Gi.Ve.Aw.Ay: The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
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Once a year the biggest names in the culinary world come together in the Nation’s Capital. The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show returns to the Walter E. Convention Center on November 3-4, 2012 with headliners Giada De Laurentiis, Jacques Pepin and daughter Claudine, Top Chef, judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons, The Chew’s Michael Symon and Carla Hall and Next Food Network Star winner “The Sandwich King” Jeff Mauro. The two-day show will feature performances by celebrity chefs, a host of tastings, entertaining workshops, a wine and spirits pavilion and over 400 specialty food exhibitors showcasing products for sale.
Ticket packages are available including a two-day pass that offers access to all celebrity theater presentations. There are also VIP tickets available which gives you an opportunity to rub elbows with some of the stars at receptions and at the “Sandwich and Beer” event with “The Sandwich King” Jeff Mauro and Neighborhood Restaurant Group’s beer director Greg Engert. Now you can purchase the tickets here and/or you can enter Johnna Knows Good Food’s giveaway for a pair of one day theater passes!
Winners will receive: Two (2) one-day theater passes (choose either November 2 or 3), which guarantees you general admission to see the floor show (*Entertaining workshops, tastings, specialty food exhibits and the James Beard cooking stage where local chefs will showcase their talents). Additionally, the passes will grant you access to the Celebrity Theater where celebrity performers will take the stage. Saturday passes will grant you access to see Giada De Laurentiis perform among others, while Sunday passes will grant you access to see performances by celebrity chefs such as Carla Hall of The Chew and Jacques Pepin.
How to win tickets on JKGF?? Comment below with who you want to rub elbows with at the show and the day that you would like to attend. You have to be subscribed to the JKGF weekly newsletter to enter (I’ll make this part easy for you, sign up here!).
A winner will be selected on Monday, October 29, 2012. Good luck and see you at the show!
Category: Announcements, Food.Fun.Stuff., Washington D.C.
About the Author (Author Profile)
Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.Subscribe
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- Gi.Ve.Aw.Ay: The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show | CookingPlanet | October 22, 2012
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I would LOVE to see Carla Hall on Sunday! *fingers crossed*
I would be overly escatic to see Giada De Laurentiis…she makes cooking and style look easy!
I NEED to see Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio. I love them and they are masters at their craft. I would prefer to go on Nov 2.
I have been dying to pick Carla’s brain!!! I would go Saturday!
I want to rub elbows with Tom Colicchio!!
I am looking forward to seeing Carla Hall and Michael Symon on Sunday. Hoping to get the tickets for the 4th. I remember following Chef Carla all through Top Chef!
Gail and Tom on Saturday would be amazing. Top Chef is one of my favorite shows.
Carla Hall – She is a great cool and very funny on The Chew. Saturday would be preferred