CURRENT EVENTS

Chef Demo at the Grand Junction's Farmer's Market, Thursday August 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m. &  Fruta's Farmer's Market, Saturday, August 9, 8:30-Noon.

Join us @ the Aspen Farmer's Market , Conner Park, Saturday, July 12, 2008, 11:00 - 1:00 p.m.  & @ the Crested Butte Farmer's Market, Sunday, July 13, 10:00 - 1:00 p.m. for a Chef's Demo and sampling of products.

Chef Kendra is guest speaker at the Snowmass Wellness Experience 2008. Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado.
August 15-17. Natural & Organic Foods; What is the difference? Subject matter will include farming methods for pest prevention, crop yield, price form farmer to consumer, food distribution and importance of buying locally, methods of preserving foods, manufactures & FDA food labelling guidelines.  Chef demo of her quick & easy simple sauce which will include a fat free & dairy version, Sunday 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.  
Join us for lunch Saturday & Sunday.   www.snowmasswellness.com 

Business Jet Traveller, Feb/March 2008 issue, page 2 Kendra Wilcox is a chef .... read more (pdf)

Catering Special Report, Aviation International News, Sept 2007 ... Read more

Executive Chef Services, Aviation International News, Feb 2008 ... Read more (pdf)

Back by popular demand! Chef Kendra will be a Guest Chef at the Telluride's Elks Lodge for the month of June. She will prepare Friday night dinners & Sunday brunches; Dinners: 6:30-8:30 p.m. & Brunches 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.. $17.00 for dinners and 15.00 for brunches, Kids $9.00/8.00.
For menus please click here. Father's Day Brunch will include a door prize.

Chef demo at the Montrose Farmer's Market, Saturday, June 7, 9:00 - 1:00 p.m. Cherry Jubilee, recipes will be handed out. Come sample Kendra's Kitchen products - a very low sodium Rub & SW Seasoning & the Healthy Gourmet BBQ Sauce - which actually taste good!

Chef Kendra is Guest Chef at the Elks Lodge in Telluride for the month of May,  Featuring Mother's Day and Father's Day Brunch, SW French Fusion Brunch,  French Raclette & Belgian Chocolate Fondue, Mt. Film SW Mexican Dinner, Telluride's Own BBQ Dinner sampling Kendra's Rub & SW Seasoning and the Healthy gourmet BBQ Sauce.  Kid friendly menu.  Please join us for family community fun!  
For menus  click here.

Colorado Cuisine & Winemaker's & Chef Demo Dinners. Kevin Doyle, winemaker of Woody Creek Vineyards  & Chef Kendra Wilcox offers Southwest French Fusion Dinners featuring award winning wines & food products. Available in Colorado.   For Reservations please telephone 800.894.9086 or 970.923.2253.

2005 Cabernet Colorado Silver Medal winner 89 points with Wine Spectator.

Mother's Day Brunch @ the Elk's Lodge in Telluride, May 11, 2008  

Press Release Winter 2008/2009

Chef Kendra will be based in Telluride & Montrose area for Thanksgiving & Winter Ski Season 2007/2008.  She is available to travel to Aspen for personal Chef services and may provide healthy gourmet meals for private jets
 

www.TasteofVail.com  
April 11 - 13, 2007 Chef Kendra will be a judge at the event -
hope to see you there!


Chef Kendra will be offering a Healthy Gourmet Cooking Class/Dinner in the auction for Bike for Colorado, April 21, 2007 Denver.  Support www.BicycleColorado.org and bid for a cooking class/dinner party. Learn how to make the Simple Sauce! More information please call 303.417.1544

Chef Kendra offered a cooking class/dinner party featuring Southwest French Fusion Cuisine for PBS Channel 6. Auction dates are: April 20, 21, 22, 27,28 & 29, 2008. To bid on line please go to:   www.rmpbsauction.org or for telephone bidding please dial 1.800.274.6666


We will be providing personal Chef services, Weddings and Catering in Aspen & Telluride for the Summer &  Fall 2008.

I taught at the www.cookingschoolofaspen.com   Southwest French Fusion Cuisine, SW Mexican (great with Kendra's Famous Margaritas) One Dish Meals, Easy Holiday Hors d'oeuvre Party, A Stress Free Sophisticated Dinner Party. Sweet Salades to serve after Dinner or how about a Chocolate Mousse with 90% of saturated fats & cholesterol removed - yet still tastes delicious!   Hope to see you in one of my classes.


Thank you for your support and orders for the past 20 years! 


Chef Kendra and Telluride Style Magazine, www.TellurideStyle.com  will be reviewing the various seminars and tasting at the Telluride Wine Festival,  June 22-25, 2006   www.telluridewinefestival.com

Join us for a celebration of body, mind & spirit at the Snowmass Wellness Experience ,  www.snowmasswellness.com  Aug. 4-6,   Chris Carmichael, personal coach seven-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong will speak about fitness. Cat Cora , co-host of the Food Network Show, "Kitchen Accomplished" and the only female Iron Chef will share her knowledge of food and nutrition. Debbie Ford, an internationally recognized expert in personal transformation, will talk about integrating psychology and spiritual practices.  Kendra Wilcox will demo a healthy gourmet recipe and discuss nutritional cooking techniques and the benefits of healthy eating.  Join us for lunch:

  • Organic Free Range Chicken Salad Whole Wheat Wraps with Kendra's Kitchen Special Sauce/Dip/Mayo/Dressing
  • Vegi Spinach Wraps with Kendra's Kitchen SW Dill Yogurt or Tofu "Mayo"
  • Organic Turkey Sausage Whole Wheat Wraps with Red Onions basted in Kendra's Kitchen Healthy Gourmet BBQ Sauce, a healthy gourmet hotdog!
  • Hummus and Organic Carrots Sticks

  • Chocolate Chip, Seeped Cherry & Flax Seed Oatmeal Cookies

Chef Kendra offered a cooking class/dinner party in an auction featuring Southwest French Fusion Cuisine at the 18th Annual Denver Polo Classic. July 16 - 18, 2005. A Fundraiser for the Children's Foundation, Denver Nuggets, WB2 Gives and the Mccormick Tribune Foundation. For info please go to www.denverpolo.org or 303.832.8390 contact: Karen King

www.KendrasKitchen.com Health gourmet products were in the finalist category at the Healthy Gourmet Awards in London. Contact: USDA - agLondon marketing team.


Food Network & Bobby Flay/BBQ filmed Chef Kendra preparing and serving a Southwest French Fusion BBQ for a private jet luncheon in the sky. Aspen Food & Wine Magazine Classic 2005. 

Menu

Smoked Trout with a Habenero Horseradish Whip
Grilled Chicken Pinwheels with Telluride's Own Rub & SW Seasoning from
Kendra's Kitchen

Kobe Beef Chateaubriand Burger on www.cindybread.com
with Grilled Red Onions basted with KendrasKitchen.com Healthy Gourmet BBQ Sauce

Coleslaw with Seeped Bing Cherries & Cranberries tossed with a
Champagne Dressing

Maple Bourbon Black Beans

Grilled Bananas with Aspen's Artisan's Cloud Nine Walnut Caramel
Brownies topped with a Bourbon Banana Liqueur Cream Sauce - served in a
Martini Glass.   www.cloudninebrownies.com

Sunday, September 5, 2004, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. A Telluride Starry Night, Southwest French Fusion Cuisine - Hors d'oeuvres & a Classic Colorado BBQ, complemented by an Astronomy Program with Telescope by John Buting.

Black Angus Burgers with Roasted Onions with Kendra's Kitchen BBQ Sauce served on Whole Wheat Buns
or
Grilled Chicken Breasts with the Rub & SW Seasoning from Kendra's Kitchen served on Whole Wheat Buns
Coleslaw & Seeped Cherries with a Champagne Dressing
Olathe Sweet Corn
Palisade Peach Cobbler with a Maple Bourbon Sauce

 $70.00 per person
The Cabin @ Gray Head at Telluride
(Off of Last Dollar Road)
338 Hawn Lane
Reservations: Please call 303.263.1420 (24 hour non-refundable cancellation policy)
We accept MC & VISA or local personal checks
Questions on Astronomy: Please call John Buting 970.626.3436

 

Guest Speaker at the West Ex 2004:
The Rocky Mt. Regional Foodservice and Restaurant Expo - The Catering Industry:
The Conception, Design and Execution of the Event. Denver Merchandise Mart, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004, Noon, F- Hallway 4.

 

Guest Speaker - Health Benefits of Eating Nutrionally, Chef Kendra's unique Southwest French Fusion Cuisine, Daily menu planning that is low in fat, low in cholesterol and low in sugar that leaves you with plenty of energy. - Denver, October & November 2003, Info Please Call 970.728.7222.

Guest Chef at SOS Taste of The Nation 2003, July 20, 4-7 p.m.
Johnson & Wales University. To purchase tickets go to Denver.TasteoftheNation.org

Guest Chef at Grand Opening of Simple Foods, Mid August, To be anounced,
3901 Tennyson, Denver, CO
(Berkeley Neighborhood - 39th & Tennyson) 303.561.4740

Guest Chef and Concessions at the 12th Annual Colorado Mountain Wine Fest, Sept. 20, 2003 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Palisade, CO - Palisade Veterans Park. Contact Info 970.241.0596.

SOS Operation Frontline - Kid's Cooking Class - Guest Celebrity Chef Kendra - April & May 2002. Info please call 303.892.8480.

John F. Kennedy High School, Lakewood, CO, Oct. 17, 2001 and April 17, 2002, "The culinary profession and entrepreneurship" and A 2002 Nutrition Class - guidelines from the food pyramid from The USDA.

2002 Organic Fest and Wellness Expo, Saturday, April 20, 2002, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Central Park downtown Boulder, CO, Samples of products.

Primal Quest & Telluride 360° Adventure Festival, July 11-14 200 : 4 -day festival, July 7-16, 2002: 10-day Adventure Race. Telluride, Mt. Village. CO Adventure Racing, World Cup Mountain Biking, Hiking, Bouldering/Climbing, Trail Running, Fly Fishing. Chef Kendra will provide a food booth with Chicken Breasts with The Rub & Southwest Seasoning and the BBQ Sauce from Kendra's Kitchen. Please have lunch with us!

PBS Channel 6, April 20 -28, 2002, Celebrity Chef Kendra in an auction - Cooking Class Dinner Party in your home featuring Southwest French Fusion Cuisine. Info please contact Jack or Valerie - 303.592.6766.

Southwest French Fusion Cuisine? - Classes in your home or at The Franz Klammer Lodge, The Owner's Club or The River Club - Telluride, CO Winter Ski Season 2002/2003. For Reservations and Information please call 1.800.894.9086 or 970.728.7222

Wings Over The Rockies, Denver, CO May 11, 2002, Fundraiser for the Cancer Research of Colorado, Chef Kendra Wilcox will be in the auction for a cooking class dinner party in your home featuring Southwest French Fusion Cuisine. Info please call Ruth Pana 303.757.7087

The WestEx Restaurant & Food Show 2002, January 29 & 30. The Denver Merchandise Mart, Guest Speaker, Packaging and Marketing a Natural Food Product Line with David Arvelo, FDA Guidelines and Food Labeling Wednesday January 30, 2002, 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.

The Governor's Symposium - Celebrating Colorado Cuisine & Culinarians of Colorado

October 7 & 8, 2001, Keystone, Colorado, Keystone Convention Center. For info please call 303.308.1611

Series of seminars, Lectures and Demonstrations from Colorado Chef's. Food Sampling from Ranchers, Farmers and Food Manufacturers from the State of Colorado

The Sunday Denver Post, Nov. 25, 2001, Front Page and Denver and the West Section. A Season to Share - Offering the Right Ingredients - Like many chefs Kendra Wilcox teaches cooking classes on the side. Wilcox is a volunteer from Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline, which teaches people in low-income households how to prepare nutritious meals through smart shopping and stove-top savvy. Story, 2B www.denverpost.com Archives.

The Sunday Denver Post, March 31, 2002, Shining Stars - Post-News, A Season to Share, pages 1S - 6S. Chef Kendra volunteers for the SOS - Share our Strength Operation Frontline.

Restaurateur of Colorado Dec 2001/Jan 2002 Celebrity Status - Chef Kendra Wilcox introduced to the Denver Culinary Scene by Nancy Clark. Info please call 303.263.1420.

Mountain Living Magazine March/April 2002 a Wiesner Publication "Cooking with a Celebrity Chef in Telluride" Smart and Spicy - Telluride's celebrity Chef Kendra Wilcox proves that using bold spices instead of salt and fat, healthy doesn't mean boring. Contact info 303.458.1045

"This year present a party to die for with Kendra's elegantly delicious menu and time saving party planning tips." The Seasoned Chef Cooking School, Fall Holiday 2000, page 17.

"Chef Profile - When the Rich and Famous ask you to cook for them you better be good. Telluride Chef Kendra Wilcox is Mangia, Colorado Expression, Holiday 2000.

"Y2K is gone so why not party on - last year you ate Spam out of a can"   Cocktail Party menu designed by Chef Kendra Wilcox - Colorado Springs Gazette, Dec. 27, 2000, Life - Food Section, by Teresa Farney, Food Editor.

Kendra is a 'caterer to the stars' "all whom look to Kendra for healthy cuisine presented beautifully and prepared simply, but which lends its unique seasoning to Kendra's own style of seasoning." The Cooking School of Aspen, The Epicurean December 1999 - June 2000, Vol. 2 - No.3.

WB2 Channel TV - Live - Easy Holiday Hors d' Oeuvre with Celebrity Chef Kendra - December 18, 2000, 8:50 a.m..

Colorado Expression - Mangia , Holiday Issue 2001, vol. 10, no. 5,   Food Flash, Page 16, Photos of Chef Kendra hosting a party featuring Southwest French Fusion Cuisine. & Mangia, Fall 2003,   The Colorado BBQ. Featuring Kendra's Kitchen Products.

Chefs' Demos, Best of the West Food Fest, Montrose, Co., Sept. 15, 2002.   Governor's Symposium - Celebrating Colorado Cuisine & Colorado Chefs, Keystone, CO Oct. 7 & 8, 2001.    970.728.7222 or 1.800.894.9086.

Colorado Potato Grower's Association Annual Conference - San Louis Valley, Alamosa, CO   -
Guest Chef. Sept. 14 &15, 03

Entrée's and Entertainment, Radio 1220 AM, Live with Eric King, Six Decades of Legendary Music, 10/13/01 & 11/6/02 & 4/15.03. The Simple Sauce from Kendra's Kitchen.   "5 Ingredients, 4 Methods and 1 pan to clean!"
The simple sauce: a protein, a cream, a fresh herb and the seasoning from Kendra's Kitchen.    

Chef Kendra Wilcox : Healthy Cuisine from Aspen to the Hamptons, HamptonJitneyMagazine.com,
Vol. 12. Aug. 11, 2004.

 

Best of the West Food Fest
A showcase of Western Colorado products, Montrose Pavilion,
Noon - 8 pm Saturday September 15th 2001 & Saturday September 7, 2002

 

Taste of the Nation is the largest nationwide culinary benefit to fight hunger. Throughout the evening there will be live music, a silent auction, resplendent dining, and sampling of wines from around the world.

August 12, 2001 Sunday & July 28, 2002
3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Coors Field - Denver
Info: 303.297.0408
www.SOSDENVER.Com

*Press release from KendrasKitchen.com*

Chef Kendra has written 2 cookbooks.

A new cool product! www.opticwrap.com For kids and adults.
303.263.1420 Verizon Cell.

Chefs Demos:

October 8 & 9, 2000: Keystone, Colorado - Keystone Conference Center
[Governor's Sympsium - Celebrating Colorado Cuisine & Colorado Chefs.] Chef's Demo- Buffalo and Salmon with Telluride's Own BBQ Sauce® & Chicken Pinwheels with The Rub & Southwest Seasoning from Kendra's Kitchen. Sample of Southwest French Fusion Cuisine.
 

Chef's Demo - Warner Bros. Channel 2 TV, Denver, Monday December 18th, 2000 @ 8:50am

Entrees and Entertainment, Radio 1220 AM, Live with Eric King, - Chicken with the Simple Sauce By Kendra's Kitchen Natural Foods, Inc. - October 13, 2001. 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. & November 6, 2002 8.30 am

Fundraising: Live Auctions Featuring Southwest French Fusion Cuisine and Gift Baskets to:
The Denver Press Club and The Double RL Ranch/ Ralph & Ricky Lauren & Family for the SOS - Operation Frontline, The Court House Inc., The Denver Broncos Charities Fund, Inc., Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Colorado, Higher Grounds, San Miguel Resource Center, Climb For the Kids - The Children's Hospital, Mt. Evans Hospice, The Arthritis Foundation, Denver Art Musuem, The Joffery Ballet and Angel Baskets Holiday Season - 1987 - 2002.


Kendra at "A Taste of Telluride."

I have launched another company! - ski accessory item - for adults & children www.opticwrap.com
 great for holiday gifts - nothing like it on the market!

Chefs Resume &
Standards of Qualifications & Performance

Kendra's Kitchen Natural Foods, Inc.

 -President, Telluride, CO, 1987 to present

-  Event Catering, Personal Chef, Concessionaire

-  Product Line Development, Marketing & Manufacturing with National Distribution since 1987

-  Product Line: Telluride's Own Southwest Seasoning & Rub from Kendra's Kitchen Natural Foods, Telluride's Own BBQ Sauce.

 

Ralph Lauren / Polo Corporation.

-  Personal Chef  to Family, Double RL Ranch, Ridgway, CO, 1988-92

 

Poole Lumber Company.

- Family Chef for: Mr. & Mrs. Genita Poole, Jr.
Long Leaf Farm
Covington, Louisiana - Summers 1977 - 82

 

Ecole De Boulangerie

-  Culinary Travel & Education, Provence, France, 1994-96

 

Dinamica Academia De Idiomas

-  Lingual & Cultural Education, Madrid, Spain, 1994

 

Culinary Travel

-  Europe, China, South America, Mexico, 1992-96

-  Belgian Culinary Chocolate Tours, Belgium, Spring 1996

-  Cordon Bleu Seminars, Paris, France, Spring 1995-98

-  Bedgebury Park Culinary Courses, England 1976-78

 

Fiery Food Challenge Certificate Award

-  Crispitas Chips, 1996 packaged in biodegradable cellulose bags

 

Boojum Expeditions

-  Trip Leader for Adventure Travel on horseback through China, Bozeman, MT, 1987-88

 

Academic Education

-  Boston University, C.B.S., & B.A., History of Art, 1987

-  Harvard Entrepreneur Courses, Jan. - May 1987

-  Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Virginia, 1978 - 1982

-  Bedgebury Park, Goudhurst, Kent, England, 1976 - 1978

 

Awards

-  Nomination for Colorado's Most Innovative Products, Denver Business Journal, Nov 2001. & Nov 8, 2002

-  Fiery Food Challenge -

-  Pell Grant - 1982 - 1986.

   

 

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