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Features
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.ltrk tt C!tuli rtti,)rrl arl par trcirl tli'trl ttrts
2J Brass n Pocl<et
l'Os rd,'irrl r,J rL/rit, lal.l-l-l,r',!rir rtorr'rrl /i/i'r!!r.l
l, J{,n Elir.
Saletv Part | :
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Campagna Boy
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li (;.n l:k(.r
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now Love y aTe ny Leaves
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4
Table Talk
Our Doyenre of Dish.loy
l'lercalf€, reporrr frcm lne
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'lala r tryft,rt iirr rIrr.rrlll:,' rr,!rr tr!r!
ffifi! spicy views
Cheflulius Pokomandy on a
rott€n buslness.
Stove-Side Chat
Chef Klaus Fix prcnles BCCA
Wine Cellar .
lohi schrciner of Lission
H lh Xanadu ofwin€.
K{G chefs on-Line
lllchael Nob e, .omputer
.het ind Divid H,wGw.'+
' ofVan..!ver new O,iei
PromotionaFeatures ,:t
ME Scotiab
WS Gault
Distrib
m Armstrong
Cheese Co.
Wm o'Doul's N/A Beer
mP* Let's Pasta
WW lntercorp Excelle
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Cover Story
| 4 n the Company of Chefs
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t.t'1rtrt)ti!1| n n tu drlttItantit,1
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by Laurie
Brt sh Co umbia Chefs
and pride n the pursuit
Assoc at on has encouraged
of cu nary excel ence
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si.ftd lrnethnrq sjnilrr o), tl,e'estlbxt
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cL r r'liel rrned llh Sh:trr rnd s.nl to Ln r. I l lirenl
stil1 r.hci esso.laLio,i h. ic :rll llxrqlil rt {"s r qoo'l
nlea ln,tsanllrdnlitk,r.'li. 10(l.it.Soli{Jlilhinnr
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.rin,,m]. tli{, l,erdn,qol donresti.Lelp.'e,eD tlx,trgh
. n cre .i kirLg rt l)h(cs lile tl,e Hotel'll.or er rnd
iir.diis 2l)0l)00 t,urlc xrad srs lolrDrn.L: r'hxnL
lrLlf ilL tlrt lr (|,{,ged
'litrh, tl,e posifor is lngll rtgaidcd in.lmtur B (l
,l,r ts in(I(ool$ l,deLe.omc nitlr! ltnull hmo,6 irs
I d,-.. | ".t,, ,
,,n.f.rrtilnAl,xe,,ridetle djtleren(e. rroc preparado!
rtth.ptulini,J loel preseltrforr. uldeN0 iDg the
'.'*"t,,lth.l,',, Ji'u r. flr r {r r-
,fan linig of ,1rll;rerrt tlNrns. iro,,,,!.
roLrrn rrl a.rrn.s is rtr)tlinrq less
Tl,e BalC is t,!!d to l,ie seltrxl
foted rtlstsiril,eir ,,ridst.Clre1! vl, rs
lli(.l,&l NoLle, Crrl[,,] Pi( likJ] Brfo
ildn rrtrlUi,llglg L,,ski,, n) rar!( a
lir. Al l,a. r.o ,rLotr th(!(1 rn
alrut oLscsr.c d..h. nlr Lo ...1
l.n.r. h id.Iir.n to drcir dfl1ln id dr.
i,rl,r*n, tlrv, rlr*s i,et btr hrr,,L to
(Lerlteeel$, !if en,,,es l0 liirs n(lal
pretdn,q lor corrFiihor' ol,e $(ll
eert is tLe airlnuN Ohrpl.s, nl,ere
ClLel 'lrh..ted 6 cor(1, tur Telu B.t.
l r eI tl,e ira elled tu F.#lnt. Cer fu,,l
ni 0(tober: lrti(ipltio,, nr ni.l, tresu
gi(fr {,n,,1,enfio,, t,oide r renhil
rrllrLn. p ,,f .r1,,., rf,.,, 1,.^ ,; tl,f
liou F.rr1l.. rlrrr,. rr h rssoL;rtor
art: nell edel,lished tl,e dlutlor ,)l
th. ndl orgrnizrtiorr n' rroll, lL,,l
alt.r ]l1e qiups D thet lof , (,f n,hn,s.
i.t.!ir o11l(]rls gruie,l r rrnilnl)i]t
r$..irlior .l,rrler to tl,, ll(l(l tliit
1]er,ro i th l,rsts,inniirg LLUrl.f
,r1 rhe Barcl Hr n.tiR,i ni 196; ft 1I.
iq. 01rj5. rtiei Norkirg xt tli, (l(t,rqri
L' ?1?is nrl |arrrrkr' B^slin(.
lrotL,l lbr d li,tl,er l2 rtrr
Blt il,e isnni I e l;rll vt r..10 i.rr
rgo ln (r, Tli, a$(riLu.n D. bo:lsts
r lre,,Llirlil, ,)f q)l)nr{mrt.l l0ll
rro, r rlrrrt,L.,arglngn rgciiod 16
nrS;,irtrlir i,l, r,,hn'.,,iLn :,rss..iatl'.
rnd lle n,e,rles It l! o,r. (ii tltr 1) d.n. ol,!rlcc, ,tr!
frolessnnrLrl rssocjrh ors lo, cl ct r, r I cr rls id (iurde.
J trs Lllo,,d,d: trst t,(sill(rrt ol th. llini.Lr!
fecleutior ofCl,e1 ri,d (lrDls d lili.ncfiber ol tle
BCCI , l,a {,tsr rr[ .l,,g.s o.r r]i. reirs nr tl,e lool
senn. niL,rhr: irx h nrgdr ft.l..,dtrl lerels olPl!
li!i,nnl...ognilior'ln th. 1951X...o1$nerefotprr'l
l4 Now/Dcc 2ooo
B(l(l{ d,Nn,qlutd,e l,i,ll,enl{tls of sliilld e*l,t
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,,or rn l,rr rr d ,ire,, l)er of d,e ll(l (l,el Irrn,r.to5
.$o.ixlio..Tl(,4rr,lzlilof beitdr iri l!i6. rr(lits f rerr
4. Put Music On The Menu
'T.he u.. of nu.i, r- Aood for bu"'nc's to"'. Jndr-Jt.rhL.', rrar"r.
I "..1 pur,t.t'"'- Ih rugh n' q cri rlo e qrs
SOCAN grants pclformancc liccn.ts lo ntsic
lsers The Cdnadian Copyrighr Act rcqni.es
rhat rhe pernissjon ot.opyright oivntis bo
obtained betore rir€ pnblic rerto.nince ol
thrir nusic c.n take pla.e.-lhis nrchdes
background music in resra!rahls, Iile
bands ir bars. musi. uscd in .ecep- I
lions, .onventions oI banqncis, and i
r.cordcd music lor dancing
-to nane itrn a lcw.xdhples.
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Ior nore intormalion,
..nrad o.e ol our offices.
Yancower r800'93-S0CAl'{
Edmonlon l-800-5rS0CAN
l6 N-'/De.2ooo
bftship i.clrd.s sev.tul c.lr.]l irrt.rcturs
I!oin B.(1. high v,hools
-l.achcs an a big n l,n]{i or t|cir
students fdture .arc.rs, and dr ., nEN
arts !.alioD js no exccption A $rlTuu
ti'i per.eniage of aclre BCCA m.,nb.rs
lNe been nrlhe.l1idr dr BCCIA for
rnarv )ea s Tlrcse tca.licrs ar. .,,r i ont-
liDe prolcsioDals Tlr.v.J6u1. tlr.t r(
hac egood $,pd of onn,ted rcnrg
people 14ro arL' .x.it.d rbout lArrnig
chel! ud cook," sals Pokonudl
On.e thev rre on tlr road to a career
nr lbod preparLho students dd
nppreriices rre erco!.lged to joiu the
BaICA 16 tuiior nemLem. Tlie iurnor
cliTter is r very jnportdt componcrt oI
oru as$.iadoD," savs KhN l i{, .hannid
of the board. ii began jn 199.1 ro aLlo!
dpprentices to meeL widr experien.ed
,ernbeA 1br bodr education'l purpses
rd crdeer derelopmert. Ve also oller
severul $500 scl'oldships to jlnior nen
bers rt tle appre hcelerl.'
-As iidr ruN caree! De$lr'ldrg is |alu
Ntrle in ihe lood seNice jndusLry 'r'he
BCCA provides ample opportuDitl for
r]rp,eru(ies to leafr dt tlie iarrds oftle
rnrdters. lvlLet I sirted cookifg ir tl,e
'70s, itN$ n,xll) liud to leul tlreticks
of tlr tradr:, b.cu!!. ,rnLollv wd
gurding tlcn sccrets,' rM
^Tr!r
FlrF
neli, se(ordri(e presnle,,t$d memLer
sl,ip c|eir "Bxt jt! e^ di*erent Dos.
Nlostcle* uF quite iilnrg to piss along
Actnononl).rs ot tli. Bcail often
f hv h nnl)o,ta,lt rcb nr taln,g 4! i
tic.s und.r tLcir rings. widr dL. hopl'
il*t ihc iurjor nrenibes will somedav
bcr onr. cxccutivc chcfs.
On. star .hcf$lio has been pd tjcu
1a.1) succ.ssftrl with hjs nicrloring
.fforts is (irni.la chcl of tlie Year
Nli.h:.l.h1. oll)iv,3t lhe luetin tlre
Nletroplital Hotel O e ol our lotcl,er
appreDtices, KsD Cherks, $ill be par-
ticjpatiDg ir dre Bocuse d Or i! Leor,
IraD.e,' sas Noble, rno represented
Cini.h !t 1hc .ompelilion i1ri.e, fir1
nlng sixdl pla.c in 1995. Ai lhaL ljme, lns
$4 the high.st flaccnr.nt c!.r achcred
b) n Cana.Lan. Thls )eaa trc ilL be
r.turinrg to .oa.h Cherlas. I behei€
dr.r.is dontrs on rI ofLN to pui solie
il1nig ba.k nito these programs, says
-"obl. Accompa ing Chelkd is Chef
Christofhcr Nllls, r4ro ras amrdecl dre
1997 A|pr.Dtice of lhe Year holour
rv|ile sorllng , nrlcr Noble's guiduce.
BC(jA nembers de amoDg tlE best
clrfs and cooks in the rcgion, $hi.h
crompa$cs lie Lon€r Nl.mland d1d
t rascr Yallerr Urhile rct er€noDe can
5. spare tl1e tjrne b attend mondrLv fr..t
n,qs, there .re other offortoniti.s t.)
rnirgTe {iil, lelloN crlran piofessnruls.
slcli u the i,f,r.l President's BaL ard
inr one ot tlre ,rrnr locrl cornpehijoDs
hclrl drurlh Flr oler 20 rtdr, the
BC(].{ lns ..tr.lrft.d orrfetitions
arlrie bodi etfnrLnlies nr rrerrben
Ih.. {.nt rtr)t 1'rlv l,elp .lre1s hoF
dr.n skills, tk sene ni.,edte rD d!.!t
n.ss ol tl i, .so. i,rhor ru,d tle prolessior.
Tlnr. is rlv) nrtrnl,er conporeDt ti)
sonr' .ftlL. .,lrt|nnors org.!,ized br
ih. ll(i(:. "Frn ,disn,g 1or (lbhr
stqrs, p, oti.ssrnll deeloprrerrt, xnd
c|xritall. o,gdil4ltiors is r strons
liDis lor!s. sn)s tresilent Id.rLs iD
Allrr l,t'TIiis .dr, {e dolrted $,100
nr(irlira,r n,0r ll C, md $..100 to fie
1]zh.ni(r.s Sltrnh{)lBC Tl,e BCaIA
ollex slcral ilili!1r,t srlr)ln l,ips
ni.luchng those 10! strd..ts sho ue
qoDq fron hj{h sdruol to .,lifun t),1!
qrans dht rlrll Leacl Lo apprntn drt,s,
rD.l lirr essisLarcc lo .li.}s I L, ii i t,rlrllg
their Ccdii.d (ih.f d,, (lrrisirr rurf.
''f).])..ding on tlr Utulnrg r.riLl)le, tre
ollcr 20 to,10 s.i,.hiiiL,s e(lr e[
airlrorite paruersliits pl.i i lxrgil
r1)le ir tl,e BCal{: lirndrusjq el1;rls. tr
SPFerrLer of tl,is e.r the B C Prn
drce Nldlietirq Asso.iatior oqaniz..l
tLe Healfil Cl1el conrftiL.n (lo,md
Dituna in l.ndcm 1th tl(.UC(l. Tl,e
dlmcrras r hLrsc succcss tl,nLs to tl,e
effolLs ol tll. B (] Ch.li As$.irtnnl
ancl rc Iere ablc to donrt. s2,;01)
ton ard crposcs lor dic ch.li attcrdl,rs
die ( lr Lhnarl Olufi.s. rdd s500 tor r.d
a scholx.shif,' slis lirqi Cl .iko, rlo
yer.|e.lled tL. eerrt. Fxuls ,aised
tio,,r a silent rldion tl.t erenn,g rls.r
Lerelted botl, tl,e B.Cl. Crocer So.ieh
o,d tl,e B.C Herrt a,tl Strolre Fou,cl:i
uor ail,e, ko is (,n,1l,le,rt tl,rt ret ear's
dirrrerrlll le eremnrre rcieslil.
Sl)ors{nshif L. tu)st B(l(li .erts
.o,n.s fri,ndiLr lnm th. rs..irte
niernbers. rhcc rnrjllde food senrre
prclesiorals s,rtt rs orrrers. r a,uqers
[ lrlcs (tni]vfltrtnrs ol ilod pxr
".os ard fraNfa{t,n(irs. Tti$. ]reo
ple ar. crLtcmcl iDp.rtrnt t,) t[c
actiitiLr oI the aso.i:1tor. E.fltlrniq
1ro!r Lhe BCCA nagaznc, t lood
doDations aDd nro!eta,' s|odsorslrfs
f,r (orrtitnts qrne tfurr rsyrcinie
tuiLbrrs Tli,,n ntroherre,rt lrtu beerr
|nr)rrl n, olr n,(.css oF, ilre la(.11
!.!i: " s:Ns P.l. in.Lr
'l'ht nr.,( i rk. ,l'r n, rh. r..r
rnd riom.n .I th'll(i(lA. Aid oriJL
art nnie i]rluelcome to bcconc' crr
lnrs,)f tlr $y)cirtidr. It is delinite,
rotjr*t d ol,l l{)s (l,ri)' slAs FnDneli
-Th.r. &, .rn(ntl .,igl,t lirr.le rctrr
rnnb.rs xnd 15 ro 20 ttuinr.nernbeis
ILi grcai lo (. ,nor !.rcn.ion,nig.
lr1ne uilne, .lerl.rper olt|,. U,bdn
Fik restaunlt .olcept hi th. Orer
dLer food Grou!. is also.n.lDfuged
thaL orm a( farli.rpatirg n, the
Cllcls. cooks, ter.hers .onslltr.ts
Qtcre,s. sireries. !ricrobr.$.,n,s ind
srl)|li.r rre all prrt oldL'B(l(lA. Thn
rnl,. d.$ se(tion of ihe hospiLrlit!
itu],Nt^ d.llniteh ,ill n) rle llA.o
'r.lth orgimrtior I' e{ch hds a uriq,r
bldxl .l .,t.ltise .r eTeie!.e tt)
s|:1r. $itl {,tl,er rreDrlers.
OrF $clL ston conics 1_ro,r l uiL..ll,
nli. is, b dxi lhe ni h.uv, {ulnin,r
lniJL.i !itlr:i{RrilCaDxda Last.,ri:
1 .lid r traintrir essnri 1or some oiour
rer erflorcrr al!)rrd tlre trdl Lo
chuichill Ila t.l)!. The., fe.eived
l'lrst |ard hor'1cdgc r[rrt tl,e cl,rT
lenqes ol slicne..li.niq dnd .ooldLg
.diilc coing.l0 rniles ter Lou.long the
ol.l tr:1.1s. rl,i.l, rre prtt roneli !r
ihal ar.i. ini ,.dll. i,.re to be on ou
toes nr dr!1trtr. {if!rkn,g.ondi D."
TLe BC(IA $ill .rnLurDe its ellots to
.uliiate ex.ell.n.. i,r tlie (ulnr|d] .o!r
nurihi lieepnrg tL. .l..rdes old risj{D,
lirt deal.d L! nNr Het/nin. riir 1or
BC Chcls ls.ciitnni rfeetn,gs rre
lrelde€r tlxi.l frda oftl,e rrorrtl,. rt
rnons lotels i!.1 loo{1 s.n nr. .,sirblisli
,rcrts. For Drore nrfonnati,ni. .rll thc
bfurrli o1li(e dt i60.1r;rl8 151i. U
r r' I | "rrr: l
j . : ,,":..,". r1,
Bcall I tliirltl,e 1lL.t tlrnt tlie Camdi-
.r Federntror ol all,ets rnd Cools is
her(lerl lr aimelir'.lnro ill r n.l.,rllr-
ellr lnlluence $oD,er to tou th. l(nrl
.|els rssociations, r]ii.l, l,dt !.1i, f.'
Diih rtterded L) r,er Hrilg ahll.r-
.ntshl.srr ierl)t)irts irt,odncedtn.
.nduil nial ( nloi,Lril nis {,rn olien brnrga
r.fr.sliiner,,rrtl.Dk'sdsli},e
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