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Follow on Google News | Darlene Tenes of CasaQ to join Inaugural Havana Culinary Exchange in CubaLifestyle expert Darlene Tenes of CasaQ to participate in the Inaugural Havana Culinary Exchange bringing together Leading Chefs, Sommeliers & Wineries from United States and Cuba for a week of great food and wine
By: CasaQ Havana, once a mecca for celebrities, socialites and American mobsters who fled to the island for luxurious getaways, was now frozen in time since the Cuban Revolution in the late 50's. This inspired Chef Rodriguez to create the Havana Culinary Exchange and began to invite innovative chefs, sommeliers and mixologists to share new food techniques and recipes with the Cuban chefs and have them share their time-honored traditional cuisine with them. "We reached out to Darlene Tenes of CasaQ who is renowned for creating exclusive Latino culinary events and cultural experiences" Ms. Tenes has been a food correspondent giving cooking demos and providing commentary on NBC, CBS, FOX and PBS and is an eHow Food and Entertainment Expert. Since 2005 she has been Co-Host and Founder of CasaQ & NBC Bay Area Best Darn Tamale contest, a national competition amongst professional tamale makers across America to compete for the title of Best Darn Tamale in the USA. The impressive list of talent collectively have appeared on Food Network's Chopped, Iron Chef, BravoTV's Top Chef, FYI's Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown, NBC's Biggest Loser & Fox's MasterChef include: Aaron May (Scottsdale) Bernie Matz (Miami) - "Connoisseur of Tacos", Executive Chef & Owner LA Café, Bodega Taqueria y Tequila Brad Kilgore (Miami) - 2016 Best Chef in America, Food & Wine's Best New Chef 2016, Executive Chef, Alter named Best New Restaurants in America 2016 Cheryl Forberg (Napa) - NBC's Biggest Loser Nutritionist, James Beard Award Winning Chef, New York Times best-selling author Darlene Tenes (Silicon Valley) - eHow Food & Lifestyle Expert, Owner & Founder of CasaQ by Darlene, co-host Best Darn Tamale Contest Dean Corbett (Louisville) Douglas Rodriguez (Miami) - Godfather of Nuevo Latino Cusisine, Executive Chef & Owner Alma de Cuba, James Beard Award Winner Fernando Martinez (Louisville) Ivan Ruiz (Summit) - Sommelier and Owner of winelistsummit.com, Co-Founder The Wine List Sommelier John Mooney (NYC & DC) - StarChefs.com Rising Star Sustainability Chef, Bell Book & Candle Kevin Sbraga(Philadelphia) Michael Aeyal Ginor (New York) - Owner, Hudson Valley Foie Gras & New York State Foie Gras, James Beard Award Winner Mike Isabella(DC) Rodolfo Cuadros (Chicago) - Executive Chef, Carnivale Chicago Collectively they have appeared as competitors and judges across Food Network's Chopped, Iron Chef, BravoTV's Top Chef, FYI's Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown and appeared in Gourmet, Restaurant, Food & Wine, Condé Nast Traveler, Sunset Magazine, USA Today and every major network. Food aficionados and adventurous travelers can partake in the Havana Culinary Exchange from September 24 – October 1, 2016 to explore the island's beautiful culture and music then savor amazing cuisine every day from the top chefs in the USA and Cuba. For more information, visitt http://www.CasaQ.com or by calling 408-280-1065. End
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