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Events for March 2008
From 03/10/2008 to 03/16/2008
The Culinary Experience™ and Mother/Daughter Celebration
Special Guests: Joanne Weir and Rebecca Rather
Celebrate the joys of cooking and eating healthy gourmet foods! Culinary Weeks include daily cooking demos, garden tours, sampling, and visits from celebrity chefs. In March, we will be joined by award-winning chef Joanne Weir.Monday, March 10
Special Guest Chef from San Francisco: Joanne WeirJoanne Weir is many things: a world traveler, a James Beard Award-winning cookbook author, a cooking teacher, and a chef and television personality. Her newest endeavor is a 26-part public television series, Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class, accompanied by a companion cookbook.
Her first cookbook, From Tapas to Meze, was selected as one of Julia Childs' 12 personal favorites of 1994. From there she went on to publish a library of cookbooks including a series called Seasonal Celebration, You say Tomato and Weir Cooking. She was first recognized by PBS in, Weir Cooking in the Wine Country, also produced with a companion book, Weir’s More Cooking in the Wine Country, that went on to receive her first James Beard Award nomination. Her second series with PBS, Weir Cooking in the City, focused upon her adopted town, San Francisco. This companion book went on the win her first James Beard Award for Best Cookbook, General Category in 2005.
Joanne began under legendary chef, Alice Walters of Chez Panisse, in Berkeley California then studied with Madeleine Kamman in New England and France where she received her Master Chef Diploma. Today, when she is not producing cooking shows for PBS, she spends seven to eight months touring the globe sharing her extensive background in food theory and technique.
Monday, March 10, 2008
From the Garden to the Table
With Trisha ShireyTuesday, March 11, 2008
Creating A Home Spa
With Liz BilaWednesday, March 12
Special Guest Chef: Rebecca RatherA native Texan, Rebecca Rather makes the most of her Lone Star state's varied traditions by looking to the kitchens of Texas' Mexican and German immigrants and to the cowboy culture of her own forebears. Best of all, her recipes aren't fussy; one of her best selling cakes stirs together in a single saucepan. Add in a cupful of Texas attitude and her made-from-scratch-with-love philosophy and you've got an irresistible taste of American baking.
Rebecca began her career as a private caterer in Houston, before moving on to become pastry chef for Houston restaurateur Tony Vallone and his group of restaurants. After apprenticing with Daniel Leader, she worked as executive pastry chef for research and development for Schlotzsky's Bread Alone cafés. In 1999, she started her own business, Rather Sweet Bakery, in Austin. In 2001, she moved the bakery to the scenic Hill Country town of Fredericksburg, Texas, expanding to serve lunch daily and dinner on weekends. She has been featured in Texas Monthly, Gourmet, Ladies' Home Journal, Food & Wine, Southern Living, Chocolatier, and Saveur, where she was among Saveur's 100 favorites for 2003.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Hands on Spring Rolls and Sushi Making
With Terry ShawThursday, March 13, 2008
Get Real, Barbie!
With Dietitian: Terry ShawFriday, March 14, 2008
Lunch and Learn
With Dietitian: Terry ShawFriday, March 14, 2008
Jest For the Health of It
With Liz BilaSaturday, March 15, 2008
The Healing Power of Sound
With Jan BlevinsSaturday, March 15, 2008
Wine Tasting
With Sommelier: Nat Davis
From 03/17/2008 to 03/23/2008
Mother/Daughter Celebration
With workshops designed specifically for learning, sharing and growing, this week is the perfect time for mother and daughters to be together. And with deliciously healthy cuisine, world-class spa services and a serene lakeside setting, Lake Austin Spa Resort is the perfect place.Monday, March 17, 2008
Living From the Inside Out
With Anne IrvingTuesday, March 18
Special Guest Speaker: Amy Fine CollinsA Conversation with VANITY FAIR Special Correspondent Amy Fine Collins
Discover how a nice, somewhat southern girl came to be a guardian of the International Best Dressed List and other VANITies FAIR.
Amy Fine Collins is Special Correspondent to Vanity Fair, where for the last 17 years she has written features about fashion, culture, Hollywood, art, and society. Collins now also runs Vanity Fair's International Best-Dressed List, which inducted her into its Hall of Fame in 1994.
She was muse to the late designer Geoffrey Beene, is a frequent commentator on fashion, and is an active leader in New York charities such as the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute. Previously Style Editor at both House & Garden and Harper's Bazaar, she received her B.A. in Art History from Swarthmore College, and her M.A. and M.Phil. degrees in Art History at Columbia University, where she also taught for two years.
Amy has written or co-authored six books: American Impressionism, Hair Style, Simple Isn't Easy, Verdura, Vanity Fair's Hollywood, Glamour Girls, and The God of Driving.
She lives in Manhattan with her husband and daughter.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Pressed Flower Arrangements
With Trisha ShireyThursday, March 20
Special Guest: David TuteraLeading entertaining expert David Tutera is hailed as an artistic visionary whose ability, uniquely creative talents and outstanding reputation have made him a tremendous success in the lifestyle arena. Tutera has created a name for himself by taking his passion for designing spectacular events and transforming it into a lifestyle. He continuously exceeds the expected with an unmatched level of inspiration, imagination, and innovation to create the latest trends in entertaining.
Honored in 2006 by Modern Bride Magazine as one of the "Top 25 Trendsetters of The Year," David is also a Contributing Entertaining Expert on ABC's hit morning show The View and TBS's Movie And A Makeover. He is also a professional speaker hired by Condé Nast, In Style and many others to lecture on the topics of weddings, lifestyle, design and more. In addition, David was also awarded as the "2005 Best Celebrity Wedding Planner" by Life & Style Magazine.
David's impressive client list includes Star Jones' wedding, Jennifer Lopez's Still perfume launch, Matthew McConaughey, the Official Post Grammy Parties in New York City, Elton John, Barbara Walters, the Rolling Stones, Vice President Gore at the White House, The John F. Kennedy Center, as well as countless film premieres and celebrity parties. Tutera has also designed events for several charities including DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids), The Cancer Research Foundation, the Alzheimer's Association and the Nature Conservancy.
David's one-hour primetime television series titled, "Party Planner with David Tutera" (Bill Geddie Productions) airs on the Discovery Home Channel. In stores now are David's four books Big Birthdays, The Party Planner , America Entertains: A Year of Imaginative Parties and A Passion for Parties: Your Guide to Elegant Entertaining. David has just launched David Tutera Entertaining, a line of five exceptional tabletop collections that will premiere at Macy's Department Stores.
David has been featured on Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, E!, and the Style Network. In addition People, USA Today, In Touch, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, In Style, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Town & Country have all featured his work. David Tutera lives in New York City and maintains offices in both Manhattan and Mamaroneck, New York.
Get Real, Barbie!
With Dietitian: Terry ShawFriday, March 21, 2008
Tea Tasting
With Terry ShawTransforming Rituals
With Liz BilaSaturday, March 22, 2008
The Healing Power of Sound
With Jan Blevins
From 03/24/2008 to 03/30/2008
Mother/Daughter Celebration
With workshops designed specifically for learning, sharing and growing, this week is the perfect time for mother and daughters to be together. And with deliciously healthy cuisine, world-class spa services and a serene lakeside setting, Lake Austin Spa Resort is the perfect place.March 25, 2008
Five Things You Need to Know to be the Perfect Guest or Host
With Special Guests: Anna and Tricia PostNo matter what kind of party or gathering, there's a code of behavior that good guests and hosts follow to make an event a success. In this session, Anna and Tricia speak about the qualities and habits of successful hosts-such as invite clearly, plan well and remain calm. As well as those of guests, who should always RSVP promptly, be willing to help, and thank the host twice. From planning the perfect party to attending an important function, Anna and Tricia provide advice that will give you the confidence to shine!
March 26, 2008
What Would Emily Post Say?
With Special Guests: Anna and Tricia PostYou just fired someone via e-mail. Your brother-in-law never RSVP'd to your wedding invitation. Your college-aged daughter is bringing home her new boyfriend for the weekend and you two have opposite ideas about the sleeping arrangements. And what about how that clerk at the grocery store treated you? Would Emily Post roll over in her grave to see our cell phones, low rider jeans and emailed thank-you notes? Hear Anna and Tricia's insights into the state of civility today.
Anna Post is the great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post and the author of Emily Post's Wedding Parties: Smart Ideas for Stylish Parties, From Engagement to Reception and Everything in Between. Anna is currently at work on her second book, due in 2008.
As an author in her late 20s, Anna approaches etiquette from a perspective that draws on tradition and history while encouraging readers to realize that etiquette is less about worrying about which fork to use and more about treating people with consideration, honesty and respect. Anna speaks at bridal shows, providing wedding etiquette advice and tips. She is also a graduate of The Emily Post Institute's Business Etiquette Train-the-Trainer program and is a speaker in the Institute's Business Etiquette Seminar series.
Anna's popularity with media outlets seeking advice on modern etiquette dilemmas is on the rise. Her interviews include USA Today, the Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Globe, Forbes.com, O at Home, and Real Simple.
Tricia Post is the great-granddaughter-in-law of Emily Post and the co-author of the forthcoming Emily Post's Wedding Questions with her daughter Anna Post (January, 2009). Tricia is also the director of content and website development at the Institute, where she manages the Emily Post Institute's online presence from development and design to content and tone. The satellite websites feature different books and topics, such as the wedding center which features the four Emily Post wedding books. Other sites include "How Do You Work This Life Thing?";" Emily's Magic Words"; "Emily's Everyday Manners"; "Excuse Me, But I Was Next... How to Handle the Top 100 Manners Dilemmas"; and "Essential Manners for Couples." Tricia also manages Emily's Army, a cadre of staff that answers the thousands of questions sent in to the Emily Post web site, each month. Tricia is the Institute's resident stylist, historian, and expert on table settings, dress codes, and invitation wording.
Dream Pillows
With Trisha ShireyThursday, March 27, 2008
Tea TastingGet Real, Barbie!
With Dietitian Terry ShawFriday, March 28, 2008
Ask the Dermatologist
With Dr. Ted LainAfter graduating with highest honors from the University of Texas, Dr. Lain obtained his joint medical/masters in business administration degrees from Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University in Houston, Texas. He then moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he completed his internship in Internal Medicine and his specialized training in Dermatology.
Although born in South Africa, Dr Lain has spent most of his life in Texas, and considers himself a native Texan. Having grown up in this climate, Dr. Lain understands how the sun and local environment affect the skin.
Dr. Lain specializes in treatment of the skin, hair and nails and also in minimally-invasive cosmetic and laser procedures.
Saturday, March 29
The Art of Communication
With Dr. Mark KnappMark L. Knapp is the Jesse H. Jones Centennial Professor Emeritus in Communication and a University of Texas Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus. He is the author of a number of important books on communication, including: Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction and Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships. His most recent book is: Lying and Deception in Human Interaction. Dr. Knapp is a former President of the National Communication Association and the International Communication Association. He has won numerous awards for his scholarship, teaching, and service and an award given by the National Communication Association for distinguished career achievements in the study of interpersonal communication is named after him.
