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Chef Scotty Campbell Wins Top Honors at International Risotto Festival's Culinary Competition

Milestone Distributors is proud to announce that our executive chef, Chef Scotty Campbell, won the culinary competition at the International Risotto Festival, held this past weekend in Houston, Texas.

Chef Scotty's dish incorporated black truffles, porcini and espresso-smoked beef tenderloin and was chosen by judges for the top prize in a competition against 20 of Houston's top chefs. 

Congratulations Chef Scotty!

Read more about the competition in Monday's Houston Chronicle article on the festival

Read more about the competition on the festival webpage

Bring Viking Home for the Holidays

Be ready for the holidays at home with instant savings of up to $2250 on ranges, refrigeration, ovens, and cooktops from Viking, all backed by the best warranty in the business.

More details at VikingRange.com

 

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

 

"Made in America" feature on Viking Range in this month's Dwell Magazine

 

Viking Range Corporation and the Viking Designer Series 30” gas range are featured in the October 2011 issue of Dwell magazine.  

The “Made In America” article features more than 14 pages of product features and editorial highlights regarding American-made goods and American manufacturing.  

The range is featured on page 77 of the magazine, while an interview with Viking COO Steve Ingham is featured on page 92!

More on the Viking Designer Series below and at VikingRange.com...

exceptional features.... in ultra-chic design and grace. The sealed burner system coupled with the stylish arc of the continuous grate cooktop delivers precision control of varying BTUs on each burner along with the ability to move your pots and pans seamlessly across the surface. Inside the oven, the combination of a 30,000 BTU u-shaped burner and GourmetGlo™ infrared broiler provide unrivaled power.

 

 

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!

Viking Range Announces a New 3 Year Full Warranty on Viking Professional Products

Introducing the Viking Professional Series 3-Year Signature Warranty.

 

Viking proudly builds its kitchens in Greenwood, Mississippi. So proudly, in fact, they offer the industry's only full three-year warranty on our Professional Series products:

We're as passionate about building Viking products as chefs are about cooking with them. We innovate. We over-engineer. And then we use high-grade, heavy-duty materials to create the most powerful kitchens available. At Viking, it's more than just steel on the line. It's our pride.

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!