Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington, DC

The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show is a consumer event focusing on food and entertaining with more than 400 exhibitors including specialty food companies, caterers, party planners, personal chefs, kitchen planners and appliance manufacturers. The Washington, DC show will include appearances by Food Network stars Paula Deen, Giada De Laurentiis and Guy Fieri and culinary legend Jacques Pepin, as well as cooking demonstrations by award-winning local and national chefs. The show will also include national and regional cookbook authors, demonstrations ranging from knife skills to holiday entertaining, a beer, wine and spirits pavilion featuring local mixologists and much more.

Dates and Times
November 5-6, 2011
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Location
Washington Convention Center,
801 Mount Vernon Place NW
Washington, DC.

Tickets
Adults - $24.50 (in advance), $27 (on-site)
Children ages 4-12 - $12.50 (in advance), $15 (on-site)
Children 4 and under - free.
General admission includes demonstrations and entertaining presentations on the exhibit floor.

Appearing on the Celebrity Stage

• Paula Deen
  
• Giada De Laurentiis
  
• Guy Fieri
  
• Jacques Pépin

Appearing on the Cooking Stage honoring The James Beard Foundation

• Joan Nathan – cookbook author & James Beard award winner
  
• Scott Drewno – The Source & Beard House guest chef
  
• Matt Hill – Charlie Palmer Steak & Beard House guest chef
  
• Sarabeth Levine – Sarabeth’s (NY, FL) & Beard winner, Outstanding pastry chef
  
• Joe Yonan – editor, cook book author & Beard winner, Outstanding newspaper food section
  
• Peter Smith – PS7s, Beard award nominee, Rising star
  
• Michel Richard – Central Michel Richard, Citronelle, Beard award winner, Outstanding chef
  
• Vikram Sunderam – Rasika, Beard award nominee, Best chef Mid-Atlantic
  
• Jeffrey Buben – Vidalia, Bistro Bis, Beard award winner, Best chef Mid-Atlantic
  
• Dean Gold – Dino, Beard House guest chef

Appearing in the Book Signing Pavilion

• Joan Nathan - Quiches, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France
  
• Monica Bhide - Modern Spice: Inspired Indian Flavors for the Contemporary Kitchen
  
• Stacy Adimando - Cookiepedia
  
• Linda Bauer - Capitol Hill Cooks
  
• Sarabeth Levine - From My Hands to Yours
  
• Joe Yonan - Serve Yourself: Nightly Adventures in Cooking for One
  
• Najmieh Batmanglij - Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking & Ceremonies
  
• Domenica Marchetti - The Glorious Pasta of Italy
  
• Melanie Dunea - My Last Supper: The Next Course: 50 More Great Chefs and Their Final Meals: Portraits, Interviews and Recipes
  
• Michel Richard - Sweet Magic: Easy Recipes for Delectable Desserts
  
• Mary Beth Albright - How Apples Grow
  
• Crystal Cook & Sandy Pollock - The Casserole Queens Cookbook

Appearing at the National Beef Cook-off Pavilion

• Mary Beth Albright – Food Network Star Season 7 finalist
  
• Susan Holt – chef & instructor at CulinAire
  
• Aviva Goldfarb – founder-author, The Six O’Clock Scramble

For a detailed schedule, see the official website.

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