Long Island Personal Chefs Lead NY Metro Personal Chefs Chapter

Personal Chef Glenn and Personal Chef Lia, Long Island's own Home Cooking Consultants, accept positions on the board of the local NY Metro chapter of the United States Personal Chef Association.

Long Island, NY (PRWEB) May 4, 2009 -- Personal Chef Glenn Burgess and Personal Chef Lia Soscia, CPC, were recently named President and Vice President, respectively, of the NY Metro Chapter of the United States Personal Chef Association. Both Glenn and Lia have been actively involved in the organization since 2005. Glenn steps into the leadership role as President after serving the last two years as VP. Lia has been handling media relations for the group for the last 4 years.

"Being asked by my peers to take the lead in guiding our group is a wonderful testament to my recent work as Vice President," says Chef Glenn. "Our Chapter gives the public convenient access to personal chefs all across the metro area - whether you live on Long Island, the City, Westchester or northern or central New Jersey. I want people to know that their kitchen can become the best restaurant in town; how great is that?"

"I am thrilled to be an executive member of this board. The NY Metro Chapter is one of the largest groups of organized personal chefs in the country. This is an amazing group of personal chefs, each with a vast knowledge and skill in this unique cheffing industry. It is my honor to be able to work with the board to continue to educate consumers about the personal chef industry and to also continue to attract new personal chefs to our organization," states Chef Lia.

Home Cooking Consultant provides a variety of other culinary services such as weekly meal preparation for busy families and professionals; interactive cooking lessons; cooking parties, as well as customized special occasion dinners or intimate parties hosted in the home. To learn more, visit http://HomeCookingConsultant.com or call 516-826-3169.

About Home Cooking Consultant and Chef Lia

Chef Lia Soscia, founder of Home Cooking Consultant Personal Chef Services, is a Certified Personal Chef, through the United States Personal Chef Association. She has been cooking for over 30 years and and has been providing a variety of personal chef services and private cooking classes on Long Island since 2004. She is a proud member of the United States Personal Chef Association (USPCA), Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, and the LI Center Business and Professional Women. She has been written about in Chef Educator's Magazine, Newsday's Wellness Magazine, and has been published by the GildedFork.com, Cook's Illustrated Magazine and Personal Chef Magazine.

About Chef Glenn Burgess

Chef Glenn trained in the classical French style at Le Cordon Bleu's school in Ottawa, Canada. His expertise ranges from classic European cuisine & pastry, to American favorites both new and old, with flavor stops around the globe. He is a member of the United States Personal Chef Association (USPCA), and a graduate of the Culinary Business Academy. Chef Glenn was featured in an article about personal chefs in the Long Island Section of the NY Times in 2006. Currently President of the NY Metro Chapter of the United States Personal Chef Association, he is also a frequent contributor to Personal Chef magazine.

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