Dear Sister Dames,
Can you believe Thanksgiving is a few weeks away! As we prepare our holiday feasts, let us not forget those who are less fortunate.
Save the date for our Holiday Potluck. Linda Roth has graciously offered her home to us on Sunday, Dec. 16, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please look for more info to come.
Les Dames DC is delighted to partner with the MetroCooking DC Show on December 1 and 2. As an event partner with the region's largest culinary showcase, our logo is found on the MetroCooking DC website and in its marketing materials. Dames also have the opportunity to exhibit or partner with MetroCooking and showcase your business in several ways:
2. Participate in the Gingerbread House Competition where you can go up against other professional pastry chefs and amateur bakers in this inaugural event. Click here to learn about the competition.
If you would like to attend the show and support our sister Dames Amy Brandwein, Carla Hall and Lidia Bastianich, use the special discount code offered to our DC chapter. Receive 15% off the MetroCooking general admission tickets by using promo code: LESDAMES15. Let me know how you will be participating. We will let our members know so they can consider attending and support you at the event.
The password is ldedc2014
Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions or concerns.
Janet Yu
President Les Dames d'Escoffier International, Washington, D.C. Chapter
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SCHOLARSHIP MENTOR FULFILLED!
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LDE-DC is a culinary sponsor of the 2018 Metro Cooking DC that takes place December 1 and 2 at the Washington Convention Center. Come out to support our local Dames! See Amy Brandwein and Carla Hall on the James Beard Cooking Stage! Sample Susan Soorenko's marvelous Moorenko's ice cream in the Grand Tasting Pavilion. Visit Katharine Mardirosian at her 100 Bowls of Soup booth, Maria Kopsidas at Cookology, and Debra Moser at Meatcrafters. Listen to Amy Riolo's presentation during her Taste Talk. See and taste LOTS more!
Get tickets at www.metrocookingdc.com. Use the special discount code offered to our DC chapter. Receive 15% off the MetroCooking general admission tickets by using promo code: LESDAMES15.
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When I first heard the voice during breakfast on the last day of the Seattle LDEI conference, I thought, "how nice, they are using a Patsy Cline recording to announce next year's conference site." But, it wasn't Patsy Cline and it wasn't a recording. It was Sylvia Ganier (Nashville) singing a special invitation to the 2019 LDEI conference to "Crazy." Hear it for yourself by clicking here.
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Najmieh Batmanglij was featured on the cover of the Washington Post food section in the Wednesday, November 7 edition as "the Grande Dame of Iranian Food." It is a well-earned title reflecting Najmieh's dedication to sharing, teaching and writing about the glorious cuisine of her native Iran since 1983 and her widespread influence among the culinary luminaries including Yotem Ottolenghi and Jose Andres. Her latest cookbook "Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes & Kitchen Secrets" (Mage Publishers) is the culmination of three visits over the last three years to her homeland, the first since her exile in 1979, to visit, interview and gather recipes from mostly women across the country.
Johanna Mendelson Forman and Roberta Dyuff (St. Louis) appeared on a panel at the Food and Nutrition Conference Expo of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on October 23rd in DC to discuss "Gastrodiplomacy: The Transformative Power of Food.
Susan Holt celebrated the tenth anniversary of CulinAerie, her cooking school located on 1131 14th Street in D.C., on October 30. Susan and former business partner Susan Watterson opened the school, after years of teaching at L'Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda, to respond to the rapidly expanding interest in avocational cooking, food tv and culinary team-building activities.
Ris LaCoste will be honored by The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington's annual Culinary Arts Visionary Awards dinner on November 14 at RPM Restaurant, 650 K Street, D.C. Ris is one of the most respected, beloved and dedicated chefs working in Washington D.C. today. Her reputation has been built upon her deft abilities to create dishes that are simultaneously familiar and innovative and always absolutely delicious. Her regional American fare has drawn national and local attention and earned her numerous other awards.
Nora Pouillon sold her Nora's restaurant property on Florida Avenue in D.C. to restaurateur Ashok Bajaj.
CiCi Williamson resigned as M.F.K. Fisher Awards Contest chair after 12 years on the job to spend more time with her family. CiCi originated this writing competition in 2006 and has managed it to become extraordinarily successful and prestigious. This year there were 94 entries. She said, "Five months managing the contest takes a lot of time for a volunteer. I enjoyed immensely working with the women who entered our contest every year as well as the stellar judges who donated their expertise and time to choosing our winners." CiCi continues as the editor of the fall and spring LDEI Quarterly magazines.
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On October 31, a handful of Dames and friends gathered at Gunther & Co. in Baltimore to enjoy good food and wine and listen to Stephanie Hersh reminisce about her adventures as Julia Child's personal assistant from 1989 to 2004 (the year Child died). Hosted by Gunther's Director of Operations Nancy Hart Trice, the French-themed dinner was prepared by Executive Chef Jerry Trice. As the elegant meal segued from oysters on the half shell to crème fraîche-spiked pumpkin soup, Hersh told us how she first met Julia Child and then became not just her assistant, but also her friend. More tales of life with Julia accompanied Gunther's savory steak tartare, and by the time the fish-rich bouillabaisse was served, others in the group had begun sharing their personal reminiscences about Julia. As the evening wound down it seemed clear that Julia Child's spirit was with us, raising a glass, perhaps, of the charming 2013 Petit Guiraud Sauternes we were enjoying with a pear clafouti and cardamom ice cream.
Left to right: Ann Stratte, Nancy Hart Trice, Jerry Trice, Diane Neas and Marguerite Thomas
Left to right: Nona Nielsen Parker, Stephanie Hersh and Diane Neas photographed from this past June's "She Called Me Dearie" program.
Les Dames DC hosted a happy hour at Indique in October. Chef K.N. Vinod and the Indique team were generous hosts. The informal event included food demos, delicious cocktails and exotic and spice-infused food. Best of all, we had ample opportunity to network with sister Dames. Member Engagement chair Lori Gardner and Kyle Schmitz, who represents Indique, planned the event.
Front: Gail Forman, Lori Gardner, Eileen Dykes, Laura Kumin
Back: Mel Davis, Chef Vinod, Stacey Adams, Susan Delbert, Aviva Goldfarb, Katharine Mardirosian, Maria Kopsidas, Kyle Schmitz
Barbara Black and Vickie Reh hosted The Wine Table, An Evening of Food and Wine at Black Coffee on Thursday, November 1. The event, attended by 22 lucky diners, was inspired by Vickie's new book, The Wine Table-Recipes and Pairings from Winemakers' Kitchens. The book is an account of Vickie's adventures traveling to visit and cook with eighteen winemakers in France and Italy. Barbara and her Black Coffee staff prepared dishes from the book paired with wines from the corresponding winemakers, showcasing the "eat what the winemaker eats" concept upon which the book is based.
Barbara Black and Vickie Reh
Drew Faulkner attended 2018 Grande Dame Marion Nestle's (NYC) talk from her latest book, Unsavory Truth, at Politics and Prose on Thursday, November 1st.
Katherine Newell Smith, Drew Faulkner and the ever-young-and-vibrant-at-95 Carol Brock, founder of LDEI, during the past president's dinner at the annual conference in Seattle. Carol remains very active in Dames, attending events all over the world and making solid suggestions to improve the organization. She is an absolute delight.
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The purpose of the Collection is to create a place where all of the books and papers written by members of LDEI can be deposited and maintained as a coherent collection. Additionally Dames are encouraged to donate other culinary books in their libraries which will enlarge the collection. The LDEI Collection will include the works by living Dames as well as those who are no longer with us. Donating is easy! The librarian in charge of the collection is Cindy Williams, cindy@southernfood.org. Please contact her in advance of making your donation. Send your books and papers to the Boyd Library, 1609 O.C. Haley Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70113, Attn: LDEI Collection. Please include your name, address, email and phone number. You will receive a letter of thanks and acknowledgement. Your donation is tax deductible.
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CELEBRATE "CARLA HALL'S SOUL FOOD" WITH CARLA!
Enjoy a soulful lunch prepared by students at Ana Mendez University and a presentation by ABC-TV's The Chew co-host Carla Hall about her food philosophy and impetus to write this latest cookbook.
DATE: Friday, November 30
TIME: Noon to 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Ana Mendez University, 514 V Street, NE
PRICE: Dames $25; non-Dames $35( includes a $10 tax-deductible donation to LDE-DC scholarship fund)
RSVP: Click here to purchase your tickets on Eventbrite!
DAMES WHO READ - DAMES ONLY BOOK CLUB DATE: Monday, November 12 TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: the home of Susan Callahan, 10106 Greenock Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20901 PRICE: Free Book Selection: Jell-o Girls, A Family History by Allie Rowbottom. It is available in the public library and for sale at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. (better price at B&N). GLOBAL PIZZA WORKSHOP WITH AMY RIOLO DATE: Wednesday, December 12 TIME: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. PLACE: Pizza University & Culinary Arts Center, 10310 Southard Dr, Beltsville, MD 20705 PRICE: TBA RSVP: More information coming soon THE ZIP CODES OF FOOD: A QUICK HISTORY OF GLOBAL GASTRONOMY WITH CICI WILLIAMSON DATE: Saturday, January 19, 2019 TIME: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. PLACE: Texas Jacks Barbecue, 2761 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201 PRICE: Dames $29; Non-members $39 (includes a $10 tax-deductible donation to LDE-DC scholarship fund). Seating is limited so please book early. To purchase tickets visit www.lesdamesdc.org RSVP: More information coming soon |
Volunteer guest chefs are needed at Community Food Rescue (CFR), a program of Manna Food Center, for its new project beginning this fall at Silver Spring United Methodist Church. The church, located at 8900 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring, MD, has a newly refurbished commercial kitchen. The chefs will direct preparation of donated, perfectly usable but unsalable fresh produce - wilted, misshapen or surplus -- into cooked sauces, soups and stews. These cooked foods go to CFR network organizations that serve meals on-site and rely on donations of prepared food that can be warmed and served since they lack on-site cooking facilities. CFR invites guest chefs to sign up for one or more cooking events, plan a menu, and lead a team of volunteers to create food for our neighbors in need. Cooking sessions are scheduled throughout the fall and winter. If you are interested, please contact Cheryl Kollin, Program Director, Community Food Rescue, at cheryl@communityfoodrescue.org or 240-491-1958.
The First Vino Forum of America
Sunday, November 11-13, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saperavi Festival at the Embassy of Georgia. FREE.
Monday, November 12, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Supra Restaurant, 1205 11th St.,NW, DC.
Tuesday, November 13, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Center for Strategic and International Studies.
DAMES BOOK SIGNING EVENTS
Sunday, November 11, at 7:00 p.m. Buck's Fishing & Camping, 5031 Connecticut Ave NW, DC Dinner with Vickie Reh as she signs her new cookbook, The Wine Table: Recipes and Pairings from Winemakers' Kitchens, (Skyhorse Publishing 2018). Vickie will share some of the details of her experiences visiting and cooking with 18 winemakers in France and Italy, exploring their food and wine cultures and celebrating their understanding of the best dishes to accompany their vineyards' offerings. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3627892
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ENTRE NEWS is published on the first and third Wednesday of each month. It is on hiatus during the month of August. Deadline for HURRAH! and other news is the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Please send a BRIEF paragraph with your professional and personal news that you would like your sister Dames to know about in HURRAH!
HURRAH! is not meant as an advertising opportunity for a cooking class or event, rather it offers a shout out to members for recent accomplishments and honors. Please submit your HURRAH to kns4pr@erols.com in a succinct 75 words of less.
OF INTEREST offers Dames a chance to let their sister chapter members know about events they are involved in that might be of interest to a majority of the membership. Its function is not to promote products, cooking classes, culinary trips, etc., rather to alert members to public programs that might be of professional interest, especially if Dames are featured. We request OF INTEREST entries to be no longer than 150 words. Less is always better.
JOB OPPS can open Dames networks to employment opportunities.
Thank you for you continued interest and participation.
Katherine Newell Smith
Founding Editor, Entre News
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Social Media Connections
Connect with Sister Dames
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 @LesDamesDC
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We need ALL members who have FB, Twitter and Instagram accounts to follow and actively re-tweet our members' tweets to spread the great news about our activities and programs!
Connect with Les Dames d'Escoffier International
Please share news, events and updates. Join the LDEI members-only LinkedIn Group to stay connected with other Dames.
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Join a Committee....
You were invited to join Dames because of your talents and achievements and you promised to be part of our chapter's committee work; so, now it is time to
Get Involved!
Our committees offer the perfect opportunity to get to know your sister Dames, share your skills and to give back to the community through service. Every committee needs dedicated participants. Please contact the committee chairs and offer your time and skills, now.
2018-2019 Committee Chairs
Membership - Dames Who Dine:
Karen Lippold
Membership - Engagement:
Lori Gardner
Grants:
Jessica Botta
Scholarships:
Nona Nielsen Parker
Green Tables:
Susan Lutz
Programs:
Eileen Dykes
Global Culinary Initiatives:
Amy Riolo
Public Relations:
Summer Whitford
summer@foodandwinediva.com
Development:
TBA
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Julia Rutland
Financial Officer
Claire Gill
Communications Officer
Polly Wiedmaier
Directors
Laurie Bell
(Programs)
Karen Lippold
(Dames Who Dine)
Susan Lutz
(Green Tables)
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Please submit your Entre News information in a brief, concise statement to Katherine Newell Smith at kns4pr@erols.com. |
To view the latest approved board meeting minutes, go to www.lesdamesdc.org and
click on the Members Only tab and enter the password. Click on the dropdown menu for LDE-DC Board and you will see a link to the board meeting minutes. During each monthly board meeting, the board approves the previous month's minutes and they are then posted to our website.
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It is easy to find chapter documents and resources, our event archives and past editions of Entre News.
We now have a single password that all Dames must use to access the Members Only section of the website. The password is ldedc2014. Please do not share this password with anyone outside of the Chapter.
If you are having trouble logging into the website please contact our Communications Officer, Polly Wiedmaier, at lesdamesdc.list@gmail.com
Under Member Login, you will see a revised menu where you can find:
- past and current Entre News issues posted under the Entre News Archives tab.
- archives of past chapter activities in the LDE-DC Dame Only Events menu along with upcoming events.
- helpful files including chapter letterhead, name tag template, LDEI logos and tax-exempt certificates under Documents and Forms.
- our chapter's standing rules, bylaws and membership roster under Bylaws, Roster & Minutes.
- A roster of Dames that can be printed out.
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Member Milestones - Share your professional news with Dames in all Chapters in our LDEI Quarterly. Shout, don't whisper, about your accomplishments. We all want a chance to say "Bravo!"
Submit your news to:
The deadline for sending in Member Milestones and Chapter News for the SPRING issue of the LDEI Quarterly is January 10th, 2019.
Archived Quarterly magazines
are available online. If you are not receiving hard copies of Quarterly, please check your online contact information at www.ldei.org If it is correct, please contact Greg Jewell to make sure you are on the mailing list.
PROVIDE DAME'S NAME and CHAPTER. Submit up to 50 words about honors or important business-related activities to appear in the LDEI Quarterly. You may email a quality headshot to accompany your news. Press releases and cookbook covers are not accepted. Entries received after the deadline may appear in a following issue.
Quarterly Guidelines:
Photography/Images-Electronic images must be properly focused, in color with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (TIFF or JPEG). Cell phone photos are acceptable if they meet resolution requirements. Do not send photos taken off the internet or embedded with text in Word files or PDF files. Identify individuals in photos from left to right in the message of your email. Include photo credits, if required. CAPTIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR PUBLICATION. |
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