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CULINARY ARTS GUILD NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2012

April 11, 2012 Volume VII

Welcome to the First Newsletter of the Guild

I am hoping that we will be able to use this monthly newsletter to share progress, activities and thoughts of interest from and for the Guild members. Yes, I know the Guild has a Facebook page but not everyone subscribes to Facebook
A Note From the Guild Founder
On Monday, January 23rd of this year I launched the Franklin County Arts Councils Culinary Arts Guild, with a meet and greet at the Councils Louisburg gallery and offices. Bad publicity, on my behalf, meant that the public were not made properly aware of the event. As a result of some good advice and input by the impressive media committee of the FCAC, I have been able to make some inroads to making the public aware of the Culinary Arts Guild and its purpose. Great newspaper articles in the Franklin Times, Franklin and Wake weeklies really put us out there, as a result I have had enquiries about the guild and have already had a meeting with one group and have some upcoming speaking and cooking demo engagements. This is all good news but I realize that I have still not created a solid program for meetings of the guild, engaging members and drawing on their expertise, questions and resources. What I would like from the members we have already have, is when is a good time for us to meet on a one or two monthly basis to discus the future of the guild. I would like to not use the same venue each time and find interesting places to meet, if possible. I would also be willing to host the first meeting at my home with a grill out, nobody having to bring anything but themselves, let me know what you think and I want to thank you for supporting me and the guild in this venture - Barry J Barker.

YABA Business Expo Youngsville March 2012


Our time promoting the Culinary Arts, Writing, and Photography Guilds as well as the Franklin County Arts Council in general went down really well. I want to thank Donna and Jackie for helping out that day. The Wake and Franklin Weekly articles on me and the Guild helped a lot and I was very pleased, if not surprised at how many people recognized me from the article photo.
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Interesting Books
Its been a while since I bought any cook books but I wanted to share with you some of the latest additions to my library. Essential Pepin - The first book by George Pepin I bought was back in the late 70s called La Technique, it was by far the most definitive book for the professional chef. In 2011 George came out with Essential Pepin and along with a DVD of all the techniques he uses in this book this is a must by for the serious cook with over 700 of his all time favorite recipes. Le Repertoire de La Cuisine When I first started to cook as a professional in the 70s this little book was the bible for all chefs. There are no ingredient amounts or cooking methods, just the exact ingredients to make sauces, garnishes hors-doeuvres, soups etc. more than 6,000 dishes. I lost this book over the years and have just bought a new copy from Amazon. Tartine Bread - Chad Robertson is considered one of the authorities on making artisan bread. This book follows accurate step by step instructions on how to make his bread bread from creating the starter to how to emulate the cooking process as if in a professional bakery kitchen. What is also unique is that he has a small group of individuals following the process in their homes exactly as he sets out in the

book and their experience and feedback is added to the text. Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing - Rytek Kutas originally published this book in 1976 and although he is now deceased the book has been continually republished and is considered the definitive book on sausage making and meat curing. Grow Cook Eat - My good friend and neighbor Cheryl Kearns was at a Botanical Conference in San Francisco a few weeks ago and bought me back this book for looking in on her cats. Now Cheryl knows that I am learning the art of vegetable gardening and this books is just such a great addition to my library. Willi Galloway gives all the information on how to grow your vegetables and herbs plus includes 50 recipes and tips on harvesting and storage. a good buy for anyone wanting to grow and eat their own veggies.

Franklin County Arts Council and especially the Culinary Arts Guild. JC Raulston Arboretum Fund Raiser - October 27th, I have been asked to give a demonstration on cooking with vegetables and herbs.

Moving Forward
I hope that you will all give some thought to being a part of this newsletter. The format can change as needed but I would really like some input on ideas for content. I am hoping that I can find venues soon to start giving workshops which we can engage the public, the first I would like to give is based on a workshop being held this year at the Dorchester Hotel in London. The subject is Hosting a Dinner Party and includes everything from menu planning, wine pairings, table settings including napkin folding one of my favorite topics when setting a table for dinner. I know from speaking to some of you that you are very experienced in hosting dinner parties so I think we could provide and excellent workshop. I am looking for an experienced local wine expert that can talk about wine pairings, unfortunately my original Tracy who owned the Youngsville Wine shop a couple of years ago has moved to Roanoke Rapids and I think will be a little way away to join us, I will talk with the new owners of the wine shop to see if they can participate.

Upcoming Events and Workshops


Culinary Arts Showcase, Raleigh Convention Center Tuesday April 24th, 4 pm - 7 pm. Entrance $10, $5 Children. Century Link Building - May 11th, Youngsville French Evening Themed fund raiser. I will be providing a Crepes Station fresh cooked Crepes with assortment of fruits. Wake Forest Lions Club - May 24th, I will be talking about the
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