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French Chef + Beaujolais Nouveau
= Dinner at James Beard House
Meet Chef Poinard August 3 in NYC

Media Representation for Chef Poinard:
Leigh Cort Publicity
904-806-3613
leighcort@bellsouth.net

St. Augustine, Florida (July 2011) Chef Jean-Stephane Poinard possesses a deep passion for pleasing guests in his award-winning St. Augustine restaurant, Bistro de Leon. On November 18, 2011 he will be the honored Chef at New York City’s James Beard House, preparing a 7-course dinner for eighty guests.

MEDIA INVITATION for August 3rd :
In preparation for his Manhattan event, we are hosting an intimate Press Conference at the Intercontinental Barclay Hotel on Wednesday, August 3rd from Noon – 3:00pm in his Suite. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to sip a glass of wine and join Chef Poinard for a glimpse into the upcoming November event. (RSVP below)

Enjoy a brief video of Chef Poinard at:
Bistro De Leon with Chef Jean-Stephane Poinard‏ – YouTube

POINARD’S BACKGROUND:
As a member of the exclusive Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises, Poinard is one of the privileged chefs invited into the rare fraternity of only 100 members.  French home cuisine “la cuisine de meres” is what propelled Poinard to the top of the elitist gastronomic scene since 1998.  Proud of being a 5th generation chef and then owning Lyon’s Hotel Restaurant de Paris (in the family since 1962) brought this splendid young restaurateur into the limelight – delighting international patrons with his exuberant youthful passion and pleasure in cooking.

Poinard comments “When you cook, you have to love people.  My cuisine is like a symphony; I cook to the rhythms of music – and it’s fun. I don’t make my food adapt to me…I get a feeling for the food that’s the freshest I can procure. The menu changes often, serving only homemade breads & pastries, entrees, salads, ice cream and sorbet…everything authentically from home”.

Please RSVP with Leigh Cort
TO JOIN CHEF POINARD Wednesday, AUGUST 3rd  from Noon – 3:00PM:

Call Publicist Leigh Cort at 904-806-3613 or email leighcort@bellsouth.net

Info: Chef Jean-Stephane Poinard 904-540-6048 or email js.poinard@mac.com

Intercontinental Barclay Hotel
111 E. 48 Street
New York City, NY 10017
800-496-7621