The center of the plate doesn't need to be a lonely place

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Enter the Grade Me Recipe Contest for foodservice professionals, sponsored by Bush Brothers! Contestants have until May 14 to submit to www.grademerecipecontest.com an original side dish that incorporates at least one Bush's Best product. Anyone who visits the Grade Me Recipe Contest Web site can vote on the entries using an A to F scale. Contestants will have the chance to win $5,000 or an XL Big Green Egg grill in addition to being showcased as a Bush Brothers featured chef. Voting ends May 31, and the winners will be notified by June 11. For more information, visit www.grademerecipecontest.com.
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RCA elects new Board of Directors

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The Research Chefs Association (RCA) has announced the results of its recent Board of Directors election for the 2010-2011 term. Here are the new directors:
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Six-member ACF Culinary Team USA selected

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After successfully competing in the hot-food and cold-food competitions, six chefs were selected for American Culinary Federation (ACF) Culinary Team USA for savory. They will represent the United States at the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg this November and the 2012 International Culinary Art Exhibition (IKA) in Erfurt, Germany.

Judges evaluated presentation and layout, composition and harmony of ingredients, correct preparation and craftsmanship and serving methods and portions. The following chefs will represent ACF Culinary Team USA:
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The Liberty owners appear on 'The Chef's Wife'

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At a recent appearance on WTVI's "The Chef's Wife" cooking and talk show, Charlotte, N.C. chef Tom Condron and his business partner Matthew Pera share a behind-the-scenes look at opening The Liberty restaurant in Charlotte. The two-part webisode, titled "Do You Have What it Takes to Open a Restaurant?", can be viewed at www.chefs-wife.com/resources/webisodes.

The dining room at The Liberty

Condron and Pera opened The Liberty restaurant, an American-style gastropub, in October 2009. For more information, visit www.thelibertycharlotte.com.
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NRA Performance Index reaches highest level
in over two years

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Driven by a solid improvement in restaurant operators' outlook for sales growth, capital spending plans and staffing levels, the National Restaurant Association's (NRA) Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) rose to its highest level in 27 months in February. The comprehensive index of restaurant activity stood at 99.0, up 0.7 percent from January and the highest since November 2007.

Although same-store sales, customer traffic and capital expenditures remained negative, restaurant operators said they are more optimistic about the direction of the economy. Thirty-eight percent said they expect economic conditions to improve in six months, while 13 percent expect economic conditions to worsen during the next six months. To view the complete data, visit www.restaurant.org/trendmapper.
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Lucca hosts lunchtime fundraiser for Friends for Pets

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On April 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Irvine, Calif.-based Lucca Café will sponsor a lunchtime fundraiser for an adoptable puppy named Madeline (pictured, below), who recently had hip surgery. Lucca will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from sales of its all-natural chicken breast sandwich to the nonprofit rescue and placement organization Friends for Pets to help with the cost of Madeline's surgery, which totaled nearly $5,000.


For more information, visit Friends for Pets' Web site at www.friendsforpets.org.
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The center of the plate doesn't need to be a lonely place

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Enter the Grade Me Recipe Contest for foodservice professionals, sponsored by Bush Brothers! Contestants have until May 14 to submit to www.grademerecipecontest.com an original side dish that incorporates at least one Bush's Best product. Anyone who visits the Grade Me Recipe Contest Web site can vote on the entries using an A to F scale. Contestants will have the chance to win $5,000 or an XL Big Green Egg grill in addition to being showcased as a Bush Brothers featured chef. Voting ends May 31, and the winners will be notified by June 11. For more information, visit www.grademerecipecontest.com.
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Announcing the Amazing Avocado Chef Recipe Contest

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Avocados from Mexico is calling on all foodservice chefs to come up with avocado-inspired recipes for The Amazing Avocado Chef Recipe Contest. Celebrity chef/author Roberto Santibañez and a team of foodservice professionals will select two winners to receive a trip to the 2010 Culinary Institute of America's Latin Flavors Conference in San Antonio, Texas, or a cash prize of $2,500.

Contestants have until June 30 to submit recipes online in which avocados are the main ingredient in one of two categories: comfort food classics or ethnic inspirations. The two winning recipes will be announced Aug. 1. For official contest rules and guidelines, details and entry forms, visit www.theamazingavocado.com/recipecontest.
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Food & Wine picks 2010 Best New Chefs

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This week Food & Wine magazine revealed its list of the 10 Best New Chefs of 2010. Chefs who've been running their kitchens for less than five years qualify. Past winners have included Nate Appleman, Gale Gand and Hubert Keller. This year's winners are:
For more information about the contest and winners, visit www.foodandwine.com/bestnewchefs.
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