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Viking Professional Series featured on new ABC series "The Chew"

ABC’s all-new daytime series “The Chew” premieres Monday, September 26^th at 1pm ET/12pm C/PT. 

This new show celebrates and explores life through food – discussing topics ranging from cooking and home entertaining to food trends and restaurants.  Featuring a dynamic cast, “The Chew” combines the knowledge and expertise of renowned restaurateur and chef Mario Batali; Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” star Michael Symon; Bravo’s “Top Chef” contestant Carla Hall; TLC’s “What Not to Wear” host Clinton Kelly; and the fresh face of healthy living Daphne Oz.

“The Chew” features a complete set of Viking Professional Series products on set in both the on-camera feature kitchen and the off-camera prep kitchen and storage room.

For more information about “The Chew”, be sure to check out the website at the link below.

http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/index

 

Viking Designer Series on MasterChef - Tonight & Tomorrow

Tune-in tonight and tomorrow (August 1^st & 2^nd) as Season 2 of FOX’s MasterChef continues at 9pm/8pm CST, featuring Viking Designer Series Products.  The top eight chefs will fight in two separate episodes for a spot in the next round, resulting in a double elimination on Tuesday, August 2^nd. 

The show features Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay, restaurateur and wine maker Joe Bastianich, and the youngest four-star chef in America, Graham Elliot, as judges.

Be on the lookout as each contestant preps and prepares their dishes using Viking Designer Series Products in hopes of winning a life-changing grand prize and the title of MasterChef.

Click the below link to catch up on previous episodes:

http://www.fox.com/masterchef/full-episodes

 

Chef Kent Rathbun Cooks on Viking Outdoor Grill on Good Morning Texas

Celebrity Chef Kent Rathbun of Abacus and Jasper's Restaurants joins WFAA's Good Morning Texas to give a preview of his Avocado & Grilled Chicken Sandwich, prepared on a 30 inch Viking Outdoor Grill. 

Click the image above to see the clip!

Video: Made in America: Viking Range Corp. Revitalizing Greenwood, Miss. One Kitchen Product at a Time

Here is the video from ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer report on Viking Range Corporation in Greenwood, Missississippi.

The text of the article in the Made in America series is here!

Viking Feature Tonight on ABC World News: Made in the USA

ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer is airing a “Made in America” series this week as part of their nightly broadcast.  

The series focuses on the importance of buying American-made products and the jobs that are created by doing so.

As part of that series, ABC World News visited Greenwood last week to film a segment on Viking. The Viking segment is supposed to air tonight during the news program’s 5:30pm CST/6:30pm EST broadcast. 

Another aspect of the series is showing a family home that has been cleared of all products not made in America and then replenished with products that are.  Viking provided a 36”W. electric cooktop, 30”W. electric oven, 36”W. hood and a dishwasher. 

Tune in to ABC at 5:30pm CST/6:30pm EST and let us know what you think about the segment!

Butternut Squash Risotto with Sizzling Shrimp

Chef Scotty Campbell demos a great fall risotto recipe on the Fox 26 Morning Show with Cleverley Stone ahead of the 8th Annual International Risotto Festival to be held October 17 in Houston, Texas.  

Butternut Squash Risotto with Sizzling Shrimp (Serves 4)
Source: Chef Scott Campbell, Viking Kitchens 

Ingredients:

• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled, plus 1 Tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 1/2 cups Arborio rice
• 1 cup dry white wine
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• 8 cups hot chicken stock, or canned reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 3/4 pound butternut squash cut in 1/2-inch cubes, about 2 cups
• 1 Tablespoon whole-grain mustard
• 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
• 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh chives 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg 1/4 cup Mascarpone cheese
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil 1/4 teaspoon Sriracha pepper sauce
• 20 large shrimp, peeled and deveined

Preparation

1. Heat 3 Tablespoons butter in a wide, braising pan over medium heat.
2. Add chopped onion and cook without browning, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened.
3. Add the Arborio rice and garlic clove.
4. Cook for 1-2 minutes until grains are coated with butter and toasted and the edges become translucent.
5. Steam cubed butternut squash over boiling water until completely tender, about 5-6 minutes. Set aside and keep warm until needed.
6. Add white wine and cook, stirring constantly, until reduced. Season the rice lightly with salt and ladle enough of the hot broth into the pan to barely cover the rice (very important for broth to be hot!).
7. Cook, stirring constantly, until all the stock has been absorbed and you can see the bottom of the pan when you stir. Continue cooking, adding the remaining hot stock one ladle at a time. Each addition should be just enough to completely moisten the rice and cooked until each batch of stock has been absorbed. Stir constantly until the rice mixture is rich and creamy but al dente. This will take 20-25 minutes from the time the wine was added.
8. When risotto is nearly al dente, add the steamed squash, whole-grain mustard, tarragon, chives, cheese and cream to the risotto. Continue cooking and stirring to blend flavors, until risotto is creamy but not soupy.
9. Season risotto with nutmeg, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
10. Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over moderately high heat.
11. Sauté the shrimp with 1 Tablespoon chopped garlic and Sriracha until shrimp are pink and opaque in the center. Season shrimp with salt and pepper to taste.
12. To serve, divide the squash risotto among 4 shallow bowls and top with sautéed shrimp.

 

Viking Classic on the Golf Channel This Week

The Golf Channel will be broadcasting LIVE from the Viking Classic this week and this weekend!

Click the link below to find out more and be sure to tune in to see all of the excitement of this year’s tournament.   The Viking Classic is will kick off the PGA Fall Series and will feature 131 players vying for a $648,000 winner's purse!

Viking Classic on the Golf Channel

Thursday – Sunday from 7:00-9:00 pm CST

 

Viking Range Designer Series Featured on Fox's MasterChef

Beginning tonight, Fox’s MasterChef moves to a new night and time.

Tune in at 8:00 pm/7:00 pm CDT for a new 2 hour episode and watch the final 14 contestants compete (on Viking Range Designer Series gear) for the title!

Click here to see the episode preview!

Chef Sharon Van Meter visits the White House today!

Chef Sharon Van Meter W.M.C.S. , Milestone Culinary Arts Center Executive Director, will be in Washington DC today to kick off a new component of Michelle Obama's childhood obesity initiative, called Chefs Move to Schools. She will join hundreds of other chefs who will gather at the White House to launch a national adopt-a-school program highlighting healthy and delicious school options for school meals. The initiative will draw both the brightest stars of the culinary universe -- Rachael Ray, Tom Colicchio and Cat Cora -- and the unknown soldiers who staff corporate kitchens, food banks and culinary schools.

Look for her in her green Milestone Culinary Arts Center jacket on TV today! 

Click here to read an article about the new program.

Food & Wine May issue - Viking/St. Charles featured

 

The kitchen renovation of Food Network star Ted Allen is featured in the May 2010 issue of Food & Wine.  Ted chose Viking appliances and St. Charles cabinetry to complete his kitchen “Renovation Challenge”. 

To read the full article and to see a slideshow of the beautiful finished product, click here.