GUEST CHEFS DYNAMIC TRIO RETURN - HOCKING HILLS OHIO

The Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls is excited to announce the return of not one, not two, but three longtime visiting guest chefs and friends.  When the Inn opened in 1987, Jim Budros was our first guest chef.  He cooked here not only because he has a passion for food and cooking, but it gave Inn creator Anne Castle a break from cooking dinners.  Jim suggested having Steve Stover and Rich Terapak come guest chef too.  Steve and Rich came as a duo and have done so for many years.

 After a recent visit from Debbie Byers (Rich’s sister) this past winter, she said “it’s time to bring them back”.  Executive Inn Chef Anthony Schulz liked the idea.   Innkeeper Ellen contacted the dynamic trio, discussed details and set their return date for July 31. 

 Their theme menu is OHIO SUMMER-FRESH & LOCAL.  The delectable dinner includes:

*Salmon rillettes with dill oil

*Grilled crostini with “Mothership” heirloom tomato salad

*Homemade ricotta with grilled Ohio peaches, arugula, and proscuitto

*Fire-roasted hanger steak or boneless chicken breast with red peppers, fontina, and chimichurri sauce; polenta with Hocking County sweet corn

* Mary’s rosemary shortbread, Ohio berries, Oakvale Farmstead Ohio gouda, walnuts, honey, and mint

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About our illustrious chefs:

Jim Budros has been a cooking teacher for more than 30 years.  He is the Co-founder of City BBQ in Columbus and is a Master Certified BBQ judge.  Jim has been a restaurant reviewer for WOSU for 14 years.  He is an advocate for Pistacia Vera-a dessert boutique in German Village as well as a promoter and supporter of the live-fire cooking theater at the community garden center in the Franklin Park Conservatory.   Jim’s real life work is the Principal and Founder of Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, a wealth management firm.

 

Steve Stover is passionate about food.  He has taught cooking, reviewed restaurants and judged cooking for more than 25 years.    Regularly, Steve reviews restaurants for CityScene Magazine. Steve had a weekly restaurant and food commentary program on the Bob Conners Show on 610WTVN AM radio for 11 ½ years.  Steve was the Ohio editor for Zagat Survey, and edited five Zagat Survey Ohio editions.  Steve judges cooking at the Ohio State Fair.  In “real life,” Steve is the Legislative Counsel for the Ohio State Bar Association, a position he assumed in 2000 on his retirement as Administrative Director of the Supreme Court of Ohio.

 

Rich Terapak has been teaching cooking for over 30 years in the Central Ohio community. He started out assisting Jim Budros in the 1970's at Good Things in Bexley, Ohio. He went on to team teach with Steve Stover for over 26 years at several locations, the longest stint being 13 years with Betty Rosbottom’s  La Belle Pomme Cooking School.   Rich and Steve are regular instructors at Faire la Cuisine near Granville.   Rich has been the resident restaurant critic for WOSU radio for the past decade and is now joined by his son, Richie on WOSU each month.  In his other life, Rich is a partner in the law firm of Porter Wright in Columbus where he is chair of the Health Care Practice Group.

Reservations are required for dinner and there are several seating time options.  Cost is $45/person.  You are welcome to arrive early, have a drink in the Gathering Place, mingle in the Fireside room or chat with the chefs in our open kitchen.  Call 800-653-2557.