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
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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-
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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“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.
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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.
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