Correction

A recent article about an emergency landing of the private plane of Jan and Suzy Jenkins said the event happened Tuesday. It should have said that the emergency landing took place Monday.

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Jenkins Safe After Emer Landing

-Los Angeles
-The Jenkins duo of L.A. Wild are safe after an emergency landing of their private plane was successful Tuesday.

Suzy and Jan Jenkins, owners of the company that provides produce for Feast Fest, are based here in Los Angeles but had took time out to visit family in Raleigh, N.C., over the weekend. Their flight back to Los Angeles in time for Feast Fest had a landing gear problem of unknown origin and was forced to land at a private airport near Pomona instead of the intended landing at Los Angeles International. The Jenkins were then bussed to Marina del Rey.

The Jenkins had no injuries and the cause of the malfunction was being investigated Tuesday evening.

Suzy and Jan Jenkins were two of only four people aboard the private business jet; the others were a pilot and a flight engineer.

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Tuesday: Mock Feast Fest Day

-Marina del Rey, Ca.
-All 61 chefs will convene at the Beachview Tuesday for a mock "dress rehearsal" version of Feast Fest. The mock Feast Fest will replicate all the events of this coming Thursday, with only two discrepancies: the mock PrepFest will be 9 am to Noon, whereas the real one will be from 7 am to Noon, and the mock Feast Fest ends at 6 p.m., whereas on Thursday the real thing will end closer to 7.

The Mock Feast Fest is the final chance to reevaluate and make strategical changes and assessments before Thanksgiving. "Tomorrow will be a good way to assess what we can expect and what we may need still to improve on when Thursday comes around," says chef Jim McAllister.

Wednesday will be a mandated day of rest for Feast Fest chefs.

The Mock Feast Fest, unlike the real one, is closed to the public and will not be critiqued and/or scored.

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Jámes Sits Out Sunday New Chefs Premiere, Nabs Open Monday Slot

-Marina del Rey, Ca.
-Recovering from leg surgery, new FF chef Jarólde Jámes missed Sunday's New Chefs Premiere event but it turned out not to be a problem as the Mexican addition this year found an open Monday slot for his trials.

Jámes received a preliminary rating of 84.5. He moved well despite his painful leg.




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Military Tribute Pushed

-Marina del Rey, Ca.
-Executive officials pushed heavily a proposal to begin annual military tributes during Feast Fest starting in 2012.

The proposal would set aside at least fifteen minutes each year for a service honoring military attendees. It would also increase the probability of military teams receiving the Ceremonial Turkey in future years.

The proposal will be voted on in February when executive debate resumes.

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In Final Day of Executive Deliberations, Ticket Pricing Measure Filibustered to Death

-Marina del Rey, Ca.
-The Feast Fest Organization Senate and Executive Board met Saturday for one final day of deliberations before their recess until February 21 begins. A measure that would drastically introduce ticket prices in 2012 and 2013 was first proposed Monday and, with a certain winning vote pending today, a group of four members of the Organization Senate filibustered the measure for seven hours Saturday, killing it off.

Fredrick Small, Amy Brenning, Lois Jenks, and Francoise Mandissois discussed such matters as baseball, the chef body, cranberry sauce, the internet generation, and reality TV in the successful all-afternoon attempt.

At 5 p.m. Saturday the deliberations were adjourned until February. The filibuster prevented the measure from passage in the 50-member Organization Senate, meaning it failed to reach the 10-member Executive Board.

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Jámes Had Surgery Friday, Kept Out of Core Skills Runthroughs

-Marina del Rey, Ca.
-Feast Fest 2011 addition Jarólde Jámes successfully underwent surgery Friday to repair a torn leg muscle but had to be kept out of Core Skills Runthroughs Saturday.

"I just can't walk today," the Mexican-origin chef said Saturday. Doctors who performed the operation said that he should be able to walk effectively, but possibly with mild pain, in Thanksgiving.

"I'll participate through the pain if I must, I don't want to miss my first Feast Fest in any way, shape or form!"

Jámes is likely, though, to miss Sunday's vital New Chefs Orientation, which is necessary for the Head Chefs and other toptier chefs to orient themselves with what the newbies specialize in and can be counted on to deliver during the Big Day. The schedule for Monday and Tuesday is packed, and it will be tough to find an opening for Jámes to take his orientation session if he is still unable to walk normally on Sunday.

"I'll try as hard [as] I can, hopefully I feel better tomorrow."





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