2010 Celebrity Chef OC Press Release & Videos

Contact:           Phil Beukema                                                   FOR IMMEDIATE REALEASE

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(Costa Mesa, CA) Celebrity Chef OC, a fund raising event for Community SeniorServ (CSS) was held Saturday, June 12, 2010. This signature special event was a huge success raising $47,600 for their senior nutrition programs. 380 guests attended and had a great time watching the Celebrity Chefs compete while enjoying a gourmet dinner prepared by The Westin South Coast Plaza award winning executive chef, Hussain Zouhbi.

 

Loosely based on the Food Network’s show “Iron Chef”, Celebrity Chef OC featured notable Orange County residents in a cooking competition. The Celebrity Chefs that participated included:

Christine Devine, News Anchor, Fox 11 Los Angeles

Robert Hallowell, Hairstylist to the Stars

Laura Leighton, Actress, Melrose Place

CJ Luis, Eleven Year Old, Chef Prodigy

Frank Mickadeit, Columnist, Orange County Register

Ric Romero, Consumer Reporter, ABC 7, Los Angeles

Doug Savant, Actor, Desperate Housewives

Bruno Serato, Owner, Anaheim White House Restaurant

Barbara Venezia, On-line Columnist, Orange County Register

 

The Celebrity Chefs were paired with local professional chefs and had one hour to improvise and cook an appetizer and an entrée using the secret ingredient that was revealed at the beginning of the cooking competition. A distinguished panel of judges including Fifi Chao, Food and Restaurant writer for the Orange County Business Journal; Boyd Hendrickson, CEO, Skilled Healthcare; Janet Nguyen, Chair, OC Board of Supervisors; Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez; Pam Waitt, President, OC Restaurant Association determined the winners based on taste, presentation and originality.

 

The winners were Bruno Serato and his sous chef Eddie Meza for best appetizer and Frank Mickadeit and his sous chef Brett Ackerman for best entrée.

 

Community SeniorServ salutes the following corporations that supported the event: AT&T, Med Assets, OneCare, a program of CalOptima; Skilled Healthcare; Sysco Food Services; and UPS.

 

Community SeniorServ is the largest provider of meals and support services to older adults in Orange County. More than 1,100 homebound clients are delivered three meals a day five days a week. In addition, another 1,400 older adults are served a nutritious lunch at one of 27 senior centers in central and north Orange County.

 

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