Numerous national TV celebrities as well as nationally-known cookbook authors will be coming to Philadelphia for The Book and The Cook®.

National TV Celebrities Participating

• Christina Pirello, host of PBS-TV’s "Christina Cooks" and author of Christina Cooks at the Firefighters’ Union to benefit the Hero Scholarship Fund on 3/11/05
  
  
• Joanne Weir, host of PBS-TV’s "Weir Cooking in the City," and author of From Tapas to Meze at Alison at Blue Bell on 3/13/05
  
  
• Jill Cordes and Marc Silverstein, hosts of Food Network’s "The Best of" and authors of Food Network: Best of The Best Of at Joseph Ambler Inn on 3/17/05
  
  
• Jim Coleman, host of PBS-TV’s "Flavors of America" and PBS Radio’s "A Chef’s Table" and author of three cookbooks at Jack’s Firehouse on 3/18/05
  
  
• Ming Tsai, host of PBS-TV’s "East Meets West" and chef-owner of Boston's Blue Ginger, unveils a new title Ming’s Master Recipes at Brasserie Perrier on 3/18/05
  
  
• Martin Yan, host of PBS-TV’s Martin Yan’s Chinatown and author of Martin Yan Quick and Easy at Margaret Kuo’s on 3/18/05
  
  
• Rick Bayless, host of PBS-TV’s "Mexico - One Plate at a Time" and chef/owner of Chicago's Topolobampo and Frontera Grill with daughter Lanie Bayless, co-author of Rick & Lanie’s Excellent Kitchen Adventures at El Vez on 3/20/05
  
  
• Cat Cora, co-host of Food Network’s "Kitchen Accomplished" and author of Cat Cora’s Kitchen at Café Mosaic on 3/20/05
  
  
• Giada De Laurentiis, host of Food Network’s "Everyday Italian" and author of Everyday Italian at Angelina on 3/20/05
  
  
• Mary Ann Esposito, host of PBS-TV’s "Ciao Italia" and author of Ciao Italia In Tuscany at Davio’s on 3/20/05
  
  
• Tyler Florence, host of Food Network’s "Tyler’s Ultimate" and author of Tyler Florence’s Real Kitchen at Washington Square on 3/20/05
  
  
• John Shields, host of PBS-TV’s "Coastal Cooking With John Shields" and author of Coastal Cooking with John Shields (date/location tbd)

Nationally-known Cookbook Authors Coming to Philadelphia

• Patricia Wells, The Paris Cookbook at Le Bec Fin with chef-owner Georges Perrier for lunch on 3/12/05
  
  
• Sam Choy chef-owner of a number of restaurants in Hawaii and author of Sam Choy Woks the Wok at Philadelphia Fish & Co.
  on 3/13/05
  
  
• Gordon Hamersley chef-owner of Hamersley’s Bistro in Boston and author of Bistro Cooking at Home hosted by Jake’s on 3/13/05
  
  
• Robert Kinkead, chef-owner of Kinkead’s, Washington, DC at Old Original Bookbinder’s on 3/15/05
  
  
• Piero Selvaggio, The Valentino Cookbook and owner of Valentino Santa Monica and Piero Selvaggio’s Valentino and The Grill at Valentino in the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas; Caffe and Ristorante Giorgio in Las Vegas at Panorama Ristorante on 3/15/05
  
  
• Roberto Donna, author of Cooking in Piedmont and chef-owner of Galileo restaurant in Washington, DC, at Savona Restaurant on 3/16/05
  
  
• Frank Stitt, chef-owner of Highland’s Bar and Grill in Birmingham and author of Frank Stitt’s Southern Table, hosted by Verge on 3/16/05
  
  
• Tony Mantuano, chef-owner of Chicago’s Spiaggia and author of Spiaggia Cookbook hosted by Gino Sena at La Famiglia Restaurant on 3/17/05
  
  
• Jessica Harris, 2005 KitchenAid Toque Award recipient and author of On The Side hosted by World Café Live on 3/18/05
  
  
• Michael Lomonaco, executive chef at Guastavino’s in Manhattan and author of Nightly Specials, hosted by Moshulu on 3/18/05
  
  
• Waldy Malouf, High Heat and chef, co-owner of New York City's Beacon Restaurant at The Smoked Joint on 3/18/05
  
  
• Anne Willan of La Verenne Cooking School and author of The Good Cook at Yangming on 3/18/05
  
  
• Patrick O’Connell, chef-owner of The Inn at Little Washington and author of Patrick O’Connell’s Refined American Cuisine at Lacroix at the Rittenhouse for lunch on 3/19/05
  
  
• David Rosengarten, author of David Rosengarten Entertains, hosted by Susanna Foo on 3/20/05

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