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NEW for 2008!!!
Chef Richard introduces The Power Dinner Party!  Imagine entertaining your top clients in the comfort of your own home!  No noisy restaurants or crowded venues.  No cold, sweltering, or rainy days at an outdoor venue.  Just a stress-free evening with an elegant meal served to you by the Chef.  An enjoyable seated Dinner Party may look like this, your choices may vary:
Appetizer:  Savory Profiteroles
Salad:  Pear, Walnut, & Gorgonzola over Baby Greens
Entree:  Fillet Mignon with Brandied Peppercorn Cream Sauce
Carb:  Long Grain & Wild Rice Pilaf
Veggie:  Mediterranean Veggie Combo
Dessert:  Chocolate Ganache Torte
You and your guests may relax while I shop, prepare (in your home!), and serve the meal!  All you need to provide are table settings, counter space, and a working oven and cooktop.  This menu will be $50 per person, minimum 4 diners, please.  Your own menu selections can vary, and will price between $45 and $55 per person.

Events:

2008: Chef Richard Teaches Classes!  Beginning April, 2008, Chef Richard Douville will be teaching a series of hands-on cooking classes for Howard County Dept of Recreation and Parks.  Go to http://www.co.ho.md.us/Rap/ and click the appropriate link for "Programs".  Register on-line now, because space is limited!  Subjects and locations vary, and many classes fill up quickly!  Enjoy topics like Maryland Crab Classics, Elegant Seafood Cookery, and Upscale Pot Pies:  Plenty of lecture, hands-on technique, & sampling!  Lots of live tips and recipes, too!

Meaningful Links:

http://www.Eventures.us.com
Chef Richard is part of this exciting group!  Think 15 top-notch professionals joined in a cooperative marketing venture.  Our purpose? To bring you the finest in trades to make your Event an Adventure!  Weddings and Corporate Events are our focus: Live music, dee-jays, interactive magic, party planning, photography, videography, wine tastings, fine food (that's me!), and others.  Call any of our members today for your next event!

http://www.PerfectNetworker.com
A social networking site dedicated to professional business people looking to connect in a safe and relaxed atmosphere.  Get in on the ground floor of a rapidly-expanding network of great people.  Log on today and visit the RichardDouville profile for a look at my TV ad!  Keep an eye out for members-only discounts! 

http://www.ShopInUSCities.com
A social networking site where business are built by building communities.  Log on today and begin accruing membership rewards: see scholarships be awarded to community students, earn points for real cool merchandise, and receive discounts on goods and services from Caring Merchants like Slow Down And Eat! Visit my profile for a really cool TV ad!

http://www.LinkedIn.com
A major networking site for professional business people with a huge number of connections worldwide.  Search for people, jobs, goods, and services. 

Continuing the Slow Down And Eat! Senior Special!:  Click on Home Page for an ongoing Senior Meal Special.  A smaller menu with smaller portions at an affordable price for the Seniors among us!  

Holiday Cookie Swap:  Chef Richard recently got to visit with Laurie DeYoung at the WPOC-FM studios, for Laurie's First-Ever Holiday Cookie Swap!.  All of the winners were there for a catered luncheon, cool prizes, and photo opportunities.  Richard's recipe for 'Chocolate Espresso Cookies'  was a winner in the chocolate category -- what a great time it was baking up a few dozen cookies for this event (the other contestants' cookies were pretty good, too!). 

Web Newsletter.  Watch for the launch of the Slow Down and Eat! periodic newletter, as yet untitled.  Register for the newletter, suggest a catchy name, and be eligible in any event to win a Dinner For Two.  Sorry, cooking operations restricted to Howard, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, & Montgomery Counties in Maryland, USA.

Public Events.  Chef Richard Douville gives back to his community by supporting the following non-profits and charitable fund-raisers with donations of Dinner Parties.  The Chef may be seen at many of the event venues wearing his signature chili-pepper attire:

  • Howard County Chamber of Commerce’s “Chamber Cup Classic”
  • Army Research Lab's Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
  • Success In Style’s Annual Autumn Gala
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine “Fund For Medicine Ball”
  • Gilchrist Hospice "ATaste of Howard County"
  • Howard County Library's "Night In the Stacks"
  • Cancer Support Foundation's Fund Raisers
  • Teen Mom's Friends Club
     

Links:

Chef Richard has been featured in newspaper articles by the following publications:
 
The View Newspapers       Visit www.theviewnewspapers.com  search ‘douville’
The Baltimore Sun (Howard Pages)
The Business Monthly, Howard County Tourism Supplement

Chef Richard is a member in good standing of the following organizations:

Executive Chef

Richard Douville has been the Executive Chef at The Inn at Peralynna Manor, a beautiful Bed & Breakfast located along Route 108 in Columbia, MD.. Book a Romantic Getaway or a Special Event at Peralynna Manor; the Peralynna staff is on call to prepare your Breakfasts In Bed, your Romantic Dinners, and your Special Events.

The Inn at Peralynna Manor      410-715-4600        visit: www.Peralynna.com

 

 


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