Middle Tennessee Chapter of the American Culinary Federation

April 19 th 2010 Chapter Meeting: 6:00pm
Host: Yazoo Brewing Company
910 Division St.
Nashville, TN 37203

5:30 PM Arrival, Sign-in and Informal Gathering

6:00 PM Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance: Chef Willie Jemison
Invocation: Chef Rick Kahre
Culinarians Code: Chef Rick Kahre
Welcome: Thank Host Yazoo Brewery - “Neil McCormick“

Introduce: New Members / Guest Introductions:

6:10 PM Chapter Business and Reports
**Minutes, Chapter Secretary - Chef Kim Ingram- Motion and Second
**Treasurers Report, Chef Rick Kahre - Motion and Second
6:15 PM Special Events: Gary Rawson – Golf Tournament Update
Secondary School Contest Update: Chef Kimberly Davis
Medical Mission Appeal for Chef Assistance
Good and Welfare co-chair: Chef Nancy Campbell

5 minutes for Farmers Market – Farm Fresh Auction – Anthony Cherry

6:20 PM Open Nominations for Board Officers’ / 2 Year Terms Beginning September 2010
Chapter Elections: The general elections for chapter officers will be held at this meeting. Please make sure that your Chapter dues are paid so your vote can be counted. These elections determine who will be running our Chapter from September 2010 until September 2012 (just before the world ends).

Presidental Nominees:	V-Presidential Nominees:	Secretary Nominees:	Treasurer Nominees:	Srgt-at-Arms Nominees:
Mike Osborne CEC	Elaine Taubin CEC Paul Jensen CEC, CCA, AAC	Kim Ingram Nancy Campbell Tammy Sandlin	Mark Rubin CEC Melissa Linkenhoker	Darrell Breaux Rick Kahre

Read Duties From By Laws: Chef Mike Osborne

6:30 PM Introduction of the Educational Portion: Chef Robert Siegel
Yazoo Brewery – “The Making of Beer – The Boutique Beer
Business” Followed by a tour of the Yazoo Brewery “Neil McCormick“

7:15 PM ACFCulinary Announcements: Chef Mike Osborne
South East Regional – Birmingham, Al (24-26 April 2010) Sheraton Hotel

Next Meeting: May 17 th at: The Manchester ~ Coffee County Conference Center
Bus Sign-Up Sheet – At Registration Desk or Email Mike: “thechef@charter.net”

7:20 PM Raffle (To benefit MTC-ACF Flower Fund) – Chef Rick Kahre

7:30 PM “Cooking with Yazoo Beer Contest”

Meeting Adjourned – to Contest

Recipe Contest with Yazoo Beer
Entree/App...$200 prize Dessert... $200 prize

Create an original recipe in either category using Yazoo Beer (Pale Ale or Dos Perros)
We will provide the judges and a bunch of hungry chefs, Yazoo will provide the beer.

We had a number of great entries into the Yazoo Contest.
1st Place $200.00 in the Entree division is Angie Smith from the Art Institute - with her Carne Asada on Handmade Corn Tortillas and topped with Fresh Goat Cheese. A tip of the hat to Lisa Ramsey with her Beer Pulled Pork, Mike Osborne with his Beer Bangers and Mash, Rick Kahre with his Beer Pot Roast, and Mark Rubin and Claudette Patterson with their Sweet Hot Beer Wings.

In the Dessert portion, we had a split win - tied for 1st Place - $100.00 each - Rick Kahre with his Beer Enhanced Lemon Pound Cake and Kristain Morgan for his Black Cow Root Beer Float with Beer Flavored Ice Cream.
Other dessert entrants were Nancy Campbell with her Beer And Walnut Crunch Cake, Nashville State Community College with their Beer Ice Cream, Cathrine Harp with her Choc Beer Cake with Raspberry Sauce, Kimberly Davis with her Beer Carrot Cake, and Chris Shores with the Beer Apricot Strudle .

Special Thanks to Nancy Vinneau, restaurant reviewer for the Tennessean and Neil McCormick of Yazoo Brewery for acting as Judges in the Recipe Contest.





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