Celeb Chef G. Garvin and Tyson Foods Kick-Off Summer Grilling Season

Celeb Chef G. Garvin and Tyson Foods Kick-Off Summer Grilling Season

Just in time for Father's Day: Exciting, healthy yet tasty grilling options

On Friday, June 15, just in time for Father's Day, celebrity chef G. Garvin will cook up tips to liven up America's grilling menus with new healthy, simple recipes for the summer grilling season. Garvin, of the hit food series "Turn up the Heat with G. Garvin" on TV One, is also a successful restaurateur and author and a very popular guest on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Good Morning America. He will share ideas on grilling Cornish Game Hens to add a crowd-pleasing flair to one of the season's favorite pastimes. In addition Garvin will prepare grilled chicken wings and tasty side dishes that will spice-up backyard barbecues, family reunions and summer holidays.

WHEN: 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (EDT), Friday, June 15, 2007

WHO: Gerry "G" Garvin, celebrity chef and host of "Turn Up the
Heat with G. Garvin"

FEED OPPORTUNITIES: Please contact: Regina Dove at E. Morris
Communications at 773.425.7410 or rdove@emorris.com or
Tanya Ward 773.957.3617 at tanyaward@gmail.com to
coordinate your uplink. Personalized segment packages are
available for your station if a link cannot be scheduled.

BACKGROUND: About G. Garvin
"G" began his culinary career in Atlanta's haute Vining's
Inn as a dishwasher. At 19, "G" moved to Europe and
worked in Paris, Hamburg and Warsaw. In the U.S., "G's"
broad experience helped him get jobs as executive chef at
restaurants such as Reign in Beverly Hills, Morton's and
Kassbah, both in West Hollywood. At age 23, G. became
Sous Chef at the Ritz Carlton. He is now based in Los
Angeles as proprietor of his popular restaurant "G.
Garvin's" and is the author of the cookbook, "Turn up the
Heat with G. Garvin."

About Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN), founded in 1935 with
headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas, is the world's
largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork
and the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500.
The company produces a wide variety of protein-based and
prepared food products, which are marketed under the
"Powered by Tyson(TM)" strategy. Tyson is the recognized
market leader in the retail and foodservice markets it
serves, providing products and service to customers
throughout the United States and more than 80 countries.
Tyson has approximately 114,000 Team Members employed at
more than 300 facilities and offices in the United States
and around the world.

CONTACT: Regina Dove at E. Morris Communications at 773.425.7410 or rdove@emorris.com or Tanya Ward 773.957.3617 at tanyaward@gmail.com.

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Source: Tyson Foods, Inc.

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