Your Success Means Everything to Us
to take over the job after last year’s “egg
spent in the Aramark kitchens, located
team” broke more than 1,000 of the eggs
at the Philadelphia Convention Center,
in the cooking process. Beverly is proud to
where Fellows broke into teams to help
They were there to help critique your first
say that 4,650 of the 4,680 eggs made it to
prepare the group’s dinner. A mixture of
résumé, plan your externship, and prepare
the White House grounds for kids to enjoy.
skill, intensity, and a soupçon of hilarity
you for Career Fair interviews. And they
That’s a loss of a mere 30 eggs!
resulted in a meal of spring mesclun salad
are still here ready to help you find your next great job. The CIA’s Career Services
Hail Fellows Well Met!
Office provides alumni with lifelong
On May 3–5, approximately 35 Fellows
support. And these days, the database of job opportunities for CIA alumni is full of amazing opportunities for those of you with both a CIA degree and experience under your toque. Recent postings included jobs for executive chefs, pastry chefs, restaurant managers, operations specialists, corporate private chefs, club general managers, chefs de partie, banquet managers, front-of-house managers, sous chefs, chef demonstrators,
and their spouses gathered for a weekend of fun, camaraderie, and networking in Philadelphia, PA. The festivities kicked off with a rooftop reception at the Hotel Monaco that was hosted by Fellows Doug Martinides ’75 and his wife Kathy. Saturday morning included a choice of a horse and buggy tour of the city, a walking
with crispy prosciutto and spiced pecans, hoisin-glazed roast rack of American lamb, sautéed pistachio-coated halibut with citrus vinaigrette, roasted root vegetables, grilled pound cake with fresh strawberries and mint, and tropical panna cotta. The weekend concluded with an alumni and Fellows brunch—clearly, food figured prominently all weekend. Throughout their time together, the Fellows shared ideas for the college, lots of laughs, and friendship.
tour, or a museum visit. The afternoon was
instructors, and even deans of culinary arts. The Career Services team posts an average of 25 new jobs per day for our graduates. If you are looking for a midcareer boost, visit the job posting board. Log on to eRecruiting at http://culinary. experience.com. If you have forgotten your login and password, they can be reset for you simply by calling 845-451-1275. You owe it to yourself to be back in touch. They are ready to help, again.
The Egg Master You never think about it, but who does cook all those eggs for the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt? This year, it was our own Beverly Bates ’02, executive pastry chef for Vidalia, Bistro Bis, and Woodward Table in Washington, DC, and Jeff Buben ’78, the restaurants’ chef/owner, who oversaw the cooking of 4,680 eggs for the hunt. The Virginia Egg Council asked them
mise en place no.64, October 2013
cia fellows (left to right) frank berg, ben elmore, mary elmore, cia advancement officer nick rama, and jodi berg
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