Welcome

It has been a very rewarding year with a strong commitment from our professional members and good attendance at our events.

Our membership drive has been successful and we are very pleased with the enthusiasm of our new members. We now have 77 members of whom 28 are professional. We lost nine members who did not renew their membership for various reasons.

I am an associate member of the Canadian Culinary Foundation Edmonton Branch which enables me to stay in touch with the culinary scene in Edmonton. The membership allows me to email and recruit new culinary talent in the Edmonton area.

I am now the President of the Canadian Culinary Fund and we are now a registered Society in the province of Alberta. We currently have an application before the Canadian Revenue agency to obtain charitable status. Our purpose is to provide scholarships and bursaries for scholastic achievement and to educate the public about the culinary arts.

High School Culinary Challenge 2010

Congratulations to Jasper Place Senior High School winners of the Third CCF Edmonton High School Culinary Challenge. Paul Kane High School was second and Skill Centre Edmonton Public School Board came third. Thirteen Edmonton and area high schools competed on February 6th, 2010 at NAIT. Once again, teams of three students were required to prepare a three course meal for six in three hours. On March 3rd, 2010 over 300 guests attended the Awards lunch at the Shaw Conference Centre. The competitors spent the morning in the SCC kitchen working with the staff preparing the same menu the students used for the competition.

All thirty nine competitors had the opportunity to apply for a scholarship. We were able award two this year and the recipients were Shannon McNanny and Neesa Loewen.

We have begun the process for 2011 and we are looking forward to expanding the program

We have had six events this year and a seventh will take place on November 6th, which will be at NAIT.

The quality of the food was excellent and the wine selections were superb.

Functions

Venue	Date	Attendance	Cost
Fantasyland Hotel	February 7, 2010	71	$170
Sawmill Restaurant Group	April 23, 2010	47	$170
The Hardware Grill	June 6, 2010	76	$170
Laurie Anfindsen`s Home	August 8, 2010	81	$130
The Post Hotel, Lake Lousie	October 1, 2010	43	$135
The Post Hotel, Lake Lousie	October 2, 2010	54	$187
NAIT	November 6, 2010	53	$170

Scholarships

We are giving four scholarships to NAIT culinary arts students annually valued at $500.00 each. This includes $1000.00 provided by our Bailliage and $1000.00 as a match from the National Bailliage.

Two scholarships were awarded on the basis of academic achievement in the final year and their excellence in the preparation and presentation of food. The other two scholarships were awarded to first year students in the culinary Arts program on the basis of their outstanding academic achievement as well as demonstrating financial need.

We also provided $500.00 to a scholarship program sponsored by the Canadian Culinary Foundation, Edmonton High School Challenge. This was also matched by the National Bailliage

Young Commis Competition

We held a very successful Commis Competition at NAIT on April 10, 2010. The committee was made up of Michael Brown, Simon Smotkowicz, Hans Voegelli, Blair Lebsack and Peter Graham. We had six competitors and our winner Lindsey Porter from the Fantasyland she will compete in Vancouver on October 22, 2010.

Best Dish Award

The 2011 “best dish” award went to the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. The dish was Butter Poached Nova Scotia Lobster with Fennel galette, pickled rémoulade, and a house grown microcress Lobster cracker.

Executive

My hard working executive is as follows:

Vice-Chancellier Argentier	Dan Esplen
Vice-Conseillier Gastronomique	Hans Voegeli
Vice-Conseillier Culinaire	Michael Brown
Vice-Conseillier Eschason	Wade Britnell
Vice-Charge de Presse	Ray Baril
Vice-Charge de Mission	Anne Anfindsen
Vice-Charge de Mission	Jack Slobodan
Vice-Charge de Mission	Simon Smotkowicz
Bailli Regional Honoraire	Susan Green

We have completed a review of our By Laws and our Web Page has been improved and updated.

We purchased a commercial stainless steel barbecue for $1000.00.

Member News and Accomplishments

Cyrilles Koppert owner of the Urban Diner and the Manor Café will be opening another Urban Diner on the South Side.

Emmanuel David is the new executive chef of The Matrix.

Patrice Fortin is the new owner of Papa George´s in Jasper, Alberta.

Patrick Turcot was transferred from JPL to the Fairmont in Phoenix , Arizona.

Marty and Shirley Larson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

Ilario Re retired as General Manager of the Edmonton Petroleum Club

It has been an honour to serve as Bailli of Alberta Nord Edmonton and I have enjoyed my fifth year of office.

I would like to extend my appreciation to all members of the Bailliage for their support and especially to my executive for their dedication to the Bailliage, and many thanks go to our professional members who have hosted dinners this past year.

Peter Graham
Bailli
Alberta Nord Edmonton