Chicago Foodways: Talk Turkey to Me! Renee Ferguson, Nov 6

Chicago Foodways Roundtable

Talk Turkey to Me!
A Good Time in the Kitchen Talking Turkey & All the Trimmings
Presented by Renee Ferguson

Saturday, November 6, 2010
10 AM
Kendall College
#732 Classroom
900 North Branch Street, Chicago
(West of Halsted Street, North of Chicago Avenue)
Free Parking
Cost: $3


“It’s all about an all-American meal—turkey and dressing—and the queen of all things Thanksgiving is cookbook author Renee Ferguson.”
Chef Bobby Flay/Food Network


Renee Ferguson is a cookbook author and former Butterball turkey cooking expert who has fielded thousands of questions from stressed out people determined to cook a turkey dinner. Ferguson appreciates great food and time shared with friends and family while keeping stress to a minimum. It’s an evergreen topic, which Ferguson will share her humorous insight, tips and tricks. We will talk turkey with her and share our favorite turkey traumas (and successes).

We will also learn the back-story of Renee’s unexpected appearance on Food Network in a "Throwdown!" with Chef Bobby Flay. The set up: “Nothing brings people together like a mouth-watering Thanksgiving turkey, and Renee Ferguson of Geneva, Illinois is the ultimate turkey expert. This former Butterball Talk- Line "Call Girl" and author of "Talk Turkey to Me," thinks she is making turkey and dressing for a Food Network Special called "Talkin' Turkey." What she doesn't know is that Bobby Flay is working on his own version of the perfect bird. Will beating the Iron Chef be gravy for this queen of turkey or will Bobby gobble up the competition? One thing is for sure, this will be a Thanksgiving Throwdown to remember."

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Highwood Pumpkin Festival’s Pie Contest on October 23rd is managed by Catherine Lambrecht of Chicago Foodways Roundtable. Fee to join is a $1. Champion pie will be auctioned and runners up sold by the slice with proceeds benefiting Wounded Warrior Project. If you don’t want to compete and want to submit a pie for the sale, you are welcome. For information and competition rules, please contact her at 847/432-8255 or CAL60035@sbcglobal.net.

This program is hosted by the Chicago Foodways Roundtable. To reserve, please call (847) 432-8255, then leave your name, telephone number and how many people in your party or e-mail: chicago.foodways.roundtable@gmail.

HI,

A gentle reminder the turkey talk is this Saturday.

We will be meeting in classroom 732. Take the elevator to the seventh floor, then turn left and proceed to the end of the hall.

Regards,

WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified partners with Culinary Historians by recording our programs and making them available for broadcast on demand at their website or downloadable to an iPod. Our most recent program:

Talk Turkey to Me! A Good Time in the Kitchen Talking Turkey & All the Trimmings with Renee Ferguson: http://www.wbez.org/story/culture/books ... -trimmings

Thanksgiving war stories from a Butterball ‘call girl’

An article highlighting the presentation and podcast from November, 2010.

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