Dear Sister Dames,
For those of you celebrating Yom Kippur, "G'mar Chatima Tova".
As we welcome the autumn season, we think of all of the fall fruits and vegetables being picked and harvested. I am sure many of you are ready to make your holiday pies, cakes and delicious specialties. That brings to mind that we would like to help introduce some of our Dame talents, by organizing a Dames Showcase in November. If you have a specialty product or business, restaurant , catering, special packaged items, baked goods or cookbooks, the Showcase would be a great opportunity to introduce yourself and your products. Please contact Eileen Dykes at Eileendykes@gmail.com if you are interested in participating. If we get enough participants, then the Showcase will go on.
I am happy to announce that Les Dames DC is a culinary partner with this year's Metro Cooking DC that takes place Dec. 1- 2. Look for more info to come on how you can take part.
Our Autumn General Membership Meeting and dinner will be held at Hollywood East Café, Monday, Oct. 1, at 6:15 p.m. Remember, the bylaws require you to attend one meeting every calendar year, so please make time for this very important evening. It's a great time to meet your sister Dames and get the scoop on what's going on. If you are unable to make it, please send a proxy. Details to follow with agenda and registration info.
It is not too late to register for the 2018 LDEI Annual Conference "Gray Skies, Bright Ideas" which will be held in Seattle October 11-14 at the Renaissance Hotel Seattle Downtown. Conference is a great place to get a better understanding of LDEI and meet Dames from all over the World. Early registration has ended, see LDEI.Org for more info. Please let me know if you are planning to attend and if you would like to share a room. We might be able to find you a roommate.
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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DATE: Monday, October 1
PLACE: Hollywood East Café, 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902
TIMES: Board Meeting: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Registration: 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. with light appetizers
Meeting: 6:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Dinner: 8:00 p.m.
PRICE: Meeting is FREE; Dinner is $35/person (all inclusive of menu below, glass of wine, taxes and gratuity)
RSVP: Click here to sign up for the meeting (free) and/or dinner on Eventbrite!
PROXY: Attendance, in person, at one general membership meeting per year is a requirement of membership. If you cannot attend the Autumn meeting, you may ask an attending Dame to serve as your proxy. You will find your proxy form at www.lesdamesdc.org or by clicking here. Please email or send the completed proxy form to Robin Kurtzman at (kurtzman4@comcast.net) BEFORE the meeting. Instructions are on the form.
DIRECTIONS: Ample free parking is available near the restaurant in the Wheaton Westfield shopping mall. The restaurant entrance is closest to door #12. For the metro, exit at Wheaton Station, and it is about an 8 minute walk from Reedie Drive to Wheaton Mall.
MENU
Appetizers
Shrimp Dumplings in XO Sauce
Jalapeno Garlic Pumpkin
Crystal Vegetable Dumpling
Entrees
Sautéed Seafood with Ginger & Scallion
Seasonal Asian Melon with Oyster Mushroom
Black Pepper Steak
Crispy Sesame Eggplant
Young Chow Chicken Fried Rice
Long Life Vermicelli with Roast Pork
Steamed Rice
Dessert
Sesame Ball with Bean Paste
Hot Tea
A complimentary glass of wine during the reception and another with dinner. A cash bar is available for additional beverages.
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SCHOLARSHIP MENTOR NEEDED
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Michelin Stars to Dames!
Maru Valdez's and business partner Chef Ryan Ratino's Bresca, in Logan Circle, received its first Michelin star. *
Polly Wiedmaier's and Chef Robert Wiedmaier's restaurant, Siren by Robert Wiedmaier, at The Darcy hotel in DC, earned its first star in the famous restaurant-rating book, the Michelin Red Guide. *
*The honors were announced on September 13.
The Michelin Guide is the oldest European hotel and restaurant reference guide that awards up to three stars for excellence. It was originally published in 1900 by the Michelin brothers, Édouard and André, to boost auto tire sales and offer useful information to motorists. In 1926, they decided to provide professional reviews of restaurants giving a star to worthy establishments. Only in 1931 was a hierarchy of 0-3 stars created and in 1936 the criteria for the three star awards were published.
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For the past decade or so we have held a summer potluck just to give Dames a chance to see each other over the summer, to catch up in a relaxed setting and, perhaps, to show off some of their culinary prowess. The first few were held at Jodi Lehr's home in Potomac and continued at other Dames homes over the years. This year, Susan Soorenko graciously hosted us at the National Park Seminary Condominiums in Silver Spring, MD on July 19.
L to R: Sheilah Kaufman, Sheila Crye, Claudia Kousoulas, Susan Wallace, Ann Banville and Paula Jacobson.
L to R: Laura Kumin, Susan Barocas and Vickie Reh holding her book The Wine Table: Recipes and Pairings from Winemakers' Kitchens
L to R: Tambra Raye Stevenson holding Wanda and Janet Yu
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EXPLORING VIETNAMESE FOOD - EDEN CENTER CULINARY WALKING TOUR - SOLD OUT!
Join us for a docent-led culinary tour and tasting of the foods of Vietnam. The Eden Center is Northern Virginia's premier Asian center comprising approximately 120 stores. The Center is the heart and soul of the Vietnamese-American Community for the entire East Coast.
DATE: Saturday, September 22
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Eden Center, 6751 Wilson Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22044
PRICE: Dames: $45.00; Non-members $55.00 (includes a $10.00 tax-exempt donation for LDEI scholarships)
REGISTRATION: Click here to purchase your tickets on Eventbrite!
Reservation or cancellation deadline Tuesday, September 18
DAMES WHO READ - DAMES ONLY BOOK CLUB
DATE: Monday, September 24
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: At the home of Gail Forman, 19213 Lloyd Road, Potomac, MD 20854.
PRICE: FREE. Host provides refreshments.
BOOK SELECTION: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See. We will taste pu'er tea complimented by Chinese snacks. As a bonus, author Lisa See will chat about her writing with us via Skype during the evening.
MOORENKO'S ICE CREAM FACTORY TOUR AND TASTING
Tour Moorenko's ice cream factory, help make ice cream, learn about the process and the industry and take home a pint! If you haven't yet tried Susan's ice cream, you need to join her and learn how she got started in this industry.
DATE: Sunday, October 7, 2018 TIME: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. PLACE: 8810 Brookville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. This is at the factory, not at the store PRICE: $25 Dames, $35 non-members (includes a $10 tax-exempt donation to LDEI Scholarships) REGISTRATION: Click here to purchase your tickets on Eventbrite!
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October 1, The Next Big Bite at the New York Law School, 185 Broadway in New York City from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. LDE-New York invites you to its fourth annual trend-watching event. This year, culinary experts will examine "What We Will Cook, Eat, Drink and Crave in 2019."Click here for Save the Date flyer. The evening will be festive and informative, with opportunities to network and enjoy great food and drink. The chapter has arranged a special discount for out-of-town attendees at the Duane Street Hotel in Manhattan. An invitation will follow with ticketing details. This is typically a sold-out event. In addition, web streaming capabilities will be available for LDEI members who would like to view The Next Big Bite individually, or to chapters to host events that night to stream the event. Consider following the lead of our Kentucky chapter that is throwing a cocktail party at a local hotel for members to view the live-streaming altogether. Last year's The Next Big Bite was hosted by former Food & Wine Editor Dana Cowin, with panelists including Melissa Clark and Padma Lakshmi. This year's speakers will be announced shortly.
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.
November 1 to 3, 2018, Smithsonian Food History Weekend, National Museum of American History, 13th & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Don't miss three days of culinary history, cooking, and conversations! Get your tickets to the Gala, a fundraiser for the museum's American Food History project, featuring the presentation of the 2018 Julia Child Award to chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, co-chefs and owners of Los Angeles' Border Grill. Chef Bobby Flay will emcee a most memorable evening. For complete details, click here: http://americanhistory.si.edu/events/food-history-weekend
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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 WINTER issue of the LDEI Quarterly is November 4, 2018.
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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