Louisville's own Chef Dallas McGarity of Z's Fusion will be at the James Beard House this coming Monday, May 24th.
Here's the link...
http://jamesbeard.org/index.php?q=event ... use_052410
Wow. It seems that more and more of our local chefs are going up there on a semi-regular basis now.
That's quite impressive considering it can be quite an expensive undertaking without any sponsorship.
Good Luck Dallas! Have fun!