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ENTERTAINMENT: Celeb Chefs at Your Event

April 2, 2002

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You don't have to plan a food industry event to get a well-known chef to show up. Event management company Yipeee has taken advantage of the celebrity chef phenomenon and developed the Celebrity Chef Alliance program, which books culinary stars like Aquavit's Marcus Samuelsson (shown here), Felidia's Lidia Bastianich, Mesa Grill's Bobby Flay or Chanterelle's David Waltuck to give a cooking demonstration, mingle with guests, and even prepare a meal for an event. The food experts can even add some flavor to a corporate meeting.
--Suzanne Ito
Posted 04.02.02

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