September 2000

In today's issue:

1. We have a winner for last months Pine Ridge Winery Giveaway!
2. "Chef of the Month" Diane Forley
3. ******* ASK   P a u l &Nbsp; P r u d h o m m e! *******
4. Winery of the Month, Merryvale Winery. Win a great prize!
5. Coming Soon! The Thomas Food Industry Register
6. Chef2Chef is growing and we need help!


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1. We have a winner for last months Winery Giveaway!
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Karen Price from Ft. Myers, Florida won last months giveaway from Pine Ridge Winery. She wins a denim shirt with their beautiful logo on it and a set of etched wine glasses. Congratulations Karen, and many thanks to the fine folks at Pine Ridge Winery for donating the prize and for being our featured "Winery of the Month".


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2. "Chef of the Month" Diane Forley
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As Chef and Proprietor of Verbena, Diane has received critical acclaim from the media. Just eight weekS after opening she received a two-star review from The New York Times , and New York Magazine has likened her to a "spiritual descendant of Alice Waters." John Mariani named Verbena "one of the top new restaurants in the country" in his 1995 round up for Esquire magazine, and Gourmet Magazine describes Diane’s menu as "a highly ambitious seasonal affair made up of dishes that typically unite several intensely flavored elements." She was also named as one of America’s Hottest Young Chefs in The Wine Spectator’s round up of rising stars in 1998.

As busy as she is, Diane has found time to act as judge and Mentor for Alizé’s Second Annual Culinary Mentorship Challenge. This recipe contest is open to aspiring women chefs across the country who wish to enhance their culinary knowledge and careers. 

To find out more about this remarkable chef click here:
  http://topchefs.chef2chef.net/recipes/dforley/index.shtml

To find out more about Alizé’s Second Annual Culinary Mentorship Challenge
http://chef2chef.net/news/letter/2000-08-01-alize.shtml


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3. Ask Paul Prudhomme!
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Chef2Chef is very excited to announce that Chef Paul Prudhomme will be our featured "Chef of the Month" in November. Aside from featuring his latest book, bio and a large number of his recipes, Chef Paul has agreed to a discussion forum of sorts. From now until September 30^th, point your browser to our Discussion Board at: http://forums.chef2chef.net and post your question right there. We will compile a list from the most creative questions and send them to Chef Paul. He’ll answer them and we will post them in his feature in November as well as on the Discussion Board. 

A great opportunity to pick the brain of this great chef!


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4. Winery of the Month, Merryvale Winery. Win a great prize!
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In a historic winery in the heart of Napa Valley, Merryvale Vineyards was founded in 1983 with a strong, clear vision: to craft elegant, complex, world class wine in the finest European style yet reflecting their exuberant fruit from Napa Valley’s finest vineyards.

Look for information on the Merryvale Profile Club. When you sign up to join this club, you will save 20% on their featured wines. Also, if you are on our mailing list (and you are!) or if you forward this newsletter to your friends (which you should), you or your friend could win a great Apron, Denim Jacket and Baseball Cap all embroidered with the Merryvale logo! Visit this historic winery here: http://chef2chef.net/features/merryvale/index.shtml


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5. Coming Soon! The Thomas Food Industry Register
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The internet version of this informative publication provides a database of more than 22,000 U.S. and Canadian suppliers of food products, ingredients, equipment, and supplies listed in over 5,800 categories and more! Look for it soon at Chef2Chef.net


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6. Chef2Chef is growing and we need help!
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Chef2Chef delivered over 1.6 Million Pages to 365,000 visitors since our start-up in March 2000. We have 12,000 pages distributed over 3 servers to provide the fastest access possible.

Our plan is simple. Don't follow the foot steps of Lycos or Yahoo. Instead, we try to provide an easy to navigate portal that is tightly focused on the food industry. "A search for a duck won't return a link to Disneyland" has been our slogan since we started. We have heard from no one telling us otherwise. 

The projects currently under development for our "Vortal" (that stands for vertical portal) will be industry firsts across the board. If you feel you can contribute to this start-up with management expertise, capital or both - we do want to talk to you. Write to Webmaster.

And last but not least, we do appreciate your loyalty - without each of you this site would not have been possible. No matter how busy we get, our door is always open to receive your thoughts, comments and suggestions. 

Thank you for being a Chef2Chef patron!

Have a great week!
Your Chef2Chef Team

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