Early Bird Special: Jennifer Jasinski

Jennifer Jasinski will be cooking at your house tomorrow morning -- but you may need to eat breakfast out afterwards. That's because Jasinski, chef/owner of Rioja and Bistro Vendome, has accepted the “Chef on a Shoestring” challenge issued by CBS's The Early Show, and will be preparing a $30, three-course...

By Patricia Calhoun

July 25, 2008

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Jennifer Jasinski will be cooking at your house tomorrow morning -- but you may need to eat breakfast out afterwards. That's because Jasinski, chef/owner of Rioja and Bistro Vendome, has accepted the “Chef on a Shoestring” challenge issued by CBS's The Early Show, and will be preparing a $30, three-course summer picnic for four -- live.

Tune in to CBS4 at 6:30 a.m. (MST) Saturday, July 26, to see Jen in action. Her menu:

Shrimp and Spicy Sausage Skewers with Corn-Orzo Salad Madras Curry Scented Garbanzo Dip Lemon Anise Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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