Wednesday, August 15, 2012

08/15 ROGER BERKOWITZ, LARRY LIPSON, Executive Chef Bryon Freeze

ROGER BERKOWITZ - PRESIDENT/CEO LEGAL SEAFOOD

Roger started working in the family fish market in Inman Square, Cambridge at the age of 10 and held a variety of roles prior to becoming President and CEO in 1992. Since taking the helm, he’s led the company’s growth and diversification. He now oversees restaurant, retail and mail order divisions and steers the course for 4,000 employees. Roger is a member of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Regional Selection Panel for the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships. He also leads the Sonar Project Ltd., and was appointed to the Special Commission Relative to Seafood Marketing by the Governor of Massachusetts. He is a member of the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Advisory Committee and a member and past President of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association.


LARRY LIPSON - COSTA RICA CORRESPONDENT

FORMER FOOD CRITIC FOR LA DAILY NEWS, LARRY IS NOW AT
THE LIPSON INSTITUTE FOR WINE STUDIES IN COSTA RICA.
HE COMMENTS ON FOOD & WINE FOR "WHAT'S COOKIN" EACH
WEEK.



EXECUTIVE CHEF BRYON FREEZE "MUCHO ULTIMA"

In a fast-paced competition between four respected chefs, Bryon Freeze prevailed recently on the series premiere of Food Network’s “Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell” on June 28, earning the position as executive chef at Mucho Ultima in Manhattan Beach, CA.,