Husband-wife Team Caprial & John Pence Launch 3rd Season Nationally In July 2006

NORTHWEST STYLE OF CUISINE COOKS UP FANS NATIONWIDE SPARKED BY NATIONALLY BROADCAST PUBLIC TV SERIES

CAPRIAL AND JOHN'S KITCHEN

PORTLAND, OR (June 9, 2006) - There's a new style of cuisine that is fast becoming a favorite trend for cooks across the country - and one of the forces behind the kitchen craze is a husband-wife cooking show that airs weekly on public television stations nationwide.

The style of cooking is straight out of the burgeoning Northwest culinary scene - and the show is CAPRIAL AND JOHN'S KITCHEN: COOKING FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, a production of Oregon Public Broadcasting and Caprial and John, Inc.

Now approaching its third season, CAPRIAL AND JOHN'S KITCHEN has become a top proponent of the Northwest style of cuisine and a must-watch for food aficionados who are quickly discovering the Northwest's uniquely prepared dishes - and healthy lifestyle that goes along with it. From the waters off the Pacific coast to the famous wine regions of Oregon, CAPRIAL AND JOHN'S KITCHEN offers viewers recipes using the freshest, most flavorful ingredients to create a bounty of delectable Northwest style dishes.

Using seasonal bold flavors and an array of fresh - and eclectic - ingredients, CAPRIAL AND JOHN'S KITCHEN becomes a showcase for the fresh and flavorful Northwest style that puts the emphasis on healthful natural foods. While Caprial and John utilize local ingredients, they make it a point to show how the Northwest style of cooking can be created and enjoyed anywhere. Hazelnuts and marionberries...Pacific salmon, fresh crab and oysters...smoke-cooked meats...an abundance of fruit - are all associated with Northwest Style cuisine.

Our gracious hosts have been amassing numerous awards - and countless fans - ever since they lit the stove fire of their first episode in 2003. Extraordinarily talented, creative and passionate about cooking, Caprial and John Pence are celebrity chefs, authors and a loving husband-wife team.

You would expect Caprial and John to run their own restaurant - and you'd be right. Their Portland Bistro (actually located in Westmoreland, a dynamic Portland neighborhood is called, appropriately, Caprial's Bistro and celebrates Northwest cuisine with passion and soul.

A native of Washington, Caprial was raised in Portland. John is a product of New Jersey. The two met while they were students together at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America (the other CIA) in Hyde Park, New York. They married in 1984 and headed west to begin their careers. The two honed their skills by applying their craft in some of the most popular destinations in the Northwest. Soon, Caprial's cooking caught the eye and taste buds of Time Magazine, which heralded her in 1988 as "the latest star in town - she turns out dishes that are as delicious as they are pretty." She also received the James Beard Award for Best Chef, Pacific Northwest 1990, the first year the distinguished award was given. The honor solidified Caprial's ranking as a master chef. In the meantime, John was busy sharpening his business acumen as well as his own cooking skills - and his natural business talents ultimately led the pair to open their own restaurant. Caprial and John opened Caprial's Bistro in 1992 as a cozy 26-seat restaurant. Six years later, a major remodeling transformed the Bistro into a 60-seat restaurant with an open kitchen, a full bar, and a private dining room perfect for special events and intimate cooking classes. From its simple origins in 1992, John masterminded the Bistro's development into a thriving business with a loyal customer base that continues to grow. The modest staff has grown from eight to 50 employees. The restaurant's cooking school teaches over 200 classes per year with a program that plays host to local and national guest chefs as well as offers a permanent teaching venue to