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“One thing that is very important to us as
a company is that we want to be involved in the community and give back to
the communities that are so good to us."
Lee Ann James
E.W. James & Sons |
By Aimee Nielson
RICHMOND, Ky., (Oct. 26, 2005) – Tailgating season might be winding down, but a
recent cooking school in Madison County showed participants that some tailgating
food has potential for other gatherings as well.
Madison County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences Gina Noe invited
Chef David James of the E.W. James & Sons Supermarket chain to teach Extension
Homemakers and others some nontraditional tailgating recipes.
“A lot of the recipes he did tonight are not the recipes people think of as
typical tailgating recipes,” she said. “He didn’t do hamburgers or chili or
things like that. He did a lot of things you can do at home, for picnics or for
any type of gathering. It was a really good selection of things we might not be
used to doing on a regular basis.”
Starting with crab dip and moving on to grilled skirt steak and pork chops,
James’ menu was far from typical. He said he loves to do cooking schools and
meet people in the local community.
“It’s exciting, I’m happy to be here and try to share a little bit of my
knowledge and to meet people in the community,” he said. “We’ve been here about
nine months to a year. It’s good to get out and see what people need in the
grocery store. Every time I go out, I learn something, and that’s a fun aspect
of it as well.”
James’ sister Lee Ann James also helped out at the cooking school. She sees it
as a way to give back to the communities they serve.
“One thing that is very important to us as a company is that we want to be
involved in the community and give back to the communities that are so good to
us,” she said. “Doing something like this is perfect.”
Noe used the event as a recruiting tool to draw new members into Extension
Homemakers. She said it’s a good way to introduce the new business to the
community and let people know more about what Extension does in the area.
“We thought it was a great opportunity with E.W. James being rather new to our
county,” she said. “We thought it would be a great opportunity to bring them in
and introduce them to our clientele. Our Extension Homemakers were very excited
about this event. There are a lot of homemakers here, but they were invited to
bring friends and new folks and introduce people to Extension.”
Proceeds from the event went to the Katrina Relief Fund.
For those interested in cooking like James, visit the
E.W. James & Sons Web site at for
recipes and store information. He also cooks some of these treats daily for
patrons of Generations restaurant at the grocery chain’s home store in Union
City, Tenn.
Writer:
Aimee Nielson
859-257-4736, ext. 267
Contact:
Gina Noe 859-623-4072
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