Even Chef DAS who you’ll see this fall on the Home Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race —likes Smooth Jazz.
Chef DAS will be on hand at the annual summer music series, An Evening of Smooth Jazz in Holt, MI (Lansing Area) to see Jackiem Joyner and 496 West . In addition to stopping in Holt, he’ll also make stops in Ann Arbor and Chicago to meet fans and sign copies of his book of his new cookbook “Now Look Who’s Cooking” which went on sale a few weeks ago. He’ll be making stops in Holt, Ann Arbor and Chicago to meet fans and sign copies of his book of his new cookbook “Now Look Who’s Cooking” which went on sale a few weeks ago.
Originally from Ypsillanti, Chef DAS made his way to Beverly Hills to work as a chef, caterer and consultant. He instituted a new culinary program at Beverly Hills High School, where he taught and he has been featured on the Food Network’s “Next Food Network Star,” the Oprah Winfrey Network’s “Home Made Simple” and was selected to prepare a luncheon for the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. Next season he’ll be on the Food Network’s “Great Food Truck Race “.
Darrell believes that good food has the power to heal the body and soul, and he wants to show children in urban areas that cooking professionally is an attainable goal. If you’re in or around the Lansing area on Friday, July 26th, you can meet him in-person at his book signing.
That event begins at 7:00 p.m.
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THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE HITS THE ROAD WITH FRESH CAST OF FOOD TRUCK HOPEFULS AND LANDMARK-FILLED, LONGEST ROUTE IN SERIES HISTORY
NEW YORK – July 17, 2013 – The Great Food Truck Race kicks off season four with a brand-new cast of food truck hopefuls, who hit the road for the longest route in series history (4,181 miles) and exciting culinary challenges that celebrate the country’s national landmarks from the Hollywood sign to South Dakota’s Crazy Horse Memorial to Chicago’s iconic Buckingham Fountain to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C. These competitors are not current food truck operators – they are eight teams of talented cooks with unique concepts and a dream to one day operate their own food truck business. Each three-person team is provided a vehicle for the race, but only the grand-prize winner gets to keep their food truck and a $50,000 cash prize to start their business. Hosted by Tyler Florence, the seven-episode series premieres on Sunday, August 18th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network.
“We love the world of food trucks because they’ve opened up a low cost entryway for aspiring culinary talent to succeed without a traditional restaurant,” said Bob Tuschman, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Food Network. “Our competitors have to demonstrate top-notch cooking abilities and an entrepreneur’s creativity and business skills. It all makes for a food-filled road trip that delivers a life-changing grand prize to the winner.”
The season’s teams are: Aloha Plate (Los Angeles, Maui and Oahu, Hawaii), Boardwalk Breakfast Empire (Sea Bright, N.J.), Bowled and Beautiful (Los Angeles), Frankfootas (New York), Murphy’s Spud Truck (Los Angeles), Philly’s Finest Sambonis (Philadelphia), The Slide Show (Los Angeles) and Tikka Tikka Taco (St. Louis).
In the season premiere, host Tyler Florence greets the eight teams in Los Angeles under the iconic Hollywood sign, and each team sees their custom-made truck for the first time. For their first challenge, he sends them to posh Beverly Hills for a contest in upscale sales: each team can only sell one signature dish on their menu – but that dish must be sold for at least $20 each. Tyler and the teams then head 380 miles north to San Francisco, where the trucks must pick a different signature dish to sell exclusively. The team that earns the least amount with their two signature dishes is sent home. The route then sends the trucks to Portland, Pocatello, Idaho; Rapid City, S.D.; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Chicago, featuring guest stars Mayor Rahm Emanuel and legendary football coachMike Ditka; and Washington D.C., where the life-changing grand prize is awarded in the season finale.
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