Uhaajhaiyjesen to Sit Out Core Skills Runthroughs Friday

- Marina del Rey, Calif.
- Sophomore Danish Feast Fest chef Skarlett Uhaajhaiyjesen, one of 2014's most promising rookies who is looking for yet another strong performance here in Feast Fest 2015, will reportedly sit out core skills runthroughs and practices on Friday.

A reason had not been definitively announced.  More to come.

Stephan Reportedly Agrees to 10-Year Contract

- Marina del Rey, Calif.
- Faced with the possibility of 2015 being his last Feast Fest, Assistant Head Sous-Chef Jan Stephan, the event's fifth most powerful chef, has, according to late word, signed a ten-year contract that, if confirmed, would be the longest-term contract in Feast Fest history.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed pending an official and formal announcement, but a source said that Stephan would make "more than $650,000" per year.

Stephan's current contract had been set to expire December 1, 2015.  The new contract, if confirmed, would ensure Stephan's presence at Feast Fest through Thanksgiving 2025.  Stephan would, by that time, be 47 years old and would have completed his 20th Feast Fest.  Stephan joined Feast Fest along with his brother Andruw in 2006.  The twins were originally signed jointly, but more recently have parted ways contractually.  Andruw signed in 2014 a 3-Thanksgiving, $239,801-per-year contract that expires in April 2017, after Feast Fest 2016.