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Iron Chef Goes Coastal on Tuesday See local chefs go head-to-head in food competition SEASIDE — The eighth annual Iron Chef Goes Coastal event will take place Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the Seaside Convention Center. Guests have the opportunity to taste a wide variety of gour- met food and watch professional chefs at work. Doors open at 5 p.m. for the silent auction and reserved seat- ing; general admission opens at 6 p.m. The live show starts at 6:30 p.m. Attendees dine among 10 People’s Choice restaurants who will bring their best trying to win votes to compete in next year’s live show. This year’s People’s Choice restaurants include: Bridgewater Bistro, Drina Daisy, Astoria Golf & Country Club, Twisted Fish, Maggie’s on the Prom, Cannon Beach Hardware, The Cove Restaurant, Sweet Basil’s, Fulio’s Pastaria and Pickled Fish Attendees will also have a chance to vote for their favorite dessert from these establish- ments: 3 Cups Coffee House, Sea Star Gelato, Epic Supper Club, Cannon Beach Christian Culinary Academy, Newman’s at 988 and 2014 Best Dessert Winner Baked Alaska. Then there is the live show. In a kitchen setup, four chefs, in teams of two, have an hour to pre- pare a meal for judges. The chefs don’t know who is on which team until the competition. This year, 2014 Iron Chef winners chef Sean Whittaker of Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro and chef Jonathan Hoffman of The Chef’s Table, along with 2014 People’s Choice winners chef Abe Bund of Newman’s at 988 and chef Aaron Bedard of The Stephanie Inn Dining Room, will draw knives to deter- mine new teams for this year’s battle. In on hour they must create a three-course menu and pres- ent dishes to a panel of judges. All three courses must include a secret ingredient, which will be revealed at the competition. Chef Tim McDonald of Food Service of America, who served on the judge’s panel last year, has been tasked with procuring the Chris Bryant to open November art show Trail’s End Art Association hosts reception with live demo GEARHART — Trail’s End Art Association will feature the varied and colorful art of Chris Bryant throughout No- vember. An opening recep- tion will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 as part of the Gearhart ArtWalk. The public is invited to meet the artist, see her creations and view the work of other local artists. Refreshments will be served. During the reception, Bryant’s paintings, assem- blages, mixed-media and ceramics will be displayed in the gallery with a DVD playing in the main class- Submitted photo by Foo-Tog Photography room showing additional ex- 2014 Iron Chef winners chef Jonathan Hoffman of The Chef’s Table, left, and chef Sean amples of her art. Beginning Whittaker of Astoria Coffeehouse & Bistro will draw knives with two other chefs to com- at 3:30 p.m., Bryant will pete in teams on two at this year’s Iron Chef Goes Coastal Nov. 3. be demonstrating her im- pressionistic painting style off one judge’s seat the night of using a palette knife. This the event, so one lucky winner retrospective of Bryant’s art will have the chance to sit side through the years reflects by side with Paley and taste the her philosophy that variety passion coming out of the kitch- is the spice of life. en stadium. “Being an artist is a won- Iron Chef Goes Coastal is derful opportunity, and I am D IXQGUDLVHU IRU WKH QRQSUR¿W enchanted with Astoria as United Way of Clatsop County. a place to live and work,” Submitted photo by Foo-Tog Photography Every dollar raised at the event Bryant says. “Our beautiful Iron Chef Goes Coastal features a live com- will go directly to the 12 agen- Northwestern vistas inspire petition where four local chefs in teams cies that United Way of Clatsop me, as do foreign scenes like of two prepare a three-course meal for County serves; for a complete the Venetian canals, Greek judges. list of agencies, visit www.clat- towns, Cuban people and the secret ingredient. Over the years, sopunitedway.org Marquesan Islands in French such ingredients have included General admission tickets Polynesia. Sometimes lis- VKHOO¿VK 2UHJRQ FKHHVHV ZLOG are $35 each and are available at tening to music will inspire mushrooms and last year’s carrots. U.S. Bank branches in Astoria, a painting. Dreams also in- Joining McDonald this year Seaside and Cannon Beach; the spire my art. Experimenta- as co-emcee is chef Christopher United Way of Clatsop County tion is the key to keeping my Holen of Baked Alaska, who RI¿FHDWWK6WUHHWDQG0DULQH images fresh.” is also a culintary instructor at Drive; or online at www.brown- The variety of Bryant’s Seaside High School. Both Mc- papertickets.com. Reserved seat- work draws on her extensive Donald and Holen have a wealth ing tickets are $65 each and are art experiences, including of experience and will offer available online at www.brown- early animation cells created event-goers play-by-play action papertickets.com. for “Sesame Street” (Chil- as the culinary battle ensues. Iron Chef Goes Coastal has dren’s Television Workshop) Joining the judge’s panel grown in attendance each year, and ABC Television, pen and again this year is chef Vitaly Pa- and advanced tickets are encour- ink drawings, impression- OH\ ZKR NQRZV ¿UVWKDQG ZKDW aged. istic oil and acrylic paint- it takes to be an Iron Chef; he For more information, con- ings, collage, mixed-media, won Iron Chef America in 2011, tact United Way of Clatsop assemblage and panoramic won the James Beard Award for County Executive Director photographs. %HVW &KHI 3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW LQ Stacey Brown at 503-325-1961 “Whatever medium ex- 2005, and his Portland restaurant RUXZFFGLUHFWRU#SDFL¿HUFRP cites me on a given day is Paley’s Place is consistently rec- Or contact Special Events the one I use to create my ognized as one of America’s top Chair Jennifer Holen at jenni- next art piece,” she says. “I restaurants by Zagat. fer@bakedak.com or 503-325- may choose oil, acrylic or Organizers will be auctioning 7414. pastel paintings. Other days Submitted photo “Colors of Cannon Beach” by Chris Bryant. Opening reception 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 Trail’s End Art Center 656 A St., Gearhart 503-717-9458 Free my choice may be ceramics, assemblage, mosaics or pen and ink drawings. Photogra- phy also plays a large role in my life.” Bryant began her career as a photojournalist at age 14. +HU¿UVWDVVLJQPHQWVLQFOXGHG photographing Robert Kenne- dy and capturing aerial imag- es of paper mills with a six- pound camera shooting 4-by-5 negatives. She later received a four-year scholarship that led to a Bachelor of Art degree in art. Graduating summa cum laude, Bryant was awarded a Graduate Fellowship to Columbia University, where she was the first woman to receive a Master of Fine Art degree in film and video di- recting. In 1975, she formed her own company with her first clients being “Sesame Street” and ABC Televi- sion. Innovative animation techniques using clay, food, gravel, live worms and oil paint led to her winning gold and silver medals at the In- ternational Film Festival in New York City. She was also honored to receive a commission to cre- ate a 40-inch oil painting of Disney’s first cruise ship, the Disney Magic. Bryant’s love of pho- tography has continued throughout her life. Favor- ite subjects are landscapes, boats, ships, vintage cars, hot air balloons and people at work. Owner of Paradise Productions in Astoria, Bry- ant is a commercial photog- rapher as well as a visual artist. Her art can be seen at Lu- minari Arts, Trail’s End Art Association and on her web- site at www.chrisbryant.net Trail’s End Art Gallery is located at 656 A St. Winter hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday to Sunday. New members are welcome. For more information, call 503- 717-9458. October 29, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 11