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WQED PRESENTS MARJORIE POORE PRODUCTIONS'
HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF

Thirteen-part Series Distributed by NETA and Underwritten by Cuisinart and Jeriko Estate

From Marjorie Poore Productions comes Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef, an exciting new cooking series featuring one of America's top celebrities in the cooking world: star chef Hubert Keller. His extraordinary on-air charisma and charm is matched only by the mouth-watering recipes that will keep viewers salivating and coming back for more, week after week.

The thirteen-part series is presented by WQED in Pittsburgh and is underwritten by Cuisinart and Jeriko Estate.

Filmed on location in a stunning vineyard kitchen in Northern California as well as in his famous Burger Bar restaurant in Las Vegas, the shows sizzle with excitement. Chef Keller's magical cooking reflects the many influences of the places he has lived: from his native Alsace with its legendary soups and stews to San Paulo, Brazil where the cuisine pulsates with exciting and bold flavors, to his long-time home in San Francisco where he remains a leader of the city's culinary revolution, and finally to the Burger Bar in Las Vegas, where he pioneered a whole new concept of burger dining that has garnered worldwide recognition.

In the programs, Chef Keller starts with his most famous dishes that have dazzled diners for decades, and transforms them into easy-to-follow recipes, tailored especially for home cooks. Throughout his presentations, he demystifies important cooking techniques that are essential to good cooking. Each program focuses on one special ingredient, giving viewers different preparation techniques and insight about the best way to buy and cook it.

About Hubert Keller
Hubert Keller is one of America's most acclaimed chefs with his award-winning restaurants, Fleur de Lys in San Francisco and Las Vegas, and The Burger Bar in Las Vegas. He began his career at the internationally renowned L'Augerge de L'Ill in France and trained under some of the world's greatest chefs including Paul Bocuse and Roger Vergé. He is regarded as one of the most imaginative and talented chefs in the United States and is frequently featured in food magazines and on television.

About Marjorie Poore Productions
Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef is produced by Marjorie Poore Productions, regarded as the leading pioneer of culinary programming since the early 1980's. Poore launched the careers of numerous celebrity TV chefs, including Jacques Pépin and Martin Yan, and has been responsible for many of PBS' most successful cooking shows, including Cooking Secrets of the CIA and Cookoff America.

About WQED Multimedia
WQED Multimedia, honored with the Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for Station Excellence and eight other Emmy Awards in 2006, provides quality products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within its community and around the world. It is the parent company of WQED-TV (PBS), WQEX-TV, WQED-FM, WQEJ-FM/Johnstown, a publishing division that includes PITTSBURGH magazine, local and national television and radio productions, www.wqed.org and the WQED Education and Community Resource Center.

About Cuisinart
Cuisinart, universally known for introducing the food processor in America, is a leader in culinary appliances, professional quality cookware and kitchen accessories. The company's cutting edge reputation can be seen on numerous fronts, from industry-first products and design awards to sponsorships of culinary events and TV cooking shows. Cuisinart manufactures a full range of products under the tagline, "Savor the Good Life®." These products include cookware, countertop cooking appliances, hand blenders, hand mixers and coffeemakers, as well as food processors, toasters and toaster ovens, ice cream makers and waffle makers. Cuisinart's website is www.cuisinart.com.