-Marina del Rey, Ca.
-Head Scouter Jim Dall said very late Tuesday that a member of the Scouting Department chose to resign, was released from his contract, and then re-signed a different contract ten minutes later.
Pete Chilphingham was "upset with the medical benefits" of his scouting job, and chose to resign Tuesday. He requested his employment with Feast Fest be terminated, gathered his things, exited the door, and drove off at approximately 5 p.m. Tuesday.
At 5:10, the car was back in the driveway. "I thought he had simply left something here by accident," says Melanie Pierce, the contract worker who terminated Chilphingham's employment.
Pierce claims Chilphingham re-entered the offices and asked for his job back, saying that panic had hit him in the car when he realized he didn't know where he would find reemployment.
Chilphingham was not overly lenient, though. He refused to accept his old contract, demanding one that had "better medical benefits."
Chilphingham had trouble negotiating and nearly left the building again, but he was finally given a contract he agreed to at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Study Reveals FF Scouters Making Less
-Marina del Rey, Ca.
-In an era where corruption among the Scouting Department has been sparse, its return may be blamed on lower incomes for Feast Fest scouters, a study revealed Tuesday.
Scouters are making $4-9,000 less than they did in 2009, and then they were making $2-5,000 less than in 2007.
"It is a result of the economic downturn," said a remorseful William Vanderbilt. "We try to keep the salaries consistent in order to avoid corruption."
Corruption occurs because scouters receive pay bonuses when they sign chefs, and the bigger-name chef they sign and the more money they get them to sign for, the bigger the bonus. This cycle explains the 2010 elevation of the maximum contract over from $1 million to $2 million and of the $1,500,000 offer given to Brianna Galen-Ames last week. And though this in and of itself is not corruption, scouters often resort to corrupt means to sign those big name chefs: a perfect example being the Brianna Galen-Ames/David Leineken scouting scandal that has dominated Feast Fest headlines over the past few days.
"We are not releasing actual salary figures for personal protection," explained Vanderbilt, "but it is a fact that, cumulatively, there have been salary decreases of $6-14,000 since 2007."
Some suggest that instead of raising the salaries to avoid corruption, a reformatory approach should be taken, perhaps one that eliminates bonuses for scouters altogether, but Vanderbilt said that such a move "could be a couple years away," stating that, "as would seem obvious, getting the scouters to agree to such a setup would be very difficult."
When asked if he supported eliminating bonuses as an anticorruption measure, Head Scouter Jim Dall was quick to say "I do not and will never support bonus elimination because bonuses make up so much of the general income and welfare of our scouters," saying, "scouters live on those bonuses the way a waiter lives on tips."
-In an era where corruption among the Scouting Department has been sparse, its return may be blamed on lower incomes for Feast Fest scouters, a study revealed Tuesday.
Scouters are making $4-9,000 less than they did in 2009, and then they were making $2-5,000 less than in 2007.
"It is a result of the economic downturn," said a remorseful William Vanderbilt. "We try to keep the salaries consistent in order to avoid corruption."
Corruption occurs because scouters receive pay bonuses when they sign chefs, and the bigger-name chef they sign and the more money they get them to sign for, the bigger the bonus. This cycle explains the 2010 elevation of the maximum contract over from $1 million to $2 million and of the $1,500,000 offer given to Brianna Galen-Ames last week. And though this in and of itself is not corruption, scouters often resort to corrupt means to sign those big name chefs: a perfect example being the Brianna Galen-Ames/David Leineken scouting scandal that has dominated Feast Fest headlines over the past few days.
"We are not releasing actual salary figures for personal protection," explained Vanderbilt, "but it is a fact that, cumulatively, there have been salary decreases of $6-14,000 since 2007."
Some suggest that instead of raising the salaries to avoid corruption, a reformatory approach should be taken, perhaps one that eliminates bonuses for scouters altogether, but Vanderbilt said that such a move "could be a couple years away," stating that, "as would seem obvious, getting the scouters to agree to such a setup would be very difficult."
When asked if he supported eliminating bonuses as an anticorruption measure, Head Scouter Jim Dall was quick to say "I do not and will never support bonus elimination because bonuses make up so much of the general income and welfare of our scouters," saying, "scouters live on those bonuses the way a waiter lives on tips."
2012 "Getem!" List Released by Scouting Department
-Marina del Rey, CA
-The Feast Fest Scouting Department released their "Getem!" list for the 2011-12 offseason late Tuesday, a lost of the most coveted chefs that scouters will try to lure to Feast Fest in time for 2012. Despite all the hoopla surrounding Brianna Galen-Ames, because she is a former chef with the event, her name was not on the list.
The list had seven names. Scouters will pursue more chefs than this, of course, but the seven listed would be the biggest names of any chefs they pursue. The list consisted of Aviel Aydman, a European cooking master, Charles Dekvivyen, head chef of the top restaurant in New York City, Loernea Missey, a 17-year-old whiz from Albania, considered one of the best 21- chefs in the world, Stan Moulton, an All-American master from Philadelphia, Ninda Nyeland, current starring chef of the popular show "Cooking Under Pressure", Fernando Ontoñez, who could become the second chef from Mexico, and Victor Wallis, a World master who frequently stars on cooking shows.
The list seldom comes to pass, however: of 42 chefs on the list over the past six years, only 3 have been signed.
But, "we at the Scouting Department are taking on new strategies to lure in these big name chefs," said Head Scouter Jim Dall late Tuesday.
-The Feast Fest Scouting Department released their "Getem!" list for the 2011-12 offseason late Tuesday, a lost of the most coveted chefs that scouters will try to lure to Feast Fest in time for 2012. Despite all the hoopla surrounding Brianna Galen-Ames, because she is a former chef with the event, her name was not on the list.
The list had seven names. Scouters will pursue more chefs than this, of course, but the seven listed would be the biggest names of any chefs they pursue. The list consisted of Aviel Aydman, a European cooking master, Charles Dekvivyen, head chef of the top restaurant in New York City, Loernea Missey, a 17-year-old whiz from Albania, considered one of the best 21- chefs in the world, Stan Moulton, an All-American master from Philadelphia, Ninda Nyeland, current starring chef of the popular show "Cooking Under Pressure", Fernando Ontoñez, who could become the second chef from Mexico, and Victor Wallis, a World master who frequently stars on cooking shows.
The list seldom comes to pass, however: of 42 chefs on the list over the past six years, only 3 have been signed.
But, "we at the Scouting Department are taking on new strategies to lure in these big name chefs," said Head Scouter Jim Dall late Tuesday.
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Sjigrjodj's Mother's Surgery Moved Up
-Helsinki
-Surgery for an illness of the mother of Feast Fest chef Natanieli Sjigrjodj has been moved up from November 2nd to Thursday.
-Surgery for an illness of the mother of Feast Fest chef Natanieli Sjigrjodj has been moved up from November 2nd to Thursday.
Sjigrjodj is planned to stay with his mother for her surgery and recovery period. It was feared that this may cause him to miss Feast Fest on November 24th.
"The rescheduling of my mother's surgery would make it more likely for me to be able to spend the time I need to with her and still make Feast Fest," Sjigrjodj said early Tuesday in an email from Helsinki.
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Willistyn Under Investigation
-Marina del Rey, CA
-Another Feast Fest scouter is under investigation in the bribery and blackmailing of former FF chef Brianna Galen-Ames in an attempt to get her to re-join in 2012.
-Another Feast Fest scouter is under investigation in the bribery and blackmailing of former FF chef Brianna Galen-Ames in an attempt to get her to re-join in 2012.
Though Galen-Ames says that Scouter Daved Leineken was the only scouter who tried to bribe her, Stanley Willistyn has admitted to also making a visit to the Galen-Ames home for purposes of bribery.
However, Willistyn says that he was turned away at the door when he made the August 1st attempt by Galen-Ames's mother, Kitty.
Willistyn will also be placed under investigation.
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Pasik to Sit Out Edelyn Exhibition
-Boston
-Assistant Head Sous-Chef of Feast Fest, Joe Pasik, announced he will miss the final exhibition before Thanksgiving on October 31 at Edelyn Cooking Arena in Punta Gorda, Fla. due to "strong familial commitments."
-Assistant Head Sous-Chef of Feast Fest, Joe Pasik, announced he will miss the final exhibition before Thanksgiving on October 31 at Edelyn Cooking Arena in Punta Gorda, Fla. due to "strong familial commitments."
Though it is common for several chefs to miss an exhibition for this reason, Pasik has been unusually constant: he has not missed an exhibition since March 2007.
Pasik blamed the scheduling mishap at Edelyn on the fact he would not be able to participate, saying, "If the date had stayed at November 8th, I would likely have been able to come."
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