by Chef Tony Hanslits

Clabber Girl is pleased to announce the addition of a new columnist to our website and e-newsletter. Chef Tony Hanslits, Director of Culinary Education at The Chef's Academy in Indianapolis is joining the Clabber Girl team of culinary professionals to bring you monthly recipes and cooking tips.

Chef Tony has been Executive Chef of some of Indianapolis' finest restaurants and was co-owner of Tavola di Tosa Italian Restaurant in Indy and Tosa Euro Cafe in Broadripple, Indiana. A 30 year veteran in the culinary arena, Chef Tony and his recipes have appeared in numerous publications. He has won many culinary competitions, including the 2002 Pork Association Taste of Elegance. Most recently, Chef Tony was a finalist in the 2004 Italian Cooking and Living Magazine competition held in New York.

His love of the culinary arts and passion for teaching led him to design an exceptional hands-on training course at The Chef's Academy that includes practical food preparation skills, and presentation of classic and international cuisine. There is additional focus on store room operations, nutrition, safety, sanitation, food selection and purchasing. He points out that "restaurants prefer trained culinarians not only because they're good cooks but because they are efficient".