D.C. Afterschool Program Gets Cooking

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MEDIA ADVISORY CONTACT: Gretchen Wright April 29, 2008 202/371-1999 D.C. Afterschool Program Gets Cooking Celebrity Chef Joey Altman to Conduct Cooking Demonstration at Local Afterschool Program Students at D.C. 9s Brainfood afterschool program will have a unique opportunity to get up-close and personal with the world of celebrity cooking when renowned San Francisco chef and cBay Café d star Joey Altman conducts a cooking demonstration with them: 4:30 pm, Thursday, May 1 Calvary Baptist Church 733 Eighth Street, NW Washington, DC Altman will work with the teens to prepare three recipes (for soup, pasta and dessert) from his new cookbook, Without Reservations . The event is being organized by the Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization.

Altman 9s wife, Jaemie Ballesteros Altman, serves on the Afterschool Alliance 9s Board of Directors. Altman was the co-host of cAppetite for Adventure d on The Food Network and was featured in the PBS series, cChefs of Napa Valley. d His current show, on KRON-TV in San Francisco, debuted in 1998. It has won the James Beard Award for Best Local Cooking Series three times, in 2000, 2001 and 2006.

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Alliance is a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization working to ensure that all children and youth have access to quality afterschool programs. More information is available at www.afterschoolalliance.org . Brainfood is a non-profit youth development organization in Washington, DC. Using food as a tool, Brainfood builds life skills and promotes healthy living in a fun and safe environment. Local high school students participate in Brainfood programs either twice a week after school or every day for six weeks during the summer. Activities include hands-on cooking classes, lectures, field trips and community service projects. Brainfood graduates are equipped with practical cooking skills, an introduction to the food industry, a framework for nutritious eating, and leadership experience that prepares them to make a difference in their community.

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