Caccicci, Ainenl, Galen-Ames Form Bond

-Los Angeles
-It was reported late Thursday that Claudien Ainenl, Antonio Caccicci, and Brianna Galen-Ames have officially formed and established what they call "The Union For Chefs Awaiting Employment From Feast Fest Events, Inc." (UFCAEFFE [phonetical:uff-kayf or uff-kay-fee])

The unionization forming allows the chefs to hire reps, lawyers, and additional agents and will make their demands look more intimidating to scouters when negotiations resume in December.

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Melling Wins NCA's Best French

-New York
-A Feast Fest chef has been honored as the NCA's Best French Chef of 2011, it was announced very early Friday.

Alue-Charlote Ste-Germaine Melling picks up her second Best French honor. She won before in 2008.

FF chef Guilliame Jacquetaine came in second, and Melling won by one vote, 87-86.

Melling said she "feels elated" to have won the honor.

"I was dazzled enough when I won this the first time, and joy overcame me when I found out I had been honored again. French is one of the largest styles of cooking in the world, and to be considered the top French chef of 2011 is a tremendous honor I never will forget."

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Aiber Wins Third NCA Best of the Rest Award of Career

-New York
-Alexei Aiber, considered perhaps the most talented FF chefs who is not in the public spotlight (compared with such chefs as the Mason Duo, Jim McAllister, and Lynn Avi), has won the NCA's Best of the Rest Underestimated/Overlooked Chefs Award for the third time in his career, it was announced very late Thursday/very early Friday.

Aiber won this honor before in 2006 and 2009.

Fellow FFer Thenoø Law, who won in 2004 and 2010, placed third in the top five chefs for the award.




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