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april 19 th 12PM-6PM
Chef Source 2017 Food Show
We will be showcasing a complete line of DeBuyer French cookware. Discover a wide range
of expert kitchen and pastry utensils, made in France, which are perfectly adapted to
gourmets and gourmands.
Come and experience our completely new line of San Marzano tomato products. Whether
you like them whole, peeled, chopped or pureed.. We have what you are looking for.
We will also be showcasing a beautiful line of French disposable items from Solia.
These are just a few new lines you can expect to see at the show. We look forward to
seeing you there.
Thanks to more than
180 years of experience
in working metal
(steel, stainless steel ,
copper or aluminium),
today, the company
offers more than 2,500
products.

presentation
Chef Joe Arvin will be spending part of the
afternoon with us for this special event. Join
us at 1PM for this presentation where he will be
discussing:
•Today’s foodservice trends: what, who, why, how
•Personal Branding: how to create and maintain a
•personal brand while simultaneously staying with
•the foodservice trends
•Opportunity: how chefs & concepts are using
•their personal brand to create the next trend and
•necessity in foodservice – food trucks
“I use people’s eyes and palate as my canvas,”
Chef Michael Laiskonis
1 PM
ABOUT chef joe arvin
“My style is anything goes,” says Joe Arvin. I call it Southern Fusion with
some MADLOVE! As Creator and Founder of Mad Love Cooking , Joe creates
and designs recipes and concepts. While traveling, he administers cooking
classes, food trend seminars and energetic public speaking forums. Prior
to MADLOVE Cooking, Joe traveled the U.S. as a Corporate Executive Chef/
Culinary Specialist for Blodgett oven and Viking Range . Throughout his
career he traveled all over giving cooking demonstrations on stage at trade
shows. His interest in cooking developed in early childhood. At the age of 12,
he was whipping up eggs and pancakes for his parents’ breakfast and was
well known among friends and family for making the “world’s best tacos.” His
love for people always had him working out front with the customers.
At age 22, Joe came face to face with destiny. He worked for a local caterer,
The Pampered Chef, in Lexington, Kentucky. Chef/Owner David Larson was
a winner of the James Beard Award, among other accomplishments. Working
beside the talented Larson, Joe decided he would choose culinary arts as
his lifelong career. Larson treated Joe as a son, instilling his own passion
and drives, helping him pick a culinary school. “Together we catered some
of the finest weddings held in the state of Kentucky and the horse sales at
Keeneland race track.” Joe says of Larson, “He taught me that food is an
art and I had the chance to be a great artist if I stayed the course.” Joe
spent much of his time in various restaurants, hotels and catering facilities
acquiring knowledge and learning the art of presentation before attending
Baltimore International Culinary College, where he graduated in 1996. He
then served an externship at Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, New York,
and at Harbor Court Hotel, Baltimore, where he trained under Chef Holly
Forbes. Joe has combined his professional culinary background with a strong
flair for public relations and highly developed communication skills. He served
as Corporate Chef and Key Account Manager for Food Service Marketing,
Inc., Fairfield, Ohio, taking care of such accounts as Applebee’ s, Premier
Hospital, and Aramark Management Services, establishing relationships with
distributors, buyers, and hiring and training new sales representatives. At
J/P Brokerage Company, Columbia, Maryland, he served as a culinary expert
for Nestle Food Services, interacting with sales representatives and training
co-workers. He also worked as Food Production Manager/Chef at Aramark,
Chesapeake, Virginia, where he was responsible for organizing on and off
premise catering, among other duties. “I use people’s eyes and palate as
my canvas,” Joe says of his special way with food. “A friend once said after
tasting something that I had prepared, “ there is a party going on in my
mouth!" I could not have been happier.

Wine tasting
Join us for this special experience presented by
The Wine Counselor® Michael Schafer Esq.,
Seating is limited to 98 spots for this special
event. Show up early to secure your seat as it
will be first come - first serve.
ABOUT MICHAEL SCHAFER
3 PM
The Wine Counselor® Michael Schafer Esq., is the charismatic speaker, educator,
Sommelier, CSW, CCTP who entertains while educating. His humorous and fun
approach is reflected in his trademark phrase “I taste bad wine so you don’t have
to”®.
He is a Professor at The Culinary Institute of Michigan at Baker College and also
at Oakland Community College. Michael created the Dorsey Schools beverage
program. He is an international keynote speaker at spirits and wine events around
the globe. Michael has authored numerous articles in various publications, including
cover stories for Hour Detroit, Michigan Wine Country magazine and Edible Grand
Traverse. His quarterly articles are found in the Tasters Guild Journal and the
Journal of the American Wine Society.
Michael is on the Board of Directors of the Detroit Wine Organization, a charitable
organization over 6,000 strong, dedicated to funding charities through entertaining
education.
WINE TASTING
The 5 S’s of Wine-Learn To Taste Wine Like A Sommelier
Join Michael as he guides you through the 5 S’s of tasting wine. This fun, easy
analysis is guaranteed to increase your enjoyment of the world’s most interesting
beverage. You’ll enjoy five very different wines from all over the globe. Be ready to
laugh as The Wine Counselor® “edutains” you about wine!

DATE AND TIME
April 19th 12PM-6PM
information
LOCATION
St. John’s Golf and Conference Center in the Atrium Ballroom.
44045 Five Mile Rd
Plymouth Mi, 48170
734.414.0600
WINE TASTING
Please join us for an exclusive wine tasting experience with The Wine Counselor® Michael Schafer Esq.
Seating is limited for this experience.
DEMONSTRATION
Surprise demonstration to be announced soon.
WHAT TO EXPECT
We are excited to launch many new products and brands at the show. Our focus will be on unique, innovative,
cutting edge, top quality products. To name a few...Italian style gelato, San Marzano tomatoes, French
DeBuyer cookware as well as showcasing a beautiful line of French disposable items from Solia.