Last week was a fantastic week of work here in the Bay Area. I've been lucky enough to shoot shows all over the world, but there is something special about shooting on your home turf. This past week, the folks at AOL came out to San Francisco so that we could put together some great new material for all of you. We put together some fantastic new recipes and some helpful new tips that I hope you will enjoy. To wrap it all up, the AOL gang and I had an amazing dinner at the birthplace of California cuisine, Alice Waters' Chez Panisse in Berkeley. Amazing fresh flavors, great creative conversation and a dash of laughter were shared by all.

The new epiodes of Tyler's Ultimate are airing on Saturday's at 1pm, 12 Central. Check out this link for all of the information you will need:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_tu/0,1976,FOOD_10228,00.html

Also, please check out this excerpt from a press release about the 'Great American Bake Sale' on which I am working with Share Our Strength.

Thanks!
- T

"...Share Our Strength is one of the nation's leading organizations working to end childhood hunger in America. On May 19 it will launch its fourth annual Great American Bake Sale campaign that mobilizes people of all ages to help end childhood hunger in America by holding bake sakes in their communities. Funds raised are granted to local organizations that work to increase participation by low-income children in summer and after-school feeding programs and to support nutrition education programs for low-income families. Funds will support a variety of efforts to end childhood hunger in local communities, such as purchasing equipment and utensils to serve children meals, covering the cost of opening additional meal sites, hiring additional staff to serve children meals, or paying for outreach that informs parents about the availability of free meals.

The campaign is being supported by Food Network as national television partner. Food Network will run PSA's featuring network stars Rachael Ray, Sandra Lee and Tyler Florence. In addition, Food Network will feature an "In the Kitchen" Bake Sale on May 19 during its popular daytime programming block. The special bake sale will include Paula's Home Cooking, hosted by Paula Deen, Tyler's Ultimate featuring Tyler Florence, and Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger. This year's top bake sale fundraiser will win a trip for two to Food Network, tickets to a taping of Emeril Live!, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Food Network Kitchens.

Registration for Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale is free and available at www.greatamericanbakesale.org"