Andrew and Karen are regularly invited to travel throughout North America to address subjects in their areas of expertise, which include chefs, cooking, customer service, flavor compatibility, hospitality, restaurant criticism, wine, and many other aspects of the restaurant business.  To invite them to teach or speak, you'll find contact information here.

Panelists Patrick O'Connell, Phyllis Richman, Karen Page,
Linda Kulman, and Susan McCreight Lindeborg at the Women
Chefs and Restaurateurs Conference in Washington, DC

Corby Kummer of The Atlantic, Alan Richman of GQ, Ruth

Reichl of Gourmet, Andrew Dornenburg, and Karen Page at

the Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College in Cambridge

2007

Michael Aaron, Leonard Lopate,
and Karen Page at WNYC Radio

Friday, December 28, 2007, 1:20 - 2 pm ET — Karen is interviewed by host Leonard Lopate (along with Sherry-Lehmann's Michael Aaron) on the "Please Explain" series addressing Champagne, sparkling wine, and other bubblies on "The Leonard Lopate Show" on WNYC Radio in New York City. Listen in at 93.9 FM and AM 820. Web: www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate

Host Leonard Lopate lets you in on the best conversations with writers, actors, ex-presidents, dancers, scientists, comedians, historians, grammarians, curators, filmmakers, and do-it-yourself experts. Live interaction is critical to Lopate's conversational and personal style. "I think it's crucial to maintain eye contact when you're discussing complex matters with the likes of John Updike, Doris Lessing, Bill Bradley, Mark Morris, and Francis Ford Coppola, all of whom are return guests to Leonard Lopate on WNYC, " says Lopate.

Brianna Golodryga interviews Karen & Andrew

December 26-28, 2007, bet. 9 and 10 am ET — Karen and Andrew are interviewed by Brianna Golodryga for a series of segments on "Good Morning America Now" on Champagne, sparkling wines, and other bubbly beverages for the holidays. PART ONE:  Pairing Food with Sparkling Wine
PART TWO: Delicious Domestic Sparklers
PART THREE: Go Global for New Year's Bubbly
Web: abcnews.go.com

December 2007 — Karen is interviewed by Shyema Azam on what to drink for the entertaining guide in this issue of Marie Claire magazine.

Andrew blows out the candles on his red velvet birthday
cupcake at Daisy May's BBQ on West 46th St. at 11th Ave.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 — It's Andrew's birthday — so feel free to enjoy an extra glass of wine (or cupcake!) today in his honor!

November/December 2007 — Karen and Andrew are quoted in Peggy Walz's article on sage in the Vegetarian Times.

Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 10 am — Karen and Andrew run the four-mile Race to Deliver — benefiting God's Love We Deliver — in New York City's Central Park.

Photo credit: Laura Day
Top left: ABC News' Lynn Sherr, Edie Falco, and Gael Greene at the
21st Annual Citymeals-on-Wheels Power Lunch for Women
Top right: Karen Page with actress and spokeswoman Jill Eikenberry
Bottom left: ABC's Jessica Stedman Guff with Karen Page

Friday, November 16, 2007 at noon — Karen attends Citymeals-on-Wheels' 21st Annual Power Lunch for Women at The Rainbow Room in New York City, which raises more than $1 million to feed New York's homebound elderly. Web: www.citymeals.org

"...Best of all, [Yanou] Collart, who was in town to try to buy Van Gogh's 'The Fields' on behalf of a group who want to put it in the artist's former house in Auver Sur Oise, will be at the Rainbow Room power lunch Friday. She'll join Meryl Streep, Barbara Walters, Edie Falco, Caroline Hirsch, Diane von Furstenberg, Christine Baranski, Kathleen Turner, Deborah Roberts, Silda Spitzer, Diana Taylor and Lillian Vernon and 300 other female titans."
— Rush & Molloy, NY Daily News (11/14/07)

Andrew Dornenburg, Bill Deutsch, Karen
Page and Franck Duboeuf

Thursday, November 15, 2007 — Karen and Andrew attend the media luncheon celebrating the latest release of Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau in New York City.

Monday, November 12, 2007 — Karen and Andrew are invited guests to the 35th anniversary gala featuring Bernadette Peters for The Acting Company, which supports literacy through theater, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Web: www.theactingcompany.org

"The Acting Company endures as the major touring classical theatre in the United States.”
—The New York Times

Chef Eric Ripert

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 8 pm — Karen and Andrew are guests at a dinner preview at West End Bistro by Eric Ripert in Washington, DC. Web: www.WestendBistroDC.com

Capital Food Fight was held in the Ronald Reagan Building

Host Jose Andres and MC Tony Bourdain take the stage

Serving fun oyster shooters from Hank's Oyster Bar

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 6 pm — Karen and Andrew are guests at Capital Food Fight benefitting DC Central Kitchen in Washington, DC. Congratulations to chef Barton Seaver on his win! Web: www.capitalfoodfight.org

Monday, November 5, 2007 — Karen and Andrew serve on the distinguished panel of judges along with chef Jose Andres, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and other jurors, for Oyster Riot XII, which selects the best oyster-pairing wines, at the Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington, DC. Web: www.ebbitt.com

Oyster riot judges including Supreme Court Justice Antonin
Scalia (l.), Karen Page, and Jose Andres review their ballots

Oyster Riot judges Phyllis Richman, Andrew Dornenburg,
and Melissa McCart in action at the Old Ebbitt Grill

Andrew, OEG director Bart Farrell, Karen and OEG executive
chef Robert McGowan at Old Ebbitt Grill after the judging

Chatting with Georges de Paris, tailor to every American
President since Lyndon Johnson, and OEG publicist Amy

Chef Jose Andres playfully strong-arms Andrew into
agreeing to attend Tuesday night's Capitol Food Fight

"OYSTERS' PARTNERS: For Old Ebbitt's Grill's 12th Annual Oyster Riot on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17, judges selected two New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs as this year's top three wines for oyster pairings in a blind taste test. In first place is the Kim Crawford 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, second is the bubbly Korbel Champagne Cellars "Natural" NV from Russian River Valley in California, and the third-place wine is a 2007 Seifried Sauvignon Blanc. Judges included Washington Post columnists and authors Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, chef Jose Andres, former Washington Post food critic Phyllis Richman, Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia and this writer. Four hundred twenty wines were entered in this year's competition. Judges chose from the staff's top 20 favorites."
—Melissa McCart, "Express," The Washington Post (11/7/07)

Left: Andrew Dornenburg and NPC volunteer Dawn Rohan
Right: Andrew, Connie & Marcel Desaulniers, and Karen Page

Thursday, November 1, 2007, 5:30 - 8:30 pm — Karen and Andrew are featured and will sign copies of WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT at the National Press Club Book Fair in Washington, DC.

"One of Washington's most prestigious literary events, the National Press Club Book Fair attracts authors from across the nation, and draws hundreds of fans and Club members who enjoy browsing the children's books, cookbooks, photography books, Washington exposés, histories, and fiction, all new on the market this year or as yet unreleased."
—National Press Club Book Fair

Bill Bratton Sr., Rikki Klieman, Bill Bratton, Karen Page &
Andrew Dornenburg celebrating the Chief's swearing-in

Andrew & Karen, Greg, Mitch, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa, Jimmy and Dick at the LA Police Academy

Thursday, October 25, 2007 — Karen and Andrew attend the swearing-in ceremony for the reappointment to a second term of office of LAPD Chief William J. Bratton in Los Angeles.

October/November 2007 — Karen and Andrew are quoted on some of their favorite autumnal food and drink pairings for Shoshanna Cohen's article in Imbibe magazine.

devi

Thursday, October 18, 2007, 5 - 9 pm — Karen and Andrew toast the re-launch of two distinguished Manhattan restaurants: Terrance Brennan's Artisanal, which featured a wine bar with more than 100 different wines by the glass before the recent wine bar trend hit (and will be offering more than 160 wines by the glass, selling them at half-off after 10 pm); and Suvir Saran and Hemant Mathur's Devi, which the duo recently took over from their partners.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 — Karen and Andrew toast the publication of Michael McCarty's new book Welcome to Michael's in New York City.

Karen Page, Julia and Blake Davis at the C200 gala held at
the Art Institute in Chicago on October 13th

Blake and Julia Davis, Karen Page, and Millington McCoy

Video of C200 founders panel: Susan Davis, far left

Susan Davis delivers her keynote speech to the C200

C200 founder Susan Davis with Karen Page in Chicago

Grammy nominee Patti Austin performed at the C200 gala

Saturday, October 13, 2007 — Karen is a guest in Chicago at the 25th Anniversary Annual Conference Gala Dinner of The Committee of 200, held at the Art Institute, where she is recognized for assisting founder Susan Davis (the evening's keynote speaker) in 1981-82 with the founding research on women business owners running multi-million-dollar companies. Guests at the gala included Susan Davis and her daughters Blake and Julia Davis, attorney Misty Gruber, retired executive recruiter Millington McCoy, real estate exec Judy Thornber, and Estee Lauder's Jeanette Wagner. Web: www.c200.org

"In 1982, a handful of the most powerful women in business gathered in Los Angeles. Their immediate goal was to raise funds for The National Association for Women Business Owners, a network dedicated to women entrepreneurs. Beyond raising $200,000 for NAWBO, the small group of women ultimately conceived a larger agenda: to create a national network that would capitalize on the experience of women at the top echelons of business. Together they created The Committee of 200. In the beginning, it was a small, private organization intent on keeping a low profile. In fact, Business Week once called The Committee of 200 'the most high-powered organization you’ve never heard of.' The roster of founding members, however, reads like a veritable 'Who’s Who' of some of the most celebrated names in business. Katharine Graham of The Washington Post, Sherry Lansing of 20th Century Fox, Patricia Cloherty of Patricof & Co. Ventures, Inc., Christie Hefner of Playboy Enterprises, and Muriel Siebert, of Muriel Siebert & Co."
—from The Committee of 200's Web site

Saturday, October 6, 2007 — Karen and Andrew run all 13.1 miles of the Grete's Great Gallop Half-Marathon in New York City's Central Park.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 — Karen and Andrew attend a wine tasting and lunch with winemaker Bernard Magrez at Aureole in New York City.

Monday, October 1, 2007 — WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT is reviewed by Lisa Messinger on Copley News Service. Web: www.copleynews.com

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 from 2:00 - 2:40 pm — Karen and Andrew are interviewed by host Kerry Nolan on "Living Today" on Martha Stewart Living Radio.

2007 line-up of "celebrity sous chefs" and chefs at SHARE

Left: Karen Page with Maroons chef Jamie Poole (and crabcakes!)
Right: Karen Page with Lauren Schwartzreich and Adam Roberts

Monday, September 17, 2007 from 6:00 - 9:30 pm — Karen is again among the array of actresses, anchors and authors invited to be featured as a "Celebrity Sous Chef" at the fourth annual “A Second Helping of Life," a tasting event featuring some of New York's best women chefs to benefit SHARE: Self-Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer. The event will be held at Pier 60-Chelsea Piers in New York City. Web: www.sharecancersupport.com

"This year’s event will feature Rebecca Charles of Pearl Oyster Bar as Executive Chef and Abigail Kirsch and Alison Awerbuch as Culinary Chairs. Our star-studded roster of 'celebrity sous chefs' will include actresses Kathleen Chalfant, Angela Lansbury, Tandy Cronyn, Swoosie Kurtz, Marsha Mason, Martha Byrne, Carole Shelley, Haviland Stillwell, Lisa Kron and Daphne Rubin-Vega; radio hosts Valerie Smaldone and Claudia Marshall; authors Leslie Bennetts, Carol Higgins Clark, Marisa Acocella Marchetto, and Karen Page; comedian Judy Gold; New York Post Writer Linda Stasi; TV personality Wendy Kaufman; and Channel 9 news anchor Brenda Blackmon."
—SHARE

September 5, 2007 — Karen is interviewed by music columnist Kelley Carter of The Detroit Free Press for an article on pairing food with cocktails. www.freep.com

Check out Kelley Carter's ode to Aretha Franklin in this informative and entertaining 40th anniversary tribute to "R-E-S-P-E-C-T."

September 2007 - August 2008 — As a winner of a Gourmand World Cookbook Award, WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT will be exhibited throughout the Olympic year at the Gourmand Exhibition in the sales exhibition hall of the new Beijing Publications Distribution Logistics Center (BPDLC), located in the heart of Beijing.

"There is a saying that Western culture is born of the relationship between man and woman, while Chinese culture has grown from the enjoyment of food."
—From the foreword of the book Food and Chinese Culture

B L A C K__I N K

Fall 2007— Karen and Andrew are interviewed by Ben Cramer on their three favorite wine lists in America for Black Ink magazine.

The Council of 100

Karen Page welcomes guests on behalf of The Council of 100

C100 members Betsy Combier, Dr. Sue Sacks, Lori Anne
Czepiel, Kate Welling and Karen Page address the group

Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 5-7 pm — Karen co-hosts the oversubscribed NYC Summer Regional Gathering of Northwestern's Council of 100 held at the offices of Sidley & Austin in New York City. Council members expected to attend include Elizabeth Combier, Lori Anne Czepiel, Karen Page, Dr. Sue Sacks, Evonne Sepsis, Vickie Snoy, Marilyn Skony Stamm, Kate Welling and Bettina Whyte.

"Karen, I was thrilled to receive an email from the NU alumni
network re: the Council of 100's Aug. 15th regional gathering, and would love to RSVP. For some reason, I thought the Council only did programs at NU, in Evanston. Nearly ten years ago, when I was a sophomore at NU, I attended a Council event with Mary Ellen Glynn, then deputy press secretary for President Clinton. Her lecture inspired me to pursue a health policy emphasis in my journalism work, and I never forgot it."
—Julie Piotrowski, BSJ Medill (2000); Knight Public Health Journalism Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003); MPH, Mailman School of Public Health/Columbia University (2008)

August 6-9, 2007 — Karen and Andrew deliver the keynote presentation "Flavor Matching" at The Flavor Experience conference held in the Ballroom of the Loews Coronado Bay Resort & Spa in San Diego.

Comments from participants at The Flavor Experience:

"Your presentation was fabulous!"

"You did a great job of 'connecting the dots' of all the ideas presented
at the conference, and how they fit together."

"I'm planning to steal the display copy of your book CULINARY ARTISTRY to get it signed for my sous chef, who's a huge fan!"

Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 8:30 am — Karen and Andrew run the Naples - New York Park to Park, a 10K race in New York City's Central Park.

Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 9 am — A straight couple (not that there's anything wrong with that), Karen and Andrew run the 26th Annual Front Runners New York Lesbian and Gay Pride Run, a five-mile race in New York City's Central Park.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 12:30 pm PT — Karen and Andrew are interviewed on "The Good Life" by host David Cryden. Air date and time on KXTY 99.7 FM TBA. Web: www.smartmoneytalks.com

Sunday, June 17, 2007 at 8:30 am — Karen and Andrew run the WABC Father's Day Fight Against Prostate Cancer five-mile race in New York City's Central Park.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at 7 pm — Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects presents the premiere of "Heavy Light" and "The Title Comes Last" in a benefit performance at the Flea Theater (at 41 White Street) followed by dinner at Arqua. Tickets $175-$250. Please join Karen and Andrew there! www.jodyoberfelder.com

“The awesome athleticism and acrobatic partner work of Jody Oberfelder’s choreography proves perpetually compelling.” 
—Backstage

Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at 2 pm — Karen and Andrew are interviewed by host Kerry Nolan on "Living Today" on the Martha Stewart Radio Network on Sirius Radio. www.marthastewart.com

Monday, June 11, 2007 — "Chefs Gone Wild" — A Celebration of the American Farmer: Citymeals-on-Wheels' 25th Anniversary fundraiser at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Featured chefs include countless chefs we've interviewed for our books, including Colin Alevras, Dan Barber, Daniel Boulud, Alfred Portale, Charle Trotter, and Alice Waters, among others. Web: www.citymeals.org

"As Citymeals-on-Wheels wraps up its 25th anniversary year, we look back to our co-founder James Beard as inspiration for this year's Chefs' Tribute. Beard was synonymous with America's harvest, and this year's event celebrates some of the country's most talented chefs who are showcasing the bounty of the American farmer. On Monday, June 11, 2007, Citymeals invites you to experience the most glamorous farmer's market New York City has ever seen...."
—Citymeals on Wheels

Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 9 am — Karen runs the 35th Annual New York Mini (10K race) in New York City's Central Park. Congratulations to winner Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands won her third straight NYRR New York Mini 10K (and fourth overall) in 32:10. (Karen's time was somewhat slower than that!)

Founded by NYRR in 1972, the Mini got its name when race founder Fred Lebow convinced the first sponsor to run a more manageable six-mile “mini” marathon — named for the miniskirt, which was then the height of fashion — rather than a full marathon.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at 8:30 am CT — Karen and Andrew are interviewed on host Patrick Neas' Morning Show on KXTR Radio in Kansas City. Web: www.kxtr.com

"IACP: That stands for International Association of Culinary Professionals. Every year, they hand out cookbook awards, and they are considered the most prestigious in the industry. Well, I am very honored to have on the phone with me right now the two authors of the book that won the 2007 IACP 'Cookbook of the Year Award,' and they are Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, the authors of WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT....What a wonderful couple. They have written some fantastic books. The latest one is just terrific: WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT, and it's available at atyourtable1660.com. A great Father's Day gift!"
—Patrick Neas, morning show host, KXTR Radio / Kansas City

May / June 2007 — Karen and Andrew are interviewed on pairing drinks with barbecue in this month's issue of CHILE PEPPER magazine.

May 2007 — Some of Karen and Andrew's books are scheduled to be featured during the new USA Network TV mini-series "The Starter Wife" (based on Gigi Levangie Grazer's best-selling novel) starring Debra Messing and Joe Mantegna, which airs this month.

Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 8 am CT — Karen and Andrew are interviewed by host Patrick Neas on KXTR Radio's "At Your Table" in Kansas City. Web: atyourtable1660.com

"WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT was named the best cookbook of 2006 — and it's not even a cookbook! It's a big deal....The authors have written some of the most groundbreaking books...in the culinary profession. Their body of work is incredible."
—Patrick Neas, Gary Evert and Mike McGonigle, "At Your Table," KXTR Radio / Kansas City

May 2007 — Karen and Andrew are interviewed by Laura Michonski on how to navigate unfamiliar cuisines in the May 7th issue of FIRST FOR WOMEN magazine, which hits newsstands on April 16th.

Spring 2007 — Karen is interviewed by Maridel Reyes on what wines to serve with healthy foods in this special issue of SELF Dishes.

Sunday, April 22, 2007— Karen and Andrew run the Adidas four-mile race Run for the Parks in Central Park in New York City.

Karen addresses the crowd at "A Day with Northwestern"

Saturday, April 21, 2007— Karen is one of the featured alumni speakers at the 38th Annual "A Day with Northwestern" in Evanston, Illinois. Other featured speakers include renowned operatic soprano Nancy Gustafson and former U.S. Representative Richard A. Gephardt. Web: www.alumni.northwestern.edu/education/daywith.html

"Now in its 38th year, 'A Day with Northwestern' features 14 presentations by top faculty and distinguished alumni, each speaking on a different topic. One of our signature alumni education programs, 'A Day with Northwestern' is our largest on-campus seminar program. We're very excited that you will be joining us for this special event."
—Northwestern University

At the 2007 IACP Cookbook Awards, after learning that
WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT had not only won
as "Best Book on Wine, Beer or Spirits" but had also been
named the 2007 IACP Cookbook of the Year

Saturday, April 14, 2007 — Karen and Andrew attend the 2007 IACP Cookbook Awards in Chicago.

Sunday, April 1, 2007 — Karen and Andrew run the Scotland Run 10K in Central Park in New York City.

Spring 2007 — WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT is to be mentioned in a dining/drinking guide published by MILWAUKEE magazine.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 11 am — Andrew and Karen are interviewed by host Beci Falkenberg on the Tastebuds food radio show on Radio Sandy Springs 1620 AM in Atlanta. Web: http://radiosandysprings.com/Tastebuds/Beci.html

March 3 - 4, 2007 — Andrew and Karen's book WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT is the subject of an interview with award-winning host Lynne Rossetto Kasper on NPR's "The Splendid Table." Check local listings, or find the station near you at http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/stations/list.php

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 11:30 am — Andrew and Karen attend the Relais & Chateaux event at Restaurant Daniel in New York City.

Monday, February 26, 2007 at 11:06 am — Andrew and Karen are interviewed by radio hosts Carole Kotkin and Simone Zarmati Diament on Food & Wine Talk on WDNA 88.9 FM in Miami. Web: www.wdna.org

Metro Bis co-owners chef Chris Prosperi and his wife
Courtney Febbroriello

Chris Prosperi's fabulous Pad Thai at lunch

Andrew meets surprise guest Jeff Dornenburg, no relation
(that we know of — but viewing those matching foreheads,
who knows??)

Dave and Susan Mabe, flanking Karen, surprised us by driving
in from Ridgefield, Connecticut, despite the snow!

Maryland Lumb Crab and Roasted Butternut Squash Salad
with toasted pumpkin seeds and Syrian pumpkin seed oil

Grilled Sausage and Red Wine Choucroute with dried currants
and Metro whole grain mustard

Chef Chris Prosperi's talented kitchen crew chat with a guest

Thursday, February 22, 2007 — Andrew and Karen are invited to be hosted for an a five-course author dinner prepared by chef Chris Prosperi at Metro Bis in Simsbury, Connecticut. To reserve, please contact the restaurant at (860) 651-1908. Web: www.metrobis.com

Chef Chris Prosperi prepared gorgeous dishes for our TV shoot
that were so delicious we asked to have them for lunch!

Thursday, February 22, 2007 — Andrew and Karen are invited to be interviewed about WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT on NBC-30 in Hartford, Connecticut.

Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 9:30 am — Andrew and Karen are interviewed about WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT on WOR Radio's "Food Talk" hosted by Mike Colameco in New York City.

Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 8:45 am — Andrew and Karen are invited to be interviewed about WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT on the WTIC Morning Show with Ray and Diane in Hartford, Connecticut.

Monday, February 5, 2007 — Andrew is featured as one of "McDonald's Most Famous Past Employees" on the Money & Finance Channel of America Online.

Sunday, February 4, 2007 — Andrew and Karen run the NYRR Gridiron Classic 4-Mile Race in New York City's Central Park.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 — Karen and Andrew are interviewed on Martha Stewart Living radio by host Kerry Nolan.

January 2007 — WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT is featured in this month's issue of the Women Chefs and Restaurateurs' publication Entrez!.

January 26 - 28, 2007— Andrew and Karen attend a wedding in Detroit.

Sunday, January 21, 2007 — Karen runs the 2007 NYRR Manhattan Half-Marathon in New York City's Central Park.

Monday, January 15 - Friday, January 19, 2007 — Andrew and Karen are hosted by Jeremy Emmerson and Nicko Sahlas for an Open Forum to discuss WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT on ChefTalk.com and GlobalChefs.com. Stop by all week to post questions for Andrew and Karen, which they'll answer online.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007— Andrew and Karen are hosted for a toast to WHAT TO DRINK WITH WHAT YOU EAT.

JGV and CCN's Michel Cloes

Andrew and Karen with CCN's Michel Cloes, author Jonathan
Reynolds, and French journalist Pierre Rival

Karen shot this charming French photographer at Robuchon

...shooting a striking dessert accented by a pink sugar globe

Week of Monday, January 8, 2007 — Andrew and Karen participate in a number of events including a breakfast roundtable discussion of culinary trends with leading chefs such as Daniel Boulud and Jean-Georges Vongerichten hosted by Paris-based CCN-World in New York City.

"...Active participants included author and food critic Gael Greene of New York magazine, Tim and Nina Zagat of Zagat Survey, James Beard Award winners Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page of Becomingachef.com, and Gilles Pudlowski of Le Point & Pudlowski Guide."
—CCN-World

EVENTS

Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page are popular speakers to a wide variety of audiences. They draw on the experiences of America’s leading chefs and restaurateurs to deliver informative, insightful and often humorous presentations on such topics as career management, creativity, customer service, excellence, leadership, and “living the food life.”

They have appeared in a wide array of venues, including:

• The 92nd Street Y (New York City)
• Academy of Culinary Arts - ACC  (New Jersey)
• Al Forno restaurant (Providence, RI)
• American Institute of Wine & Food  (AIWF)
• American Wine Society national conference
• Barnes & Noble's Booksellers University (New York City)
• The Book and The Cook  (Philadelphia)
• Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York
• The Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park and Napa Valley)
• Dallas Morning News Wine and Food Festival
• Draeger's
• Ft. Bend Wine & Food Affair
• Harvard Business School
• Harvard Business School Club of New York
• International Association of Culinary Professionals annual conference
• James Beard House (New York City)
• L’Academie de Cuisine (Gaithersburg, MD)
• Les Dames d’Escoffier (Washington, DC)
• Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
• National Press Club (Washington, DC)
• National Restaurant Association convention (Chicago)
• New York Restaurant Show
• Northwest Book Festival (Seattle)
• Northwestern University Alumni Club  (New York City)
• R.J. Julia  (Madison, CT)
• The Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College (Cambridge, MA)
• The Smithsonian Institute (Washington, DC)
• Sur La Table  (Seattle; 11/96)
• Symposium for Professional Food Writers at The Greenbrier (West Virginia)
• The International Alliance (NYC; Tampa)
• Women Chefs and Restaurateurs annual conference (New York City and Washington, DC)
• The Flavor Experience (San Diego)
• The Wood Company (Philadelphia)
• and numerous other culinary schools (as graduation and keynote speakers), conferences, and bookstores.

RAVE REVIEWS OF EVENTS

"As always, I was impressed with your cool, sophisticated lightheartedness in explaining your work."
— Dennis Ray Wheaton, chief dining critic, CHICAGO

"Congratulations on your 'Today' show spot — it was absolutely terrific. You were both excellent, and the book had extensive coverage (and a huge camera shot of the cover!). This should really boost sales!"

— Lisa Ekus, publicist and media trainer

“Your presentation was a perfect combination of factual information and humorous asides — something that very few speakers are able to pull off with as much aplomb as you both were.”
— The Smithsonian Institution

"We love you guys! You really know how to run a great discussion. If you ever decide to change careers, consider motivational speaking! Our customers went on and on about how they enjoyed listening to you both. Thanks so much for making the trip to our store, and continued success with your books!"

— Carol C., Barnes & Noble

"Thank you for visiting. We had a fantastic turnout, and have heard great feedback regarding the event. It was a pleasure to work with such wonderful presenters!"
— Kelly Kesner, Liberties Books & Music

“We wish to thank and congratulate you for an outstanding program presentation at the recent American Wine Society conference held in Greenwich, Connecticut. The reports from many of the attendees highlighted your program session as being outstanding, informative, well-organized and timely. A tribute to your talent and expertise. Best wishes for continued success."
— Gene Spaziani, Conference Chair, American Wine Society

“Even after having heard you speak previously, we were surprised by the quality and energy of your presentation to our group! Our members loved hearing the behind-the-scenes stories about some of America’s best chefs and restaurants, and the business lessons imparted were clear and memorable.”
— Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York

“Karen, thank you for helping to make The Committee of 200's 20th Anniversary Conference [at which she participated in a panel discussion of 'rising stars'] a memorable one.”
— The Committee of 200

“Karen Page is the very best panel moderator we’ve ever seen.”
— The New York Restaurant Show

“Karen Page is a one-woman powerhouse.”
— Harvard Business School Bulletin

"Karen, thank you for helping make our second annual convention so successful. You definitely win the award for panel moderating! Many of the evaluations we received specifically commented on how terrific a moderator you are."
— Frankie Whitman, Executive Director, Women Chefs and Restaurateurs (May 1996)

"Karen, I should like to tell you how pleased I was to meet you and congratulate you on the way you conducted the panel discussion on 'The Future of Fine Dining' at the annual membership meeting of the North American Delegation of Relais & Châteaux [March 2004]. I was very impressed by the inside knowledge you have of the world of culinary arts and the way chefs, food writers and critics work and argue. I particularly liked the very elegant and sovereign way in which you responded to [some of the] comments...During my many years of involvement in communications as a facilitator and moderator, I have rarely experienced somebody so knowledgeable and charming."
— Paul A. Arend, Arend + Sharpe - Language Consultants (Frankfurt)

"I heard that your guests LOVED your program!"
— Jennifer Wallace, Program Production Manager, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health (in the Berkshires)

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