Canadian Culinary Federation
Fédération Culinaire Canadienne
Region of Waterloo
Culinary Association
Update from the President
August 28th Good day, Judson W. Simpson, CCC
BACK TO SCHOOL
welcome back
I hope that everyone had a great summer, I know mine was busy and I saw some changes. I hope that everyone's health is good. I know that during the summer there was not a lot of communication. For this I appologize.
This season sees much excitement starting off with the Foodlink kick off with "Taste Local Taste Fresh."
Come, celebrate the food and culinary delights of our region! The date has been set! Come join us on Sunday September 21rd, 2-5pm, for Foodlink's 5th annual Taste Local! Taste Fresh! event. This year, the country comes to the city. The island in beautiful Victoria Park in Downtown Kitchener is the setting for our popular celebration of local food and the hands that prepare it.
We will be holding our meetings again with re-newed interest and enthusiasm.
There’s no such thing as “too many cooks” when it comes to our newsletter. Every member holds the ingredients we need for a truly amazing first issue: experiences, knowledge, news, views, tips, concerns ...
Volunteer to write a short—or long!—article on a topic of your choice or one from the ingredient shopping list. Send your articles, photos and story ideas to ten_thumbs@hotmail.com
As well I'd like to insert a note from CCFCC National
Committee Chair appointments
I have the distinct pleasure of announcing the following Committee Chair appointments for the term 2008 - 2010 -
Culinary - Simon Smotkowicz, CCC (Edmonton)
Membership - Don Gyurkovits (Vancouver)
Junior Membership - Tim Appleton (Winnipeg)
Bylaws & Ethics - Debbie Clauss (Lethbridge)
Finance - Sara Harrel (Toronto)
Honour Society - Bruno Marti, CCC (Vancouver)
Compulsory Occupational Certification - Allen R. J. Holtz, CCC (Ottawa)
International Relations - Claude Buzon (Edmonton)
Junior Culinary Competition - Shawn Whalen, CCC (Toronto)
Webmaster - Kirk Jones, CCC (Muskoka)
Elections - Julius Pokomandy, CCC (Vancouver)
WACS - Cornelia Volino (Toronto)
Each committee Chair will be looking for volunteers to help work on their respective committees. Each Chair will be posted with their respective email address on our web site shortly. Please consider getting involved and help shape the future of the CCFCC.
President Canadian Culinary Federation
I do look forward to hearing from everyone once the get back from vacation.
Cgef Dean Michielsen
April 25th
Great Success!!
Last night our President's Dinner was a great success.
Thanks must go out to the following groups
Big Tusk Wild Boar Reserve Chef Brian Clafton & Culinary Students, Chef Jason Gosse, Chef Darryl Howie, Chef Lance Edwards, Chef Philipp Saraiva & Culinary Students, Sold out crowd, great reviews!!!
Oak Manor Farms
F & M Brewery
Oakridge Acres
Floralane Produce
OK Egg Farm
Golden Hearth Baking Co.
Paul Martin’s Chicken
Harmony Organic Dairy Products
Schmidt’s Pheasants
Hergott’s Cider Mill
Kara’s Smart Foods
Vincor Canada
Lyndon Fish Hatcheries
Waterloo Coffee Company
Martin’s Family Fruit Farm
Well Fed Food Country Meat Store
Niagara Wine Vinegar
Wellesley Brand Apple Products
Course menus designed and prepared by:
Liaison College
The Breadalbane
The Walper Terrace
Charbries
Conestoga College
The live chef auction generated funds for two student bursaries. Great support....
Dean oiii<
Monday April 14
Just spent this morning with Susan Cook Scheerer and Terry Barna bringing an engaging hour filled with scrumptious recipes, fashion tips, health and more.....we had a little breakout of our President's Ball dinner. Today was the first day of their new show and format..I like the new look...one of the guest talked about spring cleaning and environmentally friendly tips....who knew one could do so much with Bounce sheets....today found pigs spilt out all over the 401...greasy mess I hear...
Monday April 7th we had a great at Caesar Martini's. Thanks to our hosts Rob Howie, and chef Mike Bruce!!! The spread was fantastic. New members and guests showed up for this one, discussions from Toppits foods, Rob did a quick wine tasting and it was a great success.
For those that are volunteering or want to be nvolved in the chef's dinner, please do not hesitate to contact me at dean@ccfccwaterloo.com
Reminder that the next meeting is June 22 at 2:00 pm at
Spring Valley Trout Farm
1745 Huron Rd. South, New Dundee
696-3474
www.springvalleytroutfarm.ca
Tuesday March 25th
Thank you for the great meeting last night. Some of the board members met at the Breadalbane Inn last night for some Hagis. Joe Poge loved it! Besides the food, we had some great discussons in regards to tthis upcoming year.
We are all looking forward to the next meetng in April on the 7th at Caesar Martini's in Waterloo. Chef Mike will be our host and we are EXCITED to go!!!
We are also excited to announce to new fees structure for members and hope to share that with everyone at the next meeting. A reminder about April 24th with the President's Ball, Tickets are selling well. For ticket information check out www.foodlink-waterlooregion.ca
June 22 nd will prove to be a great venue, at Lyndon Hatcheries. Lynn and Donna our hosts have an incredible location and a wonderful product. Prizes and lots of FUN!!
Please invite your friends, you spouse or better half to our meetings. We try to make it informative and try to share in everyones excitement. There is usually an informative feature as well as an opportunity to talk and share with other chefs. There are always many willing candiates who might be great if you are looking for workers!
Welcome to the Region of Waterloo Culinary Association's website! It is a portal into what is going on in with area chefs and activities.
I invite you to come out to our meetings and network with chefs and foodservice people. There is always an educational component to the meetings.
Our President's Ball in approaching quickly and we are looking forward to it's great success. I hope to as many members as possible. It will be a nice social event and a good way to see members you don't get to see too often. It is also an opportunity to share our great talent in bringing awareness of local product from the Kitchener Waterloo area and showcasing our talent.
Montreal is the host city for the CCFCC National Convention in April. There are a lot of educational seminars available for members. What an awesome opportunity. Please consider attending as I believe there is a great opportunity to advance your culinary knowledge and network with chefs from across Canada. If you want to meet some amazing chefs, see some incredible displays watch the chef of the year competition, I recommend you register NOW!!
We look forward to your active participation and involvement, because you only get in what you put out.
Chef Dean Michielsen
August 2008
- August 28 - EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Cooked ham and salami sandwiches and deli lunch box wraps sold in SOBEYS, FOODLAND and IGA stores in Ontario may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 27 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Cooked ham and salami sandwiches sold in SOBEYS, FOODLAND and IGA stores in Ontario may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 27 - Certain KIRKLAND SIGNATURE brand platters may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 26 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Certain IRVING, SUB DELICIOUS, and NEEDS brand sandwiches may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 26 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Certain FRESH 2 GO (F2GO) brand sandwiches may contain BRAND SANDWICHES MAY CONTAIN Listeria monocytogenes
- August 25 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Certain SAFEWAY brand and TAKEAWAYCAFÉ brand sandwiches may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 24 - EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Meat products produced at Establishment 97B may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 22 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - SHOPSY'S DELI-FRESH CLASSIC REUBEN SANDWICH may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 21 - CLARIFICATION - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Certain ready-to-eat deli meat products produced at Establishment 97B may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 19 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Certain ready-to-eat deli meat products produced at Establishment 97B may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 17 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - SURE SLICE brand roast beef and corned beef may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 8 - Whole Foods Market® Voluntarily Recalls Fresh Ground Beef
- August 1 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - SANTA MARIA QUEIJO DE CABRA (FRESH GOAT CHEESE) may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 1 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various SLICED MUSHROOM PRODUCTS may contain Listeria monocytogenes
- August 1 - Fresh cilantro recall by NEWSTAR FRESH FOODS proves unnecessary
- August 1 - EXPANDED ALLERGY ALERT - Undeclared milk protein in RENÉ REY SUN, MOON, STARS DARK CHOCOLATE
