-In a huge twist of events, Feast Fest released late Saturday the blacklist of four scouters confirmed to have accepted to bribes from now fired Feast Fest chefs Anah de Vri and Peter di Vris.
The Dutch duo bribed Stan Hulckackamp, Victoria Mironey, Vince Wisener, Robert Wrampes, and a fifth scouter $25,000 each to receive an illegitimate $469,000 salary raise. All four have been fired.
The fifth scouter has not yet been fired because he has yet to be identified. Feast Fest is investigating Stan Hulckackamp's cousin, fellow scouter Adam Hulckackamp, as the possible fifth offender.
Feast Fest announced that five of its executives would serve as interim scouters until the five condemned ones can have replacements hired.
Scouter Joshua Lellebrydge was listed in a Thursday statement as one of the bribed scouters, but Feast Fest Executive Manager William Vanderbilt said Saturday that Lellebrydge "[had] no connections to the bribes."
Lellebrydge was fired Thursday, but "we will work on retiring him as he has been cleared of any involvement," Vanderbilt said.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
The NCA Feast Fest lives here
Pages
▼
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Shady Announces Trip
FF exec Beryl Shady, fourth-in-command to Executive Mgr. William Vanderbilt, has announced her own World Tour in addition to that which will be taken by Vanderbilt, Executive Asst. Arthur Ayeiy, and Scouting Dept. Head Jim Dall.
"I will be tripping around the world to recruit new chefs for 2013 and beyond, as well as to negotiate with current Feast Fest chefs," Shady announced Saturday.
The schedule for Shady's voyage is as follows (cities with asterisks indicate Shady will be there at the same time as the Vanderbilt-Ayeiy-Dall threesome):
October 26 - Los Angeles, New York
October 27 - Paris, Amsterdam, London
October 28 - Montréal, *Punta Gorda, Fla.
October 29 - *Washington, *Philadelphia, *Chicago
October 30 - *Toronto, Ottawa, *Boston
October 31 - Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Yellowstone, Wyo.
November 1 - Denver, Seattle, Vancouver
November 2 - Tokyo, Manila
November 3 - Sydney, Honolulu
November 4 - *Phoenix, *San Francisco
November 5 - Yosemite N.P., Ca., San Diego
November 6 - Mexico City
November 7 - New Orleans
November 8 - St. Louis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles
Shady will visit 30 cities over 14 days in the tour.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
"I will be tripping around the world to recruit new chefs for 2013 and beyond, as well as to negotiate with current Feast Fest chefs," Shady announced Saturday.
The schedule for Shady's voyage is as follows (cities with asterisks indicate Shady will be there at the same time as the Vanderbilt-Ayeiy-Dall threesome):
October 26 - Los Angeles, New York
October 27 - Paris, Amsterdam, London
October 28 - Montréal, *Punta Gorda, Fla.
October 29 - *Washington, *Philadelphia, *Chicago
October 30 - *Toronto, Ottawa, *Boston
October 31 - Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Yellowstone, Wyo.
November 1 - Denver, Seattle, Vancouver
November 2 - Tokyo, Manila
November 3 - Sydney, Honolulu
November 4 - *Phoenix, *San Francisco
November 5 - Yosemite N.P., Ca., San Diego
November 6 - Mexico City
November 7 - New Orleans
November 8 - St. Louis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles
Shady will visit 30 cities over 14 days in the tour.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Meeting & Conference Week Schedule Released
The official schedule for Feast Fest Fall Meeting & Conference Week has been released.
Although the Week will consist of meetings, conferences, and activities strewn from Monday through Friday, the majority of activity will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
This is because the chefs will be busy on Monday with an exhibition up the coast in Morro Bay, and because Mgr. William Vanderbilt, Executive Assistant and Vanderbilt second-in-command Arthur Ayeiy, and Head Scouter Jim Dall leave Thursday on an eleven day recruiting and contract negotiation world tour, meaning that the event's three biggest non-chef names will effectively be absent for the latter two days of the week.
Ironically, Manager Vanderbilt will have to leave in the middle of "Managers' Thursday", the official day of announcements and meetings from and among Feast Fest's executive/managerial branch. Vanderbilt will open deliberations Thursday with a brief 8 a.m. speech and will then proceed to LAX for a fast plane to Honolulu, first of 30 cities he, Ayeiy, and Dall visit on their World Tour.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Although the Week will consist of meetings, conferences, and activities strewn from Monday through Friday, the majority of activity will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
This is because the chefs will be busy on Monday with an exhibition up the coast in Morro Bay, and because Mgr. William Vanderbilt, Executive Assistant and Vanderbilt second-in-command Arthur Ayeiy, and Head Scouter Jim Dall leave Thursday on an eleven day recruiting and contract negotiation world tour, meaning that the event's three biggest non-chef names will effectively be absent for the latter two days of the week.
Ironically, Manager Vanderbilt will have to leave in the middle of "Managers' Thursday", the official day of announcements and meetings from and among Feast Fest's executive/managerial branch. Vanderbilt will open deliberations Thursday with a brief 8 a.m. speech and will then proceed to LAX for a fast plane to Honolulu, first of 30 cities he, Ayeiy, and Dall visit on their World Tour.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Jurrjens Confirms Sit Out of Monday Exhibition Due to Illness, May Also Sit Out Oct. 28 Edelyn Exh.
-Morro Bay, Ca.
-One chef who will be sitting out the second-to-last exhibition before Thanksgiving here in San Luis Obispo County's Morro Bay on Monday, will be Jawroldy Jurrjens.
The 29-year-old, Amsterdam-based Jurrjens was diagnosed Saturday with a case of mononucleosis. Jurrjens said that he was advised to "take it easy" and to not make the 5,558-mile transatlantic, transcontinental trip to Morro Bay.
Mononucleosis is a mild but persnickety disease, and it can take one to two months to recover. A doctor called Jurrjens' case "mild," saying that he "should be able to participate in Feast Fest" come Nov. 22.
However, the sickness is also likely to sideline Jurrjens from the final exhibition of the year, on Sunday, October 28, at Edelyn Cooking Arena in Punta Gorda, Fla.
-One chef who will be sitting out the second-to-last exhibition before Thanksgiving here in San Luis Obispo County's Morro Bay on Monday, will be Jawroldy Jurrjens.
The 29-year-old, Amsterdam-based Jurrjens was diagnosed Saturday with a case of mononucleosis. Jurrjens said that he was advised to "take it easy" and to not make the 5,558-mile transatlantic, transcontinental trip to Morro Bay.
Mononucleosis is a mild but persnickety disease, and it can take one to two months to recover. A doctor called Jurrjens' case "mild," saying that he "should be able to participate in Feast Fest" come Nov. 22.
However, the sickness is also likely to sideline Jurrjens from the final exhibition of the year, on Sunday, October 28, at Edelyn Cooking Arena in Punta Gorda, Fla.
Correction
A post regarding Lindbergh Merrssff being chosen for the 2012 Feast Fest Guest of Honorship may have misleadingly stated where the 76-year-old former Feast Fest fixture lives.
The article said that Merrssff "lives three hours ahead of Feast Fest headquarters on Long Island." The article should have said that Merrssff "lives on Long Island, three hours ahead of Feast Fest headquarters."
Feast Fest is headquartered in California.
The article said that Merrssff "lives three hours ahead of Feast Fest headquarters on Long Island." The article should have said that Merrssff "lives on Long Island, three hours ahead of Feast Fest headquarters."
Feast Fest is headquartered in California.
Caccicci Lowers Offer Minimum
-Rome
-Italian master Armando Caccicci has lowered his minimum Feast Fest offer by $100,000, he announced Saturday.
Caccicci lowered his minimum offer demand from $750,000 to $650,000, in hopes of bolstering talks between he and Feast Fest for a deal to get him in Feast Fest 2013.
Caccicci has had strained relations with FF all offseason long, but he hopes the latest offer descent will bring scouters back to the bargaining table. Caccicci originally refused to accept offers below $850,000; this is the second time he's lowered his minimum amount.
"We appreciate Caccicci's lowering," said Scouter Steve Peckmynall upon hearing the news Saturday. "He seems to finally realize the amount he needs to float down to before we can reasonably undergo constructive, conducive talks, and we thank him for lowering his limits." Peckmynall said that FF wants to offer Caccicci $602,000. "Although this amount of $650,000 is still far above our amount, it brings us closer to a compromise."
Scouters and Caccicci have no date set to meet again, but Peckmynall remarked that "We'll probably meet with each other once again before this year's Feast Fest, and then ramp talks up more in December once it's concluded."
Head Scouter Jim Dall could not be reached for comment Saturday, but Peckmynall called him "appreciative" of Caccicci's actions.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-Italian master Armando Caccicci has lowered his minimum Feast Fest offer by $100,000, he announced Saturday.
Caccicci lowered his minimum offer demand from $750,000 to $650,000, in hopes of bolstering talks between he and Feast Fest for a deal to get him in Feast Fest 2013.
Caccicci has had strained relations with FF all offseason long, but he hopes the latest offer descent will bring scouters back to the bargaining table. Caccicci originally refused to accept offers below $850,000; this is the second time he's lowered his minimum amount.
"We appreciate Caccicci's lowering," said Scouter Steve Peckmynall upon hearing the news Saturday. "He seems to finally realize the amount he needs to float down to before we can reasonably undergo constructive, conducive talks, and we thank him for lowering his limits." Peckmynall said that FF wants to offer Caccicci $602,000. "Although this amount of $650,000 is still far above our amount, it brings us closer to a compromise."
Scouters and Caccicci have no date set to meet again, but Peckmynall remarked that "We'll probably meet with each other once again before this year's Feast Fest, and then ramp talks up more in December once it's concluded."
Head Scouter Jim Dall could not be reached for comment Saturday, but Peckmynall called him "appreciative" of Caccicci's actions.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry