Chef Jacques Haeringer Selected To Participate In The Book & The Cook

Chef Jacques Haeringer of Washington DCs award-winning restaurant, LAuberge Chez Francois, has been invited to join top chefs from around the world at the 19th Annual KitchenAid The Book and The Cook., Philadelphias premier culinary event. Chef Jacques will be hosted by Cadence, Philadelphias popular contemporary French Brassierre located in the beautiful new Kimmel Center for the performing arts. His dinner showcase will take place on Friday, March 21 at Cadence.

Haeringer will also be participating in The Book and The Cook Culinary Market and Showcase March 21 through 23. There he will be doing cooking demonstrations, autographing copies of his two best selling cookbooks The Chez Francois Cookbook and Two for Tonight and showcasing his new line of signature cookware and cutlery.

Whether in his role as a successful restaurateur, award-winning chef or in the family kitchen, Jacques Haeringer has inspired millions with his love of cooking. As chef de cuisine at LAuberge Chez Frangois, his familys legendary French restaurant, Haeringer has been sharing the joy that accompanies a great meal with patrons for years. He shares this passion to consumers through his books and television show. Haeringer believes that Love Begins in the Kitchen. To that end, he has created a surprisingly simple guide to planning and preparing meals that create a sense of celebration, whether the meal is for two or 22. By following Haeringers clear and simple instructions, both new and experienced cooks can perfect their culinary techniques while enjoying wonderful, stress-free dining experiences.

Jacques Haeringer has recently appeared in Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Southern Living, Cosmopolitan, and Better Homes and Gardens magazines, and CNNs Moneyline with Lou Dobbs did a feature story on him. Haeringer is a regular contributor to bridal sites and magazines giving tips and advice on how to create your first kitchen to having your first dinner party to how to keep the honeymoon going. He is a frequent guest on national culinary radio shows and has appeared on several morning television programs.

LAuberge Chez Francois, founded by Francois Haeringer in post World War II America, is the favorite restaurant of celebrities, foreign dignitaries and power brokers in Washington DC. Nestled among the lush green hills of Northern Virginia, this charming French country inn provides a wonderful dining experience in a relaxed yet elegant atmosphere. Over the years, LAuberge Chez Francois has received numerous awards and accolades and is featured often in magazines such as Bon Appetit, Washingtonian, and Gourmet and regularly holds a top spot in Zagats Survey. Jacques and staff have been awarded AAAs Four Diamond Award for their outstanding service and quality for 10 years in a row and readers of Washingtonian recently voted LAuberge Chez Francois the number one restaurant in Washington DC, as well as Best Service, Best for Special Occasions, Best French Restaurant, Best Maitre d/Host and Most Romantic.

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