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Volume14Issueno.52,Winter2018Publisher:ACFKonaKohalaChefsAssociation

Editor:JeanHull,CCE,AACContributors:FernGavelek

ACFKonaKohalaChapterwebsite:http://konakohalachefs.org.

MISSIONSTATEMENT:TheACFKonaKohalaChapterChefsAssociationareindustryleaderscommittedtoculinaryenrichmentsthroughprofessionaldevelopmentandsupportingeducationinourcommunity.

RETURNOFTHENEWSLETTER

IthasbeentwoyearssincethelastnewsletterandIfeltcompelledtobeginitagaintokeepourmembersandmanyvolunteers,chefs,cooks,purveyorsandfriendsuptodatewiththisincrediblysuccessfulandsupportive

chapter.

ACFPRESIDENT’SBALL

OurannualACFKKCAPresident’sBallwasheldattheMaiGrillbyAllenHessonThursday,February1,2018.ChefHesspreparedanawesomemenuenjoyedby30guests.

PresidentClaytonArakawa,CEC,awardedthefollowing:

VolunteeroftheYear:ToniWhite

President’sMedallion:JeanHull,CCE,AAC

President’sMedallion:PattiKimball

VolunteeroftheYear:KellyDrysdale

President’sMedallion:ChefAllenHess

MemberoftheYear:NancyGinter-Miller

ElevenculinarystudentsandtheirinstructorsenjoyingtheeveningfestivitiesatMaiGrill.

NEWACFKKCABOARDBoardBallottobevotedoninMarch.Boardmembersreceive12continuingeducationcreditstowardscertification.ContactPattiKimballifinterestedinanyofthepositions.Youneedtobeamemberofourchaptertoqualify.Boardmeetingswillbequarterlyandmembershipmeetingseveryothermonth.

PotentialSlateofOfficers2018-2019President;ClaytonArakawa,CEC

VicePresident:HubertDesMarais,MichelleGomez

Treasurer:SandyCaldwellSecretary:DanielSampson

Certification:PaulHeerleinCCE,CCCCorrespondingSecretary:KerstinPfeifferBoardMembers:JeanHull,CCE,AAC

JeanMarcHeim,PeterAbarcar,CC

EntertainmentbySonnyLim Grammy-nominatedSlackkeyguitarist • PARTICIPANTSINCLUDE:

LavaLavaBeachClubSanseiSeafood,Steakhouse&

SushiBar Roy'sWaikoloaBar&GrillMaiGrille-WaikoloaBeach

ResortGolfTheKoaTable

A-Bay'sIslandGrill DaylightMindCoffeeCompany-

Queen’sMarketplaceHawaiianOla-OlaBrewCompany

KonaWineMarket Savory&DessertStationsby Hawai’iCommunityCollege

PalamanuiCulinaryArtsProgram andLemonadeStationby

KonawaenaHighSchoolCulinaryArtsProgram

• Event to Benefit the Culinary Arts Program at Hawai’i Community

College Palamanui • SilentAuctiontoBenefitthe

CoordinatorCulinaryArts,PaulHeerlein,CCE,CCE,withStudentCulinarianoftheYear:TaylorNeufeld,HCC-Palamanui

• ACF"Chef&Child"NutritionProgram

• $45 per person in advance - $50 at the door

• Wine Scrip $7 each - Beer/Cider Scrip $5

• TICKETSAVAILABLEAT • Maui Divers Jewelry in Kings'

Shops, Waikoloa Resort • Kona Wine Market

• The Spoon Shop, Kaloko Industrial area

• Kona Coffee & Tea, Kailua Kona

• (cash/check only)

or order on-line (credit card) at www.KonaKohalaChefs.org

Visit KingsShops.com or call 808 886-8811 for more

information

ACFKKCA LUNCHEON MEETINGS MARCH, MAY, JULY, SEPTEMBER

AND NOVEMBER (@Palamanui)

ACFKKCA BOARD MEETINGS JANUARY, APRIL, JULY,

NOVEMBER (@Palamanui)

Christmas with the Chefs

December2,2017,weheldour29thannualscholarshipbenefithostedbytheAmericanCulinaryFederation,KonaKohalaChefsAssociation,“ChristmaswiththeChefs.”ThispremierholidaypartyfortheislandofHawai’iwillcelebrateits30thyearonDecember1,2018.

Theproceedsaredirectedtowards

Hawai’iCommunityCollege-PalamanuiCulinaryArtsStudentScholarshipAwardsandforACFchaptermembersEducationalScholarships.Three$2000scholarshipsareawardedforsecondyearstudents,three$2000scholarshipsareawardedtoincomingstudents,andthree$2000scholarshipsareawardedtostudentseligiblefrombothclasses.ForChefsandCooks$500isavailable/yearforcontinuingeducationsupport.

“ChristmaswiththeChefs”originatedasChristmasatHulihe’e30yearsagoonDecember1,1989.JeanHull,EventFounder,presentedtheconceptofshowcasingtheculinarytalentsoftheKona-Kohalachefs,complimentedbyfinewinesandKonacoffeeasabenefit.ItwastobeacoordinatefundraiserforHulihe`ePalace,theCulinaryArtsprogramatHawaiiCommunityCollege-WestHawai`iandtheKona-KohalaChefsAssociation.Shepresentedthis‘formula’onApril4,1989totheACFKona-KohalaChefsAssociationandtoHulihe`ePalace.ItwasreceivedwithmuchAloha.

Thisyear,theorganizingcommittee,underKellyDrysdale’sleadership,isplanningaveryspecialholidaypartytocelebratethe30thanniversaryofthescholarshipbenefitonDecember1,2018.Staytuned…….

SuzanneBearth,ourmember,whohascontributedfor29years