Jámes has surgery date moved up

-Los Angeles
-Jarólde Jámes has announced that he has moved up a surgery date to repair an injured foot from Nov. 20 to Nov. 15.

The move increases the likelihood he will be able to participate in FF, as he originally feared surgery recovery would bench him.




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Monde & Son Monde Place 1st, 2nd in NCA's Best Canadian

-New York
-Former FF chef Marc Monde and his son, current FF chef Aleck Monde, have finished back to back in first and second place, respectively, for the NCA's "Best Canadian Chef of 2011" honor.

Marc Monde has won this award before in 2002, when he was an FF chef, and in 2009, by the time he had left Feast Fest. His son Aleck racks up his first career NCA award podium here.

Marc Monde has also won NCA's best French in 1999 and 2007, and placed fifth in the running for the 2011 version of that award, losing out to fellow FFer Alue-Charlote Ste-Germaine Melling.

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Correction

The "Week in Feast Fest" entry for Friday, Nov. 11-Thursday, Nov. 17 was erroneously not released until late Friday night. It should have been released early Friday morning.

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The Week in Feast Fest: Friday, November 11, 2011 - Thursday, November 17, 2011

Important Feast Fest dates this week:

Friday, 11/11 - Veterans Day Honoring America Feast Fest Preview

Saturday, 11/12 - No unique activities scheduled

Sunday, 11/13 - FINAL DAY TO ORDER TICKETS FOR FEAST FEST 2011

Monday, 11/14 - NCA 2011 Award Releases Continue

Tuesday, 11/15 - Brianna Galen-Ames set to appear at meetings in M.D.R.

Wednesday, 11/16 - No unique activities scheduled

Thursday, 11/17 - Feast Fest chefs set to attend the L.A. C.O.C. Tree Lighting Ceremony

Birthdays!
11/13 - Jim McAllister (39)

Next WiFF - Friday, November 18, 2011 - Thursday, November 24, 2011

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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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