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Page 6. Portland Observer. April 15. 1987
It's A Chef's Life
O n tho se special occa sio ns and holidays w hen w e. the pe op le (the ave
rage Joe s and Jose ph ine s), ve n tu re fo rth in search o f g o o d tim es, w h a t, if
I m ay ask, is alm ost alw ays in c lu d e d in ou r itin e ra rie s ’
Is it a w o rk o u t? Is it a brisk run th ro u g h th e park? No, I th in k n o t The
sim ple fa ct is th a t no m atter w h a t you are big, sm all, yo u n g , old, fat, skin
ny, you can even be m ad no m atter w h a t you are, one th in g w e can all
d o to g e th e r is EAT
If you d o n 't believe m e, ask your frien ds w h o ju st cam e back fro m vaca
tio n (no m a tte r w h ere) w h a t they rem em ber m o st It w ill be the w eather,
the m en, the w o m e n , the scenery and th e fo o d (T h e y 'll choose the order )
The p o in t I’m try in g to m ake is th a t e a ting or d in in g o u t is a very im por
tan t part o f to d a y 's society
H a ving esta blished th is p o in t, let us n o w d ire ct our a tte n tio n to the chef
The c o n d u c to r o f an o rch e stra o f sauces, starches, w in e s and p o u ltry
B eing one o f fo o d 's bigg est fans I can really ap pre ciate the m astery o f
the c u lin a ry arts, especially w h e n applied to so m e th in g th a t w e all kn o w
and lo ve
From th e old slavery days to gra nm a s kitch e n , le t's hear it for
T R A D IT IO N A L B LA C K A M E R IC A N SO UL FOOD
L e t's also hear it for Chef V ic to r Banem an w h o . in m y o p in io n , is one of
th e m asters
s u p p o rt th e o n ly e x is tin g so u l fo o d re sta u ra n t d o w n to w n
I k n o w your
taste buds and th e s ta ff a, C lub Zodiac w o n , tie able to th a n k you enough
(A n d m aybe h e 'll have to co o k m ore, so I can ge, som e o f th o se leftovers
rou nd 4 ( W a r n , hu h. fellas')
A fou r w eek refresher c h ild b irth
e d u ca tio n class is n o w being o ffe re d
tiers are asked to c o n ta c t Jack Stacey 235 8/41
and to u p d a te th e Class o, 1957 m ailing list
M on da y M ay 4 th ro u g h M ay 25 a,
M eridian Park H o spita l, T ualatin
The series is ta u g h t by a c e rtifie d
b irth in s tru c to r for cou ples h a vin g
already a tte n d e d regular six week
c h ild b irth e d u ca tio n class w ith pre
for fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n
Easter Egg Hunt Set for
PCC Cascade April 18
The 29th A n n u a l Ebony Fashion Fan w ill appear in P ortla nd al th e Hail
Lion M o to r inn. J a n t/e n Beat ft. on Friday, A pril 24 al 8 30 p m
This
fam ed travelin g fash ion sh o w is p ro ilu i ed by Ebony M agazine .m il is spon
sored by P ortla nd C h ap te r o f Links, Inc for the be ne fit o f Link •. Edui ation
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vio us pre gn ancy. Classes fo c u s on
bre a th in g and relaxa tion exercises
and a re vie w o f a n a to m y and phy
sio lo g y o f b irth
D iscussions in
c lu d e h o w to prepare o th e r siblings
for the b irth o f new baby
The co st is $30 00. and pre regi
stra tio n is necessary
For m ore in
fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t the c o m m u n ity
e d u ca tio n d e p a rtm e n t at the Tuala
tin h o spita l
1987 E b o n y F a sh io n Fair
"F a s h io n S c a n d a l"
zations
C hildbirth Class
J e ffe rso n H igh S c h o o l's i lass o f ,957 w ill ho ld the ir 30th year reu nion
A u g u st 14th and 15th at the C olum b ia River Red Lion Inn A ll class m em
B la c k b w h it e p r in t s ilk d re s s w i t h r u f f le d m u f f a n d la rg e b r o w n
fe a th e r e d h a t D e s ig n e r J e a n P a to u
(3606 N W illia m s)
P roceeds fro m p re vio u s show s m ade it possible to m ake c o n trib u tio n s
to m any lo cal cha ratie s such as POIC (P o rtla n d O p p o rtu n itie s Ind ustnali
zatio n C enter). N A A C P
lo i ally and n a tio n a lly St V in ce n t dePaul Child
D e ve lo p m e n t C enter, V olun te ers o f A m e rica Day N ursery, Black Educa
tio n a l C enter. P o rtla n d A rt M useum M a rtin Luther K in g S ch o la rsh ip Fund,
P ortla nd S ta te U n ive rsity, M u ltn o m a h A sso cia tio n for R etarded C hildren,
U n ite d N e gro C ollege Fund lo cally and na tion ally, A m erican Cancer So
cie ty, O regon D ivision, K idney A sso cia tio n o f O regon U N I C E F . Ethio
plan A id (A F R IC A R E . INC I, A m e rica n Heart A sso cia tio n O regon A ffilia te
In c., and Kerr Y ou n g Parents P rogram , and m any o th e r gro up s and organi
dence, b u t in black and w h ite , and being passed up tim e and tim e again
w h e n the p ro m o tio n s are ha nded o u t ." V ic to r states " I th in k th a t maybe
in P ortla nd the y ju st hate to see a black m an in charge I'm n o t being m ill
ta n t. I w o u ld have never learned a n y th in g w ith th a t a ttitu d e , b u t I am being
real, and I m u st speak w h a t I believe to be tru e "
" I n the c ity o f P ortla nd , the re are a g o o d nu m be r o f black chefs from
13 Kom s all the w a y to D e n n y's W h y a re n 't any o f th e m head cooks? I'v e
never seen a c ity like th is even a fter 6 years in the Navy, b u t I'm going to
m ake a d iffe re n c e sta rtin g rig h t here and n o w
W h e n you see m e back here, it ’s all business
From m y u n ifo rm , to
m y m anners, d o w n to m y fo o d
I m serious a b o u t w h a , I am do in g and
I h o pe th a , I'm h e lp ing to se, the standards for yo u n g black professionals
in th is c ity
V ic to r's secret m ig h t very w e ll be his success On W edn esd ay, Friday
and S atu rday n ig h ts at C lub Z odiac you can bet your last do lla r th a t the
fo o d w ill be sold o u t by clo sin g Harely is th e re a m orse l le ft to be relished
b y th e e v e r scava ging s ta ff (H i, K e vin ')
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ap pe arin g in m o re than 177 citie s
M rs C le m e n tyn e G uy, general ch a irp e rso n o f the b e n e fit p e rfo rm an ce
in dica tes tic k e t sales are g o in g e xce p tio n a lly w e ll and exp e cts an even lar
get a tte n d a n ce tha n last year
T icke ts m ay be pu rcha sed at S tevens ft
S on (L lo y d C enter). M rs C s W ig s (707 N E F rem on t), House o f Sound
W h a t V ic to r like the best a b o u t his present situ a tio n is th a t in the kitchen
he s the boss
N o w a licensed Souse C hef, he 's w o rke d in som e o f the
c ity 's fin e st restau ran ts p e rfe c tin g his skills in the culina ry arts
"W h a , 's
fru s tra tin g , th o u g h , is k n o w in g your skills are sup erior, n o t ju s t be confi
W h y d o n 't you treat you and your dates to w h a t I gu a ra n te e to be some
o f th e best soul fo o d you have ever tasted, and, at the sam e tim e, help to
J e ffe r s o n H ig h R e u n io n
tacu lat fash ion s available for Ebony Fashion Fair audiences
M ore tha n 200 e x q u is ite g a rm e n ts co m p le te w ith th e latest ai ■ essories
10 fem ale and 2 m ale m odels, c o m m e n ta to r, m usic d ire i tor stage and
business m anagers and w a rd ro b e s ta ff travel fro m coast to coast on a spe
cial ch a rte re d G re yh o u n d bus Because o f the un p re ce d e n te d d e m a n d for
sp o n so rsh ip o f the s h o w by ch a rita b le o rg a n iz a tio n s a ro u n d the co u n try
E bony Fashion Fair n o w to u rs tw o seasons
the east and m id w e st from
S ep tem be r th ro u g h D ecem ber and the s o u th w e s t fro m Jan ua ry th ro u g h
bread, blacke yed peas can died yam s, bar b q u ed and frie d chicked , along
w ith V ic to r's tp e c ia l S oul Fried Rice seem to do m ore tha n ju s t the trick
alon g w ith th e regular h a m bu rger and fre n ch fries w h ic h are served nightly
at C lub Zodiac
V ic to r com es to us fro m T re n to n N ew Jersey, w ith 14 years o f profes
"It's in m y b lo o d ," V icto r states
"I'm the son o f a chef
I'v e stu d ie d under G erm an, Chinese and French chefs, learning as m u c h as
I c o u ld and g iv in g 150% eve rytim e I hit the kitc h e n M y secret it to make
the fo o d look as g o o d as it tastes
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Fund.
M rs Eunice W Jo h n s o n , p ro d u ce r and dire cto r o f the show personally
selects fash ion s fro m the exclusive co lle c tio n s o f fa m e d d e s ig n e rs such as
H alston. S te p h e n B u rro w s. Bill Blass, C h ristian D io
Yves St Laurent
Lavin, C hloe, L a n ce tti, A n d re Laug, V a le n tin o , Tita Rossi a nd M issoni
M rs J o h n s o n is m e tic u lo u s and th o ro u g h in p u rch a sin g the m ost spei
C lub Z odiac to o k a cha nce w h en the ne w m an ag em en t de cid e d to sw itch
fro m the po pu lar Greek G yro S a n d w ich to S oul Food, b u t greens, corn
Jefferson Dancers Concerts
A C ulm ination of Training in U nique Program
Eugene, Portland
Performances Set
For over 300 stud ents, Je ffe rs o n s D ance P rogram pro vid es an oppor
(u n ity to learn, to ai hieve to exp lo re to p e rfo rm S ince 1974 w h e n it tie
cam e a m ag ne t p ro gra m o p en to stu d e n ts th ro u g h o u t the < ity, its g ro w th
and d e v e lo p m e n t have e sta b lish e d th e J e ffe rs o n p ro g ra m as one o f the
The A ssociated S tu d e n ts o f Port
land C o m m u n ity College are in v itin g
ch ild re n th ro u g h age 12 to a tte n d an
annual Easter Egg h u n t S atu rday
m o rn in g , A p ril 18, at Cascade Cam
pus, 705 N K ilh n g sw o rth
H u nts
have been arranged by age g ro u p
fo r ch ild re n three years and under,
fo u r to six years, seven to nine
years and 10 to 12 years
An
ASPCC spokesm an said the Easter
b u n n y w ill be on hand to greet the
childre n, and co ffe e and d o u g h n u ts
w ill be available fo r g ro w n u p s The
h u n t w ill get under w ay at 10 a rn
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n a tio n 's m ost d istin g u ish e d
W h e n th e Je ffe rs o n Dam ers opened the ir 1987 season w ith a S ch o o ls for
th e C ity b e n e fit (le rfo rm a m e in February, the pu blic had th e chance to see
w tia t i an h a p p e n w h e n s tu d e n ts s tu d y w ith tra in e d p ro fe ssio n a ls, w o rk
w ith fa m o u s gu est artists and begin their e d u ca tio n in the art fo rm as early
as the sixth grade in tins public si ho o l s p ro g ra m
This n a tio n a lly recognized stu d e n t c o m p a n y w ill have a busy sp ring w ith
ap pe aram es in V ii ton a B C K la m ath Falls M i M in n v ille and P endleton
They w ill spend a week in K lam ath Falls w o rk in g in si h o o ls th ro u g h o u t
th e area its a pa r, of tin O regon A rts C om m issio n grant
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Eugene ap pearances are se, for A pril 24 25 at the H u i, Center S ore ng
Theatre
The co m p a n y s ho m e season op en s M ay 8 9 a, the P ortland
C ivic A u d ito riu m
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unprecedented season of
new choreographic gems
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Im m u n ity . Rachel
I.aunpcrt's T e rrific , Bruce
S m ith s S erekum hi.
J u la n e S tite s' lo o k in g
(¡liw n, and tw o new ballets
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