Food Forward

I am pleased to announce the following leadership changes for Food Forward (see our 2008-2009 Fact Sheet) as David Falkof and I will be graduating next weekend!

Food Recovery: Robby Bitting ’11 has already taken over the helm of the Food Recovery program for a full semester so he’ll continue to run it next fall.  Next spring, he plans to study abroad so another active volunteer, Alex Haskins ’11 will be running it for that semester.  Robby has taken over from David Falkof ’09, who founded the program in 2006.

Taste for Change: Drew Trafton ’10 will be taking over as next year’s point person for the Taste for Change program.  Drew has worked in Thorne Hall for several years now as Display Cook and won the 2007 Polar Chef Competition.  Also leading Taste for Change next year will be Chantal Crawley ’10 (another Thorne cook) and Nico Fenichell ’12.  All three will be leading the program for the full academic year and as they get into their stride, they will develop more formal roles.  Smartly, they will be dividing my former job into three much more manageable positions.  I’m especially happy to have two Thorne employees since so much of the success of Taste for Change depends on our great relationship with Thorne and the good training that all Dining employees have in preparing food and cleaning everything up afterwards.

Thanks for your support of Food Forward over the past four years.  When David, Katie, and I started this organization, one of the most important goals was leadership sustainability.  We have some really talented students taking over next year and I’m confident that they will be taking both programs to new heights!

All my best,

Ian

We hosted our 15th Taste for Change dinner on May 8, 2009.  80 guests attended (a new record!) and we raised $720 (and counting) for projects that Kyle Dempsey ’11 and Brooks Winner ’10 are working on in Latin America.  Most importantly, we served an incredible menu featuring fried plantains, pan-seared scallops, fresh Ahi Tuna, N.Y. Strip Steaks, and our Signature Desserts of Creme Brulee and Molten Chocolate Cakes with Caramelized Bananas.

Bobby Guerette ’07 (see www.robertguerette.com) was able to photograph the entire production for your enjoyment.  To view the pictures, please visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianyaffe/sets/72157617890506928/.  You may also view the pictures as a slideshow.  All images are available for download from Flickr in high resolution.

Thank you for your support and stay tuned for the announcement of next year’s leadership team!

Our next Taste for Change is this Friday, April 17 at 6:00 p.m. at Ladd.  The dinner will feature a menu designed and prepared by ASA so make your reservations early because it’s going to be delicious!  Check out the invitation for more info.

Our next Taste for Change will be on Friday, April 10 at 6:00 p.m. in Ladd House (26 College Street).  More details will be published shortly including our menu!

This particular dinner will benefit the Brunswick Teen Center!  See you there,

Ian

After an extended winter break, Taste for Change is back for the Spring 2009 semester.  Our first dinner will be this Friday, February 27 at 6:00 p.m. in Ladd House.  I hope that you’ll join us.  For more information, visit the Taste for Change page or download the invitation.

Also, I need help with volunteers.  If you’re interested in cooking, setting things up, or cleaning up, please let me know (my email is iyaffe).  No experience is necessary– you’ll learn a lot!

Welcome to the new website for Food Forward!  We’ll be updating the site fairly frequently in the next weeks and hopefully be publishing the new site shortly.  Until then, feel free to look around and see what we’re about and feel free to comment!  All my best,

Ian