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La Varenne Alumni News –
Winter 2007
Nicole Aloni's
newest book, The Backyard Bartender: 55 Cool Summer Cocktails,
was released in May (Random House, 2007).
Tish Boyle’s
newest release is A Cake Book (Willow Creek, 2006).
Laura Calder
has shot her second season of “French Food at Home” for Food
Network Canada. It will air in the New Year along with a one-hour
special shot with Anne at Château du Fey.
Erin Carr
is headed to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New
York to begin an associate’s degree in January.
Louisa Cooper
is working as a cooking instructor at the Northshore Cookery in
Chicago.
Sydney Francis
is the Food and Wellness Coordinator for TimesSquare.com.
Gail Gand’s
newest release, her sixth cookbook, is Chocolate and Vanilla
(Clarkson Potter, 2006).
Sheryl Julian
was nominated in April for a James Beard Foundation Journalism
Award in the newspaper section category.
Ris Lacoste
is in the process of opening a restaurant in Washington D.C.’s
West End neighborhood.
Caroline Markunas
is an Assistant Editor at Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food
magazine. She enjoys doing food styling on the side.
Janis McLean
is now Executive Chef at the Morrison Clark Inn in Washington,
D.C.
Cynthia Nims
is contributing to magazines including Cooking Light,
Coastal Living, Sunset, and Alaska Airlines. In
2006 she was awarded first place recognition from the Society of
Professional Journalists for her profile of Mario Batali in
Alaska Airlines magazine.
Deborah Orrill
is conducting a "Mainely Food Tour" with a culinary exploration of
Deer Isle and Blue Hill Peninsula in scenic Maine. The tour is
aimed at food lovers interested in an insider’s exploration of
this “off the beaten path” part of down east Maine.
Heather Ramsdell
is the Creative Coordinator for Whole Foods Market’s Northeast
region.
Kate Rowe
is at Whole Foods Market’s corporate headquarters in Austin,
Texas, developing culinary content for the website as well as
audio and video podcasts.
Ana Sortun’s
book Spice Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean (Regan
Books/Harper Collins, 2006) was nominated for a James Beard Book
Award.
Molly Stevens
was recently honored by Bon Appétit magazine as Cooking
Teacher of the Year.
Mark Tarbell
is the proud winner of Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” (aired
September 16, 2007). He competed against Cat Cora with apples as
the secret ingredient. He is the weekly wine columnist for the
Arizona Republic newspaper, and has collaborated with Lance
Armstrong’s trainer, Chris Carmichael, on Chris Carmichael’s
Fitness Cookbook (Tarbells.com).
Eric Villegas’
new book, A Fork in the Road, has just been released. It
is the companion book to his PBS show “Michigan Culinary
Adventures,” which received several local Emmy awards. (restaurantvillegas.com)
Anna Watson
is an assistant editor at Culture & Travel magazine in New
York City.
Jonathan Waxman
has released A Great American Cook: Recipes from the Home
Kitchen of One of our Most Influential Chefs (Houghton Mifflin
Inc., 2007).
Brittany Williams
is in New York working as Editorial Director for Victoria
Magazine, a women's magazine with a focus on female
entrepreneurs, romantic living, home and garden.
Virginia Willis
has just developed a line of non-alcoholic beverages for the
Intercontinental Hotel Group. She just returned from the American
Royal BBQ contest in Kansas City, as a spokesperson for Gold Peak
Iced Tea.
virginiawillis.com.
As always, please send us any contributions
for our next issue of Alumni News to
lvcontact@lavarenne.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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