On Oct. 14, Denise Medved, founder of the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show, and Peter Smith, Executive Chef and Proprietor of PS 7 Restaurant, hosted a media preview reception for the upcoming Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show. The Nov. 5-6 event will feature Jacques Pepin, Paula Deen, Giada De Laurentiis and Guy Fieri plus legendary Jacques Pepin. PS 7 staged a “cocktail throwdown” between mixologists ?Gina Chersevani and Owen Thomas. The preview was not only tasty but guests left with a major goody bag that included products from Pasta Valente, AlicitaSalsa of Great Falls, VA, and Peanut Butter & Co.