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The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show is a consumer event focusing on food and entertaining with more than 150 exhibitors including specialty food companies, caterers, party planners, personal chefs, kitchen planners and appliance manufacturers. The Washington, DC show will include presentations by national and local celebrities including:

• Paula Deen – Nationally renowned restaurateur, television chef and cook book author
  
• Cathal Armstrong, Executive Chef & Owner of Restaurant Eve & Eamon's
  
• Nathan Beauchamp, Executive Chef of 1789 Restaurant
  
• Brendan Cox, Executive Chef, Circle Bistro & Notti Bianche
  
• Tim Elliott, Executive Chef, Mie N Yu Restaurant
  
• Jacques Haeringer, Executive Chef & Owner, L'Auberge Chez Francois
  
• Frank Morales, Executive Chef, Rustico Restaurant
  
• Jason Roberts, Celebrity Chef & Show Host, Jason Roberts LIVE
  
• Phet Schwader, Executive Chef, BLT Steak
  
• Barton Seaver, Executive Chef & Partner, Hook Restaurant
  
• Adam Walker, Research Chef, McCormick & Company, Inc.
  
• Troy Walker, Chef de Cuisine, Hank’s Oyster Bar
  
• Susan Wallace, Pastry Chef, Black Salt

Dates and Times

November 3 & 4, 2007
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location

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

Tickets

Adults - $20 (in advance), $22 (on-site)
Children ages 4-12 - $10 (in advance), $12 (on-site)
Children 4 and under - free.
General admission includes demonstrations and entertaining presentations on the exhibit floor. Additional tickets are required for the Paula Deen presentation ($55), Interactive Cooking Experience ($125) and the Wine, Beer & Spirits Tastings ($25).

For a detailed schedule, see the official website.