NEWSWORTHY ITEMS

It's official--Chef Nancy earned the designation in June, 2010, as Certified Personal Chef through the U.S. Personal Chef Association. 

Nancy was selected in February, 2010, as an official recipe tester for Cook's Illustrated Magazine.

Chef Nancy was recruited as one of just a dozen culinary professionals from across the U.S. to be a part of the 2009 CulinaryCorp team!  CulinaryCorps has been called "the Peace Corps for chefs", and each year they organize volunteer work trips to provide culinary assistance to geographic areas in need.  Nancy and the CulinaryCorps team worked as volunteers on culinary projects in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  Watch a v
ideo highlight reel of the New Orleans trip on Utube!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKo7MeL_Pdw

Check out the online article about Zest! in Business News publication by the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce 

http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/pages/files/busnet/BizNet-2009-05.pdf

Zest! Personal Chef Service is proud to have been featured in an article by Food Editor Christine Barbour in the October/November 2008 issue of Bloom Magazine.

As part of her commitment to assist in alleviating hunger in the U.S., Nancy was selected as a volunteer to conduct agency interviews through Hoosier Hills Food Bank for the 2009 Hunger In America Study. Conducted every three years, this is the largest study in the U.S. on national and local hunger and poverty issues.  Data from the study should assist in distribution of food to those in need across the country.


UPCOMING EVENTS FOR ZEST! PERSONAL CHEF SERVICE

I hope you can visit me at the following venues. --Chef Nancy Fribley

Sunday, February 20, 2011
Convention Center, Bloomington
5:00 p.m.
17th Annual Soup Bowl Benefit
Chef Nancy will be a volunteer at this wonderful event that benefits the Hoosier Hills Food Bank.
Local potters donate beautiful, handmade bowls and local restaurants donate delicious soups. 
When you purchase a ticket, you get a bowl to keep and soups to sample--what a great combination!

Thursday, April 21, 2011
Harmony School
1:00 p.m.
Chef and Garden presentation to 1st and 2nd Grade Class as the students help to prepare homemade granola. 

Saturday, July 30, 2011
Bloomington Community Farmer's Market
11:00 a.m.
Chef Demo
Chef Nancy takes the stage as she prepares Garden Gazpacho with fresh ingredients from the farmer's market. Stop by for some summer fun and a sample to taste!

Friday, August 19, 2011
EnvisageTechnologies Corp.
12:00 - 1:00
Chef Demo for Envisage employees at their Lunch & Learn series.

Saturday October 1, 2011
Chef Nancy moves to Cape May County New Jersey.  Nancy is taking her business to the East coast.  Lots of exciting adventures ahead!

November 9-14, 2011
CulinaryCorps Alumni Leadership Trip
I am so excited to be selected to return to New Orleans and Mississippi with this amazing organization!  We will be working on projects at the Edible Schoolyard in New Orleans, and launching a new healthy foods/cooking initiative with the Boys & Girls Club in Pass Christian Mississippi.