January 26, 2007
Florida Celebrity Chefs To Shine At 2007 International Boston Seafood Show
Chef Justin Timineri
Florida celebrity chefs will shine the spotlight on Florida seafood at the International Boston Seafood Show held March 11-13, 2007, in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida Pavilion at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center.
The Florida Pavilion showcases Florida companies, and these celebrity chefs will provide a high-profile, eye-catching way to present and promote their Florida seafood and aquaculture products. Chef Justin Timineri, sponsored by the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, will be educating show attendees about post-harvest processed Florida oysters and preparing oysters along with other seafood delicacies for attendees to sample. Chef Dean Max will feature Florida farm-raised clams and conch in a variety of recipes.
Timineri, executive chef for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, recently took top honors over 20 other premier chefs from around the country during the 2006 Great American Seafood Cook-Off competition held in New Orleans. His winning entree featured four of Florida’s all-time favorites -- snapper, shrimp, tropical fruit and citrus. As “King of American Seafood 2006,” Timineri promotes domestic seafood at events and will be featured on the Food Network in the April broadcast of the 2006 Great American Seafood Cook Off. As part of the “Fresh from Florida” marketing campaign, Timineri conducts cooking demonstrations at events and develops new recipes for consumers to prepare using Florida’s variety of seafood and agricultural products.
Chef Dean Max, nationally heralded creator of 3030 Ocean at Marriott's Harbor Beach Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale, believes that the flavor and freshness of the ingredients are paramount. This classically trained chef combines this philosophy with simple-but-elegant preparation to provide a memorable dining experience with all of his culinary creations. Seafood aficionados flock to Max’s 3030 Ocean for his signature renditions of South Florida's most popular seasonal deep-sea delicacies including fresh lobster, clams, shrimp, oysters, stone crabs and the fresh catch of the day. His approach inspired his unique cookbook, “A Life by the Sea,” which is infused with culinary insight while simplifying the mystery of cooking seafood for the novice and accomplished home chef.
The Florida companies participating in the Florida Pavilion at the 2007 Boston Seafood Show are:
-- Leavins Seafood, Apalachicola
-- Wood’s Fisheries, Port St. Joe
-- Shaw’s Southern Belle Frozen Foods, Jacksonville
-- Cuzzy’s Special Sauce, Tallahassee
-- Incredible Fish, Miami
-- White Water International, Miami Lakes
-- All American Alligator Products, Pembroke Park
-- Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, Tampa
The goal for this event is to highlight the attributes of Florida seafood and aquaculture products while providing companies an opportunity to make new contacts and generate sales. Over 16,000 seafood and aquaculture buyers from around the world attended the show last year. Buyers visiting the Florida Pavilion contributed to a record estimated $7 million in combined sales for the participating companies.
For information on Florida seafood, visit www.FL-Seafood.com and www.WildFloridaShrimp.com.
For more information:
Paul Balthrop
(850) 488-0163
balthrp@doacs.state.fl.us
