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1 Guerrilla Productions presents: Create the secret recipes of the best Chefs in 30 minutes or less Every episode showcases a different chef from a famous restaurant in the Carolinas. Learn the secrets to creating their favorite recipes in just 30 minutes or less. Syndicated five days a week throughout the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia and in 51 countries worldwide. Reaching a population of 127 Million Households.

2 The Show is a culinary experience complete with fun, education, and adventure. The program benefits your customers, showing them how to create great meals in just 30 minutes. This gives you the perfect opportunity to pair your products and services with a positive, family-friendly and upscale environment. Let us bring to your table. The best of times have always been shared around a great meal. is a Monday - Friday, 1/2 hour (21:30) syndicated program. Every episode of this culinary treat features a different chef from a famous restaurant. The five star chefs not only reveal their culinary secrets, but also will show you how to cook mouth-watering meals in just thirty minutes or less. The show caters to the food and wine enthusiast as well as the novice cook. Hosting Carolina Cooking is comedian Thom Zelenka, whose incompetence in the kitchen has lead to several small fires and near weekly visits by the local EMS unit. Behind the scenes at.

3 Thom Zelenka, Host Why does everyone blame me when the set catches fire? The Host: Thom Zelenka Thom Zelenka began performing in the kitchen at a very early age, not at the stove, but by making his Momma laugh with jokes, songs & stories. He also appeared nightly at the dining room table, by day in classrooms and occasionally on stage. He knew he loved making people laugh, even if it did cost him considerable time in detention. His desire to perform made him pack his bags for New York City. While waiting for his Big Break, he returned to the kitchen as Chief Egg Cracker for a film catering company. You would think after cracking 30 dozen eggs a day, frying hundreds of omelets, and squeezing about 25 oranges to make an obscenely large glass of OJ for one, Bobby De Niro, that Thom would be a pro in front of the stove. Sadly, no. Because of his propensity for setting off smoke detectors with food items that are usually nonflammable, Thom was forced to retire from breakfast catering. Where s the best place for someone with such refined culinary ineptitude? Why... of course. For the safety of New York City and the entertainment of others, Thom has been quarantined to the set of. Here, in front of the camera, he approaches the kitchen in the safest way he knows how: delivering jokes, singing songs, and telling stories.

4 Aris Ragouzeos, Wine Expert Wine began as a hobby in 1975 and has now become a full time obsession for Aris Ragouzeous. Since 1981 he has worked as a buying consultant for the Wine Merchant, one of the finest wine and beer specialty retailers in the Carolinas. He authors their website and monthly newsletter, distributed to thousands of wine and beer connoisseurs. Aris spent several years as the wine writer for the News and Observer. For five consecutive years, he has judged the North Carolina State Fair - Wine Competition. A well made wine is like a symphony with all instruments in harmony. Aris s sought after advanced wine and food tasting events at the NC State University Club awaken taste buds as participants learn to recognize and appreciate fine wines and the delicious dishes they accompany. Wine and Beer Segment Every episode of features a 2-3 minute wine segment in which Aris, the wine and beer expert, pairs a wine or beer with the recipe being prepared. Throughout this segment, Aris talks about the flavors in the wine or beer, the history of the grapes and the makers of the product. During this conversation with Thom the wine or beer is opened, poured and tasted. At the end of the show, when the dish is completed, Thom and the guest chef not only taste the food but sample the wine and beer with the prepared dish. Thom reminds the viewer to go to the website, CarolinaCooking.tv to learn more about the recipe, the chef and the featured wine or beer.

5 CarolinaCooking.TV CarolinaCooking.tv is designed to be a resource for everyone from the kitchen novice to the professional chef. The website most importantly features the recipes shown on s television program. Linked with the recipes is information on restaurants, chefs, wines and the sponsors. All subjects are searchable within our online datebase. Every episode of contains at least two verbal and two visual requests for the viewer to visit CarolinaCooking.tv. Upon arriving at CarolinaCooking.tv, the viewer can browse through recipes and wine information while presented with a changing group of banner advertisements. CarolinaCooking.tv also features a custom search engine that allows visitors to search through recipes as well as wine and beer reviews. Both featured restaurants and sponsors of Carolina Cooking are given the option to purchase full web pages on the CarolinaCooking.tv site. TO ADVERTISE: Images, content, links and video in proper formats are provided by the advertiser. We have discount packages through our web developer for advertisers in need of graphic and/or content development. Please call our marketing division for details.

6 Guerrilla Productions We know the power of television. It s what we do best. Guerrilla Productions was founded by Wil Kazary six years ago. In this time the small but feisty production company has managed to gain an impressive client list including: NBC, Inside Edition, The CBS Early Show, The Outdoor Channel, Bristol Myers, UNC Health, Wake Med, Ultrasound, Red &White, Mira Stat, Bright Horizons, The North Carolina Museum of Art and plenty more. Within the first year of operation the Guerrilla Gang launched the syndicated television series, The Wrench, which aired as the lead-in show for NASCAR in 5 states on Fox. Since that time, they have helped to create and launched the 13 part reality series Entrepreneur$. Currently they are in production on the documentary, The CSS Georgia - The Wretched Ship That Saved Savannah. is the creation of Guerrilla Productions founder Wil Kazary who has Executive Produced several shows, plus written, directed and edited over a thousand television commercials. A culinary show is an easy step towards Wil s roots, as he grew up working in his parent s family restaurant.

7 Product Placement offers product placement opportunities for food, wines, cooking utensils, clothing and table settings. Your products can be seen by our viewers across our syndication to 51 countries worldwide. Product placement usage and fees will be determined on a placement by placement basis according to on-screen time and availability. The sponsor is responsible for providing the products to be featured on the program. All sponsors are also offered a banner ad on with a link to the sponsors website of choice. Contact our product placement coordinators at Info@CarolinaCooking.TV.