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~ Raised by Ranchers, Coveted by Chefs ~ |
Nicky USA "Purveyors of Sustainable, High Quality, Healthy Alternative Meats" |
Silvies Valley Ranch ~ Recipes ~ Story ~ WAG 2011 ~ Product Guide ~ Press Room ~ Home |
NICKY USA ANNOUNCES CHEF LINE-UP FOR 10TH WILD ABOUT GAME COOK-OFF 10 th Annual Wild About Game Event – September 19 th at The Resort at the Mountain pairs creative chefs with game birds and meats from local family farms and ranches; Demos include Morgan Brownlow of Tails & Trotters, Silvies Valley Ranch and David Kreifels of Laurelhurst Market It has been 10 years since Geoff Latham first gathered his favorite chefs and customers together for a friendly cooking competition at his Nicky USA sponsored Wild About Game cook-off. During the past decade he has partnered with many of the Pacific NW’s award-winning chefs to offer them the highest quality ingredients from local family owned farms and ranches. The once low-key cook-off has turned into a day long celebration with celebrity cookbook signings, chef demos, wine and food tastings and of course, some of the best “game” chefs in the Pacific NW. To celebrate the 10 th anniversary of his signature event, Wild About Game on September 19, 2010, Latham will bring back some of his cook-off award winners and James Beard chefs to judge this year’s ten competing chefs. Judges for 2010 include: Philippe Boulot of the Heathman Restaurant and Bar, Vitaly Paley of Paley’s Place and Jonathon Sundstrom of Lark in Seattle. The 2010 chef competitors include:
“My business has followed the growth of Portland’s food scene and our commitment to the highest quality game meat and birds,” said Nicky USA founder and President Geoff Latham. “I love working with our chef community in Oregon and Washington and seeing the creativity and commitment from so many talented chefs. To reach the 10 th anniversary milestone is incredible and I have my chefs to thank for all their support.” Bruce Aidells and Nancy Oakes – Celebrity Cookbook Authors To help celebrate the 10 th anniversary of Wild about Game, special guests Bruce Aidells and Nancy Oakes will sign copies of their cookbooks and mingle with the public and chef community. Bruce Aidells is considered America’s “go-to-guy” for anything involving meat and meat cookery and is an expert on charcuterie and salumi. Since 1982, Aidells has written 11 cookbooks and has a regular cooking segment on View from the Bay on KGO in San Francisco. Aidells has appeared on NBC Today, Martha Stewart Living, the Food Network and many other cooking shows. Bruce’s wife Nancy Oakes is the executive chef and co-owner of Boulevard in San Francisco. She has received a James Beard award for Best Chef in California and was nominated for the Outstanding Service award and the Outstanding Restaurant Award. Guest Chef Demos: Last year’s Wild about Game cook-off winners will return this year to present cooking demos using their award winning main ingredient. Also, Scott Campbell, representing one of Nicky USA’s newest product lines, Silvies Valley Ranch, will give a demo and presentation of their grass fed beef and asture-raised veal. Demo chefs include:
~ About Wild About Game Date: September 19, 2010 Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Game dinner buffet, 5:30 p.m.) Place: Resort at the Mountain, Welches, Oregon Tickets: $25 for day event; $55 for game buffet dinner; or both events for $75. Tickets will be available in August 2010. This annual one-day event pairs some of the Pacific Northwest’s best game chefs with game birds and meats like Nicky Farms rabbit, fallow venison, elk, quail, buffalo and chucker, as well as Grimaud Farms Muscovy hen and Guinea hen, MacFarlane pheasant, Palmetto squab, Silvies Valley Ranch grass-fed beef and pasture raised veal, Anderson Valley Ranch lamb, and Tails and Trotters hazelnut finished hogs. The Wild Game Cook-off and cooking demonstrations take place throughout the day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event also features a culinary marketplace with ample food and wine tastings and cookbook signings. Paul Bosch, the executive chef at the Resort at the Mountain will prepare a game dinner buffet starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for the day event and $55 for the game buffet or $75 for both. Previous events... LAURELHURST MARKET WINS TOP GAME HONORS AT NICKY USA’S 9th ANNUAL WILD ABOUT GAME COOK-OFF Judges Janie Hibler, Chris Cosentino and Tom Douglas taste dishes with ingredients from Buffalo Heart and Duck to Guinea Hen, Pheasant and Partridge After tasting ten dishes featuring ingredients such as elk, venison, quail, guinea hen and rabbit, the judges had to narrow down the culinary talent. Portland’s David Kreifels and Will Cisa of Laurelhurst Market took top honors at the Wild About Game cook-off using Nicky Farms Rabbit in a dish of chard wrapped rabbit saddle and sausage stuffed into the hindquarter. |
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