MESSAGE FROM WSCA PRESIDENT, MARK LINDEN

Mark Linden, CEC AAC

DECEMBER 2012

From the Range

Greetings Fellow Culinarians and Associates

Seems like but a short time ago we were wrapping up the holidays and gearing up for the new year ahead of us. Here we find ourselves entering a period of Thanksgiving and Christmas Joy. I hope you all are able to enjoy the holidays with your families and the traditions you hold. For many this time is not as joyful as they would like for various reasons. Keep them in your hearts and prayers. As we look around we see so many people affected by the economic times, take a few moments to share some cheer and food if you can. There are many opportunities to help with large food service programs designed to feed our homeless during the holiday season. Roll up your sleeves and share your talents as culinarians. Seeing the smile on their faces makes it worth the energy expended.

November WSCA Meeting 

The November meeting was held at one of our great supporters , Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program. We are grateful for their participation in our chapter. Chef Carpenter put on a great and humorous demonstration on candy making. Thanks to Chef's Fuller and Plemmons for providing the spice to "zip" up the peanut brittle. A special thanks to Chef's Eutenier and Sohonie for providing the appetizers. 

December WSCA Meeting

Our December meeting will be hosted by The Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Seattle. Fiona Ronyai is a great supporter of our organization and with her chef will be hosting us with a reception featuring interesting action stations featuring vegetarian cuisine.  We will also have as a Guest Speaker, David Lee from Field Roasts, Inc. This is a local company that specializes in many types of vegetarian foods that are very unique and have great applications for all of us. This meeting is also a fundraiser for the educational scholarship fund. One of the many ways we as a chapter use to support our young and not so young culinarians looking to further their career. We are seeking any type of donated item you can bring to use for our silent auction. Last years resulted in just under $1,000.00 being added to this fund. Click here to visit the meetings page for more info...  

Volunteer Opportunities 

-The Governors Inaugural Ball
The event date is January 16th, 2013 at the Hall of Justice in Olympia. It will be held at St. Martin's College in Lacey serving appetizers for close to 5,000 people. Several committees have been assigned. The people in charge of these committees will be call in for volunteers. As a reminder it is an event that will raise close to or over $40,000 for our chapter. These funds are what make meetings possible at the rates we have them at. Email me if you are interested. It requires a background check from the Washington State Patrol.

-Apprenticeship Demo Chefs  

Individuals are needed to help in the instructing the apprentice's. It always add extra credence to the program by having guests doing demonstrations in areas that the students may not see. The focus for the first quarter this year deals with the business side of things.

Join us on WE ARE CHEFS and FACEBOOK

Gouter a la Cuisine
Mark Linden CEC ACE AAC

Washington State Chefs Association Website

Our annual Joseph Sir scholarship for $1,000.00 is still available and will be handed out a later date once applications are received. See the scholarships page for applications.