CHICAGO, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- EBONY Magazine presents the
 second-annual Taste of EBONY, a premiere culinary extravaganza featuring
 leading African American chefs, restaurant and food industry experts from
 across the country.
     The Taste of EBONY celebrates the unheralded contributions Blacks have
 made to the world of culinary arts. It further serves as a catalyst for
 people of color, particularly a younger generation, to view the many facets
 of the food industry as a viable path toward pursuing prestigious careers.
     From Chicago to Los Angeles to New York and beyond, 20 food industry
 experts will offer a diverse array of culinary creations. Participating
 alongside the best of the best, celebrity chefs from TV One, The Food
 Network, Discovery Home, and Bravo's Top Chef will offer a wide variety of
 dishes.
     "The Taste of EBONY shines the light on the immeasurable contributions
 of leading Black chefs from around the globe," said Linda Johnson Rice,
 President and CEO of Johnson Publishing Company. "African-American chefs
 and restaurateurs have established a solid history in the food and wine
 industries, and EBONY will provide the necessary platform to showcase a
 vast amount of incredible talent."
     The evening entails a culinary show and tasting hosted by Bill Bellamy
 of NBC's Last Comic Standing and TV One's Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes.
 Bellamy will intertwine his comedic talent with the culinary cast and
 attendees throughout the evening during this special segment.
     Co-Chairs Marcus Samuelsson, celebrity and executive chef/TV host and
 owner, Aquavit, New York, G. Garvin, executive chef/TV Host, Turn Up the
 Heat -- TV One, Los Angeles; and Jeff Henderson, NY Times best
 seller/executive chef, Las Vegas will present the Culinary Show. Charlotte
 Lyons, EBONY Magazine Food Editor and Author of The New EBONY Cookbook is
 the event's culinary director.
     Other Taste of EBONY featured participants include:
     Leon Baker, pastry chef, Farrah Olivia Restaurant, Alexandria, VA;
 Warren Brown, Food Network host of Sugar Rush and owner, CakeLove and Love
 Cafe, Washington D.C. and Silver Spring, MD; Sterling Burpee, chief
 culinary officer, Culinary Training Academy, Las Vegas; Jacqueline
 Cholmondeley, executive chef, Always Accolades Catering, New York; Timothy
 Dean, executive chef/owner, Timothy Dean Bistro, Baltimore; Brian Duncan,
 wine enthusiast/co-owner, Bin 36, Chicago; Robert Gadsby, executive
 chef/owner, Bedford Star Group, Houston; Steven McAfee, executive chef,
 Parrot Cage, Chicago; Andre Mack, corporate sommelier, The Fireman
 Hospitality Group, New York; Morou Ouattara, executive chef/owner, Farrah
 Olivia Restaurant, Alexandria, VA; Darryl Petty, owner, Blu 47, Chicago;
 Cliff Rome, Chef, Parkway Ballroom, Chicago; Connie Rousseau, executive
 chef, Connie Cooks, Fort Lee, NJ; Allan Vernon, owner, Vernon's Jerk
 Paradise, New York; Tre Wilcox, executive chef, Bravo TV's Top Chef
 contestant, Cuisine of Abacus restaurant, Dallas; Melba Wilson,
 owner/proprietor, Melba's Restaurant, New York and Marvin Woods, executive
 chef/TV host, Home Plate, Atlanta.
     The Taste of EBONY is sponsored by: EBONY, Anheuser-Busch, Chrysler, TV
 One, RR Donnelley, American Airlines, Viking, American Express and Swanson.
     EBONY magazine, the No. 1 magazine for African-Americans, is published
 monthly and reaches over 12 million readers with each issue. Published by
 Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., the largest Black-owned publishing
 company in the world, EBONY was founded in 1942 by the late Publisher and
 Chairman John H. Johnson. Linda Johnson Rice is President and CEO, and
 Eunice W. Johnson serves as the company's secretary and treasurer.
 
 

SOURCE EBONY Magazine