National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Celebrates Food and Fashion With Food Network Star Ted Allen at Salute to Excellence Gala eMail AlertsContestsMobileRSS FeedsProgram GuideTalk of the TownAbout UsContact UsLocal NewsNewsChannel 5 InvestigatesBusinessPoliticsEducationSchool PatrolCrimeSafe SoundLIVE VideoRadarForecastsSatelliteTemperaturesSkyCamsSkyNet CamerasWeather Warnings/AdvisoriesSign Up For Storm 5 HD WeatherCallTDOT SmartWay TDOT Traffic ReportFranklin Traffic CamerasMurfreesboro Traffic CamerasTennessee Road ConditionsKentucky Road ConditionsTennessee In MotionTitansPredatorsVanderbiltVolunteersMTSU Blue RaidersTSU TigersNashville SoundsNational SportsGolfSportsLineHigh School SportsTalk of the TownProgram GuideHoroscopesContestsRestaurant ReportCBS ShowsLIVE VideoHealth ConnectionMedical MondaysMedical NewsLive WellRestaurant ReportMainTax GuideEntertainmentMoneyHome/FamilyHealthFoodPetsTechTravelBeauty StyleAutoVideoBytesProgram GuideMorningLineOpenLineSportsLineMedical MondaysSpecialty ProgramsSpecialty Programs (cont.Cheap NFL Nike Jerseys )Plus LinksJob Openings at NewsChannel5WTVF EEO Report: April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012WTVF EEO Report: April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013WTVF Public File CHICAGO, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation is hosting their annual black-tie fundraiser Salute to Excellence. This year's affair will be a tremendous start to the NRA Show season featuring Food Network star Ted Allen hosting an exclusive presentation, TREND -- a one-of-a-kind fashion show starring the latest trends and styles in restaurant and foodservice apparel and gear and benefiting the NRAEF Scholarship Program. Decked out in cooking couture, models will walk the catwalk emceed by Ted Allen and outfitted in anything from a custom leather jacket worn by Chef Guy Fieri to a dress made of recycled plastic bottles. Industry icons and trendsetters like S. Truett Cathy of Chick-fil-A will attend the event to celebrate as well as award-winning educators and student scholarship recipients.Cheap NFL Nike Jerseys For Sale During the welcome reception, the room will have been transformed to showcase the winning restaurant design from the National ProStart Invitational student competition as well as appetizers hand-crafted by the winning culinary team. WHAT: Salute to Excellence Gala and TREND Fashion Show to Benefit the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and Youth Development Programs WHO: Ted Allen, Food Network Television Personality and Culinary Expert National ProStart Invitational Management and Culinary Winning Teams from Louisiana and Kansas, respectively As the philanthropic foundation of the National Restaurant Association, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) enhances the restaurant industry's service to the public through education, community engagement, and promotion of career opportunities. The restaurant and foodservice industry is comprised of 945, 000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of nearly 13 million employees, making it one of the nation's largest employers. The NRAEF is focused on working with the Association to lead America's restaurant industry into a new era of prosperity,Wholesale Jerseys China prominence and participation by providing the valuable tools and resources needed to educate our current and incoming employees.