The schedule has been released for what will occur once the Feast Fest chefs arrive in Marina del Rey on November 15, and here's the breakdown:
Times are PT
Monday, November 15th
Feast Fest Chefs Arrive Throughout the Day
8:00p.m. -- Roll Call in the Grand Ballroom to Ensure All 57 Chefs have Arrived
Tuesday, November 16th
10:30a.m.-4:00p.m. -- Opening Deliberations in the Grand Ballroom
5:00p.m.-7:00p.m. -- Mock Practice #1
Wednesday, November 17th
10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. -- Practice: Core Skills Runthrough
1:00p.m.-3:00p.m. -- Practice: Kitchen Equipment Runthrough
4:00p.m.-6:00p.m. -- Practice: Flare Skills Runthrough
7:00p.m.-9:00p.m. -- Practice: Innovative Ideas Workshop
Thursday, November 18th
10:00a.m.-5:00p.m. -- Official Pre-Event Chefs-Scouters Meeting
7:00p.m.-9:00p.m. -- Practice: Core Skills Runthrough
Friday, November 19th
10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. -- Practice: Flare Skills Runthrough
12:30p.m.-2:30p.m. -- Practice: Kitchen Equipment Runthrough
3:30p.m.-5:30p.m. -- Innovative Ideas Workshop
Saturday, November 20th
10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. -- Tribute to Chefs who Left During the Offseason
12:00p.m.-2:00p.m. -- Welcome to New Chefs who Joined During the Offseason
2:00p.m.-3:00p.m. -- (New Chefs Only) Core Skills Checklist
3:00p.m.-4:00p.m. -- Practice: Turkey Roasters Rundown
Sunday, November 21st
8:00a.m.-10:00a.m. -- Practice: Flare Skills Runthrough
10:00a.m.-1:00p.m. -- Feast Fest Football Party
Monday, November 22nd
8:00a.m.-10:00a.m. -- Practice: Flare Skills Runthrough
10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. -- Practice: Core Skills Runthrough
2:00p.m.-4:00p.m. -- Practice: Turkey Roaster Rundown
4:00p.m.-6:00p.m. -- Practice: Kitchen Equipment Runthrough
Tuesday, November 23rd
9:00a.m.-12:13p.m. -- ANNUAL MOCK "DRESS REHEARSAL" PREPFEST
12;14p.m.-6:53p.m. -- ANNUAL MOCK "DRESS REHEARSAL" FEAST FEST
Wednesday, November 24th
--Day of Rest for Feast Fest chefs--
Thursday, November 25th
--FEAST FEST XVI!--
Friday, November 26th
--Day of Rest for Feast Fest chefs--
Saturday, November 27th
9:00p.m. -- Feast Fest Chefs After Party!
Sunday, November 28th
10:00a.m.-1:00p.m. -- Feast Fest Football Party
Monday, November 29th
8:00a.m.-11:00a.m.--Annual Closing Meeting and Closing Deliberations
11:00a.m.--Chefs leave Fest Fest
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NYC Exhibition Closes out Exhibition Season with 97.7 Mark
-New York
-It wasn't the best score hoped for, but Tuesday's Kitchen Stadium USA exhibition topped out at 97.7 to close out the 2010 Feast Fest exhibitional season, Tuesday's being sort of a dress rehearsal for Thanksgiving. FF chefs followed the real Feast Fest format most closely at this exhibition, gearing up for the big day a few weeks away.
Turkey came away individually with 98.5, the highest score it's gotten all season, and a welcome sigh of relief from the 87.1 catastrophe the bird served up in Tokyo on October 14.
"It was a nice way to close out the exhibitions, and, I think with the results we've gotten here, we'll be very confident going into Feast Fest later in the month," said Jim McAllister.
There were a few drops, however. Without the Mason gravymasters on hand, the gravy dropped a tad, to 95.3. Cranberries, another strong point, saw a 94.3 reading, and pie warranted 96.0. The green beans and rolls, on the contrary, ended their longstanding reign as being struggling points of 97 or worse for the Feast Fest chefs as the green beans scored 98.6 and the rolls 99.1. It was the first time since the 2008 Lala Exhibition that rolls scored above 97, and the first time since the 2007 Feast Fest that the green beans scored above 97.
"Those were big surprises. It was a pleasant and welcomed shock to see those long standing struggling points finally coming our way," said Lynn Avi. "We were very happy about that."
Mashed potatoes and stuffing split even at 97.2.
"It was a nice way to close out," said Jan Stephan.
Now that the exhibitions have concluded, the chefs will return home until November 15, when all 57 are slated to meet in Los Angeles for the opening deliberations of Feast Fest 2010, which will begin November 24 and which will be competed for on Thanksgiving Day, November 25.
-It wasn't the best score hoped for, but Tuesday's Kitchen Stadium USA exhibition topped out at 97.7 to close out the 2010 Feast Fest exhibitional season, Tuesday's being sort of a dress rehearsal for Thanksgiving. FF chefs followed the real Feast Fest format most closely at this exhibition, gearing up for the big day a few weeks away.
Turkey came away individually with 98.5, the highest score it's gotten all season, and a welcome sigh of relief from the 87.1 catastrophe the bird served up in Tokyo on October 14.
"It was a nice way to close out the exhibitions, and, I think with the results we've gotten here, we'll be very confident going into Feast Fest later in the month," said Jim McAllister.
There were a few drops, however. Without the Mason gravymasters on hand, the gravy dropped a tad, to 95.3. Cranberries, another strong point, saw a 94.3 reading, and pie warranted 96.0. The green beans and rolls, on the contrary, ended their longstanding reign as being struggling points of 97 or worse for the Feast Fest chefs as the green beans scored 98.6 and the rolls 99.1. It was the first time since the 2008 Lala Exhibition that rolls scored above 97, and the first time since the 2007 Feast Fest that the green beans scored above 97.
"Those were big surprises. It was a pleasant and welcomed shock to see those long standing struggling points finally coming our way," said Lynn Avi. "We were very happy about that."
Mashed potatoes and stuffing split even at 97.2.
"It was a nice way to close out," said Jan Stephan.
Now that the exhibitions have concluded, the chefs will return home until November 15, when all 57 are slated to meet in Los Angeles for the opening deliberations of Feast Fest 2010, which will begin November 24 and which will be competed for on Thanksgiving Day, November 25.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Lottery CLOSED!
If you entered today's lottery, you had to enter your email address as a required field, so, if you entered, check your email to see if you've won! Again, 120 lucky winners will get the remaining kitchen passes and those ranked 121-200 will win a FREE lodging/ticketing package. Good luck, and be sure to come back here tomorrow for the results of the final exhibition before FF in New York!