Thursday, September 20, 2012

09/20 Neal Brand, The Strand House, Catherine Cassidy, Taste of Home Magazine

NEAL BRAND EXEC CHEF "THE STRAND HOUSE" MANHATTAN BEACH



Neal Fraser is The Executive Creative Chef at The Strand  House in  Manhattan Beach, California. He brings more than  20 years of culinary  experience to his position. Prior to joining The Strand House, he served  as Executive Chef at Grace in Santa Monica and BLD in Los Angeles. The Strand House, reminiscent of an elegant yet welcoming beach  house with stunning ocean views, is a modern, multi-level venue where  guests feel special whether they want to enjoy a romantic sunset dinner,  a spirited sporting event or live entertainment, or even a private event in the restaurant's spectacular wine cellar. Featuring  New American cuisine, an exceptional wine list  and house specialty  cocktails inspired by the restaurant's resident mixologist, The Strand  House is highly regarded for using fresh, local ingredients. Passionate  about his craft, Chef Neal Fraser is a regular visitor to local  farmers' markets, where he carefully collects ingredients for  his discerning menu and cocktails. The Strand House is completely  devoted to using organic and sustainable  methods when purchasing and  cooking.


CATHERINE CASSIDY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - "TASTE OF HOME MAGAZINE"

Make your tailgate party unforgettable!   Taste of Home commemorates 20 years of American cooks’  favorite pastime, recipe sharing, with Taste of Home’sBest  Loved Recipes. This spectacular hard bound collection of recipes from  real home cooks is filled with mouth-watering favorites that will conjure up  heavenly aromas, bring your family back to the dinner table, help celebrate your  favorite holidays, and help you create those memorable meal moments with family  and friends that you will treasure forever! This collection contains 1,485 of the most  beloved dishes all submitted by the Taste of Home audience. Each recipe  has a very personal story of what it has meant to those who submitted it and  their families.  They’re all here – Saturday night appetizers, weeknight  dinners, secret family recipes, potluck favorites and more. With 16 million Taste of Home readers and 4.8 million visitors a month  to TasteofHome.com, this is the cooking segment that your listeners will need to  hear to get ready for football season.