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A true American talent – Over the Rainbow – ABC News.
Nashville’s “Chappy” Goes National with Exclusive Product-Line
CHAPPY’S DEBUT ON QVC
John (Chappy) Chapman will be featured on QVC during the Gourmet Holiday 16th Anniversary Show Live on November 1, 2010 at 2 p.m. CST. Chappy will debut his Original Classic Shrimp Creole which he created exclusively for QVC.
Chappy has been a chef for 26 years and has been featured on Tennessee CrossRoads on NPT, Talk of the Town, Fox-Tennessee Mornings, as well as numerous television appearances in New Orleans, PBS, and the Gulf Coast. He has won multiple awards and has been featured in many magazines and newspaper articles; and now, he is going to QVC to market his products to home viewers. It will be shipped to the viewer’s door frozen; just heat and serve, leaving hours of prep time to Chappy. Chappy and his wife, Starr, moved to Nashville, Tennessee after Hurricane Katrina demolished their restaurant and home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2005. Chappy re-opened his restaurant as Chappy’s on Church in midtown Nashville. His restaurant has been voted by the Nashville Scene as Best Cajun/Creole Restaurant in Nashville for 4 years in a row.
Mark Locher & Associates, INC., a QVC Brokerage firm, is very proud to be part of this project. Chappy has developed eight gourmet food products from his homemade original recipes of which Classic Shrimp Creole will be the first.
“Chappy has struck gold with the taste and flavors in his amazing dish. We are very excited to bring Chappy to the QVC customer and share his Cajun, Creole food products with 92 million viewers”, says Locher.
Chappy says, “Although I love the people and the lifestyle of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, I am very proud to promote Tennessee products and services. I use them in my businesses and products nationwide”. Visit Chappy at his website http://www.chappys.com/ which has hours of operation, menus, private dining, cooking classes, spices, pepper sauce, and Chappy Things.
See you live November 1st @ 2 pm cst on QVC.
Sept 2010 Newsletter Highlights Tailgate Party Food, 2010 Charity Tour of Homes, Fall Planting
September Greetings!
Labor Day weekend is a perfect time to try some of the Tailgate Party Recipes featured in the Monthly Tips section of this month’s In the News newsletter.
The Home Inspection Message takes us outside and highlights Fall Planting and Eco-Garden suggestions. And finally, the 2010 Charity Tour of Homes has released the details as seven homeowners will open up their doors to benefit their favorite charities. Buy your tickets now for October’s Master Custom Builders Council of Tennessee event.
CLICK LINK: IN THE NEWS
As always, thank you for your feedback, referrals and continued support. Wishing you a relaxing Labor Day and prosperous September!
All the best – Kenneth Bargers
2010 Music City BBQ Festival: More than Food and Entertainment
2010 MUSIC CITY BBQ FESTIVAL – More than Food & Entertainment: Benefits Worthy Causes for the Communities!
Located on First Avenue at Riverfront Park at the foot of world famous downtown Honkytonk Lower Broadway, the festival will be visited by an estimated crowd of over 25,000. The festival is organized by a volunteer team of over 400 people who will donate over 10,000 community service hours to make sure we are able to give a portion of the proceeds to the Shriners Childrens Hospitals, the Monroe Carell Jr. Childrens Hosptial at Vanderbilt and the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge and Camp Horizon.
On Friday and Saturday, August 27th and 28th, the festival will continue with over 100 BBQ cook teams will competing for cash and prizes in a Tennessee State Champion event sanctioned by the Memphis BBQ Network and the Kansas City BBQ Society. Saturday will also find events at the Grand Ol’ Porker Arena including a “Peoples Choice Award”, where you can sample the teams fare, a Viking Cooking demonstration and a mini brew fest. And don’t forget about our Kid Fun Zone.
Is There Music? – YES! Did we mention the we are Music City USA. And where else are you going to find the best music in NashVegas on Friday and Saturday nights? On the Grand Ol’ Porker Stage. And, there is no additional fee for the music – the cost is included in all tickets.
Friday night entertainment to be announced. Saturday night will feature singer songwriter Lee Roy Parnell opening for our headliner Delbert McClenton.
For complete information, please visit the official website musiccitybbqfestival.com.
Nashville’s 2010 Tomato Art Fest is August 14th
2010 Tomato Art Fest; Saturday, August 14th
Celebrating the tomato! This is truly one of my favorite annual events in Nashville to attend and it is coming up this weekend. Held each year in the vibrant and trending area of East Nashville (Five-Points and surrounding), this one-day festival is packed with art, music, food, contests and more….FUN! A day of activities and meeting new people – I look forward to seeing you there!
Voted “Best Festival” in the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Nashville Scene Reader’s Polls, the Tomato Art Fest will return this year on Saturday, August 14, 2010. Located in Historic East Nashville’s Five-Points area, which has been coined by Budget Travel Magazine as “Nashville’s version of New York’s East Village,” this FREE, costume-friendly event provides a fun-filled day for thousands.
A community builder, the Tomato Art Fest has steadily drawn larger crowds with each year that passes. Last year, an estimated 20,000 came to celebrate this beloved fruit/vegetable and enjoy the day’s festivities.
The Tomato Art Fest was founded by Meg and Bret MacFadyen, owners of East Nashville’s Art and Invention Gallery. In 2004, the gallery hosted an art show celebrating the tomato in late summer, and planned a few neighborhood events to promote the show. The Tomato Art Fest proved so popular that it immediately turned into an annual, signature event for the hip, urban neighborhood of East Nashville.
Music and Events: Click link for Official Schedule
Directions: The Tomato Art Fest is held in the vicinity of the Five-Points Intersection in East Nashville, not far from downtown Nashville. The showcased Tomato Art will be showing at Art & Invention, and Tomato Events will be taking place all around Art & Invention.
Please view the festival’s website at CLICK LINK.
Source: Tomato Art Festival website
Mmmm, Turkey!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL -
Here is a recipe I thought you would like for the holiday
Ingredients:
1 whole turkey
1 large lemon, cut into halves
Salt and pepper to taste
Butter or olive oil, whichever you prefer
All the best – Kenneth
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