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	Upcoming Events Recent Events Calendar Regional Groups Calendar Archive About SIGS	Annual General Meeting / New Members’ Reception By Ann Wheeler (abridged from minutes) Photos courtesy Kelly Burgoyne President Lili Rollins welcomed attendees to the AGM and the New Members Reception. She thanked members, board members, and others for their generous contributions which enable a small organization to accomplish a tremendous amount. Lili pointed to the accomplishments this year in maintaining the level of membership, diversifying our membership, and increasing involvement while streamlining processes and staying on track. Many of the Strategic Plan’s goals have been achieved. An Advisory Council was instituted to help the Board continue to learn and to ask the right questions. President Lili Rollins thanked each of the departing 2009 Board members as they made their presentations to the assembly: Peggy Fallon, Joyce Jue, Fred Martin, Deborah Olson, and Cynthia Traina, for their dedicated service to the Food Society, and presented them with plaques commemorating their tenure on the Board. Lili thanked the membership for its support and turned the gavel over to Cathy Schreiber. The new 2010 Board: President, Cathy Schreiber Immediate Past President, Lili Rollins President-Elect, Dede Sampson Recording Secretary, Ann Wheeler Treasurer, Laurie Zerga Parliamentarian, (open position) Special Events Chair, Adam Mali Community Services Chair, Nancy Kux Directory Chair, Dorothy Nicholson Marketing Chair, Gayle Massey Members Only Programs Chair, Rosemary Mark Membership Chair, Christina Mueller Welter Events Chair, Nona Lim Sponsorship Chair, John Wiest Communications Chair, Linda Yoshino Cathy Schreiber recognized that the people and companies that comprise our membership are evidence of a vibrant, engaged, forward-looking association. 2009 was quite a year- the difficult economy affected many of us in one way or another, and many are looking forward to a new year. Our event programming remained stellar throughout 2009, and the 2010 calendar is already brimming with more exciting and compelling events. As professionals with careers in the creative, challenging food industry, how do we best take advantage of our Food Society membership? We can show up and participate at SFPFS events where we learn, connect, and get inspired and recharge ourselves. We can network with other members. We can be available as resources to benefit our fellow members. We can be a community that stays involved and engaged, giving back to all, and always growing and expanding. “Excelsior!” is the motto, and it holds the promise of forward motion and great things to come- get ready to engage in 2010! Weezie Mott, winner of the 2008 SFPFS Lifetime Achievement Award, was presented with a plaque in her honor. Lili then presented the 2009 SFPFS Lifetime Achievement Award, a perpetual award, to Mary Risley. Jim Dodge accepted the award for Mary Risley, who was not present. Cathy thanked the CCA and its staff, Constellation Wines, Fred Martin, and Deborah Olson for all their contributions to the meeting and the reception.	List of Recent Events August 2010 Blue Cheese Tasting August 2010 Wine Blending Seminar August 2010 Kendall Farms Crème Fraîche July 2010 Hodo Soy Beanery Tour June 2010 Japanese Knives May 2010 Semifreddi Tour May 2010 Japanese Ingredients May 2010 Spanish White Wine SIG May 2010 East Bay Networking May 2010 Vanilla Master Class March 2010 Butter Tasting March 2010 Washington Red Wines February 2010 Visit to Nettie's Crabshack February 2010 A visit to FullBloom Baking Co. January 2010 Annual General Meeting December 2009 Wine Sig: Rosé sparkling wines November 2009 Cooking Teacher SIG: Gifts from the Kitchen November 2009 Tea Pairing with Numi Tea November 2009 STP: Spice at Campton Place October 2009 Canned Tomato Tasting October 2009 Traveling Table Visits Brown Sugar September 2009 Visit to AG Ferrari September 2009 Cooking Teachers SIG report September 2009 Lark Creek Steak hosts Australian Traveling Table September 2009 Recession-Buster Wine Sig August 2009 Over $6000 raised at BBQ August 2009 2009 BBQ a big success July 2009 Cooking Teacher SIG: Korean cooking July 2009 Traveling Table: Estate July 2009 Sustainable Meat and Seafood June 2009 C.J. Olson Cherry Farm Tour June 2009 Ice Cream Tasting May 2009 Wine SIG Tastes Gewürztraminer May 2009 Master Class in Chocolate April 2009 Protecting Intellectual Property March 2009 East Bay Networking Event March 2009 Cheddar Tasting February 2009 Rhone whites delight February 2009 M.F.K Fisher January 2009 2009 AGM and NMR January 2009 SFPFS Cooking Teacher SIG Meeting January 2009 Traveling Table to Chez Papa December 2008 Burgundy Wine SIG September 2008 Cooking Teacher SIG September 2008 Minutes from September board meeting (Word doc) September 2008 Peanut Butter Tasting September 2008 SF Networking event at Local Kitchen September 2008 Stirring the Pot: Celebrity Chefs September 2008 Traveling Table at Mantra September 2008 30th Anniversary of SFPFS August 2008 Board Meeting Minutes (Word Doc) August 2008 Coffee Cupping July 2008 Cooking Teacher SIG June 2008 Honey Tasting SIG June 2008 Food Writing Book Club SIG June 2008 Digs Bistro June 2008 Sauvignon Blanc Showdown May 2008 A Visit to Careme 350 May 2008 Cooking Teachers SIG May 2008 San Mateo Members Meet May 2008 South Bay Members Connect April 2008 Wine SIG takes a Beaujolais Cruise April 2008 Demystifying the Food/Wine Dilemma March 2008 Pasta tasting March 2008 Cooking Teachers' SIG March 2008 Traveling Table to Ubuntu March 2008 Gelato Making February 2008 Best of Show Cabernet Sauvignons January 2008 AGM 2008 January 2008 Cooking SIG at Ramekins January 2008 Stirring the Pot: Future of Chinese Cuisine December 2007 Marmalade tasting November 2007 Wine SIG samples sparklers November 2007 United States of Arugula review November 2007 Decoding Molecular Gastronomy October 2007 Career Change Roundtable October 2007 B Star Bar September 2007 Barbary BBQ on Maiden Lane September 2007 Vanilla Tasting August 2007 Wine SIG tastes Rieslings June 2007 Wine SIG Rosé Tasting June 2007 Wines from Livermore June 2007 Tasting Sig Explores Fetas June 2007 Dinner at B Restaurant May 2007 An Evening with Jaques Pepin April 2007 Knockout Santa Cruz Wines March 2007 Feasting at Chef Chus February 2007 Annual General Meeting February 2007 Lessons from a Master Taster: Darrell Corti February 2007 East Bay Urban Wine Tour January 2007 Traveling Table: Radio Africa and Kitchen December 2006 Holiday Cookie Exchange November 2006 Southern Foodways Alliance October 2006 Stirring the Pot with Chuck Williams October 2006 Wine Sig Looks for Varietal Character August 2006 SFPFS Barbeque on the USS Hornet August 2006 Stirring the Pot: Building your Culinary Pedigree June 2006 Antony Bourdain at the Commonwealth Club May 2006 Expo West 2006 May 2006 Table Travelers visit Old Mandarin January 2006 The Annual General Meeting January 2006 Impressions of Fancy Food, the 31st annual trade show September 19, 2005 Stirring the Pot: The History, Dynamics, and Ethics of Luxury Dining June 22, 2005 Stirring the Pot with Nell Newman, Els Cooperrider and Guinness McFadden May 25, 2005 Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust Fundraising Dinner May 18. 2005 Philippe Stark and Michel Rolland at the SF W Hotel April 28, 2005 Roundtable: The Food and Culture of Burma February 15, 2005 Stirring the Pot with Harold McGee October 22, 2004 Food Fight! A Lively Discussion of Today's Most Challenging Food Choices July 12, 2004 Blenheim Apricot Food Tour May 17, 2004 Stirring the Pot: A Conversation with Hubert Keller, Michael Mina and Bradley Ogden March 15, 2004 Stirring the Pot: A Conversation with Gerald Asher February 10, 2004 SFPFS Traveling Table goes to New Delhi Restaurant January 26, 2004 AGM / NMR Review November 10, 2003 Reel Food - Castro Theatre September 25, 2003 Food Tour - Heritage Fruit Orchard at Filoli Gardens September 17, 2003 Rick Knoll on Organic Farming June 16, 2003 A Conversation with Thomas Keller: The Soul of Haute Cuisine in America May 19, 2003 The SFPFS Traveling Table - Roxanne's in Larkspur April 28, 2003 Stirring the Pot: A Conversation with Marian Burros and Marion Cunningham March, 2003 Stirring the Pot: A Conversation with Marion Nestle


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