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Bad Boys in the Kitchen Tuesdays at 6:30 - 7pm
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Chef Profile: Michael Giletto Michael Giletto is the Executive Chef for
Cherry Valley Country Club located in Skillman, New Jersey, and a culinary instructor at the JNA Culinary Institute in Philadelphia, where he himself was trained in the culinary arts.
Chef Giletto recently was awarded
honors as "2006 Celebrated Chef for the National Pork Board", "2006 Delaware Valley's American Liver Foundation Spoke Chef". Chef Giletto also donates his time for national and local charity
events, numerous National and local magazine articles and news papers, National and International Television appearances, Chef Giletto is proud of his Japanese Television show which
was rated #1 in Japan. Chef Giletto has his own Television Pilot 'Three Fine Dishes", "Digital Cook Book on Demand on Comcast
CN8" airing in 2006 and his Local Radio show "Bad Boys in the Kitchen" on WNJC 1360 AM which airs live every Tuesday at 6:30 PM, Michael has recipes in 5 published
cookbooks and following soon an Instructional Internet cookbook series. www.threefinedishes.com
, www.digitalcookbook.tv
The NCBA, Splenda, Soy Foods Council, Keller's Butter, and Chef's.com have recently acquired Chef Giletto's talents and services.
Prior to accepting his current position, Chef Giletto was Executive Chef at Pine Hill Golf Club in Pine Hill, New Jersey, where he earned countless awards and accolades. Before
that, he served, as Executive Chef at Concord Country Club is Concord Ville, Pennsylvania. From January through August 2003, Chef Giletto was Executive Chef at Le Plumet Royale
at The Peacock Inn in Princeton, NJ, and the Inn has received a variety awards including the James Beard award for "Great Country Inn" Chef's Series and the Zagat Survey award for "Distinction."
Chef Giletto was also Complex Executive Chef at Sheraton Suites & Sheraton Four Points Airport Hotels; Executive Chef at Holiday Inn Philadelphia Stadium Hotel; Executive Chef
and Food & Beverage Director at Hilton Garden Inn in Philadelphia; Executive Chef at Four Points Sheraton Rochester Riverside Hotel in Rochester, New York; and Sous Chef at
Holiday Inn Select in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He has participated in various food shows such as Taste of Burlington County and the ACF
Metropolitan Penn Jersey Chef Extravaganza (2005), and has received awards, Gold and Silver medals in several food contests including First Place in the Sara Lee "Top This"
Sauce Contest, First Place in the Stainless Steal Chef Competition, and Third Place in US Foods 2004 Crab Cake Contest. Chef Giletto also serves as Executive Chef at private
affairs for top government officials and conducts food demonstrations for a variety of organizations throughout New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania. The Celebrated Chefs program is sponsored by the National Pork Board and designed to keep pork at the
forefront of the latest menu trend by building excitement surrounding pork's versatility, variety and profitability
among chefs, foodservice operators and distributors. Celebrated Chefs are selected on an annual basis for their culinary excellence and expertise with pork. |
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Chef Profile: Chef George Kyrtatas When you walk into
Hathaway's Restaurant in Cinnaminson, NJ, just a stone's throw from downtown Philadelphia, what must most likely strike you is the sense of family, community, and tradition; the hallmarks of the Mediterranean way
of life. At the center of it all is co-owner and Executive Chef George Kyrtatas. At the startling young age of 27, America's Little Greek Chef has accomplished a surprising amount in such a short time.
George began his training from the young age of eight while growing up in the family restaurant. After high school, George attended the Academy of Culinary Arts in Mays
Landing, NJ where he graduated with the school's highest honor, a gold medal. At the age of twenty George became certified through the American Culinary Federation as a Certified
Chef de Cuisine, perhaps the youngest ever. George worked with a number of the great chefs of today: Martin Yan, Mario Batalli, Curtis Atkins, Georges Perrier, Emeril Lagasse,
and the Two Hot Tamales to name a few. Shortly after, George was named Executive Chef of Hathaway's and in 2005 he penned his first cookbook, "My Big Fat Greek Feast".
George has also been featured in culinary magazines through out the United States such as Chef and Fancy Food. George has been a guest of national and international television programs such as
"Flavors of America" , "10!", and "Horizons" to name a few. George has since contributed to increasing Hathaway's already great reputation as a the best family
restaurant/diner by having it named as Burlington County's best Diner, Breakfast, and Burger, and South Jersey's Best for GREEK Specialties. You can hear Chef George
Kyrtatas on Bad Boys in the Kitchen, a culinary talk radio show on WNJC 1360am or www.wnjc1360.com. George has be a part of numerous charity events such as Chef and
Child and the Gary Maddox charity rib contest. George has just received approval form the federal government for his own non-profit charity "Food for Our Future." George is also a
member of many note worthy culinary organizations such as:
- Member of the American Culinary Federation, Certified Chef de Cuisine
- Member of the IACP
- Member of Slow Food USA
- Member of the AIWF, American Institute of Wine and Food
Although George may love food, when it comes to Mediterranean Food it is a downright passion! "I'm Greek" says Kyrtatas, " so Mediterranean Food is second nature to me, I was
raised with it, it's in my blood. It is the food I love to cook. It's the food I feed my family, friends, and colleagues. It is the food that I am proud of. But I don't believe that you have to
be from the Mediterranean in order to love the food or to make the food great." |
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