner of Bobby McGee’s, a one-time 24-restaurant chain in the United States and Australia, presents her first cookbook An Italian Affair.

· Dotty Griffith Author of The Contemporary Cowboy Cookbook and Dallas Morning News restaurant critic.

· Glenn Humphrey Former instructor: Culinary Institute of America and Scottsdale Culinary Institute, and co-author of Creating Chefs: A Journey Through Culinary School With Recipes and Lessons.

· Mary Evely Internationally published author and winner of the Julia Child Cookbook Award in 1999, The Vintner’s Table has been critically acclaimed.

“We have an all-star line up of national and local cookbook authors this year. Guests will have a chance to talk one-on-one with these celebrity chef authors, while sampling some of the recipes in their award-winning books,” states Gwen Ashley Walters, Chairperson of Feasting with the Authors and Celebrity Chef.

The Scottsdale League for the Arts (SLA) contributes to several Valley organizations, including the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, the Arts in Education Council, and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. SLA is a non-profit volunteer organization made up of concerned and caring individuals who invest their time and effort to raise funds for the arts and art education programs. SLA is looking for positive and motivated people to volunteer at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival. It’s a wonderful way to get involved in the community and expand your knowledge about the arts and culinary fields. To find out more information on becoming a volunteer please contact Scottsdale League for the Arts.

Memberships are available for $125 annually. This is a fun way to become involved in your community and expand your knowledge in the art and culinary fields.

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Soiree Information Held weekly on Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm. You are welcome to bring friends but please no Stock Brokers, Financial Representatives, Investment Advisors,or Insurance Agents. No host bar.

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