News of SF Dames

http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Bay-Area-baking-legend-Flo-Braker-dies-at-78-11226357.php

Click here to read the article Devoured or Empowered? by LDEI-SF fellowship recipient, Sarah Henry which mentions dames Peggy Smith and Sue Conley. It was recently published in Edible Marin and Wine Country.

Leah Garchik mentioned dame Peggy Knickerbocker as being a Bay Area James Beard honoree in the May 4, 2017 SF Chronicle. Peggy's story "Brain Food," published in Cooking Light about Paula Wolfert (also a dame) and Alzheimer's disease, won a journalism award.

Click here to read SF Chron's "Restaurants struggle for political balance" article about Traci Des Jardins' restuarant, Jardiniere.

Click here to read May 2017 Wine Enthusiast article about Wente Winery.

Click to read article published April 2, 2017 San Francisco Chronicle on Dame Paula Wolfert.

http://lesdamesd39escoffier.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/WolfortObit0001.pdf

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Carol-Field-Italian-baking-expert-and-cookbook-10993695.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result

Mentorship Experiences for Women in Food, Beverage & Hospitality

Offered by Les Dames d’Escoffier International and Supported by
The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts 

Women working in the food, beverage and hospitality industries are eligible to enter the 2017 Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) Legacy Awards.

For an application, visit ldei.org and click on Legacy Awards.

Deadline for completed applications is APRIL 20, 2017.

Dames helping Dames!

Dame Celia Sack is hosting an introduction for Dame Andrea Nguyen's latest book:

The Pho Cookbook: Easy to Adventurous Recipes for Vietnam's Favorite Soup and Noodles.

The event is on Thursday February 16, 6:30 to 7:30, no charge, at Ominvore: Books on Food, 3885 a Cesar Chavez Street, at Church Street, San Francisco CA 95131

http://www.omnivorebooks.com/events.html