George Duran takes pepperoni pizza and twists it
Venezuelan-born of Armenian parents, George Duran has certainly gone places in his still-young life. The former TV and radio producer moved to Paris at the age of twenty-seven to pursue his passion for food and study at the Ecole Superieure de Cuisine Francaise, Groupe Ferrand, and host a popular, award-winning TV show, Pop Cuisine on the French cable TV network Cuisine TV before returning to America to launch the popular Ham on the Street cooking show on the Food Network. Most recently, Duran appeared at BookExpo America 2008 to introduce his first cookbook Take this Dish And Twist It (Meredith Books; October, 2008) and demonstrate preparation of one of the recipes in the book, Pepperoni Pizza Soup. Stressing that cooking should be fun, Duran organized a spontaneous cheese grating and melting contest for audience participation, then demonstrated how to turn a peice of bread into a bowl, combining the main ingredients for pepperoni pizza--tomato sauce, pepperoni, cheese, and bread--to make pepperoni pizza soup. Duran then took questions from the audience on his favorite foods and the latest food trends; ways to make healthier or low fat dishes, such as vegetarian pizza soup (hold the pepperoni); and ways to add personal 'twists' to other recipes in Take This Dish And Twist It.
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George Duran takes pepperoni pizza and twists it
