Tilton NH - "A Taste of the Lakes Region", televised for the first time in February on Lakes Region Public Access TV, recently made it's internet debut on YouTube and the Lakes Region Association's website, www.lakesregion.org.

As part of a communications grant, the Lakes Region Association has been actively making a presence on some of the primary Web 2.0 social media sites including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Blogspot. Tune into www.youtube.com/user/beacheslakes to learn the secrets of making Cactus Jack's signature dishes including Seafood Gumbo and grilled Andouille Sausage, taught by Chef Nicole Barreira, Special Events Chef for Great New Hampshire Restaurants.

The new cooking program is a collaboration of Lakes Region Association member restaurants, Lakes Region Community College's Hospitality Program and Lakes Region Public Access (LRPA)-TV.  The recently posted video features, LRCC Program Coordinator Patrick Hall with hospitality students Chris Young, Matthew O'Brian and Patrick Ferland at Cactus Jack's Grill and Watering Hole's Laconia location on Union Ave on Paugus Bay of Lake Winnipesaukee.

The second of the Lakes Region Cooking Show series was recently filmed and will feature students, Chris Young and Matthew O'Brien learning a T-Bone's Great American Eatery's favorite, Baked Stuffed Scallops Mornay and Montreal Grilled Salmon. Watch the LRPA schedule for air times!

The 30-minute cooking show will be filmed regularly at different restaurant locations providing a unique learning experience and networking opportunities for hospitality students and providing the community with a taste of the wonderful restaurants and menus in the area. To be a featured restaurant sponsor of the Lakes Region Cooking Show which includes a 30-minute filming at your restaurant with your chef(s) and area hospitality students from the Lakes Region Community College Hospitality Program contact Amy Landers, Executive Director of the Lakes Region Association at (603) 286-8008.

Established in 1936, the Lakes Region Association's mission is to promote the Lakes Region of New Hampshire as a year-round destination to bring more visitors to the area and economically benefit our member's businesses. The Association is a non-profit organization focusing solely on Tourism Marketing & Promotion. To assist our region's guests and member businesses to connect, the association develops and distributes nearly 1 million publications including 300,000 Where to! Lakes Region of New Hampshire, a comprehensive guide to the area, 600,000 Lakes Region Map and Guide and 50,000 Holiday Brochures. The Lakes Region Association also maintains several supporting websites including ones for group travelers, travel writers, Yuletide Magic holiday travel, and historical walking tours in addition to their primary tourism information site www.LakesRegion.org for up to the minute happenings, property and entertainment listings, vacation travel incentives, photo tours and so much more. For information on obtaining your copy of our Map & Guidebook or making the Lakes Region Association your marketing arm to effectively reach local, domestic and international markets, contact our expert staff at 603-286-8008.