WASHINGTON STATE CHEFS ASSOCIATION 
JULY 2015 NEWSLETTER

Leading the Northwest's Culinary Arts
 into the 21st Century through
Professionalism, Education & Community Service
  
In This Issue
Message from WSCA President Tony Parker
August Board Meeting
September 2015 WSCA Meeting
Scholarships

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE FROM TONY PARKER

 

    

WSCA President
Tony Parker CEC, ACE

July 2015

 

Greetings Culinarians and Associates,

 

I will make this a short message with everyone enjoying the great summer weather.
 

Appreciation BBQ

For those of us who attended the appreciation BBQ at Angle Lake, we were treated to an extraordinary meal. Chef Brandon and his staff at Lavish Roots created a menu that had exceptional flavor. The twenty four hour house brisket could not have been better. The pork belly brioche w/ blackberry was excellent. Not your traditional BBQ outing. The whole menu was excellent. We had fun playing some games and I learned that croquette is not a passive game but a cut throat one, as demonstrated to me by Michael Baldwin. Great game Michael. I would also like to thank Marks son for supplying the music for the BBQ. Great mix of tunes. Visit the Member News page for pictures of the event.

August Board Meeting

Our Board meeting at Western Foodservice in Kirkland has been moved to August 17th at 4:30 pm. Brian is out of town on the 10th so we needed to move it. He promises to delight with some snacks and gifts. Please make sure that as many board members as possible attend this annual meeting. Thank you.

September WSCA Meeting

Our September dinner meeting is at Timber Ridge Retirement Community and costs are $15.00 for students, $20.00 for members and $25.00 for non-members. The board meeting will be at 4pm to 6pm and reception at 6-6:30 with dinner to follow. Get more info and pay online at the meetings webpage.

National Conference
  
Some of us are off to the National Conference in Florida this week. I will have a report on the conference and how our own Gary Fuller and Knowledge bowl team fared in their perspective competitions and awards.

Enjoy the remainder of your Summer. Stay safe!

 

Join us on WE ARE CHEFS and FACEBOOK

 

Tony Parker CEC, ACE

 

"Don't sweat the little stuff, it will all work out in the end" 

 

Washington State Chefs Association Website

 

 

AUGUST BOARD MEETING


August Board Meeting Only 

Date:
August 17th, 2015

Location:
Western Food Service Brokers
3003 Northup Way Suite 100
Bellevue, WA
425-739-7333


Our Board meeting at Western Foodservice in Kirkland has been moved to August 17th at 4:30 pm. Brian is out of town on the 10th so we needed to move it. He promises to delight with some snacks and gifts. Please make sure that as many board members as possible attend this annual meeting. Thank you.

For more info, 
visit the Meetings page.



 
SEPTEMBER WSCA MEETING


SEPTEMBER 2015 WSCA MEETING

Date:
September 14th, 2015

Location:
Timber Ridge
100 Timber Ridge Way N W
Issaquah, WA  98027
425-427-5200
 
Times:
Board Meeting: 4-6PM
No-Host Cocktail: 6-7PM
Dinner: 7PM

Price:
Students: $15
Members: $20
Non-Members - $25

Reservations Required by Sept 10th, 2015

To make a reservation and pay online, 
visit the Meetings page.


 
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

To download the scholarship application or for more info, please visit the  scholarships page on our website  for details.

 

CONTACT US

 

Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have ideas for the association. 

Visit the WSCA Contact page to find contact info for the Association as well as each WSCA officer.  

 

Sincerely,

 

Tony Parker
Washington State Chefs Association

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS
2015

 

August 17, 2015

Board Meeting Only
Western Food Service 

Click for details...

 

September 14, 2015

September WSCA Meeting

Timber Ridge
Click for details...

 

October 12, 2015

Board Meeting Only

Bates Technical College

 

November 2, 2015

Holiday Dinner
& Silent Auction
Tulalip Casino 

 

MORE EVENTS

 

Visit the
WSCA Coming Events page for more event details...


 

QUICK LINKS
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2015 WSCA OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Tony Parker CEC ACE

VICE-PRESIDENT 
Dan Lewark CEC CCA

TREASURER
Jeff Pratt

SECRETARY
Janet Shaffer CWPC

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Mark Linden CEC AAC

BOARD MEMBERS
Charles Ramsayer
JJ Meland
Michael Baldwin CEC CCE
Tamas Ronyai
Brandon LaVeille
Jennifer Sohonie CEC

TRUSTEES
Jim H. Douglas CEC CCE AAC
Walter Bronowitz
 CCC CEC AAC
John Fisher CEC CCE AAC
Chris Plemmons CEC AAC
Karl Hutter

CHAIR POSITIONS
& COMMITTEES

Membership Chair
Lori Taylor
Co-Chair
Gary Fuller CEC CCE AAC

Education Chair
Jennifer Sohonie
Co-Chair
Dan Lewark

Chef & Child Chair
Brandon LaVielle

Culinary Salon Chair
Michael Baldwin
Co-Chair
Tamas Ronyai

Certification Chair
Jeff Duncan
Co-Chair
Janet Waters

Sergeant at Arms
Steven Schrader CCA

Apprentice Coordinator
John Fisher

Photographer
Holli Yu

Food Truck Chair
JJ Meland

Food Truck Committee
Gary Fuller CEC CCE AAC
Stephanie Branica
Matt Dimeo
Maria Ancira

CONTACT INFO
To find contact info for any of the WSCA Officers,
please visit the
Contact Us page.
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