WCR Announces 2006 Scholarship & Internship Opportunities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 19, 2006

Women Chefs & Restaurateurs Announce 2006 Scholarship & Internship Opportunities

Louisville, KY-The International Association of Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR) is pleased to announce its 2006 Scholarship and Internship Program. This year WCR will offer 37 scholarships and internships designed to continue the educations and enhance the careers of women in the culinary profession.

The opportunities available include unique studies in the kitchens of the industry's most celebrated women chefs, wineries, and at the country's premiere culinary schools. The opportunities are available to beginning and established professionals.

The application deadline is March 31, 2006. Applications have been mailed to all WCR members, and are also available through WCR's web site at www.womenchefs.org. Scholarship and Internship recipients will be notified in May of 2006.

WCR was founded in 1993 by eight prominent female chefs and restaurateurs with the mission of promoting the education and advancement of women in the restaurant industry and the betterment of the industry as a whole. Today, WCR's membership includes more than 2,000 professionals who represent all sectors of the industry, from culinary students to restaurant owners. To learn more about the opportunities offered by WCR, visit www.womenchefs.org or inquire toll-free at 877-927-7787.


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2006 WCR Scholarship & Internship Program Sponsors and Hosts



Aidells Sausage
American Personal Chef Institute & Association
Art Institute of New York
Deann Bayless, Frontera Grill
Kathy Cary, Lilly's
Linda Carucci, COPIA
Erin Cinelli, Spannocchia Foundation
Beth Collins, Ross School
Ann Cooper, Berkeley Unified School District
Jim and Moie Crawford, New Morning Farm
Culinary Institute of America
Elizabeth Falkner, Citizen Cake
French Culinary Institute
Handel Lee, House of Three, Three on the Bund
Institute of Culinary Education
Johnson & Wales University
Lexington College
Paul Muller, P.F. Chang's China Bistro
New England Culinary Institute
Nora Pouillon, Nora and Asia Nora
Susan Samson, Sakonnet Vineyards
Amy Scherber, Amy's Bread
Annie Somerville, Green's Restaurant
Southern New Hampshire University
Sterling Vineyards
Taste Washington Festival Seattle
Too Hot Tamales, Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken
Heinz Thomet, Next Step Produce
Lucia Watson, Lucia's
Denise Vivaldo, Food Fanatics
Anne Willan, La Varenne
Sherry Yard, Spago Beverly Hills

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