Just announced, Carmen at The Danforth, is scheduled to open in mid- to late May in Portland, Maine – a small, 40-seat boutique restaurant inside the historic Danforth Inn.
Chef Carmen has signed with MGM Latin America and will soon host her own Spanish-language cooking show released on two different networks, the US Hispanic targeted Canal Ella, to be launched in February 2012, and cable channel Casa Club TV. Her one-hour television show will be distributed to more than 20 countries in 18 million households in Latin America and will feature Chef Carmen demonstrating her tremendous cooking talent while interviewing celebrities and interacting with a live-studio audience.
Most recently, Chef Carmen was selected to join the newly-formed Nutrisystem Culinary Council. The Council, comprised of several of the country’s most noted chefs and restaurateurs, is dedicated to increasing the Nutrisystem menu offerings, creating new recipes and elevating the taste of the brand’s existing entrees. Chef Carmen will bring her bold style to developing innovative cuisine that promotes healthier eating; the new product line launched in 2012.
In 2010, Chef Carmen was seen on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters Season Two where she ascended to the championship round and raised $10,000 for her charity, ASPCA. Chef Carmen competed with 21 renowned world-class chefs in weekly challenges. As a result of her success on the show, Chef Carmen was invited by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and Levy Restaurants to be part of the 2010 US Open Tennis Championships and its new South Plaza Master Chef Café. The new food concept allowed Chef Carmen and five fellow celebrity master chefs from Top Chef Masters to feature signature dishes exclusively created for the discerning fans of the prestigious tennis event. Chef Carmen presented her feature dish, a BACARDI Rum inspired barbecue pulled pork sandwich with mango slaw.
