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MESSAGE FROM WSCA PRESIDENT, TONY PARKER
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WSCA President
Tony Parker CEC, ACE MARCH 2014 It has been a very busy March from the Western Regionals in Oakland to getting ready for the upcoming Beef Seminar at RTC. Time has just slipped by. I know that I am not the only one that finds him or herself wondering where time has gone. It seems to be the most common question in today's world and especially in our profession. Too often we put our heads down and work towards a goal or a dream. When we eventually raise our heads back up, we are shocked by find that years have gone by. I have learned that to stay healthy of mind and body you need to do more than just work. You need to laugh, to love, friendships and to experience life outside of work. This is my prescription for a "Happy Chef" - "Quality of Life" is a great statement, but it is only a statement if you don't make it a personal priority in your life. Our chapter goal this year is to increase our membership; specifically those professional chefs, which with a little motivation, will look up and join an organization that is all about the education of young culinarians; building chefs for the future. Keep this in mind - when you are dining out and see the Chef or Sous Chef don't be shy about inviting them to a meeting or dinner. Bite of the Apprentice Scholarship Dinner Don't forget to make a reservation online for the Bite of the Apprentice Scholarship dinner on April 14, 2014. View more details on the webpage. Washington State Beef Commission Seminar Mark your calendar as you will not want to miss the upcoming seminar on Saturday, April 12th by the Washington State Beef Commission at Renton Technical College from 9:00am-1:00pm. It will be an informative seminar with cutting demos, hands on cutting stations and a buffet featuring grilled beef. This seminar is free to current members and costs $10.00 for non-members. View more info or register online at the webpage. Join us on WE ARE CHEFS and FACEBOOK Tony Parker CEC, ACE Washington State Chefs Association Website |
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APRIL 2014 BITE OF APPRENTICE
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Bite of Apprentice
Scholarship Dinner
Location:
Renton Technical College
Cafeteria (Building I - Roberts Campus Center)
Times:
6PM
Prices:
Chefs and Public: $25
Students: $15
Beer and Wine: $3.50
Come out and enjoy the tastes of the season, see what creations the Apprentice Cooks and Pastry Cooks have created for you!
An array of tasty dining delights prepared by:
Restaurants
Aqua by El Gaucho
Columbia Tower Club
Earls Bellevue
El Gaucho Bellevue
El Gaucho Seattle
Emerald Cove
Catering Company
Exeter House
House Sponsors
No Junk Inc.
Purple Wine Bar and Cafe
Rainer Golf and Country Club
RTC Catering
Seattle Golf and Country Club
Seattle Mirabella Center
Colleges
Bates Technical College
Bellingham Technical College
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Le Cordon Bleu
Olympic College
Renton Technical College
Select the Best of the Bite Peoples Choice, Best School and Apprentice. Come CELEBRATE our Apprentices and be a part of their success!
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APRIL 2014 SEMINAR
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The Washington State Beef Commission and the Washington State Chefs Association are proud to present:
Location:
Renton Technical College H 102 Building 3000 NE 4th St Renton, WA 98056 Directions
Registration:
Free - Members
We have a fantastic seminar coming up on April 12th at Renton Technical College sponsored by the Washington State Beef Commission. It will be an informative seminar with cutting demonstrations, hands on cutting stations and a buffet featuring grilled beef.
This educational seminar is available to Professional Chefs AND Student Culinarians. Guest speakers will discuss "Beef. From Pasture to Plate." You will get an insider's view of the Northwest Beef Community from Ranch to Feed Yard to Packing Plant! Cutting Demonstrations: Learn new Beef Alternative Merchandising (BAM) Cuts and Value-added techniques. View the process to remove teres major, Flat Iron, Chuck roll, and others. Attendee Hands On Cutting Stations. Included: Buffet lunch featuring Grilled Beef.
Bridget Wasser is Executive Director, Meat Science & Technology in the Department of Science & Product Solutions at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the beef checkoff program, in Centennial, CO. Her responsibilities include developing and leading the checkoff's beef quality/taste research program, research project management, research dissemination, managing technical activities for the Beef Innovations Group, innovative cut exploration, cutting demonstrations, and product education. Bridget received a B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science with a focus on Meat Science from Texas A&M University and has been on staff since November of 2005.
Reservations are required for this event. Please make a reservation by April 10th, 2014.
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2014 ACF CULINARY SALON COMPETITION
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Greetings from the Washington State Chefs Association,
The Washington State Chefs Association will be having their annual Culinary Salon on Saturday, May 17th, 2014, hosted by Le Cordon Bleu Seattle. This is an ACF sanctified competition where students and professionals will have the opportunity to compete in many different categories. We hope that you will demonstrate the best of your culinary skills and knowledge at this exciting event.
Please contact Michael Baldwin if you have any questions...
Michael Baldwin CCE - Competition Chair
[email protected] :: 360.752.8400
Thank You!
REGISTER ONLINE!
For online registration and additional competition information,
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MEMBER NEWS!
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Welcome New Members!
Carol Rivard
Timothy Woodward
Lou Anne Harrey
Pamala Jensen
Joseph Holberg
Ali Majed
Tipjutha Gasperetti
Looking for a job, staff or business opportunity?
We receive new job openings and resumes all the time.
Members can post their resumes or job openings for free. We also have culinary related classified ads which are free for members to post.
2013 Member Spotlight
FEBRUARY - JENNIFER SOHONIE
2012 Member Spotlight
OCTOBER - MATTHEW DIMEO
JUNE - CHRIS BOWENS
MAY - JEFF PRATT
APRIL - RICH HILL
MARCH - HILDE KORSMO
2011 Member Spotlight
JANUARY - KRISTA NAKUMURA
FEBRUARY - KARL HUTTER
MARCH - LINDA STRONG
JUNE - BRUCE BONHOLZER
AUGUST - JEFF DUNCAN
SEPTEMBER - DENISE FARKAS
OCTOBER - STEVEN SCHRADER
NOVEMBER - MICHAEL BALDWIN
DECEMBER - TONY SUMPTER
2010 Member Spotlight
JANUARY - TAMAS RONYAIFEBRUARY - STEFANIE BRANICAAPRIL - JANET SHAFFER CWPCMAY - DAN LEWARK, CEC ACEJUNE - ROB NATHEJULY - SHARLENE GREENDYKSEPTEMBER - KEVIN BLAYLOCKOCTOBER - CHRIS PLEMMONS
NOVEMBER - WALTER BRONOWITZ
DECEMBER - HOLLI YU
2009 Member Spotlight JUNE - NANCY BEAUCHAMPSEPTEMBER - JOSH SCHIESSLOCTOBER - MARK LINDEN CEC AACNOVEMBER - TONY PARKER CECDECEMBER - JOHN FISHER CEC, CCE, AACClick here to view each Member Spotlight
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STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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Are you a culinary student? Looking for some green?
Our local American Academy of Chefs and our ACF Washington State Chapter student scholarship applications are available online. To find out when our next scholarship will be awarded and the application due dates please visit the scholarships page on our website for details.
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Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have ideas for the association.
Sincerely,
Tony Parker
Washington State Chefs Association
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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2014
April 12th, 2014
Northwest Explore Beef Seminar
April 14th, 2014
Bite of the Apprentice
Renton Technical College
May 12th, 2014
Board Meeting Only
4-6PM
May 17th, 2014
ACF Hot Food, Pastry and Cold Salon Competition
Le Cordon Bleu
May 29th-31st, 2014
Special Olympics Fundraiser
June 9th, 2014
Appreciation Event
Muckleshoot Casino
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Press Releases
| WSCA Press Releases
We added a new page for WSCA Press Releases with information on important news and events within the Washington State Chefs Association.
Click here to view the Press Release page
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2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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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
Gary Fuller CEC CCE AAC
Jeff Pratt
Steven Schrader CCA
Kevin Blaylock CEC, CSCE, CCA
Michael Baldwin CEC CCE
Lori Taylor
Jeffrey Duncan
Tamas Ronyai
TRUSTEES
Jim H. Douglas CEC CCE AAC
Walter Bronowitz
CCC CEC AAC
John Fisher CEC CCE AAC
Chris Plemmons CEC AAC
Karl Hutter
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