Chefs Share Recipes & Techniques For Cooking With Fresh California Avocados

Irvine, CA — Many chefs learn on the job, picking up the culinary styles, techniques and recipes demonstrated by their mentors and peers. To encourage Fresh California Avocado education by example, the California Avocado Commission (CAC) has posted the three winning CAC Chef Recipe Video Contest entries to CaliforniaAvocado.com/Foodservice. Operators can click to see Chefs Rene Van Broekhuizen (McCormick & Schmick Seafood Restaurant Group, Portland OR), Ris Lacoste (RIS Restaurant, Washington DC), and William Douglas Hildreth (Camp Spofford, Keene NH) create exciting and unique Fresh California Avocado dishes.

Looking for a signature dessert for spring and summer? Chef Hildreth gives step-by-step instructions for a stunning Baked Alaska California-Style. Or, watch Chef Van Broekhuizen prepare California Avocado Trio – Tree and Sea Combo and Chef Lacoste craft a Scallop Margarita with California Avocado. While on the site, browse seasonal menu and promotion opportunities for Fresh California Avocados. The recipe database, nutrition, selection, storage and handling information provide resources for Fresh California Avocado inspiration. Use the POS order form to order The Magic of California Avocados recipe booklet, or call 800-370-3782.

About the California Avocado Commission Created in 1978, the California Avocado Commission strives to increase demand for California avocados through advertising, promotion and public relations, and engages in related industry activities that benefit the state’s nearly 5,000 avocado growers. The California Avocado Commission serves as the official information source for California Avocados and the California avocado industry. For information about California avocados, visit CaliforniaAvocado.com, become a fan At Facebook.com/CaliforniaAvocados and follow the California Avocado Commission on Twitter at Twitter.com/CA_Avocados.

Source: California Avocado Commission