Culinary Council Archives

Seattle: Have dinner with Chef Tom Douglas on November 5th

Someone once heard I was from Seattle and exclaimed, "Seattle, WA the land of Tom Douglas? You're so lucky!" This makes me so happy for a variety of reasons.

First, I love that Seattle is becoming well known for having great food. Tom Douglas is often described as the chef who put Seattle on the culinary map, and his numerous restaurants around the Seattle area are some of my favorites. Second, as anyone who has ever met Tom or heard him on the local radio shows will tell you, he's a great guy.

Macy’s Great American Grilling Guru is leading up to the Sizzle Showdown Finale

The Everywhere Society and Macy’s Culinary Council invited me to attend this event and provided me with compensation for this post. However, as always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.When I think of summer, one of the first things I think of is firing up the grill. When the weather gets warmer, I look forward to spending extra time outside instead of the kitchen and I really love not heating up the house by cooking with the oven and stove.

I know I’m not the only one looking forward to grilling season this year because there was a very excited crowd this past weekend at the Grilling Guru event that happened at the Alderwood Macy’s in Lynnwood, WA. Macy's is looking for America's Greatest Grilling Guru and they have sent chefs from their Culinary Council around the US to pick the best of the best.

Join Macy’s Culinary Council Chef Tom Douglas at Macy’s Downtown Seattle 11/7

I don't claim to be a food blogger and I'm not known for my amazingly elaborate meals, but I do really enjoy cooking and I adore the holidays for this reason. This is why I'm uber-excited about the event next week hosted by Macy's Culinary Council that will bring me face-to-face with the legendary Chef … Read more