RECIPE CONTEST For its “Taste of Your Town Pizza Battle,” Bolla Wines is asking participants to submit a pizza recipe that best reflects Arkansas (such as a pizza made with all local products ), and then pair the recipe with a Bolla wine. The grand prize is a trip to Verona, Italy, to visit Bolla’s winery, and to attend the 2009 World Pizza Championships. To enter, log on to www. bolla. com / taste. Participants must be at least 21; the entry deadline is Aug. 31. COOKING CLASSES Cooking classes to be offered at Whole Foods Market in Little Rock throughout August include: A gluten-free cooking demonstration, free, at noon Aug. 2 in the Whole Foods Community Room. “Easy Entertaining Cooking to Easy Weekday Meals” at noon Aug. 9. For reservations, e-mail charlotte. hall@wholefoods. com or sign up at the Whole Foods guest service desk. A free cooking demonstration, at noon Aug. 9, a feature of Whole Foods Market’s Tomato-Fest, to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the same day.
CHEF RECEIVES HONOR Todd Gold of Maumelle was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs, the Honor Society of the American Culinary Federation, at the group’s national convention held last week in Las Vegas. Gold, a certified executive chef and certified culinary administrator, is food service director at Pulaski Technical College Arkansas Culinary School. He attended Memphis Culinary Academy and has worked in several restaurants and hotels in Little Rock. The academy recognizes those who have made significant contributions to the culinary profession.
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