Now That’s Cooking with Class!

Meet Frank Terranova at Miriam’s Women’s Association evening

Chef Frank TerranovaIf you are planning on attending The Miriam Hospital Women’s Association evening with Chef Frank Terranova, go unprepared. Why? Otherwise you might be too intimidated by the main guest’s accomplishments.

Make room in your calendar at 6:30 p.m. on April 27 and contact all of your friends and family members who like food. No, that’s everyone. Call only those friends and family members who are trendy. The topic of this soiree will be Food Trends: From Gluten to Ganja to GMOs. Don’t speak Sanskrit? The middle word just means hemp.

Now that you’re intrigued, call Mary at 401-793-2520, leave your name, telephone and the number of guests you will be bringing along. You’ll want to do that because seating is limited. If we tell you why it’s limited, you will no longer be unprepared. Still interested? OK, you asked for it.

The chef is kind of a big deal. In fact, he’s a celebrity. Notice that he’s not a “local” celebrity. Just a celebrity. Period. Now, if your closest approximation to a famous person is limited to running into Gregg’s on North Main Street a half an hour after Obama’s aide picked up some cake from the restaurant, you’re in for a real treat. Yes, there’s dinner involved.

Terranova, the man who epitomizes class (recall his signature line from Cooking with Class, the show he hosts?), is more than a handsome face you’ve seen on TV. In addition to his job as instructor at Johnson & Wales, he’s worn the chef’s hat in various milieus. A schoolteacher, a restaurateur, a caterer, a corporate chef, a multiple award winner and medalist, a prestigious society inductee, a competition judge and a cookbook author – the list goes on.

Did we mention that he’s also a grilling and smoking expert? Who knows, maybe some of the skills will rub off on you as you rub shoulders with the great. Don’t miss your chance to meet the man who’s been inducted into the Escoffier Society numerous times.