08/16 CHRIS SCHOBEL, HULA GRILL, KAANAPALI FRESH, CATHERINE M. CASSIDY, TASTE OF HOME, RECIPES ACROSS AMERICA, BRENDA FORTUNE, 52nd ANNUAL WATERMELON FESTIVAL

CHRIS SCHOBEL OF HULA GRILL - KAANAPALI FRESH    

Hula Grill’s oceanfront, open-air restaurants invite you to relax in the warm ambiance of a plantation era beach house while savoring Hawaii regional seafood. Fresh fish and locally grown produce are combined to create amazing menu offerings that are as colorful as they are flavorful and are rivaled only by the spectacular ocean view from our beachfront locations.

Kaanapali Fresh - A Culinary Experience - August 30 & 31 2013! Kāʻanapali Beach Resort presents the second annual Kāʻanapali Fresh, a two-day summer event highlighting Kāʻanapali as the premium spot for exquisite cuisine, meaningful experiences, and superb activities, August 30 and 31, 2013. The entire resort comes together to offer visitors exciting opportunities to sample chefs’ menus, learn about Grown on Maui products with Maui’s farmers, savor the beauty of Kāʻanapali, play on the beach, and simply enjoy the rich history of the land. Only Kāʻanapali offers this unique culmination of culinary creativity, memorable experience, and array of choices in land- and ocean adventure. Mark your calendars today!

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CATHERINE M. CASSIDY - "TASTE OF HOME" & “RECIPES ACROSS AMERICA” 

Catherine M. Cassidy is Editor-in-Chief of Greendale, Wisconsin-based Taste of Home (www.tasteofhome.com). In her role as editor-in-chief, she oversees the development of four national cooking magazines, the entire book program, and more than three-dozen newsstand specials, "bookazines," and wall calendars. She has also toured the country doing events and national and local TV, radio, and newspaper interviews in support of the best-selling Taste of Home Cookbook, Taste of Home Baking Book, and Taste of Home magazine. Prior to this position, Cassidy was editor-in-chief of Prevention, the nation's largest health publication. She lives in Wisconsin and can be found in the kitchen cooking for her family and friends most nights.

Beyond the recipes, the book is an appetizing chronicle of the vast American culinary experience.  And it’s not just the ingredients that matter but the family lore and history that form an impressive mosaic of our nation’s cooking – whether you like your pasta in Brooklyn, carnitas in Texas, or fish stew in Seattle. “Recipes Across America” will hit bookstores September 12th.


BRENDA FORTUNE - 52 ND ANNUAL WATERMELON FESTIVAL  

52nd Annual Watermelon Festival, Presented by the Sunland-Tujunga Lions Club Announces Talent Line-Up, Special Guests, Extra Added Attractions and Sponsors Festival is Being Held at the Rose Bowl, August 16-18.

 Favorite activities include the continuous Watermelon Eating Contests at 2:00pm and 4:00pm Saturday and Sunday, the continuous Seed Spitting and Watermelon Bean Bag Toss Contests, and the ever popular Wearable Art Contest featuring watermelon outfits and accessories. If you are “wearin’ the melon” and want to compete, be sure to register in the Lions Den and have your picture taken.

The Chef’s Corner features watermelon carving demonstrations by Celebrity Chef Joseph Poon of Philadelphia, who has been featured on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and the Food Network. Culinary Instructor, Chef Liz Thompson, who has been featured on ABC Channel 7 with “The Food Coach,” Lori Corbin and students from Sculpting Club of the International Culinary Schools at The Art Institute-Inland Empire, a Campus of Argosy University, where she teaches, will also be doing carving demonstrations. The Whole Foods Market, located in Pasadena, is sponsoring the Student Watermelon Carving demonstrations, Hospitality Area and the Watermelon Recipe Contest. Winners will be announced in Appetizers, Entrees, Beverage and Desserts categories. Please check the website for recipe contest rules and carving demonstration times.


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