Posts Tagged ‘demos’

Jul 1013

Join us for “The King of the Kitchen”

LMTC 2009 Logo

When:  Monday, August 2, 2010 [6-8pm]

Where:  The Legg Mason Tennis Classic

What do you get out of it?  Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres & Chef competition - then receive tickets to the match!

How:    www.leggmasontennisclassic.com

Todd Gray Head ShotVS.JPEG      Kaz Head Shot

Come Join Design Cuisine at “The King of the Kitchen” event at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic presented by GEICO. See Chef Todd Gray of Equinox and Chef Kaz Okochi of Kaz Sushi Bistro and Masa 14 compete in the kitchen. And enjoy the best tennis that D.C. has to offer.

As some of the biggest names in tennis compete on the courts, renowned local chefs Todd Gray of Equinox and Kaz Okochi of Kaz Sushi Bistro and Masa 14, will face off in the kitchen, for the inaugural King of the Kitchen event at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic presented by Geico.

Legg Mason Tennis Classic Partner Design Cuisine will host the competition, scheduled for Monday evening, August 2, during an on-site reception from 6 until 8 pm, in the tournament’s Hospitality Tent, that will complement world-class tennis with masterful dishes from two of the region’s most esteemed chefs.  Squaring off under the eye of Design Cuisine’s Executive Chef Shannon Shaffer and a panel of celebrity judges, Chefs Gray and Kaz will each be given specific ingredients to incorporate into their culinary creations which will be prepared in a fashioned kitchen located onsite at the Rock Creek Park tennis stadium.  A panel of celebrity judges will sample each dish before crowning the official Legg Mason Tennis Classic “King of the Kitchen.”

For more information and tickets, please visit www.leggmasontennisclassic.com.

See you there in your Summer fare!

Jun 1030

Capital Harvest LIVE Demo

RODNEYBAILEY0096 Our chefs were so excited to participate in the Capital Harvest on the Plaza (CHoP) Farmers’ Market Chef’s Demonstration on June 11.  It was a perfect, sunny DC day for checking out all the fresh summer produce at the market outside the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.   Our oh-so-charming chefs, Executive Chef Shannon Shaffer, Sous Chef Andro Franetovic, and Chef Keith Wamback, were happy to teach the enthusiastic crowd how to make a delicious herbed potato gnocchi from scratch.

Capital Harvest CHoP features produce, meats, and cheeses from local farmers and artisans and encouraged our chefs to incorporate the fresh ingredients into the dish.  At the end of the demonstration, the crowd happily sampled a rich yet summery potato gnocchi with fresh peas, Cajun andouille sausage, goat cheese, onions, basil, elephant garlic, and a light heirloom tomato sauce.

Catch the action on our video:

Recipe

Shopping
Shopping at the market.  Our ingredients featured:  

Peas, tomatoes, basil, elephant garlic from Lois’s Produce

Cajun Andouille Sausage from MeatCrafters

Goat Cheese from Firefly Farms

Onions from Tuckey’s Mountain Grown

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CHoP

The finished dish!

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