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President's Message November 2005
The November meeting of the Epicurean Club was held on
Monday November 28th at the famous Old Wayside Inn, in Sudbury.
The Wayside Inn is America’s oldest operating inn, first
opening its doors in 1716. It appeared that we had chosen a great
time of year to hold our meeting there, as the inn was beautifully
adorned with many unique Christmas decorations. As it is most
unusual for the ECB to have a meeting at a location that is more
than twice our age, it appropriately added more of a unique flavor
to the evening.
ECB members and guests were treated to a wonderful dinner, beginning
with a rich and creamy New England clam chowder, a perfectly
cooked Prime Rib and a fabulously delicate Apple Crisp. I would
like to thank our Host Chef, Steve Pickford, the Wayside Inn
and its entire staff for presenting an outstanding dinner, as
well as providing fascinating information on the history of the
inn. To top off this outstanding evening, ECB members and guests
also received 1 hour of CEU for attending.
During the business portion of our meeting, we once again opened
the floor to accept nominations for any ECB members who have
an interest in running for office, and this was actually the
final opportunity for members to do so. Please note that there
were no additional nominations; therefore, the floor was closed
and the official slate of officers and board members was then
established. Upon review of the slate, it was noted that all
were running unopposed. With that being said, it would only take
one vote for each candidate to be elected. Therefore, as has
been done in years past when there has been a slate of candidates
running for office unopposed, we held the election during our
business portion of our meeting, with ECB member Ennio Vespa
stepping forward to cast the first ballot. Just a side note to
say that our holding the election at the this meeting saved the
club about $1000 in election costs, including printing costs
for 170 ballots, postage, and accounting fees (outside accounting
firm is usually hired to mail and tabulate the returned ballots).
I would like to congratulate all of our officers and board members
who will be serving our Club for the next two years, and I wish
them all enormous success in 2006 and 2007!
Please note that there will be no meeting in December. Therefore,
I hope to see you all at our first meeting of 2006, which will
be our annual New Food Product Showcase and Fundraiser. This
event will be held on January 30, 2006 (with a snow date of January
31st) at Bayside Expo, starting at 5:00 p.m. All of the proceeds
from this event will go to funding future culinary scholarships,
as well as to help support our 2007 Junior Culinary Team. Because
this is so vital to our club and its mission, please make sure
to mark your calendars to attend and support this special evening.
This event will include a larger than usual food show, and a
new feature: prize winners every 15 minutes! In addition, we
will hold various raffles, as well as a silent auction. In addition,
this meeting will be free for all attendees, as well as open
to anyone
in the foodservice industry. With those points in mind, why not
bring along a few fellow culinarians and introduce them to the
Club? Please note that we will have a less formal dress code
for this meeting, so I invite you to wear your ECB chef jackets,
your company chef jackets, or dress in casual business attire.
Our show Chairs for this year’s event are Jeffrey Barr and
Anthony Graffeo. Please contact them at 781-231-1115 if you would
like to donate prizes for our raffles or for the silent auction,
and I thank you in advance for your support and generosity.
Please note that on Sunday, January 22nd, there will be
a fundraiser hosted by the Costa Fruit and Produce at the Danversport
Yacht Club (in Danvers) to benefit the family of Ed Cardinal,
who passed away suddenly at the age of 49. Ed was a longtime
employee of Costa Fruit and Produce. If you are able to attend
or would like to help out in any way, please contact Sandy Martini
at 617-912-8001. Please see the flyer in this newsletter. The
Club sends its deepest condolences to Ed’s family and will
keep them in our thoughts.
On March 5th, the ECB is planning to host its second Culinary
Hot Food Competition at Boston University. Last year was a great
success with a full field of competitors. For an application,
you can contact Tony Graffeo, CEC, AAC or Rico DiFronzo, CEC,
AAC, or you can visit our website at www.TheEpicureanClubofBoston.com,
from which you can also obtain an application. Also applications
will be in our January newsletter.
I wish you all a fabulous holiday season and a happy and
healthy New Year! I look forward to seeing all at our January
meeting.
Warmest Regards,
Rico DiFronzo, CEC, AAC
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