SARASOTA, FL, March 20, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Judi Gallagher, founder and owner of Judi Gallagher & Associates, a public relations and marketing company focused on the food and the restaurant-hospitality industries, has been notified that she is being honored as "Purveyor of the Year," for 2009 by Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. Gallagher will be presented with this prestigious national award at Fleming's all-company conference at the historic Fontainebleau Hotel, in Miami on Monday, March 22.
Dan Schefer, managing partner of the Fleming's in Sarasota said about Gallagher's honor. "We all know of Judi's keen dedication to promoting our brand and how wonderfully she has helped our teams market their Fleming's restaurants. But, she also helps the community understand Fleming's commitment to the highest standards of culinary quality and customer service, and our belief in supporting and giving back to our communities.
"Since before we opened, to the present we have had the pleasure of knowing that Judi is an integral part of the Fleming's team in Sarasota," continued Schefer. "From the minute she walks through our front doors, her cheerful disposition is infectious, and we know that she's here to do whatever it takes to help us. Whether she is bringing in a group of local press to introduce them to a new menu, or to help a sous chef prep for a TV spot, we know that Judi is going to help us achieve our goals. Congratulations on this great award to Judi; it is greatly deserved."
In addition to owning her own public relations company, Chef Judi Gallagher is Contributing Food & Wine Editor for SARASOTA Magazine and she is Culinary Director of ABC-7 television, where she directs culinary coverage and appears on-air three times a week. Her popular blogs, Chef Judi's Dish, Foodies Notebook and Scrumptious are followed by foodies all over the globe. She is a contributor to Florida Travel & Life magazine. She is a frequent lecturer at the School of Hospitality at the University of South Florida.
An honors graduate of the Culinary Arts Program Johnson & Wales College, Chef Judi Gallagher has owned her own restaurants and a dessert company in the Northeast. She moved to Florida 14 years ago to forge a career in restaurant consulting, which grew and evolved into a full-service public relations and marketing company that operates out of Sarasota and employs five people.
"Food and the people who prepare food and serve food are my passions and always have been since I was a child and used to play restaurant with my nana who was a wonderful cook and my career inspiration," said Gallagher. "This award from Fleming's is a validation for me that I'm in the right place in the world and that I'm doing what I love to do. And, it's also terrific encouragement to keep going and to keep reaching for more challenges. My heart is in my work, not to mention my palate."
Gallagher's newest enterprise is Flavors and More, a national on-line magazine dedicated to the pleasures of the table that she started nearly one year ago. Gallagher is co-publisher and chef/writer for the lively monthly magazine. Find it and subscribe at: flavorsandmore.com
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