The Colavita Center for Italian Food and Wine

Colavita USA is proud to announce the opening of the Colavita Center for Italian Food and Wine at the The Culinary Institute of America's Hyde Park Campus.

Under the careful and meticulous eye of CIA President Ferdinand Metz, the Colavita Center was  designed as an authentic 18,000 square foot TuscanItalian palazzo. As the only center of its kind in the world, the CIA will use the Colavita Center to significantly improve the quality and authenticity of Italian cuisine in the United States.

The Colavita Center's main hall will be the new, more spacious, and gracious location for the CIA's popular Caterina De' Medici Restaurant.

The Colavita Center includes a private meeting/dining room dedicated to the President of Colavita USA, John J. Profaci, through contributions made in his name by family, friends and associates.

Their web site also contains several photographs that were taken at the dedication ceremonies for the Colavita Center, on May 10, 2001. 'The Love Chef' was at the ribbon cutting.

Live with Regis and Kelly

'The Love Chef' has been the House Chef on Live with Regis and Kelly for 20 years. Here's where to go to find all the great recipes that have been featured on the show recently.

The Florida Tomato Culinary Art Tour

The Florida Tomato Growers are taking a mini tomato festival on the road this fall and may be at a grocery store near you with tomato cooking demonstrations, a tomato art exhibit, great tomato recipes, samplings, and more. Check out http://www.floridatomatoart.com to vote for your favorite tomato artist, and find out more about where you can visit The Florida Tomato Culinary Art Tour.

International Association of Culinary Professionals

IACP is a not-for-profit professional association which provides continuing education and development for its members who are engaged in the areas of culinary education, communication, or in the preparation of food and drink.

The Worldwide membership of nearly 4,000 encompasses over 35 countries and is literally a "Who's Who" of the world of food. This diversity not only offers unique insight into the world's cuisines, but provides excellent networking opportunities.

IACP's vision is to be a worldwide forum for the lively development and exchange of information, knowledge, and inspiration within the professional food community.

Friar's Club

For almost a century the Friars Club has seen itself grow from a meeting in 1904 of the Press Agents Association at Browne's Chop House, to the most prestigious entertainment organization in the world. Its history, steeped in show business tradition, has been written through such exalted events as its Testimonial Dinners, Roasts and Friars Frolics.

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) is a national labor union affiliated with the AFL-CIO. Its headquarters are in New York City and there are 36 local offices throughout the country.

AFTRA represents its members in four major areas: 1) news and broadcasting; 2) entertainment programming; 3) the recording business; and, 4) commercials and non-broadcast, industrial, educational media. AFTRA's 80,000 members are seen or heard on television, radio and sound recordings and include actors, announcers, news broadcasters, singers, dancers, sportscasters, disc jockeys, talk show hosts and others.

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