MOVE OVER EMERIL … CHEF ERIC VILLEGAS IS WARMING UP!
DEARBORN, MI - - The Michigan Chapter of the National Television Academy held their 25th annual Michigan EMMY Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2003, at the Dearborn Inn. Chef Eric Villegas won the EMMY for Program Talent for his show titled "Fork In the Road with Eric Villegas". This was Chef Eric's first nomination, therefore his first EMMY win.
His show, "Fork in the Road with Eric Villegas" began airing in the fall of 2002 on WILX-TV, the NBC affiliate in the Lansing market. For the show, Chef Villegas travels the state of Michigan in search of homegrown agriculture delights and then prepares fresh meals based on the Michigan products he locates. Television programs have featured Chef Villegas in the asparagus fields north of Muskegon, at Detroit's Eastern Market, and in the kitchen at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. The segments are shot and produced by Scott Allman Productions. The program will now be airing on public television station WKAR come fall 2003 with the potential of reaching PBS stations statewide.
Born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan, Eric Villegas graduated from Michigan State University. He began his culinary career after moving to Paris, France at Anne Willan's La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine and Steven Spurrier's Academie du Vin. Chef Villegas is also a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute. Currently, Chef Villegas is co-proprietor with his wife Trisha Villegas of Restaurant Villegas of Okemos, Michigan.
The National Television Academy is an organization of professionals dedicated to excellence in television, and improving career opportunities in the field of television.
MEDIA CONTACT:.Kristin Schenden Russell, Board of Governors MI-NTA PR Chair (248) 895-5638
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Love, Love, Love the show. I really enjoy it when Eric takes time to show you a certain skill such as how to filet a salmon or how to make certain dishes. For my birthday, all I wanted was to go to the restaurant. It was filled and with no reservations, I thought it was not going to happen. The hostess said to wait a minute and came back and said that the bartenderess would happily wait on us if we would sit at a table at the bar area. The waitress was FANTASTIC. I forgot her name (shame on me) but she had the most gorgeous black curly hair. The food was wonderful and the whole evening was great. Thanks and keep up the great work.
My husband and I LOVE the show. I even have is set to record on DVR in-case we're not home.
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