-Marina del Rey, CA
-It has been confirmed that interest for joining Feast Fest in 2012 has been expressed by culinary master Jiji Shelby, of Midtown Manhattan, NY.
The Feast Fest Scouting Department has been looking for a "sister figure" to FF empress Lynn Avi, someone who could create a "tag-team" between the two, potentially to appeal to the female market so vital to Feast Fest.
They had one possible answer fall right into their hands Friday when Jiji Shelby, a prominent 5-star World chef, inquired to the Scouting Department of the possibilities for making her a Feast Fest chef in 2012.
Avi, the person Shelby would potentially be popularly and reportedly grouped with (although FF has no official two-chef "tag teams"), spoke highly of her, owning Lala, a restaurant just one street down from Shelby's. "Jiji is a good friend of mine and has always been jealous that I get to be a part of Feast Fest... [I'd] absolutely love to [have] her [be a] part of Feast Fest... she's an un[be]lievable master of so ma[ny] culin[ar]y arts... she's mastered some styles I still have y[e]t to learn."
Born in North London, Shelby is of mixed British-African-Indian descent, and has owned and operated the 5-star CHEW! in Manhattan since 2004. She has expressed interest in FF since 2009.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Montrèal is Set as Summit Location
-Marina del Rey, CA
-Feast Fest executive official Arthur Ayeiy announced early Friday that the location for the Nov. 2-3 Scouting Summit featuring Parisian master Claudien Ainenl has been set for Montrèal, Canada.
The location of the Summit was originally randomly set for Columbus, Ohio, until the somewhat picky Ainenl requested a move to Tahiti because he has backers there. It was patiently explained to Ainenl that the Tahiti locale would be too logistically difficult to coordinate.
Still wanting to have the Summit in a city where he would have some of his backers at his side, Montrèal was agreed upon.
"Though normally we'd push for a site neutral to everybody," commented Ayeiy, "Ainenl...he's the sort of person where you need to fulfill requests like these, at least to a small extent. He's a dynamic person, and, like we have said before, he's going to want what he wants and be kind of stubborn about it."
Brianna Galen-Ames, slated to appear at the Summit, said Friday that she is "pretty certain" she will participate by webcam from her central Illinois home, still recovering from her broken ankle.
She suffered it when she was forced out of a Conference Room by an irate crowd Oct. 20, slipping and falling on a slippery freshly waxed floor.
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-Feast Fest executive official Arthur Ayeiy announced early Friday that the location for the Nov. 2-3 Scouting Summit featuring Parisian master Claudien Ainenl has been set for Montrèal, Canada.
The location of the Summit was originally randomly set for Columbus, Ohio, until the somewhat picky Ainenl requested a move to Tahiti because he has backers there. It was patiently explained to Ainenl that the Tahiti locale would be too logistically difficult to coordinate.
Still wanting to have the Summit in a city where he would have some of his backers at his side, Montrèal was agreed upon.
"Though normally we'd push for a site neutral to everybody," commented Ayeiy, "Ainenl...he's the sort of person where you need to fulfill requests like these, at least to a small extent. He's a dynamic person, and, like we have said before, he's going to want what he wants and be kind of stubborn about it."
Brianna Galen-Ames, slated to appear at the Summit, said Friday that she is "pretty certain" she will participate by webcam from her central Illinois home, still recovering from her broken ankle.
She suffered it when she was forced out of a Conference Room by an irate crowd Oct. 20, slipping and falling on a slippery freshly waxed floor.
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Avi is a Supporter of Eliminating HSC Position
-Marina del Rey, CA
-So who's one of the strongest supporters of doing away with the "de facto" head chef position of head sous chef? How about the person holding that position herself?
Lynn Avi has stated that "[she] support[s] getting rid of the Head Sous Chef Designation because its role has differed in recent years. It was originally meant to be more of a messenger role, a liaison role between the head chefs and the sous chefs." Avi added, though, "Since its role has changed, and it is more like that of, what, in my case will be, a fourth head chef, I don't see its necessities personally."
Not wanting to raise eyebrows, Avi assured the argument was based on personal strategic thoughts and feelings and not a desire to get herself bumped up to Head Chef. "That is not my intention," she said. She added, "I felt the same way a few years back before I even knew I would have this position." She also was quick to comment, though, that even though she supported getting rid of the HSC designation, "it [did] not mean that I do not feel honored to have it."
Said Event Analyst Gary Alton, "She's just trying to cover all her bases with the comments she makes. No problems with that. The way these things can get misinterpreted, that's what she should be doing."
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-So who's one of the strongest supporters of doing away with the "de facto" head chef position of head sous chef? How about the person holding that position herself?
Lynn Avi has stated that "[she] support[s] getting rid of the Head Sous Chef Designation because its role has differed in recent years. It was originally meant to be more of a messenger role, a liaison role between the head chefs and the sous chefs." Avi added, though, "Since its role has changed, and it is more like that of, what, in my case will be, a fourth head chef, I don't see its necessities personally."
Not wanting to raise eyebrows, Avi assured the argument was based on personal strategic thoughts and feelings and not a desire to get herself bumped up to Head Chef. "That is not my intention," she said. She added, "I felt the same way a few years back before I even knew I would have this position." She also was quick to comment, though, that even though she supported getting rid of the HSC designation, "it [did] not mean that I do not feel honored to have it."
Said Event Analyst Gary Alton, "She's just trying to cover all her bases with the comments she makes. No problems with that. The way these things can get misinterpreted, that's what she should be doing."
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The Week in Feast Fest: Friday, October 28, 2011 - Thursday, November 3, 2011
Important Feast Fest dates this week:
Friday, 10/28 - Conference Friday: Conferences to address top Feast Fest headlines with Event Mgr. William Vanderbilt, Head Scouter Jim Dall, Executive Official Arthur Ayeiy, and others. Topic shall include: Brianna Galen-Ames, Claudien Ainenl, Telecommunication Problems with the FF Ticketing Hotline, the Upcoming Edelyn Exhibition, Expectations: 2014, Conference Crowd Control, and others.
Saturday, 10/29 - No unique activities scheduled.
Sunday, 10/30 - No unique activities scheduled.
Monday, 10/31 - A Feast Fest first - the first ever FF exhibition to be staged on Halloween will begin at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific at the Edelyn Cooking Arena in Punta Gorda, FL, and will be streamed online! Come see the final exhibition of the year before the real Feast Fest on Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, 11/1 - Scouters' Tuesday - The official Scouting Report for the 2011-2012 offseason will be released, presented, and analyzed by Head Scouter Jim Dall. (This event originally was meant to take place Oct. 26 as Scouters' Wednesday, but emergency meetings forced it to be rescheduled.)
Wednesday, 11/2 - Scouting Summit - Scouters will meet with Claudien Ainenl, Brianna Galen-Ames, and other chefs in an undecided location.
Thursday, 11/3 - The second and final day of the Scouting Summit.
Birthdays!
10/30 - Alga Ross (scouter)
11/2 - Jarólde Jámes (chef) & Alue Charlote Ste-Germaine Melling (chef)
Next WiFF - Friday, November 4, 2011 - Thursday, November 10, 2011
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Friday, 10/28 - Conference Friday: Conferences to address top Feast Fest headlines with Event Mgr. William Vanderbilt, Head Scouter Jim Dall, Executive Official Arthur Ayeiy, and others. Topic shall include: Brianna Galen-Ames, Claudien Ainenl, Telecommunication Problems with the FF Ticketing Hotline, the Upcoming Edelyn Exhibition, Expectations: 2014, Conference Crowd Control, and others.
Saturday, 10/29 - No unique activities scheduled.
Sunday, 10/30 - No unique activities scheduled.
Monday, 10/31 - A Feast Fest first - the first ever FF exhibition to be staged on Halloween will begin at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific at the Edelyn Cooking Arena in Punta Gorda, FL, and will be streamed online! Come see the final exhibition of the year before the real Feast Fest on Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, 11/1 - Scouters' Tuesday - The official Scouting Report for the 2011-2012 offseason will be released, presented, and analyzed by Head Scouter Jim Dall. (This event originally was meant to take place Oct. 26 as Scouters' Wednesday, but emergency meetings forced it to be rescheduled.)
Wednesday, 11/2 - Scouting Summit - Scouters will meet with Claudien Ainenl, Brianna Galen-Ames, and other chefs in an undecided location.
Thursday, 11/3 - The second and final day of the Scouting Summit.
Birthdays!
10/30 - Alga Ross (scouter)
11/2 - Jarólde Jámes (chef) & Alue Charlote Ste-Germaine Melling (chef)
Next WiFF - Friday, November 4, 2011 - Thursday, November 10, 2011
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Leaving Announcement Period Over
-Marina del Rey, CA
-Head Scouter of Feast Fest Jim Dall announced late Thursday that he would be officially closing the Leaving Announcement Period until December.
-Head Scouter of Feast Fest Jim Dall announced late Thursday that he would be officially closing the Leaving Announcement Period until December.
Although no chefs can leave Feast Fest for that year's event after the first Monday in October, some chefs had chosen to announce their plans to leave AFTER the 2011 event over the past couple weeks.
Now, no chefs can announce they will be leaving before Feast Fest XVIII until December 1, 2011.
"If leaving announcements for the following year carry too much into late October and November, it can have harmful effects on the mental, metaphysical, and internal balances of the chefs," explained Dall, citing November 2004, when Marc Monde made his decision to leave FF before Feast Fest 2005 two days before Thanksgiving, rocking his friend, FF chef D.A. Cook, and negatively impacting his Feast Fest performance.
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