Chef Talk
By Joanne Purnell I�m stepping out from the kitchen today to talk about, well, cooking! Specifically, the people who do the cooking at catered events. As chairperson of the Culinary Council for the International Caterers Association , together with my co-chair Ken Barrett, I've spent the past year putting together the ICA's CaterArts Conference. This event is for and by the top catering chefs from all over the world and will take place July 31 to August 3 in Louisville, Kentucky. The theme this year is �Relighting Your Passion,� and for me, nothing helps energize me than meeting other chefs. I thought you might want to meet them too! Just a little background on catering chefs in general: it�s a profession that takes a special type of person. Think about it. We might prep in our own kitchens, but we then move all that food, set up again and cook a perfect meal in a different kitchen every night. And I use the word �kitchen� very loosely! It could be a garage, a parking lot, or a...