The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness for Celiac Awareness and CNN Newsroom Anchor Heidi Collins to host the Philadelphia Gluten-Free Cooking Spree

Watch top chefs, doctors and news reporters  compete to make the best gluten-free meals!!

Saturday June 23, 2007

7:00pm to 10:00pm VIP ($100)
includes meet & greet with doctors and chefs and autographed copy of Beyond Rice Cakes

7:30 to 10:00pm General Admission ($50) and Kids/Students ($35)

Hyatt Regency Penn Landing


*10 of Philadelphia's Top Chefs
*10 doctors from 10 different hospitals
* 10 health care reporters from media organizations

The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness and CNN Newsroom Anchor Heidi Collins invite you to participate in the Philadelphia Gluten-Free Cooking Spree. The Gluten-Free Cooking Spree is an event that joins together the medical and lifestyle aspects of celiac disease to educate both doctors and chefs about celiac disease and the gluten-free diet.

Here’s how it works:
*Top chefs, doctors and reporters will be put on to teams of three. Each team will have one chef, one doctor and one reporter. Together, the doctor, chef and reporter will work to create the best gluten-free meal.

*A three-person panel will judge recipes.  A food critic, a celiac specialist, and a child with celiac disease will make up the panel.

*National and local media will attend and cover the event.

* Winning team will receive a donation made to the hospital that the doctor on the team is affiliated with. All members will also receive a gift basket with a variety of gluten-free goodies!

* Winning team will be featured in National Foundation for Celiac Awareness monthly newsletter and on website www.celiaccentral.org.

The participating chefs includes:   Brian Duffy of Shanachie's,  John Mims of Carmine's Creole Cafe,  Pasquale Masters of Pomodoro,  Michael O'Halloran of Bistro 7,  Edgar Steel of Cafe Atlantico,  Anthony Goodwin of  Bliss Restaurant,  Christina Pirello from "Christina Cooks",   Patrice Rames of Bistro St. Tropez and Patou Restaurant,  Mike McHenry private chef, and  Matt Andrew of Hyatt @ Penn's Landing.

Questions?? Please contact Vanessa Maltin at vanessa@celiaccentral.org or 215-692-2639