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DJ CHEF Rocks Connecticut Style Tv Show!

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:53:00 +0000

DJ CHEF cooked up the beats & eats with Desiree Fontaine on Connecticut Style lats week. DJ CHEF prepared his famous Chocolate-Banana Dream! There was a mishap with the eggs but DJ CHEF laughed it off and it turned out to be a blast! Gotta love live TV!

DJ CHEF Rocks the Chicago Housewares Show with Guy Fieri

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:29:00 +0000

Chicago, IL - DJ CHEF Marc Weiss "The Chef That Rocks" performed with Guy Fieri at a fund raiser event at the Intl Housewares Show in Chicago. He helped raise $25,000.00 that will go towards culinary education scholarships for the 75 underserved high school students that prepared and served Guy's recipes at the event from C-CAP http://www.ccapinc.org/

DJ CHEF featured in Crazy Stuff Long Island book

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:58:00 +0000

I guess I'm offically part of Long Island history haha

DJ CHEF Marc Weiss Rocks FOX 5 Good Day New York!

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:30:00 +0000

I had a blast Friday Morning rockin' out on FOX 5 Good Day New York with my assistant Emily G. and Julie Chang, Rosanna Scotto & Greg Kelly. I spun the tunes while cookin' up a seaonal fall dish: Apple-Honey Glazed Chicken with Butternut Squash infused with Village Tea Company White Tea! As you can see by the photos & the video below we turned the studio into a party!

Visit www.DJCHEF.com for the recipe!

DJ CHEF Marc Weiss bio 2010

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:49:00 +0000

His recipe was simple. Spin the hottest music while mixing in some delectable gourmet cuisines. Throw in some celebrity soirees along with a TV pilot and add some buzz. For nearly 10 years, the DJ Chef has been hitting up a scene that has never been tapped. DJ Chef is the only culinary entertainer who simultaneously cooks gourmet food and deejays at private parties and special events worldwide.
While his experience and determination have guided him to the top of his game, Marc doesn’t lose his head amongst all the glitz and glam. His humble beginning keeps him grounded and influences him to work harder and longer to reach his goals.
Raised by his grandparents, Marc recalls growing up in a different kind of Long Beach. Long gone were the big name celebrities like Clara Bow and Marilyn Monroe and the fancy hotels. Marc’s humble start came from his great grandfather “Poppy,” who he describes as the most selfless and generous man. Marc’s great grandfather served in World War I and was an army cook. After the war, his great grandfather saved his money and bought a little push cart to sell fruits and vegetables in New York City. He worked long hours, opening the cart first thing in the morning and closing it down very late at night, recalls Marc.
“My grandma says he gave away as much as he sold!” Marc laughed.
During the 1920s, Marc’s great grandfather had bigger plans and opened a small store in Harlem. And in 1935, he moved to the City of Long Beach and opened up a green market called King Kohen—located where Waldbaum’s in Long Beach is today. Marc used to visit the fresh fruit and vegetable market everyday with his grandmother to pick him up from work after his long day.
“I remember running around the store grabbing vegetables and fruit and he would tell me what it was and why it was so good,” Marc fondly recalled of his childhood. “He would always show me all of these vegetables and fruits just from him. All he cared about was doing a good job and making sure all of the kids on the block had a fresh banana or apple.”
Marc’s great grandfather has been the inspiration for his motivation and the love of his career. And, Marc has truly learned a great lesson from “Poppy,” which has influenced his work today. Marc’s great grandfather worked at his market until he was 90-years-old.
“Love what you do,” he says. “My grandma is so passionate when she speaks about him. He loved his work and loved his family.”
While food and culinary cuisine has always been Marc’s forefront, as a teen he began making his hobby into a reality. Marc began deejaying at house parties when he was just 16. After high school, Marc attended the New York Restaurant School in New York City and worked with famed chefs Bobby Flay and Matthew Kenney throughout the city. Marc returned to Long Island to cook at some of the hottest restaurants around. His success as a noted chef was becoming a reality within local media outlets like News 12, Newsday, and The New York Times, and Marc began hosting and catering private parties during that time. More and more, people began socializing in the kitchen with him and asking him culinary questions.
After the launch of Food Network, Marc saw food as an entertainment tool and set out to make his passion for music and food a combination for success. He began entertaining at parties and events where he deejayed while preparing a gourmet meal and from then on the DJ Chef was born.
Marc’s cooking class parties became popular enough that he was beginning to receive invitations to major events. Marc has appeared on multiple television shows and segments including: the Food Network’s “What’s Hot!, What’s Cool!,” MTV’s Celebrity Spring Break Style special with Lindsay Lohan, MSNBC’s Entertainment Hot List, Discovery Channel’s Party Planner, FUSE TV’s One Year Anniversary live on IMX, What’s Hot in the Hamptons with Gina Glickman and in an NBC News feature on the hottest trends in entertainment at the Biz Bash Event Style Show.
To mark and honor his success, Marc was recently honored by his Alma Mater, the New York Restaurant School, and will be inducted into their Hall of Fame for his achievement and innovation in the culinary field. Marc also actively supports charities and organizations. Marc served as Honorary Chairman for an event to help in the fight against AIDS with LIACC and as the honorary chef for the March of Dimes Star Chef’s Gala. He was also the emcee and judge for the Long Island Top Amateur Chef competition which raises funds for a scholarship to send a talented teen to culinary school. DJ Chef is currently working on his own television series and cookbook and is performing nationwide at special events, corporate functions, launch parties, grand openings, food festivals and trade shows. His cooking show would feature music and live musical performances from major recording artists wrapping up the show. Marc has demonstrated and entertained packed houses with his beats and captivating culinary style at the Hamptons Home Show, Williams Sonoma, ICE Culinary, Bloomingdales, Macy’s Herald Square, Stew Leonard’s, New York Culinary Festival, Viking Culinary, Fairway, East Bay Farms, Hicks Nursery, Alameda County Fair, and multiple trade shows and public events.
For additional information, video clips, photos and booking information, visit his website at www.DJCHEF.com.

DJ CHEF Rocks the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:10:00 +0000

I will be performing on stage Sunday 8/2 @ 5:30pm at the the Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival along side chefs Emeril Lagasse, Guy Fieri, Duff Goldman (Ace of Cakes), Tom Colicchio & Ingrid Hoffman. I will also be at the Grand Market at Bally's on Sunday 12-7pm with my own DJ CHEF booth serving up some beats & eats! Tickets are available at Harrahs.com. Hope to see you there!

DJ CHEF Rocks Saari's Fab 40th in Roslyn, NY!

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:47:00 +0000

"Thank you DJ CHEF! I can't get this smile off my face today....It's been a week and the rave reviews are still coming in! This party was better than my wedding!" -Saari, birthday girl

DJ CHEF Marc Weiss to host & perform at Vegas Hospitally Week March 2010!

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:39:00 +0000

Great News! I just confirmed I will host & perform at Vegas Hospitaly Week at the Vegas Convention Center March 7-10 2010! 3 major events will take place at the same time; Vegas Bar & Nightlife Show, Vegas International Restaurant Show & the Vegas Hotel Show. I will have a custom DJ CHEF party kitchen stage right in the middle of all 3 shows complete with plasma screens, lighting, full stainless steel kitchen and professional dancers! Hope to see you there!

DJ CHEF hosts the Greater NY Wine & Food Festival, Tarrytown, NY

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:25:00 +0000

I hosted "Chef's UnCorked" the kick-off party of Greater NY Wine & Food Festival in Tarrytown, NY this past weekend, It was alot of fun and a great turn out. Top Chef's Leah Cohen and Maria Rodrigez squared off in an Iron Chef cook-off. Leah the home town girl won!
Here's a video from event. Enjoy!

"Dear Marc, Thanks so much for hosting our Chefs Uncorked: Kick-off Party this past weekend. Your “eats and beats” were enjoyed by all. As the event had several chef participants and the food service required several announcements during the evening, we all appreciated your willingness to step in an enthusiastically promote each of the evening’s star chefs as well as commanding the dance floor with your great choice of tunes. I now understand why DJ Chef is such a hot property on the party and special event circuit. You delivered beyond our expectations and set the tone for a fabulous weekend! Please feel free to add me to your client reference list." -Stuart Racey, Executive Producer, Greater New York Wine & Food Festival

DJ CHEF Rocks Jen Groover's Birthday Bash @ Soho House, NYC

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:56:00 +0000

I was honored to rock out Jen Groover's (The Butler Bag) Birthday Bash at Soho House in NYC last month. Guests included PIX news' Tamsen Fadel, Fox News' Lauren Sivan, Publicist & Fashion expert Jene Luciani.

DJ CHEF Rocks Jill Nicolini's Birthday Bash - Video

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:02:00 +0000

I finally got the video up! Sorry Jill! Here ya go!
DJ CHEF Marc Weiss Rocks CW11 / PIX Morning News reporter Jill Nicolini's Birthday Bash!
More pix @ http://www.djchef.com/

DJ CHEF ROCKS JILL NICOLINI'S BIRTHDAY BASH

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:45:00 +0000

My friend CW 11 / PIX Morning news reporter Jill Nicolini asked me to rock out her birthday party last Saturday night. I deejayed and served up my famous BBQ Chicken & Roasted Vegetable Quesadillas with Cheddar & Jack Cheeses served up on mult-colored CD covers...of course ;-)

Jill knows how to throw a party, I was at her party last year and I think this one took the title of most fun Nicolini Party! :-)

DJ CHEF Marc Weiss featured on the cover of CHILLED Magazine

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:52:00 +0000

2009 started off with a bang for me as a did a really fun New Years party and I'm featured on the cover of CHILLED Magazine. I'm really excited about this cover because CHILLED is a super cool magazine and I because got to shoot with very talented Frizzycube. As you can see his work is amazing, so big props to him! We will be planning some launch parties for the issue so check back or sign up for my VIP backstage pass @ www.DJCHEF.com to get the latest scoop!

DJ CHEF HOSTS THE ANIMAL FAIR MAGAZINE CELEBRITY HALLOWEEN PARTY VIDEO

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:02:00 +0000

DJ CHEF hosts the Animal Fair Magazine Celebrity / Pet Hallowen Costume Party @ Mansion in NYC.

DJ CHEF Marc Weiss spices up your holidays with new spice line.

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:48:00 +0000

Thats right, DJ CHEF's Cookin' with Flava! seasonings are now available at DJCHEF.com!

All natural, no preservation & gluten free. The four flavas in the line are:

DJ CHEF's Poultry Flava!

DJ CHEF's Seafood Flava!

DJ CHEF's Steak & Chop Flava!

DJ CHEF's Firehouse Flava!

The set of come with a FREE DJ CHEF party CD for you to rock out in kitchen while your cookin' up your meal!

DJ CHEF Marc Weiss live @ Biz Bash TV Clip hosted by CW11 morning news reporter Jill Nicolini

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:30:00 +0000

CW11 morning news reporter Jill Nicolini gets the scoop from event planners live from the DJ CHEF booth! You get to see the cooking and spinnin' live in action and hear the reviews first hand from the event pros! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.........

DJ CHEF Heats Up The Biz Bash Event Style Show @ The Javitz Center NYC

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:33:00 +0000

I performed at the Biz Bash Event Style Show last week in New York City. I haven't done this show in a few years and I was presently suprised to see such a great turn out! I was rocking out from start to finish! It was great to meet alot of planners from the NYEP group and to see alot planners & colleauges I haven't see in a while. My friend Jill Nicolini from CW11 morning news was reporting live from the DJ CHEF booth interviewing planners as we filimed all the action! Here's some photos below. Check back for the video in a few days!

DJ CHEF rocks the Animal Fair Magazine Halloween Party at Mansion NYC

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:21:00 +0000

I served up the eats & beats @ Animal Fair Magazine’s 8th Annual Halloween Party event benefiting the Humane Society of New York at Mansion with piper Perabo, Dina and Ali Lohan, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Richard Belzer of Law & Order, Beth Ostrosky, Whitney Thompson winner of America’s Next Top Model, Nicole Fiscella of Gossip Girl, Jill Zarin & Bethenny Frankel from The Real Housewives of New York City, Skeery Jones from Elvis Duran and the Z100 Morning Show & Courtney Friel of Fox News. Crazy costumes & good times. I have video I will post soon. Meantime enjoy the pics!

DJ CHEF Marc Weiss named holiday party king! Featured in Agenda Magazine's Holiday Preview.

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:31:00 +0000

That's right it's official! DJ CHEF is the holiday party king.....OK well maybe not in those words--- but being featured in Agenda Magazine's Holiday Preview is an honor....Corporate holiday parties as we know can be quite a big deal. Companies tend to go all out and bring in the best of the best to show their hard working employees and valued clients their appreciation at years end. On my continuous quest to make food & cooking fun & entertaining I want to thank everyone for their support and I'm looking forward to great holiday season with you and awesome 2009! Rock on ;-)

NYC Councilman Peter Vallone recommends DJ CHEF for your next event

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:11:00 +0000

I performed at Peter Vallone's fund raiser event the past two years at the Bohemian Beer Garden in Astoria and he was cool enough to do this quick video recommendation after this years packed event last night which was hosted by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

DJ AM & TRAVIS BARKER'S PLANE CRASHES LAST NITE

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:18:00 +0000

Thoughts & prayers today for DJ AM, Travis Barker & their families as their private jet crashed last night in South Carolina. The reports are saying Travis' assistant, the pilot and crew members died and AM & Travis are in critical condition. Here's more info from TMZ.com:

Travis Barker, DJ AM Critical After Plane Crash
Posted Sep 20th 2008 9:49AM by TMZ Staff
Travis Barker and DJ AM were passengers on plane that crashed, critically injuring them and killing four others. The jet was departing from a South Carolina airport.Travis was taken by ambulance to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, GA and is in critical but stable condition. DJ AM, real name Adam Michael Goldstein, was airlifted to the burn center and is also in critical but stable condition. Barker had performed Friday night with Perry Farrell, Gavin DeGraw and DJ AM. It has not been confirmed if Farrell and DeGraw were also traveling on the same jet.
A FAA spokesperson said the plane carrying six people attempted to take off shortly before midnight Friday from Columbia, South Carolina when people in the tower report seeing sparks. They said the plane went off the runway and crashed on a highway embankment, catching fire.
Story developing ... Visit TMZ.com for the latest updates.

DJ CHEF Chocolate-Banana Dream demo with special guest "Emily"

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:35:00 +0000

You have to see this video of my Chocolate-Banana Dream dessert demo that was taken at "Emily's Bachelorette Party" this weekend. I'm glad we were able to capture my most fun participant yet.... She was alot of fun and added some "freestyle" moves of her own! Check out her "behind the back egg crack"......the girls got skills ;-)

DJ CHEF Marc Weiss to perform at New England Bar & Nightlife Show at Twin River Casino in Rhode Island

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:13:00 +0000

I just signed on to perform at the New England Bar & Nightlife Show at the Twin River Casino in Rhode Island. I like doing these events because it's basically a trade show for the event industry and you get to see all the latest trends, new companies, products and mix & mingle with the movers in shakers in the biz and network with fellow event industry colleagues. If your in the New England area be sure to come check it out an have some fun October 7th!

DJ CHEF hosts Iron Chef Battle with celebrity judges...The Sopranos!

djchefrocks@gmail.com (DJ CHEF) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:52:00 +0000

Which chef will get whacked by the Sopranos!?
Check out the slide show of this very fun event that I hosted and coordinated to celebrate of the grand opening East Bay Farms in Merrick, NY. Thank you to WBLI's Astra for co-hosting with me and Joe from the Wise Guy Show on Sirius Radio.