Local, national star chefs to gather in Sarasota for book signing

EHS Recruiting Company, a Sarasota-based staffing firm focused on the restaurant and hospitality industry, has released a cookbook — with proceeds going toward a nonprofit that provides financial assistance to chefs and those in the culinary arts. 

The book, according to a statement, is “Cooking WIth Friends: An EHS Culinary Adventure.” A cookbook signing is scheduled for 1 p.m., Sunday, May 21 at Daiquiri Deck on St. Armands Circle, 325 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.

The cookbook features recipes from James Beard Award-winning chefs Rick Tramonto and Nicola Zanghi, in addition to local chefs Greg Campbell with Pier 22 in Bradenton and The Grove in Lakewood Ranch; Steven Phelps with Indigenous in Sarasota; and Jeremy Thayer with Daiquiri Deck in Sarasota. Other signature dishes in the book are from TV culinary stars including pastry chef Gale Gand; “MasterChef” judge and host Graham Elliott; “Top Chef” alum Ron Duprat; and Food Network’s “Vegas Chef Prizefight” winner Lamar Moore,