Les Toques Blanches Victoria

 

MINUTES OF GENERAL LTB MEETING

HELD AT SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY – PRAHRAN CAMPUS

MECANIX RESTAURANT, O’BRIENS LANE, 144 HIGH STREET, PRAHAN

TUESDAY, 16TH MAY, 2006 - HOST:  ROBERT MONTEAU

 

Meeting started: 1800 hrs.

 

            ATTENDEES: 14

Massimo Di Luca, Adam Toomey, John Sharkey, Jeremy Woods, Otto Meile,

Erich Micheli, Tom Milligan, George Kincses, Daman Shrivastav, Stuart Race,

Tony Rogalsky, Bernd Uber, Frank Burger, John Langford.

 

 (1)     WELCOME & APOLOGIES:

            Welcome to Guest - Anthony Horvat of Swinburne University.

          President welcomed new members:  George Calombaris, Fritz Roth and Marcel Bauler.

Apologies: 4 - Andrew Youngson, John Creegan, John Miller, Robert Monteau

 

(2)      MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES – MONTH OF APRIL:

          No matters arising from these Minutes.  Minutes approved by Bernd Uber and 

seconded by Frank Burger.

 

(3)      CORRESPONDENCE IN & OUT:

          Correspondence received:

9th June – Jeffrey Tan, Charity event.

Pioneer nominations – Philippe Mouchel and John Langford – attachment circulated      to all members by President.

Victoria TAFE Competition – 23rd June LTB will support event – non financial, endorsement only – circulated by President.

No correspondence out.

         

(4)      NEW MEMBERS APPLICATIONS & UP-DATE:

No new member applications had been submitted.

 

 (5)     TREASURER’S MONTHLY UP-DATE:

          The Treasurer was on leave and no Report was submitted.

 

(6)      LTB VISION & VALUE IMPLEMENTATION:

          A copy has been sent to all members and members are requested to read and promote.

The President made a suggestion to appoint a “Club Manager” to assist with sponsorship, development and organising major events.  This could be up to 16 hours per week at a fee of up to $30 per hour.  Members are requested to forward details of any suitable candidates to the President.  Bernd Uber raised the question whether this could be handled internally.

 

(7)     MEETINGS & EVENTS 2006/’07 SHARING ORGANISATIONAL TASKS:

The President asked for all members to assist in the planning of annual events. 

 

 

(8)      FHA SINGPORE FIELD TRIP – AFTER EVENT BRIEF:

The President and Bernd Uber gave an overview of the Field Trip to Singapore and Malaysia.  The trip was very good and well accepted by those who attended, being 6 LTB members and 4 non members.

The variety and quality of food eaten during the trip ranged from good to excellent. Photos will be posted onto the website shortly.

 

(9)      LADIES NIGHT LE GOURMET – 23RD MAY:

            To date: 30 bookings, aiming for a total of 80 to attend.

 

(10)    AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE COMPETITION 2006 – AFTER EVENT BRIEF:

            Tony Rogalsky outlined the success of this year’s competition held at Swinburne University.  The invaluable assistance supplied by Bernd Uber was acknowledged.

22 applications were received, with 12 selected to compete on the day.  The standard of dishes presented were excellent and the competition appears to be going from strength to strength each year.

          Tony proposed the need to improve press coverage, increasing the number of prizes, as well as getting sponsorship prizes for both the main course and dessert.  He felt that the stronger the Competition became the more sponsors would be willing to give financial support. 

In conclusion Tony thanked Anthony Horvat, both for his organisation and use of the Swinburne facilities.  He also advised the Committee that Anthony had developed a template for an electronic judging tool.  This was run in conjunction with our normal judging procedures to verify the authenticity of the electronic result.  Our sincerest thanks was extend to Anthony for his involvement and continued support.

 

(11)    AWARDS OF EXCELLENT COCKTAIL FUNCTION – WINDSOR HOTEL, 19TH JUNE:

Tom Milligan will be responsible for the running of the evening and Bernd Uber will organise the medals & trophies for both the Apprentices and the Pioneers. The function is free of charge for LTB members and Apprentices, with a $40 charge for invited guests.

Majority of the members present felt that in the future we should try and hold the Competition and the Awards on the same day.  The logistics will need to be considered prior to next year’s Competition.

 

(12)    PIONEER NOMINATIONS:

Both nominees Philippe Mouchel & John Langford indicated their acceptance of this Award.

 

(13)    PRESIDENT’S DINNER – 5TH JULY:

This will be held on Wednesday, 5th July in the Committee Room, Mooney Valley Race Course.  The Guest Chef will be Jeffrey Tan.

 

(14)    GALA DINNER – 28th AUGUST:

            The President advised that the logistics of holding this function at the Melbourne Museum were not deemed possible; therefore it will be held at the RACV City Club. 

          The President is seeking Guest Chefs to produce each course and volunteers or nominations should contact the President directly.  He suggested that the theme for the evening be “Mission Impossible” and this was accepted by the Committee.

          A Sub-Committee to assist with the organisation, sponsorship and major raffle, is required.  40 to 50 prizes were donated last year; aiming for similar numbers this year.

          This year raffle tickets will be sent out with the Invitation in an effort to maximise income.

 

(15)    GOLF DAY HUNTINGDALE – 2ND OCTOBER:

            A Sub-Committee was nominated to organise and run this day. Committee consists of: John Sharkey, Mark Weatherley, George Skaliotis. 

 

(16)    WEB PAGE SUB-COMMITTEE UPDATE:

George Hill was not present, but the Secretary advised that a survey was being prepared which would be sent to all members.  This is to ascertain what the members really required and wanted to see from the LTB web site.

(17)    BOCUSE D’OR 2007 UP-DATE:

The President advised that everything was in place for the Australian Competition to select the candidate to go to Lyon.  He also advised that the second place-getter would go to Paris to compete in the Academy Culinaire de France Competition.  The Competition will be held at William Angliss and the Awards Dinner will be held at Crown Towers, River Room.  The President advised that he had been able to obtain 8 seats at the Dinner, available to members at a cost of $120. It was confirmed that Mr Paul Bocuse would be in attendance at the Dinner.

 

(18)    DARYL COX COMPETITION – 2006 UP-DATE:

It was advised that this Competition had unfortunately been suspended for 2006 and its continued existence after this time was under review.  The Competition is well funded and it was felt that if the AHA needed assistance, LTB would offer support. The president to sent letter.

The Committee felt that due to the history and success of this Competition it would be very disappointing to witness its demise.

 

(19)    LTB VICTORIAN CHAPTER – 5 YEAR MEDAL & RIBBON:

The Committee had already sighted a sample of the LTB medal provided by the Secretary.  Bernd Uber will pick up a sample of the current Queensland medal to be presented to the Committee.  After this a decision will be made regarding the proposed Victorian Chapter medal.  It was proposed that the medal should be presented after 10 years and not 5 years.  This was proposed by Bernd Uber and seconded by Tom Milligan and this motion was passed unanimously.

 

(20)    NEW BUSINESS:

Insurance – The President advised the Committee that our insurance had expired on 1st May and it needed to be renewed.  This now involved an increased amount of paperwork and was expensive; it is however essential to have the insurance coverage due to the functions the LTB run.

At the moment our insurance is with AON but the President would seek alternatives. If there are no alternatives the Committee gave the President the approval to complete the necessary paperwork and forward it to AON and to organise premium payment.

 

ACF – The President advised he had received communication from Steve Bennett

regarding a closer working relationship. LTB attendees gave favourable consent to work with the ACF. It was approved unanimously to open our social events to ACF members.

BU felt it was important as senior members of the industry, that we should also be members of the ACF and encourage younger members of the industry to become members of ACF. The feeling of the Committee was that it is a personal choice for LTB members to join the ACF. 

There is no problem with encouraging younger people in the industry to join the ACF but at the same time it is important that the ACF promote the reasons for joining.

 

(21)    AROUND THE TABLE:

-The President advised that at the end of his second year term he would stand down. LTB seeking nominations for election as President at the next AGM.

- Bernd advised that Thomas Balmer is now doing well and is back at work.

- Anthony Horvat thanked the Committee for the invitation to attend the Meeting.

- Stuart Race advised that he is taking up a position in the U.S.A. on the 5th June. The Committee wished him well in his new endeavour and asked him to stay in touch.

 

(22)    NEXT MEETING:

            Held at the Metropolitan Golf Club – Tuesday, 1st August at 1500 hrs. – host : John Sharkey.

             

Meeting closed at 1925 hrs.

 

Attendees enjoyed a Mediterranes buffet prepared by the 3rd year apprentices and served by Year 12 Hospitality student from Swinburne Uni.

Thank you to Anthony and Robert for the successful dinner that all members enjoyed immensely.