Surf ’n’ Turf: The Realities of Sustainable Meat & Seafood from Industry Experts
A Panel Discussion and Buffet

Thursday, July 23, 2009, 6 - 9pm
Acme Chop House

It seems “everyone” - chefs, foodies, consumers, educators, legislators - is asking questions about finding “correct” sustainable products. Many of us may not understand the complexities involved in selecting sustainable products or have the best information to make informed purchasing decisions. Join us for an evening where four industry professionals will give us their definite opinions and rationals of food-systems sustainability.




Join other SFPFS Members for a meal in a local restaurant!
ESTATES – A Sunday Brunch in Sonoma Wine Country

400 W. Spain, Sonoma, CA
June 28, 2009
10:30 am
$35 SFPFS Members and Guests - Register online for free at: https://www.acteva.com/go/sfpfs




SFPFS Networking Opportunity

Join Fellow San Francisco Food Society Members
For an Evening of Casual Networking


Monday, June 15, 2009
6-8 pm

E’ Tutto Qua
270 Columbus Ave @ Broadway
SF, CA
415.989.1002

For more information and to RSVP, please sign in to our online networking site, sfpfs1.ning.com


 


SAVE THE DATE

August 22, 2009
Summer Time and the Living is Easy

Home town b'bque, good eats, casual dress, music and good fun...

3:00-7:00 at the
Orchard Heritage Park Museum

surrounded by a working Blenheim apricot orchard, in beautiful Sunnyale!
570 E. Remington Drive
Sunnyvale, Ca. 94087
Plenty of parking

more details to come soon...save the date!



2009 Annual General Meeting







Lucie Buchbinder Memorial Scholarship


To honor the life and work of Lucie Buchbinder, cofounder of the Bread Project and a respected board member of SFPFS, we offer an annual scholarship to culinary students who participate in community service work as they pursue their food careers. With this grant, we extend the legacy of Lucie’s invaluable contributions as a community leader.

The deadline for this year's scholarship is Friday, March 13, 2009

Application Form (Word Doc)

To contribute, contact Community Giving Chair, Nancy Kux at
650
-342-6265 or kuxca@sbcglobal.net



From Our Markets

By Lesley Stiles

SFPFS Member Lesley Stiles writes the e-newsletter for the Contra Costa Certified Farmers’ Markets. Here is her latest installment:

We have arrived at the time of the year again that could be quite crazy and stressful, if we choose that, but luckily for us we have our year round farmers' market in Walnut Creek to alleviate some of the holiday madness. Just the action of strolling through the market every Sunday can melt away troubles to be replaced with blissful winter fruit and vegetable purchasing. It feels good to consume and support local produce. There are also so many holiday gifts to be found at the market that you could forgo the mall entirely as I do. Jams, sauces, baked goods, honey and all the citrus and hard fruits have staying power in a basket and are welcome sights over hard, smelly, imported plastics. You can also go to our website and download recipes for these incredibly desired gifts of seasonal foods.



Recipe: Risotto with Butternut Squash and Cremini




 

 

Tasting SIG Event: Vanilla Ice Cream
by Laurie Gauguin
group photos by John Wiest



In the spirit of summertime, on June 10 the Tasting SIG did a blind tasting of premium vanilla ice creams. After enjoying a potluck dinner, members were eager to sample the nine ice creams selected by SIG organizer Rosemary Mark who meticulously portioned out trays of samples before the evening kicked off.

Hard to Say, Easy to Enjoy
The Wine SIG Tastes Gewürztraminer

By Jill Silverman Hough
Photograph by Rodger Helwig

It was a wonderful twist of fate that May 17 was unseasonably warm in San Francisco. That’s the day the SFPFS Wine SIG met at Victoria Green’s cool city condo for a blind tasting of Gewürztraminer (guh-VURTZ-trah-mee-ner), one of the world’s most enjoyable warm-weather wines.


First Master Class a Sweet Success

by Kara Nielsen
photos by Kelly Burgoyne


Michael Recchiuti, master chocolatier and owner of Michael Recchiuti Confections, led twenty-four pastry-loving members and guests in an exploration of new techniques, recipes and methods to kick off our official SFPFS Master Class series. To combat the excessive heat, Michael's wife, Jacky, greeted us with an intriguing cold drink made with raspberries, radishes and a lemongrass "foam." We knew we were in for an innovative and palate-expanding afternoon!


Community Services Selects Worthy Nonprofits for 2009

Each year the Community Services Committee selects a group of nonprofit organizations that will benefit from its fundraising efforts. This year’s committee, with the blessing of the Board, will direct its focus on Food Runners, CHEFS, Urban Tilth and a Scholarship to a DVC ( Diablo Valley College) student in the Culinary Arts program.


SFPFS Cooking SIG Meeting: April 14, 2009
Topic: Intellectual Property; Protecting your Crown Jewels

By Joyce Sigman

Today’s “jewels” are your company’s intellectual property – know-how, branding, documentation and coding. These are the life blood of a knowledge-based company. Unprotected, they can easily vanish and take with them the hard-earned value of your company. It can happen without you even knowing it.


SFPFS East Bay Regional Networking Event
By Richard Chapman

East Bay Food Society members had a hot time Wednesday, March 18, drinking wine, tasting olive oils and watching a fascinating movie at C’era Una Volta in Alameda. The group included current and future Food Society presidents, chefs and pastry people, industry insiders and old friends. Chef Rudy Duran and his business partner Cheryl Principato were wonderful hosts.

Say Cheese!
The Tasting SIG Does Cheddar
By Jill Silverman Hough

Do you like it sharp? Aged? Creamy? Raw? And what exactly is “cheddaring”? These are just some of the questions the Tasting SIG attempted to answer about Cheddar Cheese on a recent rainy February evening at Rosemary Mark’s Walnut Creek home.


Arriba Argentina!
$8 Viognier Delights Wine SIG

Article and photos by Rodger Helwig

An inexpensive Viognier from Alamos Vineyards in Mendoza, Argentina, was the surprise discovery at the SFPFS Wine SIG's recent tasting of Rhone white varietals, held high in the Oakland hills at the home of Frankie Whitman.


The Enduring Relevance of M.F.K. Fisher Event
by Ellen Johnson
photos by Kelly Burgoyne
Bubbly Bellinis in hand, forty guests and four panelists joined together at the Urban Tavern to discuss the enduring relevance of M.F.K Fisher. We deconstructed this inventor of a genre and unfiltered communicator whose hyper-criticality, we came to discover, extended from herself to anyone in her domain.


 


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Become a member of the San Francisco Professional Food Society





This month’s Member’s Profile is of longtime member, Weezie Mott, who was awarded the First SFPFS Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award is given based upon the following criteria: being a member of SFPFS at least 10 years, excelling in the field, possessing mentoring qualities, sharing with the culinary world and ongoing dedication to SFPFS.



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To donate by check, email admin@sfpfs.com



NING is a social networking website that allows members to share news, ask each other questions, and generally get to know one another better!

Current NING news:

~ Kelly Burgoyne uploaded samples of her food photography

~ Ann Segerstrom received 18 responses to her request for cookbooks for the SFPFS community service group cookbook sale.


Letters of thanks from 2008 Community Giving Beneficiaries


Minutes from the SFPFS Board Meeting, May 2009

SFPFS Board Meeting Agenda, May 2009

SFPFS Board Report Form, May 2009

SFPFS Board Report. May 2009

SFPFS Sponsorship Report. May 2009

New Strategic Plan for SFPFS

Six years after our organization's last strategic plan, we're pleased to announce a new one that will guide us through the next three years. Our goal for the coming period is strictly internal and inspired very much by the feedback we have received from you: to enhance the value of the SFPFS to its members. We hope you'll read it and be as excited as we are. The only way we can pull off this new effort is with your help.


Operations Manager
San Francisco

Demo Specialist
San Francisco


Product Demonstrator
Around Bay Area


Chef Instructor, College
East Bay


Head Pastry Baker

Production Manager
Oakland

Pastry Instructor






 

           
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