The BBQ Queens’ Argentinean Barbecue Tour
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Want to taste how the other half of the world barbecues? Then join the BBQ QUEENS, Karen Adler and Judith Fertig, on a barbecue tour of Argentina from February 3 to 12 (summer in South America). From big city restaurants in the very European-style Buenos Aires to open pit "asado" or grilling at gaucho ranches or "estancias," you'll put the shimmy in your chimichurri sauce and let your taste buds tango (you can even try that sultry dance at tango clubs – work off all that asado!).
Did you know that on the pampas or prairie of Argentina, the male gauchos ride the range, while the women do the grilling? Learn their secrets and more as you add a little Latin sizzle to your backyard barbecue repertoire on this insider's trip to a fascinating country.
We'll travel through various gaucho regions of the country. From Buenos Aires, the capitol of tango, to Tierra del Fuego and Ushuaya at the gateway to Antarctica, and from the Iguazu Falls in the North to the Mendoza wine region at the foothills of the Andean Mountains. In each historic and romantic estancia or country estate, our group will eat, learn, observe and practice the art of gaucho asado – as well as other gaucho activities, like drinking mate, doing the tango, and riding horseback. In addition, the group will experience a thorough immersion into the culture, ecology and people of the regions.
The five-star, gourmet tour leaves February 3 and returns February 12, 2006. If you’re interested in participating, or for more information about this exciting trip, please contact Dr. Hune Margulies via e-mail at cdpa@cdpa-americas.org or by phone at 914-439-7731.
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Two BBQ Queens: Karen Adler and Judith Fertig
Karen Adler and Judith M. Fertig, the BBQ Queens, have collectively authored more than 20 cookbooks. As barbecue’s leading ladies, they have written Fish & Shellfish, Grilled & Smoked and Easy Grilling and Simple Smoking with the BBQ Queens and taught more than 50,000 culinary students nationwide. Both women live in the Kansas City metro area.
Karen Adler, President/Owner of Pig Out Publications, Inc., which offers more than 200 books on the subject of barbecue and grilling, is also the author of ten cookbooks with seven titles on barbecue. Adler's career also includes writing articles in Barbecue Today, The Hearth Product Association Magazine, Cooking Pleasures, Great Grilling, and Scooby Doo (a food magazine for parents and children). As a culinary instructor, Adler specializes in outdoor cooking (fish, game, meat, and vegetables) and has appeared in televised cooking demonstrations on local and national stations. She has taught cooking classes at Kitchen Conservatory‑St. Louis, Halls‑Kansas City, FoodFest in Phoenix AZ, Rochester MN, and the Quad cities, The Kansas City Restaurant Association, Cooks of Crocus Hill in St. Paul/Minn., the Cook's Nook in McPherson, Kansas, and The Cleveland RibsFest. For more information, check her web-site: at www.pigoutpublications.com.
Judith Fertig, food writer and cookbook author, specializes in the regional cuisine of the prairie (Midwest), including barbecue, wild and heirloom fruits and vegetables, grains and breads, game, and beef. Her work has appeared internationally in publications such as Saveur, Country Home, The London Sunday Times, Country Living, The New York Times, Sante, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Kansas City Star, for whom she writes the weekly “Come Into My Kitchen” column. Her newest cookbook Prairie Home Cooking (The Harvard Common Press, 1999) was nominated for both the James Beard and International Association of Culinary Professionals cookbook awards. Prairie Home Cooking was chosen as a Main Selection for the Good Cook Cookbook Club (Book of the Month Club) and was featured in People Magazine (December 6, 1999), the Chicago Tribune (January 12, 2000) and CNN. She is currently working on Prairie Home Breads (Fall 2001) and co‑authoring with Karen Adler Fish and Seafood Grilled and Smoked (Spring, 2002).
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