Professional chef Ed Brantley and his wife Heba Salama, weight loss winners from Season 6 of TV’s “The Biggest Loser,” will bring a combination of healthy bites and celebrity to the Annual Outer Banks Taste of the Beach March 11-14, 2010.
Ed and Heba will host the opening reception, teach healthy cooking classes and act as celebrity judges at the Grand Finale Taste of The Beach Expo, where over 20 restaurants will compete for the 1st ever TOBY Awards. Awards include "Best Booth Presentation,"
A graduate of the prestigious Johnson and Wales College of Culinary Arts in Charleston, South Carolina, Ed worked under well-known chef Donald Barickman at Magnolia's in Charleston's historic district. He currently teaches European Cuisine at the Arts Institute of Raleigh, North Carolina.
In addition to his experience as a chef, Ed and Heba are working on a cookbook of healthy recipes for release later this year. The couple will teach cooking classes featuring recipes from the book at the Annual Outer Banks Taste of the Beach.
“It’s an honor to be included in the Annual Outer Banks Taste of the Beach and the event’s culinary traditions. We’re looking forward to the opportunity to share some of our favorite recipes from the cookbook we’re working on at an event that combines good food and an appreciation for healthy living in our home state,” said Ed.
"We’re very excited to have Ed and Heba as special guests for this year’s Annual Outer Banks Taste Of The Beach Weekend. Between Ed’s experience as a chef, the couple’s upcoming cookbook and their North Carolina roots, they’re a perfect fit for this event," said Outer Banks Restaurant Association President Ben Sproul.
Hosted by the Outer Banks Restaurant Association, the Annual Outer Banks Taste of The Beach Weekend is an opportunity for anyone from casual chefs to foodie fanatics to sample a wide range of foods through events, including tapas crawls, brew classes, wine dinners, organic farm to fork experiences and much more.
For a preliminary schedule of Taste of the Beach events that feature Ed and Heba, visit obxtasteofthebeach.com/
For a list of upcoming events and appearances by Ed and Heba, visit edandheba.com.
About Ed & Heba
Ed and Heba shot to fame as weight loss winners on TV's "The Biggest Loser" by losing a combined total of 277 pounds. On the show, Heba became the first woman to win the "at home" prize of $100,000 for the highest percentage of weight lost overall. Her husband, Ed, finished the season in second place. Since then, the couple has been busy writing a cookbook of healthy recipes, working with non-profit organizations to prevent childhood obesity and promote fitness, as well as appearing regularly as guest speakers. Their cookbook will be available in the spring of 2010.
About The Annual Outer Banks Taste of The Beach Weekend
The Outer Banks Restaurant Association began holding the Taste of The Beach over 20 years ago. Since then, the event has evolved into a foodie-fanatic weekend, exposing visitors to dozens of the Outer Banks' finest restaurants and brewers through wine tastings, cooking classes, special menu presentations, guest chef appearances, brewery tours and the Grand Finale Taste of The Beach Expo, where restaurants compete for “best in show” honors.
