Photo by Layla Farmer Chef Barry Moody proudly displays his new book. c Bon Appetit! Local chef pens cookbook BY LAYLA FARMER the chronicle Barry Moody is a man on a mission. The 45-year-old chef from White Plains, N Y. began by, selling Spice Delight, his own unique seasoning blend, from the trunk of his car. Now, seven years later. Moody is the proud author of "Comfort Foods of the South," his first cookbook, which was pub lished just last week. Moody sold 50 copies in the first two days of the book's release. "Comfort Foods" is the latest development in a jour ney that has felt more like the path to destiny for Moody. "I didn't choose the spice company or the book, they chose me," he said. To me, it's like a dream. I'm just rid ing the wave." Moody created Spice Delight after a customer at the Hawthorne Inn, where he was employed, offered to give him a "lump sum" for his fried chicken recipe. "I figured if she's going to pay me money for it, she (was) going to put something on the market," he related. " I thought a bit apd I said. You know what? I'm not going to sell it.'" Instead, Moody bottled his seasoning, called it Fried Chicken Essence, and brought it to work for his colleagues to sample and critique. When co-workers reported that they had used the spice to season 'everything but fried chicken,' Moody renamed the seasoning Spice Delight, and marketed its use not only for chicken, but for poultry, fish, beef vegetables and other dishes. These days, several local merchants stock Spice Delight in their stores. Moody has become a sta ple at the Fresh Market store on Robinhood Road, the first major retailer to stock Spice Delight. ? "Barry is a godsend,, saiu Manager Bill Burnette. "He comes in whenever he can and does samplings of various things, anything that we ask the customers just love h'mSpice Delight is now available in 10 Fresh Market stores in North Carolina, and Moody spends time in each, doing demonstrations and giv ing shoppers advice on using hi product. Many local cus tomers have come to trust Moody implicitly. Burnette ^"Barry has a great interac tion with the customers . he talks with them and gives These southwestern kabobs are among the dishes Moody shows readers how to pre pare. them suggestions," he report ed. "We have customers come in and they say they'll go and purchase whatever he is cook ing that night and take it home for dinner." Moody has developed a loyal following in the Twin City over the years and says that the customers he encoun ters at the Fresh Market inspired him to write the book. "I never thought about doing a book; I didn't know how to write a book," he con fessed. "(But) people kept asking for more recipes they kept asking when I was going to do a book." Finally, Moody relented and began writing down recipes last year. The result is a glossy paperback that show cases nearly 200 different ways to cook with Spice Delight. The book features Moody's take on a wide vari ety of Southerners' down home favorites. The New Yorker said he learned many of the recipes from his Southern-born mother. But don't expect to find any grease-laden grub in Moody's book. Like his salt free Spice Delight, the recipes are healthy. Only two fried recipes are included, and olive oil is used in lieu of tradition al. animal-based fats. "The whole premise of my book is to create great fla vored food that's healthy," he said. "I'm cooking traditional food, but I'm not using the saturated fat." Creating the book was a leap of faith for Moody, who says he cleaned out his bank account to make it happen. Yet he feels confident his efforts will pay o?f. "It's going to be one of the premiere and contemporary cookbooks on the market," he said. ? "Comfort Foods" is avail able for sale during Moody's weekly demonstrations at the Fresh Market. 3285 Robinhood Rd., or via mail order. For more information, contact Moody , at (336) 624 7432 or spicede light2@aol.com. News Clips (iiHtdwill earns top accreditation score Goodwill Industries uf Northwest North Carolina has received the highest level of accreditation during its recerti fication by CARF, the Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Goodwill also received two exemplary remarks, a feat achieved by only a handful of organizations around the Country. This recer tification encompasses compli ance with all Governance stan dards and accreditation in the program areas of Community Integration, Job Development, Job Supports, Job-Site Training, Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation Services and Employee Development Services. Once every three years Goodwill Industries invites CARF auditors to review its operational procedures to assess the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accredi tation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the peo ple Goodwill serves. Goodwill's CARF accredi tation will extend through May 2011. Merschel will conduct concert "Music Under the Stars," Historic Bethabara Park's sum mer Bethabara Concert Band and Family Evening series con tinues this evening (Aug. 14) from 6 - 8:30 p.m. The guest conductor will be Council Member Wanda Merschel, who will introduce each musical selection and conduct the final piece. Following the regular con cert, the Bethabara Concert Band Dance Combo will per form. In addition to the music, there are wagon rides and colonial Mmchel games. Historic Bethabara Park is located at 2147 Bethabara Rd School of Arts' Olympic lies The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, former N.C. School of the Arts, has ties tocthe 2008 Beijing Olympics. Felix "Tex" Ventouras, who received a Bachelor of Music in Composition from the School of the Arts in 2007, has written and arranged music for the U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team. During his senior year, Ventouras, a Dallas native, assisted School of the Arts Chancellor John Mauceri when Mauceri conducted at the Detroit Symphony. 'After graduation, Ventouras again assisted Maestro Mauceri as he conducted at the Motion Picture and Television Fund gala and at the Grammy Awards . You can catch Ventouras' music when the U.S. team per forms to it during its technical routine on Aug. 22 (Day 14) between 12:35-2 a.m., and on Aug. 23 (Day 15) between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Also. U.S. swimmer Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner, is the nephew of Robert Wildman, director of the Performing Arts Management Program in the School of Design and Production at UNCSA. Downtown information9 session will be held The Downtown Winston Salem Partnership will hold one of its "Downtown 101" seminars on Tuesday, Aug. 19 in its offices at 305 West Fourth Street, Suite 2E in the Chatham Building It will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 1 1 a.m. Downtown 101. sponsored by Baldwin Properties, is for anyone interested in opening a business in downtown Winston-Salem or knowing more about the downtown mar ket. Presenters include represen tatives of the Inspections Division and Development Office of the City of Winston Salem, the Forsyth County Health Department; Fire Marshall's Office; real estate and architecture professionals. Small Business Center of Forsyth Technical Community College and a general contrac tor. There is no charge to attend the seminar, which is held bi monthly. To register or receive more information, call 336. 354-1500 or e-mail admin @ dwsp org . The Downtown Winston Salem Partnership is a member ?ship organization dedicated to the economic development and promotion of the center city. Teen Theatre auditions The North Carolina Black Repertory Company will hold auditions for the Fall 2008 Teen Theatre Ensemble on Saturday, Sep. 6 from 12:00 noon - 5 p.m. in the Forsyth County Central Library Auditorium, 660 W. Fifth St The auditions are open to youth between the ages of 13 18. Everyone must perform a monologue (no more than two minutes); a choreographed dance piece; and a song. TTiose auditioning must provide his or her own music accompaniment. The total presentation should not exceed five minutes and all auditions are by appointment only. Call 336 723-2266 to schedule an audi tion. Steadfast. Secure. Enduring. . The qualities you need in a bank. 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