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Seminars

saturday

11:00  Gary Shulfer- Chemistry Magic Show- a show for all ages

1:00  Jeff ebel Ebel consulting- understanding green built homes

3:00  tom girolamo- eco buildings & forestry

4:00 Alec linde- homesafe building performance residential and small business energy efficiency

sunday

10:30 serena ziegler- radon information center

11:00  Gary Shulfer- Chemistry Magic Show- a show for all ages

1:00 richard mead- Point heating & cooling-geothermal & air source heat pumps

4:00 bj welling- welling woodworks- environmentally friendly building materials products

Precision cellular & sound- daily demonstrations - see & hear your future home theater system

Food Demonstrations

 Saturday

10:30 Chef Rodney Drake. “ Chef’s Specialty”

No stranger to the kitchen, Rodney Drake is Executive Chef of Holiday Inn- Convention center and Rudy’s Red Eye Grill. He brings a wide range of expertise to this area. He is certified by The American Culinary Federation in several kitchen disciplines. His practical experience includes some impressive award winning culinary endeavors. The Wausau luxury hotel, Jefferson Street, is where he served as opening Executive Chef for City Grill-An American Bistro. Southwestern foods are Rodney’s passion. His favorite seasoning is basil, and his favorite kitchen tool is the ultra modern food processor robot coupe. See more at www.rudysstevenspoint.com

12:00 Chef Jim Gitter. “Salmon –a Great Catch Today”.

Jim is well known in the culinary world of Central Wisconsin. Mention his name and people know him from his years of cooking for several area restaurants as well as the creative cuisine he served as owner of the Silver Coach from 1986-2001. After selling the Coach, Jim launched a new business called Art Culinaire featuring Jim’s work a personal chef preparing and serving specialty meals and special events in people’s homes.

2:00 Nancy Schmidt “Hostess with the Mostest”.

Nancy is Stevens Point’s renowned hostess famous for her many gatherings benefiting such local charities as Big Brothers and Sisters as well as The United Way. Whether it is a casual cocktail hour or sit down dinner for 12, Nancy carries off impeccable get togethers. Nancy will be presenting food items featured in the Milwaukee Junior League Cookbook, a fantastic tool for any hostess offering every thing from appetizers to dessert that can grace your table for any meal.

Sunday

12:00 Chef Lydia Walters. “a Taste of Bistro 212”

Lydia is the Executive Chef for Bistro 212, located in the Adventure 212 facility. She is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu of Minneapolis, MN and has worked throughout the United States, including Bar Harbor ME, as well as Hudson, WI. In Minnesota she worked at California Café as a Pastry Chef and then helped open the Le Meridien in downtown Minneapolis, where she had the honor of working with some of the best pastry chefs and sous chefs and even working on a James Beard Dinner. Her Hudson experience included working at a quaint little wine and beer bar where she was given 2 pizza ovens, a George Forman grill and 2 hot plates to create on. Currently running Bistro 212, Lydia not only cooks and creates menus, but she also is focusing on teaching her customers-adults and kids alike- how to eat better and enjoy it too. See more at www.adventure212.com

2:00 Tonya Houk “ 29 Minutes to Dinner”

Tonya is currently a Sales Director for The Pampered Chef and will be featuring products from her booth at the Home Show. Easy to prepare dinner as well as the tools necessary to do it. Already we can’t wait to start eating!