FOOD & FITNESS AT AMC 2007

What's Cookin' at AMC
Four nationally renowned chefs will showcase their culinary expertise at this year's AMC. Click on their names or photos to read their bios.

Sunday, October 28

John DeLucie, Chef and Partner, The Waverly Inn (New York), will serve up The Waverly Inns signature hamburger and truffle fries during the AMC Kick-Off Dinner on October 28.

Check out MPA's interview and YouTube video of Chef DeLucie...

Monday, October 29
Three chefs are slated to dazzle attendees with a variety of dishes during the AMC 2007 Tasting Dinner on October 29. 

Rocco Di Spirito, star of NBC reality series The Restaurant and author of the upcoming book Roccos Real-Life Recipes (Meredith Books), will feature the following on his menu: seared and sliced tuna with radishes and snow peas; sweet and sticky coconut shrimp; sausage, peppers and tomatoes with fennel seeds; and grilled chicken breast with lemon, pea and mint potatoes.

Read MPA's interview with Chef Rocco...  

Lucinda Scala Quinn, Editorial Director, Food/Entertaining, Martha Stewart Living, is planning on preparing skirt steak with marinated onions, maple roasted pumpkin salad, green beans and poblanos, grilled polenta and balsamic mushrooms and grilled apple sausages with grilled pears.

Read MPA's interview with Chef Lucinda...  

Bill Strynowski, Executive Chef of Cooking Light, will cook up Caribbean grilled scallops with heats of palm, rum-and-pepper-painted grouper with habanero-mango mojo, black bean-and-fruit salsa and fish tacos with papaya-coconut salsa.

Check out MPA's Interview and YouTube video of Billy...  

Let's Get Physical

Amy Dixon, Womens Healths new Fitness Columnist, will be leading small group workout sessions created just for AMC attendees.  In addition to her work at Womens Health, Amy works as an exercise physiologist and group fitness manager for Equinox in Santa Monica (click here to read her bio).  The 45-minute sessions will be held on Sunday from 3:15 4:00 p.m. and Monday from 5:00 5:45 p.m. 

Read MPA's interview with Amy Dixon...

If you are interested in attending either or both of these workout sessions, please RSVP to Felicity Crew, fcrew@magazine.org. Make sure to specify which session(s) you would like to attend.