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What a Dish cafe and catering in Dana Point offers "Be a Dish for the Day"

• March 27th, 2011 4:14 pm PT

Samantha Hammer

• San Juan Capistrano Restaurant Examiner

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Jordan Richey, owner of What a Dish café & catering in Dana Point, CA is offering a great treat and contest for all at-home chefs, foodies or anyone who loves to cook and has some favorite specialties to share. The contest is open and ready for you to submit a three course meal. The contest is only available through April 1, 2011. You must be a non-professional chef and living within the local communities. If you are the lucky winner, you will have the opportunity to prepare your dishes along with the executive chef and staff for a Thursday night dinner at the restaurant. This sure sounds like a great opportunity. I’ll bet many of you have thought about being on television or having your own cooking show or maybe becoming a new Bobby Flay or perhaps a Catherine McKnight (Executive Chef for What a Dish cafe & catering).  Well, here’s your chance to make a great statement and a little bit of history.

For those wishing to submit an entry and view the contest rules please go directly to the website:http://www.whatadishoc.com and scroll down to the very bottom of the “home page” for the link.

What a Dish catering & café offers a healthy, whole body eating experience and prepares only the finest of fresh ingredients purchased on a daily basis. The restaurant also offers a Saturday and Sunday brunch and full service off and on premise catering for all occasions.

A special addition is Diane Richey, Jordan’s mother, who is the designer/owner with her husband David Richey, of IT’S ALL ABOUT the Cake. Both thriving businesses are operational in one location (just across the street from the Dana Point Harbor shops and restaurants) at Dana Marina Plaza, 24921 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Studio B100, Dana Point, CA 92629.

The restaurant is packed with foodies and admired customers on a daily basis.

Beyond the menu the restaurant additionally offers fine wines, champagnes and assorted beverages. Special children’s meals are also available.

Step up to the plate and create your very special three course meal and make it a winner!  Here’s wishing each of you good luck in becoming the winning choice.

What a Dish café and catering location:

24921 Dana Point Harbor Drive

Suite B100

Dana Point, CA 92629

949-276-4884

What A Dish café & catering: http://www.whatadishoc.com

IT’S ALL ABOUT the Cake: http://www.itsallaboutthecake.com

"Daily Dish": Thursday Night Dinner

"Daily Dish": Thursday Night Dinner: "Friends & Family, It's exciting, due to our abundant catering orders Thursday through Sunday nights we are postp..."

"By Foodie J"

Thursday Night Dinner

Friends & Family, 

    It's exciting, due to our abundant catering orders Thursday through Sunday nights we are postponing Thursday night dinners until further notice. APRIL 1st we are kicking off Spring with our new menu and new hours.

Join us for HAPPY HOUR 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. (Thur, Fri, Sat)

  Cheers !! 

Jordan & Chef Cathy

"By Foodie J"

So you think your a Chef contest!!!

"Calling all foodies & closet CHEFS Be a Dish for the Day!!!!

“So you think you’re a chef “contest

What A Dish is again sponsoring their lively “so you think you’re a chef “competition. This contest is open to all non-professional chefs in our community.

Submit your three course dream meal for review and see if you will be picked to cook it up at the café on a Thursday night dinner with Executive Chef Cathy McKnight & her team.

Rules of the Contest:

Submit the following form by: April 1, 2011

Submit a descriptive recipe and photo of a three course meal consisting of:

·         A Soup or Salad

·         Main course Entrée with garnish

·         Dessert

A brief note on why we should pick your dish (and you) for the special café dinner.

All entries must be original recipes of the submitter. What a Dish will pick the top three meals and contact you. You will be interviewed and the top two choices will have a cook off on April 21, 2011 Thursday night. The number one selling dish will be previewed on the menu for the spring season.

Name:________________________________________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________________________________

E-Mail:_______________________________________________________________________________

Main line:_________________________________Cell phone:___________________________________

 Brief description: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Raining day menu Planning

By Chef Cathy

 All of this rain reminds me that Spring is on the way with it's abundance of glorious vegetables and fruits. I am working on the Spring menu today and I keep thinking of bright green baby pea pods bursting with the sweetest of peas, zucchini blossoms, sweet cherry tomatoes that you can't help but pop in your mouth while you are weeding the garden! They explode with a rush of freshness that tickles your throat and the tart of the skin makes your mouth pucker just a little. I can not wait to showcase the earth's bounty starting April 1st. Come in and share our table.
Bon Appetit!

"Thank you"

"By Foodie J"

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Cheers to Alegria It was lot's of fun having your photo shoot.

It's All About The Cake & What a Dish

We hope to see all of your team soon!

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"By Foodie J"