Iron Chef Michael Symon's Long Island book signing, a Beer Expo and a great NYC food event

November 2, 7:15 PMLong Island Grocery ExaminerStephanie Schandler

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Iron Chef Michael Symon's new book

Iron Chef America's Chef Michael Symon new cookbook Michael Symon's Live to Cook, Recipes and Techniques to Rock Your Kitchen co-authored with Michael Ruhlman is out and Chef Symon will be appearing and signing copies at the Barnes & Noble at the Smith Haven Mall, Thursday, November 5th at 7 p.m.  He will also be appearing at NYC! Cook, Eat, Drink Live.  See details below.

If you are unfamiliar with Chef Symon, he is a highly skilled Chef that loves bringing his roots of Greece, Italy and the Mediterranean to the table, but does so with soul-satisfying, low-key, intense American flair.  Chef Symon, who might seem rough around the edges is really a softee who understands the home chef. 

What's great about this cookbook? This cookbook will help you with techniques not only in the kitchen but in the grocery store.  He sets out "to make great food more approachable for home cooks and to do so without dumbing down or simplifying the food or cooking"  Chef Symon shares invaluable information that is easy to locate in his book under Symon Says with topics such as on using salt, creating a balanced dish and perfecting simple kitchen techniques

Saturday, November 14, the biggest names in international brewing will gather at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the second annual International Great Beer Expo.

"Beer is the new Chardonnay". This international beer tasting extravaganza will showcase more than 50 breweries from across the globe, each providing samples of their country’s proudest brewing achievement.

Meanwhile, check out more local beer events in your favorite Long Island pubs all week long!

Friday, 6th  through Sunday,  November 8th,  enjoy a taste of the good life and kick-off the holiday dining and entertaining season with NYC! Cook Eat Drink Live.

What's all the hoopla about? NYC! Cook Eat Drink Live is a three-day modern food and wine event at The Tunnel & La.Venue (608 West 28th Street), featuring a large sampling of ultra-premium gourmet foods and spirits, plus appearances from some of the city’s premier chefs.

So, I'll be eating and drinking? Indulge in samples from your favorite Zagat-rated restaurant and shop for the favorite “foodie” in your life. Learn what it means to live well through demonstrations and featured products. Gain tips for the dining and entertaining from chefs, mixologists and seasoned experts.

Food Companies such as Cabot's Creamery, Pamela's. and William Greenberg Desserts are only the tip of the iceberg as to who will be there. Talent such at Ted Allen (The Food Network), Michael Symon (see above) and Allison Fishman (Lifetime's Cook Yourself Thin) are among other unbelievably well known expert Chefs. A plethora of Restaurant , wine and spirit companies will be showcasing their food and drink, as well.

This event is not to be missed!

A contest. For all of you out there who have a couple of awesome cooking tips.... and are willing to video themselves, here is your chance to win awesome cookware!

Where should I enter? Enter CookingTipsTV.com for rules and recommendations on how you can post your video and win. Contest ends December 1, 2009.

Holiday Tip Alert! Need a break from last years' holiday stress with cooking?  Call or see your favorite local Long Island markets and see what packages they are offering.  Here's a Great Tip: Decide to blend some store-bought or catered products with your own homemade fixings.  It will save you time, is quite affordable these days (grocery stores want your business!) and will allow you to have a calmer, more relaxing holiday season.

One grocery store to check out would be Iavarone Brothers. With about a month to go until Thanksgiving, busy, overworked Long Islanders will be looking for ways to make the approaching holiday easier, more enjoyable…and affordable. To this end, Iavarone Bros. Foods (IBF), Long Island’s leading specialty foods provider is again offering their extremely popular, all-inclusive Thanksgiving dinner package.

Thanksgiving will be taken care of? This complete, delicious, multi-course dinner, with a choice of appetizers, salads, 18-lb roasted turkey or 10-lb turkey breast, trimmings, stuffing, potatoes, sides and dessert, that more-than-amply feeds 10-14 hungry people is priced at just $259.00. For complete details, see the attached menu.

Iavarone is all about quality. IBF Thanksgiving dinner has been a godsend for harried families, enabling them to spend more quality time together while still allowing them to serve and enjoy the finest quality, most delicious Thanksgiving meal they’ve ever had, at a very reasonable cost.

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