This document summarizes the agenda for the September meeting of the Georgia Restaurant Association. The meeting was to be held on September 28, 2010 from 2:30-5:00 pm at the Ansley Golf Club. The agenda included welcome remarks, executive director updates, thanking sponsors and award winners, community involvement initiatives, upcoming GRA events, a keynote speech on nutrition by Carolyn O'Neil, and a question and answer period.

1. Welcome to the Georgia Restaurant AssociationSeptember MeetingTuesday, September 28, 20102:30 – 5:00 pmAnsley Golf Club

2. Kat Cole

3. Chair, Georgia Restaurant Association Executive Committee

4. Chair, Georgia Restaurant Association PAC BoardWelcome

5. Executive Director UpdateKaren Bremer, Executive Director, Georgia Restaurant AssociationThank Our Meeting HostAnsley Golf Club

6. Chef Ron Horgan, CEC, Executive Chef

7. President, American Culinary Federation Greater Atlanta ChapterThank Our Sponsors

8. Thank Our SponsorsAtlanta Hawks and Thrashers

9. Utilize the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers to Entertain Clients and Reward Employees Thank Our SponsorsCoca-Cola Foodservice

10. Pouring PossibilitiesThank Our SponsorsGeorgia Power Company

11. A Citizen Wherever We ServeThank Our SponsorsHeartland Payment Systems

12. The Highest Standards | The Most Trusted TransactionsThank Our SponsorsThe Rebate Group, LLC

13. Your Partner for Saving MoneyThank Our Sponsors

14. Restaurant Neighbor AwardsKat Cole

15. Chair, Georgia Restaurant Association Executive Committee

16. Chair, Georgia Restaurant Association PAC Board2010 Restaurant Neighbor Award State WinnerArby’s Restaurant Group, Inc.

17. Big Brothers Big Sisters2010 Restaurant Neighbor Award State WinnerFifth Group Restaurants

18. Hunger Walk/Run 20102010 Restaurant Neighbor Award State WinnerHooters of America

19. Hooters 4 Haiti2010 Cornerstone Humanitarian AwardState WinnerSara GillisHooters of AmericaCommunity Involvement UpdateKelly Hornbuckle, Director of Marketing & Communications, Georgia Restaurant AssociationRestaurant Community Involvement WeekSeptember 19-25

20. Great American Dine Out – Share Our Strength

21. Hunger Action Month & Supper Club for Inman Park Restaurant Week – Atlanta Community Food Bank

22. Garden of Eatin’: A Taste of Decatur – Decatur Cooperative Ministries

23. Urban Picnic Fundraiser – Share Our Strength

24. Community Involvement Sign-Up SheetRestaurant Community Involvement WeekProclamation

25. Alex Wan, Atlanta City Council, District 6

26. Director of Development for Jerusalem HouseGRA UpdatesKaren Bremer, Executive Director, Georgia Restaurant Association

27. GRACE Awards

28. GFA

29. New WebsiteGRACE Awards 2010Sunday, November 14th, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

30. Loews Atlanta Hotel

31. www.GRACEAwards.org

32. Keynote Speaker: Chef Kevin Gillespie, Executive Chef and Partner at Woodfire Grill

33. Mistress of Ceremonies: SuchitaVadlamani, Co- host of Good Day Atlanta on FOX5GRACE Awards FinalistsRestaurateur of the Year

34. Bob Campbell – Tappan Street Restaurant Group, Taco Mac

35. Cathy Colasanto – Turner Food & Spirits

36. Niko Karatassos – Buckhead Life Restaurant Group

37. Industry Partner of the Year

38. Kathleen Ciaramello – The Coca-Cola Company

39. Chris Coan – Gas South

40. Martin Tanenbaum – Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP

41. Distinguished Service Award

42. Kat Cole – Hooters of America, Inc.

43. Alan LeBlanc – Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery

44. Carl Muth – Foodservice Resource Associates

45. The Innovator Award

46. Chef Ron Eyester - Rosebud

47. Focus Brands

48. Sean Yeremyan – Gilberts Café & Bar, HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern

49. Lifetime Achievement Award

50. Mark & Nancy Oswald, Ruth’s Chris Steak HouseGreen Foodservice AllianceGRACE Awards: Local, Sustainable & Green

51. Case Study for the Sustainability Division of the Department of Natural Resources

52. Georgia Green Loans' "Save & Sustain" ProgramThe program offers:A 75% discount on a commercial energy assessments by a select group of energy experts;

53. Access to low-interest loans for improvements to increase energy efficiency and reduce operating expenses;

54. Help to calculate energy cost savings and return on investment;

55. Information about energy-related rebate programs and tax incentives. Moe's on Ponce is saving $12,842 over two years by reducing their energy, water, and waste costs. Learn more about it and start saving today!For more information, contact Polly Sattler at 404-550-4481.

56. New GRA websiteComing Soon: Your Username & Password

57. Access Members-Only Premium Content

58. Update Your Contacts

59. Register for Events

60. Enhance Your Directory Listing

61. www.GArestaurants.orgSeptember is National Food Safety Month

62. Q & APlease Complete Question Cards

63. Hold Them Up – We Will Collect Them

64. Questions We Don’t Get to in Today’s Presentation: www.GArestaurants.org/recap

65. GRA Website & Community Forum

66. Archived Presentations with Q&AKeynote SpeakerCarolyn O’Neil, MS RD LDCarolyn O’Neil MS,RD,LDRegistered Dietitian andCo-Author, The Dish on Eating Healthy and Being Fabulous!

67. Simon & Schuster, Atria Books www.carolynoneil.com

68. The More You Know, The More You Can Eat

69. Carolyn O’Neil, MS RD LDAOL Diet Coach www.aol.com/coachesAtlanta Journal-Constitution “Healthy Eating Out” columnist www.ajc.comPeople Style Watch, diet & nutrition trends contributor Lifestyle Editor for Flavors Magazine, Atlanta www.flavorsmagazine.com“Lady of the Refrigerator”, Good Eats with Alton Brown, The Food NetworkWebMD diet and nutrition contributor

70. I thought dietitians wore hair nets?

71. Lessons from CNNNutrition News

73. The CNN Years: 1980’sWhat the Nation Learned About Nutrition“What you eat can kill you”Diet and Cancer

74. Diet and Heart Disease

75. Diet and Osteoporosis

76. Diet and Hypertension

77. Diet Pill Deaths

78. Eating Disorders

79. Food Borne Illness/Seafood Safety

80. PesticidesThe CNN Years: 1990’sWhat the Nation Learned About Nutrition“What you eat can cure you”Fat Free Foods

81. Organic Produce

82. Fiber

83. Antioxidants

84. Calcium and hypertension

85. Fitness Vacations/Spas

86. Nutrition Labeling

87. Red wine, Olive oil and OatmealNutrition ThenLong associated with a long list of all of the foods you’re not supposed to eat-no salt, no fat, no cholesterol, no sugar, no taste, no fun, no way.

88. Nutrition Now A new age of nutrition discovery emphasizing the foods and beverages you should be ADDING to your diet for optimal health and wellness.