The Ozarks’ Culinarian #260 1 March, 2013 The Ozarks’ Culinarian March 2013—Newsletter #260 College of the Ozarks takes 2nd at State “Second in state and bronze medal! Our team beat out the team from the Cordon Bleu with a high scoring bronze medal . The Chefs de Cuisine of St. Louis team, who has won by default for close to 20 years, won the honors of State champs with a silver medal. The Spring- field/Branson team of College of the Ozarks scored high in the skills poron, as well as technique and flavor. Thank you for the support from the chapter.” Congratulaons to the students, and to the chef-coaches who assisted them! Your efforts have truly paid off. L to R – Captain Joy Hunt, Lindsey Whitener, Hadassah Hirscher, Hannah Burke, Darina Jutras Congratulaons Taste of Elegance Winners Thank you for everyone who competed at the 2013 Taste of Elegance in March. It is always such a great event to parcipate in and our chapter always has such a good showing. Congratulaons to the winners: Chef Johnathon Allen from the Aviary Cafe and Creperie for First Place, Chef Cory Jefferson from the Cook’s Kele for Second Place, Chef Kevin Mueller from Twin Oaks Country Club for Third Place, and Chef Christopher Freeman from the College of the Ozarks for People’s Choice. Kevin Mueller, CC, Compeon Chair David Leong Receives Congressional Recognition for Service in Military and Community Representative Billy Long honored David Leong in a speech at the House of Representatives this March, for his lifelong service of his country and city. David is famous in this area for creating “Springfield-style” Cashew Chicken (see “Leongs’, p. 2). He also served in the Army during WWII, participating in several theaters, including the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach. David is currently retired, and enjoying a family that is firmly rooted in the foodservice industry. Congratulations are in order for this outstanding recognition of a lifetime of service.
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The Ozarks’ Culinarian #260 1 March, 2013
The Ozarks’ Culinarian
March 2013—Newsletter #260
College of the Ozarks takes 2nd at State
“Second in state and bronze medal!
Our team beat out the team from the Cordon Bleu with a high scoring bronze medal . The Chefs de Cuisine of St. Louis team, who has won by default for close to 20 years, won the honors of State champs with a silver medal. The Spring-field/Branson team of College of the Ozarks scored high in the skills portion, as well as technique and flavor. Thank you for the support from the chapter.”
Congratulations to the students, and to the chef-coaches who assisted them! Your efforts have truly paid off.
L to R – Captain Joy Hunt, Lindsey Whitener, Hadassah Hirscher, Hannah Burke,
Darina Jutras
Congratulations Taste of Elegance Winners
Thank you for everyone who competed at the 2013 Taste of Elegance in March. It is always such a great event to participate in and our chapter always has such a good showing. Congratulations to the winners: Chef Johnathon Allen from the Aviary Cafe and Creperie for First Place, Chef Cory Jefferson from the Cook’s Kettle for Second Place, Chef Kevin Mueller from Twin Oaks Country Club for Third Place, and Chef Christopher Freeman from the College of the Ozarks for People’s Choice.
Kevin Mueller, CC, Competition Chair
David Leong Receives Congressional
Recognition for Service in Military and
Community
Representative Billy Long honored David Leong in a
speech at the House of Representatives this March,
for his lifelong service of his country and city. David
is famous in this area for creating “Springfield-style”
Cashew Chicken (see “Leongs’, p. 2). He also served
in the Army during WWII, participating in several
theaters, including the D-Day invasion at Omaha
Beach. David is currently retired, and enjoying a family that is firmly rooted in the foodservice industry.
Congratulations are in order for this outstanding recognition of a lifetime of service.
The event will be held Monday, Apr. 15, at Millwood Golf and Racquet Club, with registration beginning at 11am. Events will include the golf tournament, as well as a canned food drive benefitting the Ozarks Food Harvest (and the Kids’ Café program), a silent auction, and an awards dinner. We need more golfers and volunteers! This event provides us with many of the benefits of membership in our local chapter. These include contributions made to student programs, the Kids’ Café, ACF Chef and Child Foundation, ACF Emergency Dis-aster Relief Fund, certification assistance, and membership fees for those chefs with perfect attendance. As you can see, our golf tournament is vital to the chapter’s efforts to serve chil-dren, our fellow chefs, and our community as a whole!
Registration is now available via PayPal from our chapter website, at http://www.acfspringfieldbranson.com/golf/ For additional information, please contact Paul Trout ([email protected], 417-447-8165) or Steve Oshita ([email protected], 417-693-1115). Prizes will be awarded for flights A and B, for longest drive, longest putt, and closest to the pin. Costs are:
Hole Sponsorship and 2-person Team: $400
Hole Sponsorship: $150
Cost per Player: $125 (includes Lunch, Beverage, Goodie Bag)
Mulligan tickets, 2 to a person: $10
Donated Prizes and Gift Certificates: To Be Raffled Off
On the Certification Trail
College of the Ozarks chefs James Braddock and Alden Griffus have certified at the
levels of CEC and CSC, respectively. Chefs Kevin Mueller, Nathan Frazo, and Jason
Wike are preparing to take their practical exams for CSC and CEC in Kansas City in
March. Chef Brian Romano has renewed his CEC, and is a written exam away from his
CCA. Chefs Marty Lowry and David Rice have passed the
written exam for CCC, and are practicing for the practical. And
Chef Scott Horned has begun preparation for his CEC.
Great work, everyone!
Springfield/Branson Chefs’ Assoc.
PO Box 225
Ridgedale, MO 65739
Calendar Updates and Reminders
Golf tournament will be April 15, not April 22
Regional Conference is in Little Rock, AR April 29 &
30, and May 1
May meeting at Elfindale will be May 20, not May 27
June meeting will be June 24 at Leong’s Asian Diner
Many Thanks to our Sponsors!!
Professional or Allied members who wish to advertise
In the newsletter or on the website should contact Marty