CAN MEN REALLY LEARN THEIR WAY AROUND A KITCHEN? CHEF LAUNCHES TOUR TO PROVE THEY CAN!

Chef Scott Avery, author of the newly released "A Man's Place is in the Kitchen" cookbook, is launching a national tour on July 5. From California to Connecticut, Avery will be making bookstore appearances and dispensing cooking advice for novices in the field of food preparation. A portion of his royalties will be donated to City of Hope, a cancer research center.

(July 2002) Boston native and current resident of Rancho Mirage, CA., Chef Scott Avery is the author of the acclaimed new cookbook "A Man's Place Is In The Kitchen" (Grendel Press, 2002.) He embarks on a national promotional book tour on July 5th, 2002, with appearances in several major metro areas, including: Phoenix, San Antonio, Houston, Atlanta, Washington, Boston (including Conn., R.I., and N.H), Up-state NY (including Albany, Syracuse and Utica), Denver and Albuquerque. A portion of all his royalties is being donated to the on-going research conducted by the City of Hope in Duarte, CA., to find new therapies and cures for cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes and Parkinson's Disease, as well as other diseases.

Avery brings a wealth of colorful experience to his writing, with a prodigious background in restaurant management. It started with washing dishes, bussing tables, then waiting on tables and, finally, restaurant management. From the Marriott Hotels to the Left Bank Restaurants, Avery has held a variety of positions including restaurant manager, catering service manager, catering sales manager, and director of catering (at the world-famous Marriott Santa Barbara Biltmore.) He was also vice president and chef in his own Santa Barbara dinner-theatre, the Le P'tit Cabaret.

Avery is an extremely personable author who can do on-air cooking segments with ease. Among the topics Avery can discuss:
·   Young adults and their first kitchen (terrific for a back to college" feature)
·   Teaching your son how to enjoy cooking (targeting parents and children)
·   Male retirees getting back to the kitchen (targeting senior citizens)
·   Easy summer recipes anyone can make (for general audiences)

Avery has been/will be featured on:
   * New Hampshire in the Morning" with Mike Morin, WZID

• Good Day Atlanta" WAGA-TV5 FOX, Atlanta
• "Good Morning Arizona" KTVK-TV 3, Phoenix, AZ

Avery is currently available for personal media appearances, interviews and book events during this tour. Press kits and review book copies are available.

CONTACT: Grendel Press, 970-278-0240