Chef Yigit Pura Creates HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH-Inspired Macaron
In honor of the current Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Chef Yigit Pura announced today a limited edition Hedwig and the Angry Inch-inspired macaron. Featuring a flavor profile provided by recent Tony Award winner and current star of the Broadway production, Neil Patrick Harris, the macaron -- called "Hedwig Schmidt" after the title character -- features a bourbon-orange marmalade ganache with a brandied cherry center, covered in edible red glitter. The limited-edition "Hedwig Schmidt" macaron will be available beginning Monday, August 11 at Tout Sweet Patisserie (Macy's Union Square, 170 O'Farrell St., 3rd Floor) as well as online at www.toutsweetsf.com.
Charles Zukow Associates Announces New Clients for 2013
Charles Zukow Associates (CZA), a San Francisco-based public relations and marketing firm, announced today the addition of four new clients to their diverse roster throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. With years of experience managing public relations for a range of arts, entertainment, lifestyle and nonprofit clients that includeSteve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon, American Conservatory Theater, Meals On Wheels of San Francisco, and San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, Charles Zukow Associates is proud to now be representing a vast array of new clients, including Oprah's new favorite tea, DAVIDsTEA, the highly anticipated nightclub venue Feinstein's at the Nikko, Mick Berry's one-man show Keith Moon: The Real Me and the North Bay's Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa.
THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER Kicks Off New Season on Bravo Tonight
Everyone's favorite love guru Patti Stanger returns with her no-nonsense attitude when finding love for her clients and herself in the sixth season of Bravo Media's hit docu-series THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER premiering tonight, January 10 at 9 p.m., ET/PT.
Celebrity Chef Devin Alexander Wears Penelope Poet Jewelry in the PBS Series, 'America's Chefs on Tour'
Public Broadcasting Service began airing Celebrity Chef Devin Alexander's new show 'America's Chefs on Tour' this past fall. The series comes to Northern California on KQED starting January 5, 2013. Alexander embarked on a cross-country road trip last spring, performing live cooking demonstrations, food tastings from coast-to-coast with stops in three popular California cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Alexander's jewelry accessories were each styled to match her attire by San Francisco Bay Area online retailer Penelope Poet, LLC.
THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER to Kick Off New Season on Bravo, 1/10
Everyone's favorite love guru Patti Stanger returns with her no-nonsense attitude when finding love for her clients? and herself in the sixth season of Bravo Media's hit docu-series THE MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER, premiering Thursday, January 10 at 9 p.m., ET/PT.
TOP CHEF: THE CRUISE Announces Four New Chef'testants
The recently announced TOP CHEF: THE CRUISE is gaining momentum with the addition of four new chef'testants to an already impressive roster of Top Chef Alums. 'Top Chef All Stars' winner Richard Blais, 'Top Chef Just Desserts' season one winner Yigit Pura, 'Top Chef: Texas' winner Paul Qui, and 'Fan Favorite' winner Fabio Viviani.
Olympia Dukakis to Host TALES OF THE CITY Benefit Today
Academy Award-winner Olympia Dukakis will be hosting a benefit performance of American Conservatory Theater's (A.C.T.) world-premiere musical, Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City on Friday, June 24, 2011, at 8 p.m. The evening is being hosted by San Francisco-based Jordan, Miller & Associates, which specializes in comprehensive financial planning for the LGBT community, as a benefit for A.C.T.'s education programs, and the Richmond Erhmet AIDS Foundation (REAF) of San Francisco. Attendees can choose to participate at different levels, all available at www.OlympiaHostsTales.Eventbrite.com:
Olympia Dukakis to Host TALES OF THE CITY Benefit, 6/24
Academy Award-winner Olympia Dukakis will be hosting a benefit performance of American Conservatory Theater's (A.C.T.) world-premiere musical, Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City on Friday, June 24, 2011, at 8 p.m. The evening is being hosted by San Francisco-based Jordan, Miller & Associates, which specializes in comprehensive financial planning for the LGBT community, as a benefit for A.C.T.'s education programs, and the Richmond Erhmet AIDS Foundation (REAF) of San Francisco. Attendees can choose to participate at different levels, all available at www.OlympiaHostsTales.Eventbrite.com:
Photo Flash: Mario Lopez, Naya Rivera, Kim Cattrall, et al. at GLAAD Awards
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced award recipients in 3 of this year's 32 media categories at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by RÖKK Vodka and locally by Southwest Airlines at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on Saturday night. Additional awards were presented in New York on March 19, and in Los Angeles on April 10.
Yigit Pura Wins TOP CHEF: JUST DESSERTS
Ten episodes, twelve contestants and hundreds of pounds of sugar later, Yigit Pura, Executive Pastry Chef at Taste Catering and Event Planning in San Francisco, has been crowned the winner on the premiere season of BRAVO's 'Top Chef Just Desserts' - a spin-off of the popular Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning 'Top Chef.' Pura takes home an impressive prize package, including a feature in Food and Wine magazine, a showcase at the annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival, a 2011 Buick Regal and $100,000 furnished by Godiva Chocolatier.
Bravo Premieres 'Top Chef Just Desserts' 9/15
You may get a sugar high from Bravo's sweetest new series, 'Top Chef Just Desserts' - a spin-off of the 2010 Primetime Emmy-nominated and James Beard Award-winning 'Top Chef,' premiering Wednesday, September 15 at 11 p.m. ET/PT, and moving into its regular timeslot of 10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22. These chefs can have their cake and make it too as the main focus of this competition is the Achilles heel of most chefs: desserts. This time the pastry chefs will see if they have what it takes to out flambe, out frost and out fudge the competition. Gail Simmons, a series judge on 'Top Chef' for the past seven seasons, takes on the hosting duties of this highly competitive series showcasing the best of the best in the world of pastry arts. Joining the judges' panel as head judge is Johnny Iuzzini, one of the country's most celebrated and innovative pastry chefs and Executive Pastry Chef at Restaurant Jean Georges. Hubert Keller, critically acclaimed chef as well as guest judge on 'Top Chef' and finalist on 'Top Chef Masters,' and Dannielle Kyrillos, entertaining expert and DailyCandy Editor-at-Large will also serve as regular judges for the series.
