"The Roundtable for Food Professionals provides educational, mentoring and networking opportunities to Food Business Professionals. We endeavor to provide visibility and recognition through collaborative professional development. We will focus our attention on the educational development of food service students and support their transition into the food industry. We're about networking. We're about bringing together the best and the brightest entrepreneurs in the local Food Industry and making all of our enterprises and the people who work in them better and more successful. We're about sharing our skills with young people and promoting excellence in product and service for Southern California consumers. We welcome all those who work and play in the world of food."

DOWNLOAD these flyers about an important FoodService and Hospitality Event you must RSVP for by May 8th, the MFHA's SHOWCASE OF THE STARS which is organized by the Los Angeles Unified School District, Santee High School and the Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance on May 21st. flyer1     flyer2     flyer3     flyer4

RFP's Cypress College Event 3/10/09 Speaker: Chef Jeremy Peters (RFP Past Scholarship Recipient), CEC Instructor Cypress College Dinner: Cooked & Presented by Students of Cypress College The Menu Appetizers: Season's Best Fruits with Californian Artisan Cheeses & Breads & Farmer's Market Crudites Through the Kitchen Entrees: Chardonnay Steamed Mussels w/Tomatoes, Pine Nuts & Smoked Oil Forest Mushroom Tart w/Buttered Demi & Baby Onions, Muscovy Duck Reliettes w/Brioche, Watercress & Cranberry Dessert: Hazelnut Crunch w/Raspberries & Chocolate Pate Wine for the Pairings Donated by Jenny Rosoff, Village Green Foods If you were there find yourselves in these pictures. If you missed this HOT CONCEPT Event here's what you missed! Chef Jeremy Peters w/RFP Members in the kitchen Cypress Students Preparing & Serving the Steamed Mussels to RFP Student Members (from Cal Poly Pomona, The Collins College) Cypress Students Preparing the Muscovy Duck Reliettes The Presentation of the Muscovy Duck Reliettes & Wine Pairing Enjoying the Californian Artisan Cheeses w/Wine Pairing Wine Tasting Information to Guide our "Journey Down Route 29" Cypress College Students Preparing to Serve Desserts Preparing & Serving the Forest Mushroom Tart Presentation & Wine Pairing of the Chardonnay Steamed Mussels Presentation of the Wine Pairing and Forest Mushroom Tart Chef Jeremy Peters with RFP Members & Guests Enjoying Farmer's Market Crudites The Artisan Bread.can't leave out the bread! This was a fabulous HOT CONCEPT Event! Chef Jeremy Peters' class at Cypress College prepared this wonderful meal and served our members & guests at their cooking stations. The presentation of each entrée, the artisan cheeses & breads & farmer's market crudités was truly amazing to the eye and delightful to the taste. Simply tantalizing. Chef Jeremy Peters was our Speaker during the serving of the scrumptious desserts. He spoke to us about his challenges and rewards and commitment throughout his career, which has included Executive Banquet Chef for Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, instructing at Orange Coast College, and Coaching for the A.C.F. Junior Hot Food Team for OCC since 2000 to present. Chef Peters exemplifies leadership qualities and professionalism all the while with a relaxed charming personality. As he led us on our "Journey Down Route 29" while we were oohing and aahing the food, enjoying the wine, watching the students prepare & complete the presentations, he said, "My student's success is my reward." Well, he certainly has been rewarded, Kudo's to those students! RFP would like to extend "Thank You"s to Lisa Clark, Chef Jeremy Peters, the staff and students of Cypress College for hosting such a wonderful "Journey" and to Jenny Rosoff, Village Green Foods for so graciously donating the wine for pairings. While you might have missed this HOT CONCEPTplease join in and participate in RFP's Scholarship Event May 12th, Marriott Manhattan Beach

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 2009

Members: post your company banner ad in the new Company Banner Ad section of our website!

2009 CALENDAR DETAILS SAVE THESE DATES TUESDAY MAY 12TH, 2009 THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER EVENT NOTICE: 5/12 Fundraiser has been CANCELLED AND RESCHEDULED for 9/15 July 14th Event Sept 15th Event Nov 3rd Event

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Support victims of hurricane Katrina We support:      ShareOurselves.org      FeedOC.org      LAFightsHunger.org      SomeoneCaresSoupKitchen.com

LINKS to other Food Industry Organizations and Learning Programs Cyprus College Anaheim Campus, Hotel, Restaurant and Culinary Arts Program Cal Poly Pomona RFP student chapter Orange Coast College Food Science & Nutrition Program Los Angeles Trade Technical College Cal State Long Beach Hospitality Foodservice and Hotel Management Program