Gail Brinn Wilkins Hosts Reception for
National
Chicken Cooking Contest Officials
Charlotte, NC – Gail and her husband, Howard Freese, played hosts
to the officials for the 47th National Chicken Cooking Contest (NCCC)
at their lovely Charlotte home on May 12, 2005.
Gail felt honored to host the members of the National Chicken Council
and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, sponsors of the NCCC. The year
2005 saw the first prize in this competition rise to $100,000, and the
event attracted professional as well as amateur cooks. All of them showed
a love for the art of cooking.
National Chicken Cooking
Contest Reception Photos
Muriel Stevens, a columnist for the Las Vegas Sun, wrote in her May
20 column,
"Dining in Charlotte, N.C.: Except
for the first day of the conference when a seminar was presented in the
afternoon, our mornings started with breakfast and a seminar. There were
many questions for the speaker, cookbook author Rick Rodgers, who spoke
about brining chicken. In fact, there were so many questions after he
spoke that we had to rush to dress and be on time for the buses that
would take us to the historic Dilworth area for a reception at the home
of Gail Wilkins and Howard Freese. Wilkins is a celebrated Charlotte
interior designer. Her work has been featured in national magazines,
and she has been honored with numerous industry awards. Wilkins is what
glamor is all about, and she personifies Southern hospitality. We were
free to roam her extraordinary manse, going upstairs and downstairs and
out to the terrace and pool area. Wilkins is a primo collector of rare
bling-bling. It would take days to view all of the unusual collectibles,
furniture and accessories.
Just as we were readying to leave for dinner at Blue Restaurant & Bar, the rains came. Wilkins' major-domo was standing by with beaucoup umbrellas as we dashed through the downpour. One by one he took us to the bus, retrieved the last umbrella, then continued his rain dance. We were ready for Blue and the "Chefs of Charlotte Dinner."
To read more about the 47th NCCC in the Las Vegas Sun, click here .
Gail Brinn Wilkins Interiors is located at 600 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207. For more information on design services, please call 704-376-2651 or email gail@gbwinc.com
