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WINTER 2018 U A L N N C A O N I F E E D R L E N 7 1 C 0 E 2 Newport Beach CALIFORNIA DREAMING: Experiencing California Cuisine Farm to Table A N U L C N U A L O A N N C A O N I N F E I F E E D E D R R L L E E N 7 N 7 1 1 C C 0 0 E E 2 2 NewportNewport BeacBeachh CALIFORNIA DREAMING: ExperiencingCALIFORNIA California CuisineDREAMING: Farm to Table ExperiencingCONFERENCE California Cuisine Farm COVERAGE to Table ISSUE U A L N N C A O N I F E E D R L E N 7 1 C 0 E 2 Newport Beach CALIFORNIA DREAMING: Experiencing California Cuisine Farm to Table On the cover: Los Angeles/Orange County Chapter Dames: Caro- line Smile, Patty Mitchell (orange jacket), Angela Pettera (behind her), Alison Ashton, Janet Burgess, Trina Kaye, Marje Bennetts, Peg Rahn, Zov Kara- mardian, Hayley Nuygen, Anita Lau, Cathy Thomas. Right: Founder Carol Brock at The Newport Dunes Beach Party; Newly installed LDEI President Hayley Matson-Mathes with husband Mike Mathes; Lidia Bastianich, winner of the 2017 Grande Dame Award. The bountiful presentation from LDEI Part- ner Melissa’s was presented at A Taste of SoCal. FROM THE EDITOR ‘California Dreaming’ Conference WINTER 2 O18 Rides a Wave of Success! “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt IN THIS ISSUE If you missed LDEI’s memorable, 2017 “California Dreaming” Conference in Newport Beach, this issue pro- vides a complete recap from the inspiring Keynote address FEATURES by Sherry Yard (LA/OC) to the final Grande Dame Award presentation hon- 6 Preconference Tours oring the incomparable Lidia Bastian- ich (NY) for a lifetime of outstanding 9 Opening Reception professional achievement. The host chapter Los Angeles/Orange County presented the festive, special 10 Chapter Leadership Forum event A Taste of SoCal in memory of Phyllis Ann Marshall (page 37) to Brock Circle & A Taste of SoCal 11 raise money for a scholarship fund set up in her name. Phyllis Ann, a longtime LA/OC member, passed away in 12 Keynote Address August and had been active in organizing the Conference. Read about the fabulous preconference tours and nine re- 13 Sessions ports on the stellar educational sessions covering a variety of topics from building a well-funded future and running 20 Partners' Luncheon your chapter like a business to unlocking the mysteries of international ingredients and how to embrace life’s next 23 Green Tables chapter. You’ll find coverage on Green Tables and the Global Culinary Initiative, and also an exciting invitation Les Dames en Blanc from London Dames Sue Carter, Anne Dolamore, Jacqui 25 Pickles, and Fiona Richmond to join them on a spring sojourn through Scotland, London, and the Cotswolds. 26 Grande Dame Award Dinner Meet the winners of the Legacy Awards and our presti- gious Partners and their products. Which reminds me, a 36 Edible London dull knife won’t cut nearly as effectively as a sharp one, of course. Like the precision-forged Wüsthof-Trident knives DEPARTMENTS displayed at Conference this year (page 21), it’s also im- portant to sharpen your professional skills. Take a page from the Brock Circle members (page 11) 38 Chapter News who are advancing LDEI’s fiscal health and growth, and invest in your own professional development by attending 34 Member Milestones the Seattle Conference in mid October (see back cover). It promises to be a unique convergence of networking, aca- 39 Submission Guidelines demics, and fun. The leadership skills, new ideas, solutions to challenges, and resources you’ll acquire will be the best return on your investment and, in turn, will advance your chapter’s and LDEI’s mission.—Susan Fuller Slack, Editor, Winter Quarterly 2 Les Dames d’Escoffier International PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 2018 LDEI BOARD OF DIRECTORS The mission of the LDEI Board is to Sharing a Calabash: the Essence of Aloha. foster the growth and success of the organization by supporting the development of new and existing chapters I am honored to serve as your LDEI Presi- and by implementing program initiatives. dent. Thank you for your confidence. We have It provides leadership, guidance, a great organization with committed Dames education, connectivity, and effective focusing on our LDEI mission. Immediately communication among LDEI members. following our Newport Beach Conference, I President started reaching out to chapter presidents to HAYLEY MATSON-MATHES learn how LDEI can better serve all of YOU. Owner/Culinary Consultant 2333 Kapiolani Boulevard #3516 This outreach includes my November travel Honolulu, HI 96826 to the Seattle Chapter to discuss strategic (808) 941-9088 | [email protected] planning for the LDEI October 11-14, 2018 First Vice President Conference. ANN STRATTE Lobster and Lox LLC To help frame my outreach conversations, 100 Severn Avenue, #506 Carol Brock suggested I share my remarks Annapolis, MD 21403-2622 from the Newport Beach Conference. (410) 903-2682 | [email protected] ALOHA! Aloha in Hawaii means hello, Second Vice President BEV SHAFFER goodbye, and welcome. Aloha means more in Owner/COOK.WRITE.TRAVEL.REPEAT. the Hawaiian tradition. It is the sharing of your Culinary Consultant | Recipe Development heart, breath, and spirit with one another. A R&D | Food & Travel Writer Hawaiian saying translates, “To show you have 3433 Blake Road Seville, OH 44273 aloha is from your actions.” I believe that is what (330) 441-2706 this organization [email protected] is all about. Third Vice President While I was not KATHY GOLD President/Executive Chef born in Hawaii, The Cooking Company/ I grew up on In The Kitchen Cooking School tion so special and why I a Midwestern 10 Mechanic Street family farm/ admire our chapters. I ask Haddonfield, NJ 08033 you not only to elevate the (609) 206-4511 | [email protected] ranch. Our Secretary family lived the next generation, but to also support one another. Come DEBORAH MINTCHEFF reality of gath- Cookbook Editor/Writer/Certified Life Coach ering, planting, together for a common 129 East 69th Street purpose! New York, NY 10021-5041 nurturing, (202) 879-0383 | [email protected] and—if the One of the things I enjoy in Hawaii is hula and the Treasurer weather was in SHARON OLSON our favor—harvesting a crop. The most impor- beautiful music that accom- Culinary Visions Panel tant thing was sharing with the community. The panies it. A Hawaiian saying translates, “let the 445 W. Erie Street, Suite 107 singer select the song.” We all dance to our own Chicago, IL 60654 example set by my parents and immigrant grand- (312) 280-4573 | [email protected] parents (our family farm is fourth generation and rhythm. As Dames, we are definitely diverse and it is our diversity that unites us and makes our Chapter Board Liaisons 100 years old) was always to give back. That is JULIE CHERNOFF something I treasure in my heart and carry with organization so amazing. Dining Editor, Make it Better Media 200 Burnham Place me every day. I am grateful I had the opportunity When I speak with you or visit your chapter over the upcoming months, please share your Evanston, IL 60202 to be surrounded by the food we harvested and to (847) 902-6741 | [email protected] insights. I ask you to stand behind our LDEI assist my mother in canning and preserving. BETH VLASICH PAV Hawaii is where my roots are planted and it has Board and help us help you as we collectively Owner/Chef, Cooking by Design, LLC been home for the past 17 years. It is described elevate the next generation. I will give my 5606 Stage Stop Circle whole heart to make this a very special year. Austin, TX 78738 as a melting pot of cultures, people, and foods (512) 431-8751 | [email protected] brought to the islands. That food is gathered We look forward to serving you. Mahalo to Stacy Zeigler for sharing her leadership this DREW FAULKNER into a calabash or bowl with the intent to share Culinary Instructor around the table. A calabash also applies to a past year and to Carol Brock for her vision in 7407 Honeywell Lane founding this organization. Bethesda, MD 20814-1019 family with no familial connection. LDEI is a Home/Office 301-986-8540 | drewcooks@ calabash family as we are not related by blood, ALOHA! mac.com but we do share a special bond. That bond means Immediate Past President we can call upon one another with questions or STACY ZEIGLER Director of Sales, Bold Catering & Design concerns. As Grande Dame Lidia Bastianich 2160 Niles Place NE expressed, it is important to “have one another’s Atlanta, GA 30324 backs.” This organization is comprised of friends I (678) 938-3196 | [email protected] have known for decades; professional women who Executive Director I hold in the highest regard. Hayley Matson-Mathes GREG JEWELL President, Les Dames d’Escoffier President, AEC Management Resources As Dames, we are sowing the seeds for the next P.O. Box 4961 generation. That is what makes this organiza- International Louisville, KY 40204 (502) 456-1851 x1 | [email protected] WINTER QUARTERLY 2017 3 U A L N N C A O CONFERENCE N COVERAGE ISSUE I F E E D R L E N 7 1 C 0 E 2 Newport Beach CALIFORNIA DREAMING: Experiencing California Cuisine Farm to Table A N U L C N U A L O A N N C A O N I N F E I F E E D E D R R L L E E N 7 N 7 1 1 C C 0 0 E E 2 2 NewportNewport BeacBeachh CALIFORNIA DREAMING: ExperiencingCALIFORNIA California CuisineDREAMING: Farm to Table ThankExperiencing California Cuisine You Farm to Table U A L We would likeN Nto thank C all who A O N were involvedI in the planningF of a E E D wonderfully successful conference.R L E The beautiful Southern CaliforniaN 7 1 C weather0 made for a glorious E weekend2 of education and fun for visiting Dames.