-Marina del Rey, Calif.
-Feast Fest officials on the Executive Board, Organization Senate, and in other high ranking positions are urging the Scouting Department to hold their horses on a one-year, $510,081 offer for Rina Shelstinnia, which Shelstinnia was rumored to be willing to accept Tuesday.
Executive Assistant Martin Berger said Feast Fest wanted to "feel out [the] atmosphere" among chefs before giving scouters the go-ahead to sign the British maven, who would be signing with Feast Fest for the third time following separate stints in 2006 and 2012 that were rocked by controversy.
Shelstinnia was fired after a 2006 performance in which she only spent 2:16 on the kitchen floor, well below the minimum requirement of 4 hours 30 minutes. Shelstinnia only earned 6 NCA points that year. In 2012, Shelstinnia returned for a 24-point performance and spent 4:37 on the floor, but was still perceived poorly by fellow chefs. Peter Dumas said she was lazy and had to be dragged onto the floor to begin preparations. "She's talented," Dumas said. "But she has a terrible work ethic. I think other chefs will be apprehensive about rehiring her yet again. Enough heads rolled when she rejoined in 2012."
FF Wire Service
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