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Next Meeting
Houston Chapter of the
Texas Chefs Association
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Crown Plaza Houston West
14703 Park Row
Houston, Texas 77079
Host-Chef Fredrick Brown
281-558-5580
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"Congratulations" On behalf of ACF/TCA & Rice University, Mark Ferrante, Executive Chef, The Powder Horn Country Club Resort, 23 Country Club Lane, Wyoming 82801 passed the ACF Practical Exam Certification level, CEC, May 23/09, Site location; Rice University. Former TCA Member. We thank you! Site location, Olivia Waldron, CSC; Kyle Hardwick, CEC, South Servery, Rice University Adam Marshall, CEC; ACF/TCA Houston Education & Certification Chair 2009-11 ACF/TCA Examiners are: Ernst Gruch, CMC, AAC ACF/TCA State President, 2007-09 Dallas, TX Lester Binnick, CEC, Executive Chef, Bayou Country Club, Houston, TX Roger Elkhouri, CEC, Executive Chef, North Servery, Rice University Guest & Observer; Reginald Malone, Lufkin; Daniel Williams, Houston; Terry Savoy, Rice University, Chef Williams guest chef friend Houston; family candidate examinee Chef Ferrante Forecast schedule ACF Practical exam date; September 5/09, two candidates; Terry Savoy & Reginald Malone for CEC level. ACF/TCA Examiners are: Steve Mannion, CEC,CEPC; Tom Ciapi, CEC, CCE, AAC (both Austin) and Kris Jakobs, CEC (Houston) We Thank you everyone support, hardwork and teamwork! Chef Ben |
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Houston Country Club is accepting applications for enthusiastic and professional culinary staff. Applicants must be a graduate of a reputed culinary program and have at least 3 years of experience at a fine dining restaurant, club or hotel. Strong work ethic, a passion for cooking, a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and grow are some of the key requirements for these positions.
Houston Country Club, ranked as the number three full service
private country club in the country in a 2006 Platinum Clubs survey, is a prestigious family orientated full service country club established in 1908,
with 1,300 members representing in excess of $14 million gross dollar volume of which $6.3 million is attributed to food and beverage sales.
Dining facilities include three ala Carte dining rooms, a seasonal poolside restaurant, a ballroom seating 400, several additional elegantly appointed private party rooms and a wine cellar. The Club has a high volume banquet operation andcan accommodate events up to 1200 guests.
How to Apply
• Send a letter of interest and a copy of your resume (past employment will be verified)
Email: Lisanne@houstoncc.com Fax: 713 463 1318
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From: chef carmen scott
Phone: 396-827-0597
E-mail: carmen2free@yahoo.com
Message:
CarmenScott
Po box 8669 woodland, Texas 77378
(936) 827-0597 or (405) 361-4303
Carmen2free@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE: PROFESSIONAL CHEF POSITION, RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT
MISSION STATEMENT: SERVING PEOPLE WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND A SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE
EDUCATION: ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN CULINARY ARTS
RELATED COURSE WORK:
CHEF MANAGEMENT
NUTRITION
ADVANCED GARDE MANGER
MENU AND FACILITIES PLANNING
PURCHASING, RECEIVING, AND STOCK ROOM MANAGEMENT
ADVANCED BAKERIES AND PASTRIES
CULINARY SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT
STOCKS, SOUPS, AND SAUCES
RESTAURANT LABORATORY- DINING ROOM SERVICE
RESTAURANT LABORATORY- A LA CARTE KITCHEN
INDUSTRY INTERNSHIP
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ETHICS
COLLEGE MATH
CLASSICAL AND INTERNATIONAL CUISINES
BUSINESS CONCEPTS
KITCHEN AND BASIC SKILLS
INTO TO CULINARY ARTS
PSYCHOLOGY
CERTIFICATIONS: C.C., SERVE SAFE, ACF MEMBER CHAPTER 32
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY- DATES 06/20/2008- PRESENT
PREVIOUS CATERING AND BAKERIES
EXECUTIVE CHEF-
PLAN MENUS
BOOK EVENTS
MANAGE EMPLOYEES CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS, CULINARY SKILLS
PURCHASES, SCHEDULES, BANK DEPOSITS ETC
CHEF DI DO-MANI DATES 8/6/2006-MARCH 13/2008
CHEF ASSISTANT
PREP RESTAURANT STATIONS, GRILL, SAUTE, PASTRIES, SALAD, EXPO LINE
EXECUTED RECIPES
See Displays and watch the results of the 2009
Ben E. Keith Houston Food Show Competition!
Click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/houstonchefs
TEXAS CHEFS ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON CHAPTER
320 Kitty Hawk Rd
Suite 103
Universal City, TX 78148
www.texchef.net
www.houstonchefs.org
2009 ACF/TCA Houston Chapter Practical Exam Certification Schedules
Application Due Date Mail Postmark ACF/TCA Houston Practical Exam Dates
December 10/08 January 10, 2009
January 7, 2009 March 7, 2009
March 15, 2009 May 16, 2009
March 22, 2009 May 23, 2009
NO EXAMS SCHEDULE FOR June, July and August, 2009
July 3, 2009 September 5, 2009 Last Exam Schedule
NO EXAMS SCHEDULE FOR October, November and December, 2009
ABOVE EXAM DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
EXAM TIME SCHEDULE AND LOCATION CALL;
BEN FONBUENA, JR., CEC, CCE, AAC AT 832-372-8195
Call or email for application form, bm_fonbuenajr@yahoo.com or chef@rice.edu
TEXAS CHEFS ASSOCIATION
HOUSTON CHAPTER
320 Kitty Hawk Rd
Suite 103
Universal City, TX 78148
www.texchef.net
www.houstonchefs.org
ACF Approved Practical Exam Site, Rice University, Houston, TX
2009 ACF/TCA Houston Chapter Practical Exam Application Registration Form
PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLE
ACF Member Last/First Name____________________________________________________
ACF Membership Number_______________________________________________________
Complete Address/Phone________________________________________________________
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Practical Exam Date_____________________________________________
ACF Level of Certification, Please Circle: CC CSC CCC CEC CCE CCA CWPC CEPC
Application fees $325 with ACF Cancellation fee $100.00 Total Amount $425.00 payable to Texas Chefs Association Houston Chapter,
ATTN: Ben Fonbuena, Jr., CEC, CCE, AAC mail certify to Rice University, Housing & Dining, MS-750, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005
Email: chef@rice.edu or bm_fonbuenajr@yahoo.com
Question and answer call: (W)713-348-2903 (F)713-348-5289 ( C ) 832-372-8195
Application must be postmark prior due date schedules. Incomplete application form without payment is invalid.
Complete application will be process, confirm notification and coordination at the ACF National office by Exam Administrator.
ACF Cancellation Policy
Candidate Print Name: I, ______________________________________________ is responsible to notify the ACF Exam Administrator
site two weeks prior exam date to cancel. Failure to comply, fees will not be reimburse. After the candidate taken the exam cancellation
fee $100.00 will be reimburse within 30 days.
Candidate Signature/Date________________________________________________
Justifications for ACF/TCA Houston Chapter Practical Exam Fees 2009
1. Itemize $425.00 fees are:
a. $75.00 each ACF Examiners are reimbursement for their travel expense on gas etc.
b. Cost for three examiners, $225.00
c. Balance $100.00; ACF Administrative fee for a member is $50.00 (Non-Member $100.00) and remain balance
use for mailing cost the complete forms to ACF National office, examiners/guest refreshment (Pastry/Beverage juice/water)
and supplies expenses etc.
d. Considerations, site approved have to purchase and provide candidate equipments as require by ACF approved site.
Some equipment’s (smallwares/cookwares), it gets missing, mistakenly taken, broken due to wear/tear or loss etc.
Site has to replace the equipment loss. Chapter should support the host site in accordance with the ACF Practical Exam
certifications manual, same as culinary competitions.
e. Lots of factors to put into prospective with regards about operational cost of certifications educational program.
f. ACF Cancellation fee $100.00 reimburse after candidate taken the exam.
g. Balance Zero
h. Bottom Line: Global Economics, mail stamps fee going up every year, schedule up for 2009.
Ben Fonbuena, Jr., CEC, CCE, AAC
ACF Practical Exam Administrator/Examiner 2003-Present
ACF Accreditation Evaluator, 1998-Present
Executive Chef, Culinary Educator
Rice University, 1997-Present
Housing & Dining, MS-750
6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005
W: 713-348-2903
F: 713-348-5289
C: 832-372-8195
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Nature's Pharmacy is Amazing!
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...
and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.
A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red.
Research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.
Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and
research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums.
Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex.
We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.
Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength.
Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet,
the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female –
they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week,
it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. How profound is this?
It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit.
There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods.
(modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).
Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and
increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.
Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries
Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and
actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.
Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all
of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working
companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.
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JOB OPENINGS AND CHEFS LOOKING:
Will you send this out please? This is an immediate need position.
Thanks
Leslie Bartosh
Position Title: | Instructor / Culinary Arts (TDCJ) |
| Instructor / Culinary Arts (TDCJ) |
| Full Time |
| Faculty |
| Recruiting Range: Technical Programs/Steps 1-6: $51,018 - $59,144 |
| Culinary Arts |
| Responsible for teaching the TDCJ Culinary Arts / Food Production classes, and meeting and maintaining all applicable timelines for class instruction and reporting. |
| * Minimum of A.A. degree in Culinary Arts
* Must be a self starter and self motivated
* Must be able to maintain a good, professional working relationship with others; specifically the TDCJ Kitchen Captain at assigned unit
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Working knowledge of industry standards in culinary arts
* 5 years teaching or work experience in culinary arts
* Security sensitive position; must pass criminal background check |
| * Work experience at TDCJ preferred |
| 08-22-2008 |
| Open Until Filled |
| For specific information about the Culinary Arts program or this job posting, contact the Dean of Technical Programs at 281.756.5602, or via e-mail at jbethscheider@alvincollege.edu |
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Please Check New Job Openings!!!
http://houstonchefs.org/jobopenings.aspx__
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The ROCC Culinary and Hospitality Team
Charles M. Carroll, Executive Chef
Joe Bendy, General Manager
Maria Canlas, Executive Chef’s Assistant
Chef John Folse
Chef Peter Timmons
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Chef Santa paid a visit to the Shriners Hospitals in Houston and Galveston. We wish to thank the hospitals for letting the Houston Chapter of the Texas Chefs Association/American Culinary Federation for letting us give toys to the children this holiday season!!!. Wednesday, December 5, 2007.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 TCA – Houston Chapter & Professional Chefs Association of Houston
Show Site: Reliant Park, Houston, TX
Photos below:
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Photos from The First Annual Glazier ACF Sanctioned Food Competition
Congratulations to the first place winners Raymond Nicasio and Matt Weber!! 
Congratulations to the third place winner Paul Williams!!!
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BEN E KEITH 2007 Competition Photos
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