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April News from Catherine's Personal Chef Service

By chefcatherine on April 12th, 2010

Has Spring Finally Arrived?

I know I could use a bit of sunshine! How about a healthy, light, and sweet salad dressing to jump start your taste buds?

Try the following salad dressing recipe with a mix of organic baby field greens, some toasted walnuts and finely sliced red onion or [...]

Burdock Root - A Little-Known Vegetable That Should Become More Mainstream

By chefcarole on April 12th, 2010

by Carole Ortenzo, Owner, Organic Personal Chef Service

I love using burdock root in soups (especially miso soup), stews, and in Asian vegetable dishes. Its earthy flavor adds a wonderful dimension to any dish in which it’s used. And, the fact that it’s one of the most important vegetables used in alternative medicine for [...]

West PA Chefs Carole, Catherine and Tim at Farm to Table - Pittsburgh

By cheftim on March 28th, 2010

West PA Chefs Carole, Tim and Catherine at Farm to Table – Pittsburgh 2010

On March 26 and 27, 2010, West PA Chefs members Chef Carole from Organic Personal Chef Service, Chef Catherine from Catherine’s Personal Chef Service and Chef Tim from Dinner Magician Personal Chef Service set up a booth at the [...]

Chef's JoAnn and Tim at Our Valley Cooks

By cheftim on March 14th, 2010

West PA Chef’s Chapter Member Chef JoAnn Bohonik of My Secret Chef Personal Chef Service in West Middlesex, PA and Chapter President Chef Tim Hering from Dinner Magician Personal Chef Service in New Castle, PA recently set up a booth at the Our Valley Cooks Recipe Challenge and Food Expo to introduce their [...]

West PA Chefs Exhibit at Good Taste! Pittsburgh

By cheftim on November 20th, 2009

Member chefs Marcia Schuller, Carole Ortenzo, Tim Hering, Catherine Amatangelo-Alfaro, JoAnn Bohonik and Jennifer Whirlow

Members of the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the USPCA recently pooled their resources for exhibit space at the annual Good Taste! Pittsburgh Food and Cooking Show. This regional food show featured over 100 exhibitors as well as special [...]

The Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the United States Personal Chef Association is a group of Independently owned and operated Personal Chef Services providing Customized Meal Solutions to a variety of clients in Western PA and bordering counties in Eastern OH and the Northern Panhandle of WV.

To find out more about the United States Personal Chef Association or for more information on becoming a Personal Chef, visit USPCA.com. For information on Personal Chef Training options at the Culinary Business Academy, visit CulinaryBusiness.com. To find a Personal Chef, visit Hire-A-Chef.