FOR IMMEDIATE MEDIA RELEASE
Wednesday, December 2, 2009

High school culinary students from around Northeast Ohio, the region’s next “Top Chef” talents, will showcase their cooking creativity on the latest installment of the WVIZ/PBS Cooks! series – C is for Culinary Arts. This special premieres Saturday, December 5 at 11:00 a.m. (and repeats later that same day at 3:00 p.m.).

Each student will be joined by his/her cooking instructor to demonstrate their techniques and share the recipes for their delicious dishes. To date, the students and their featured specialties include:

Rieanna Harris of Cleveland and her instructor Renee Mueller from Jane Addams Business Careers High School:
Pumpkin Soup

Stephanie Rowe of Garfield Heights and her instructor Barb Hummer from Cuyahoga Valley Career Center:
Overnight Coffee Cake

Brittany Jonas of North Olmsted and her instructor Chris Olszewski from Polaris Career Center:
Chicken Rockefeller with Hollandaise Sauce

Kayleigh Skelnik of Brook Park and her instructor Elliott Callahan from Polaris Career Center:
Apple Charlotte

John Percun of Seven Hills and his instructor Sue Piovarchy from Normandy High School Culinary Arts: Percun’s Veal Marsala

Laura Petkovsek of Hinckley and her instructor Tony Stanislo from the Medina County Career Center:
Apple Gouda Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Eric Spaner of Beachwood and his instructor Kortez Wilson from Beachwood Excel TECC:
Mamma’s Broccolini and Ricotta Pasta

Matt Justus of Kent and his instructor Dan Remark from Maplewood Career Center:
Creamy Reuben Soup

Ryan Valentik of LaGrange and his instructor Tim Michitsch from Lorain County JVS:
Green Chili

Lydia Baird of Chardon and her instructor Robin Dodge from Auburn Career Center:
Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Also featured on the show, instructor Robert McGorray and one of his students from West Shore Career and Tech Center will prepare Roasted Pepper and Basil Frittata.

The WVIZ/PBS Cooks! C is for Culinary Arts cookbook, featuring over 100 recipes submitted by the featured schools, including the dishes prepared on the show, will be available to viewers who pledge their financial support to the station during the program.

Since the first WVIZ/PBS Cooks! program aired in 1995, WVIZ/PBS has produced and broadcast more than 50 live cooking shows covering every topic under the kitchen range hood: from soups to desserts; from cheese to chocolate; from meat to potatoes. WVIZ/PBS has also published a library of cookbooks containing some of the very best dishes from area chefs and submitted by cooks from across Northeast Ohio. Visit the WVIZ/PBS Cooks! Club online at wviz.org/cooks for more information.