OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE AT:

SYSCO in Kent with Chef Rob Nathe
-There is LIMITED SPACE at this meeting. Please reserve your seats ASAP.

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Board Meeting: 4-6 PM
Social & Educational Hour: 6-7 PM
Dinner: 6-9 PM

For the social hour there will be plant warehouse tours and a meet & greet with executive staff. There will also be a stand up reception with food stations (cheese, deli, seafood and beverages and some hot appetizers) in their new test kitchen!

Size is limited (approx. 60) and there will be no formal seating.

RAFFLE ITEMS NEEDED: Please bring items for raffle. The proceeds benefit our educational events for the Association members and guests.

NOTICE TO ALL WSCA MEMBERS: Please VOTE online for the BY-LAWS Changes. There are only 2 proposed changes and the voting should take less than 30 seconds. Click Here to Vote

Reservations:

Cost:
$15.00 - Student Members & Seniors
$20.00 - Student Non-Members
$35.00 - WSCA Chef Members
$40.00 - Associate Members & Non-member Guests

For reservations, contact Janet Shaffer:
E-mail: Janet.Shaffer@lwtc.edu
Phone: 206.528.8320

Pay Online with most credit cards thru Paypal:
Student Members & Seniors - $15:
Student Non-Members - $20:
 
WSCA Members - $35:
Associate & Non-member Guests - $40:

ADDRESS:
Sysco Food Services of Seattle
22820 54th Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
(206) 622 - 2261  Telephone

DIRECTIONS:
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Welcome to the WSCA Meetings page! Join the WSCA today and start attending our monthly meetings. Each meeting includes dinner and a social/educational hour. These dinner meetings are a great chance to connect with culinary professionals of the Puget Sound region while enjoying amazing food. WSCA meetings are also a good way to learn how to earn national certification.

The Washington State Chefs Association is an educational culinary-community association and a chapter of the American Culinary Federation with contacts to:

  • The Restaurant Association
  • Women Chefs
  • Chaine de Rotisseurs
  • The Escoffier Society and Women's Escoffier Society
  • Senior and Retired Chefs
  • R&D Chefs
  • Christian Camping Cooks
  • Brokers - Purveyors of fine food and culinary equipment
  • Junior and Apprenticeship members

Associate Members: If you wish to showcase your products through educational presentation or product tasting at our monthly meetings, please contact Brian Date at briandate@hotmail.com.

In the left column you will find information about our next meeting with details on the time, location and educational segment.

You can also PAY ONLINE for WSCA Meetings through Paypal Payments. Future meetings are listed below and are subject to change. Thanks for visiting!

HOST A MEETING:

If you're interested in hosting a dinner / meeting (usually the 2nd Monday of the month), please contact Brian Date at:
briandate@hotmail.com

VENDOR SPACES AVAILABLE:

For Vendor Space at our meetings to showcase your products, contact Brian Date.

Join the ACF Washington State Chefs Association Today! Meetings have special discounts for WSCA members. View detailed info on membership benefits and how to sign-up here.


MEETING EDUCATIONAL SEGMENT

We are looking for purveyors, growers, brokers and/or distributors who would be willing to make an educational and informational presentation to members of the Washington State Chefs’ Association at one of our monthly meetings.

Meetings are attended by area chefs, cooks, culinary students and associate members on the second Monday of the month at various locations in the Seattle metro area.  A presentation should be 45 minutes to 1 hour in length and we will ask lots of questions (we will also buy you dinner).

If you would be willing to address our group of 60 or so interested culinarians, please contact Steve Lammers.


FUTURE MEETINGS:

2008 Meetings

June 9, 2008 - Doubletree Seatac (Precon 09 Western Conference) - Chef Fry

July 2008 - No meeting

August 11, 2008- Western Bellevue - Board Meeting Only

September 15, 2008 - Gordy's Steakhouse & BBQ in Tukwila

October 13, 2008 - South Seattle Community College
Educational Segment: Wine and Wine Making Seminar with representatives from some of the best!

November 10, 2008 - Open

December 8, 2008  - Safeco Field - Chef Tamas Ronyai

January 12, 2009 - Edgewater Hotel - Seattle


PAST MEETINGS:

Presidents Award Dinner at the Broadmoore Golf Club - March 2008

We had an exciting night and a fun, creative and great dinner at the Broadmoore Golf Club, the site of our Presidents Award Dinner.

Congratulations Janet Shaffer on being named Chef of the Year for 2007. View more details at the Chef of the Year page.

For more details and pics on the Presidents Award Dinner in March 2008 including info on the Purveyor of the Year Award and the ACF 2008 Award Nominees, visit the webpage.


Sea-Tac DoubleTree - January 2008

Many thanks to the chef and staff of the Sea-Tac Doubletree for hosting a wonderful dinner meeting.


Safeco Field Diamond Club - December 2007

We had a great December meeting at the Safeco Field Diamond Club hosted by Chef Tamas Ronyai. It was a true gastronomic treat and event! To say the meal was superb and our organizations’ meal of the year is an understatement!   The educational segment was a tour of the field and facilities. Our thanks go out to Chef Ronyai and his fine crew.

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