NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Philadelphia, PA, United States, 11/02/2007 - World renowned Chef Walter Staib traveled to Germany this week to begin filming footage for his upcoming cooking show scheduled to air on CN8.

City Tavern Chef/Proprietor Walter Staib and a production team from hype413, Inc. under the direction of Creative Director Steven Horn will travel to Germany on October 28 to film the first 5 of 26 episodes of his upcoming television show - World Cuisine of the Black Forest. The show is scheduled to begin airing Sunday, December 2, 2007 on CN8 at 5:30PM

This exciting new show is based on Staib’s best-selling cookbook, Black Forest Cuisine: The Classic Blending of European Flavors. While in Germany, the crew will capture footage and interviews from various people and places throughout the Black Forest like: the Old Nicolai Church and fountain of justice in Frankfurt; the Heidelberg Castle and the Old Bridge in Heidelberg; the Seehaus in Pforzheim, the city where Staib was born; and the Hotel Post in Nagold where Staib’s first culinary apprenticeship took place; the Palais Thermal in Bad Wilbad and Baden Baden; among many others.

For the epicurean who is passionate about food, wine and travel, the show provides a tour of this culturally rich region featuring chef Walter Staib as host and Nicole Woodruff as tour guide. Viewers can follow Staib on a culinary journey highlighting his early life as a young chef learning to cook alongside his mother, and see where he honed his skills in some of the finest kitchens in the world. Every episode will feature traditional recipes from different parts of the Black Forest as well as a glimpse of daily life.

Chef Walter Staib is president of Concepts By Staib, Ltd. a global restaurant management and hospitality consulting firm, chef/proprietor of Philadelphia’s City Tavern restaurant and author of City Tavern Cookbook, City Tavern Baking & Dessert Cookbook and Black Forest Cuisine. He is also Culinary Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia, and recently received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit from German President Dr. Horst Köhler.

Agency / Source: City Tavern / Concepts by Staib, Ltd

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