EDITION - 04 

 

 

 

 

      Welcome to the forth edition of Main Course

Catch up on the latest with the X-Treme Chef.

 

As we fire up the ovens for 2007, Main Course is back to serve up the latest dishy details from the kitchens of X-treme Consulting.  And the big news of 2007 is our X-treme gain of renowned chef Peter Wright.  Read below to find out more…...

Until next time - enjoy!

 

Glenn Austin
Principal
X-Treme Chef Consulting

 

 


X-Treme Gain

 

The Spotless Group’s loss is X-treme Chef Consulting’s gain – renowned chef and former Spotless Group Executive Chef and Kitchen Operations Manager, Peter Wright, has joined the X-treme team.

 

Bringing extensive experience in both local and international project management and kitchen operations, Glenn and his team are extremely pleased to welcome their new partner into the mix.

 

Peter’s impressive kitchen knowledge has seen him work in key development and design roles for venues including the Athletes Villages at the Sydney Olympics and Melbourne Commonwealth Games, Telstra Dome, the Southern Stand at the MCG in 1992 as well as the latest developments at the MCG. Looking overseas, Peter spent 2 years developing a cook chill centre for the Hong Kong government, plus was instrumental in developing the catering operations at the Davis Station in Antarctica.

 

Peter has also spent considerable deal of time with the Australian supply chain, developing menus and systems to fit all facts of the foodservice divisions from kitchen design, ingredient sourcing, to the final plate presentation.

 

Peter’s skills have so far greatly assisted and influenced our current food technology, and both Glenn and Peter look forward to collaborating on projects in the future.

 

 

Christmas Crackling

 

What’s Christmas without a succulent leg of pork, complete with mouth watering crackling? Well, Australian Pork’s gift of fresh pork to Mission Australia nearly went belly up when it was discovered it was too much of a ‘porker’ to fit in the small oven! Enter an X-treme solution – Glenn called in a few favours and soon got the problem sorted – and crackling onto everyone’s plate.

 

 

Viva Las Pizza

 

Standing at the pizza shop trying to decide between a Super Supreme and BBQ Chicken is hard enough, so spare a thought for Glenn as he jets off to Las Vegas to judge the international pizza cook off. One slice of the biggest pizza show in the world, Glenn will get to see Australia defend its world title in the cook off.

 

Bend and Stretch!

 

Preparation for the next Culinary Olympics is off to a flying start with the team jetting in for their next training session at Melbourne’s Crown Casino. Closely monitoring the team’s progress, and helping to whip them into shape, are Glenn, and fellow manager, Rick Stephens.

 

The team’s ‘Culinary Mate’ campaign has so far proven a hit – individuals can pledge a donation from $5 to help support the team. $12 000 was raised in December alone, which will go a long way towards helping the Australian team to victory.

 

For more information on the Australian Culinary Federation, visit www.austculinary.com.au

 

 

Going Global

 

Recently, the X-treme team said ‘konnichiwa’ to Japan as they embark on a new international project for Yoshikin Metal Industries. Glenn and Peter toured the home of the Global Chef’s Knife and will gave their cutting edge advice on Japanese Knives’ new Global Pro Series.


Foodback

 

In our world of foodservice and hospitality, our ability to keep putting food on the table, comes down to customer feedback – so at X-treme, we value your comments.

 

Take this unique opportunity to send us any feedback you have about this newsletter, foodservice, or hospitality in general. You can also contact us with any information bites you would like to see included in a future edition.

 

To have your say in Main Course, simply email glenn@xtremechef.com.au or peter@xtremechef.com.au


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