-Marina del Rey, Ca.
-Another in a stream of former chefs looking to rejoin Feast Fest has popped up with positive preliminary negotiations with FF for 2013, Scouter Roderick Auld-Asmee said Monday.
John Kelley, an All-American culinary master from Denver, was a member of the Feast Fest team from 1999 to 2004, and resigned in front of Feast Fest 2005 when contract negotiations failed. Kelley also negotiated with FF in July 2006 and February 2010, but nothing could materialize.
The mixture in the bowl finally was right, though, as Auld-Asmee said his team of scouters "could come to an agreement with Mr. Kelley as early as Friday."
Currently, it is rumored that the deal will be for Kelley to sign for 2013 on a seventh-line-of-power slot for $303,455, though those figures could change before an official announcement is made.
"Wicked excited about the potential to be a part of the Feast Fest team yet again, starting Thanksgiving 2013," Kelley wrote in an email.
Negotiations with Kelley will break Tuesday but will resume Wednesday.
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