FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 16, 2009
Contact: Denise Beauchaine, Executive Director
Lakes Region Public Access TV
(603) 528-3070 dbeauchaine@lrpa.org
LAKES REGION PUBLIC ACCESS TV DEBUTS LAKES REGION COOKING SHOW
 Laconia
NH - LRPA TV continues to expand its presentation of the breadth of
Lakes Region activities and programs with the kick off of A Taste of
the Lakes Region, televised for the first time, Wednesday,
February 18th.
The program is a
collaboration of Lakes Region Association member restaurants and the
Lakes Region Community College's Hospitality Program.
On camera, Chef Nicole
Barreira, Special Events Chef for Great New Hampshire Restaurants,
shared the secrets of preparing Cactus Jack's signature dishes, such as
Seafood Gumbo and North Country Smokehouse Andouille Sausage with LRCC
culinary students Chris Young, Matthew O'Brian and Patrick Ferland.
Organized by the Lakes
Region Association and filmed by LRPA TV at Cactus Jack's Great West
Grill and Watering Hole, this first of a series provided hands on
learning and networking opportunities for the Lakes Region Community
College's Hospitality program students.
The series debuts on
Wednesday at 5pm and continues Thursdays at 8pm, Fridays at 2am and 12
noon, Saturdays at 6:30pm, Mondays at 5:30am and 8pm, and Tuesdays at
10am on LRPA TV, Metrocast Cable channel 25. These air times will be
reserved for the ongoing cooking series. Lakes Region Public Access
channels reach ten communities and more than 32,000 households.
The recently filmed
second program in the Cooking Show series, features students, Chris
Young and Matthew O'Brien, learning how to prepare T-Bone's Great
American Eatery favorite, Baked Stuffed Scallops Mornay and Montreal
Grilled Salmon.
LRCC culinary
coordinator, Patrick Hall said of the series " We are excited at this
great opportunity for students to learn recipes and techniques from
local professionals."
Denise Beauchaine, LRPA
TV Executive Director says "this genre is a foray into new territory
for us. All in all, it's a win-win for everybody involved. We welcome
the community's feedback to the series."
The Lakes Region
Association's mission to promote the region as a year-round visitor
destination, coupled with the Lakes Region Community College's
qualitative and quantitative expansion, come together with programming
such as the cooking show. With it, Lakes Region Public Access TV
continues to further its program offerings to it's membership in Alton,
Belmont, Deerfield, Franklin, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Northfield,
Northwood and Tilton, as well as providing information for visitors to
the community.
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