CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Geoffrey A. Mills
Managing Director Paramount Hotel
PRESIDENT Gladys Mouton-DiStefano
Director of Food and Beverage Helmsley Park Lane Hotel
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Steven V. Gattullo
President Gotham Hospitality Inc.
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Sean Cassidy
Director of Housekeeping Sheraton Hotels of New York
TREASURER Philip David
President / Owner PSD Hospitality Inc.
SECRETARY Arline Isaacson
Partner Ivy League Alumni Club Management
SERGEANT AT ARMS Eric Dupaix
Food and Beverage Director The DoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel
ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hermann Reiner Managing Director
VISTA-Hospitality International LLC
Save the Date
Our Annual Golf Outing at the Elmwood Country Club White Plains, New York
Monday, August 9th 2010
Brunch at 10 am
Shotgun 12:00 noon From 4:30 pm Cocktails
Followed by a BBQ Dinner
Members only Nominal green fee will apply
-Not a member, please visit
http://www.fbassoc.com/membership_index.htmland sign up for Membership
Co-Chair Persons Gus Montesantos and Sean Cassidy
Contact: [email protected] for more information about the event
SPONSORS NEEDED
We need companies to sponsor a hole Please contact us now before you miss out to
this great opportunity
We need additional sponsors for: Golf Shirts– your logo next ours Liquor and Wine, Seafood Bar
—
Prices and Raffle Prices —
Weekend packages in hotels with Breakfast Dinners for 2 with Wine Rare Wines and Liquor
Gift Baskets and Store Gift Cards Travel Voucher and Airlines Ticket
And many more
For our Third Annual Gala Dinner Dance to Benefit the Food and Beverage
Scholarship Foundation Inc.
OUR HONOREES
Hospitality Professional of the Year 2010
Wayne Whinna Director of Food and Beverage
The Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers ---
Industry Professionals of the Year 2010 The Members and the Board of Directors
Of the Partridge-Invitation Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
---Purveyor of the Year 2010
John Edward Cochran Chief Executive Officer
FIJI Water
At the Grand Hyatt Hotel
109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal, New York, New York, USA 10017
Friday, June 18th, 2009 Reception at 7:00 pm
Awards Presentation and Dinner to follow
Black Tie
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD / DIRECTOR Geoffrey A. Mills
Managing Director Paramount Hotel
PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR Gladys Mouton-DiStefano
Director of Food and Beverage Helmsley Park Lane Hotel
TREASURER / DIRECTOR Philip David
President / Owner PSD Hospitality Inc.
THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION GALA DINNER 2010
CHAIRPERSON Sean Cassidy
Director of Housekeeping The Sheraton Hotel and Towers
FBSF - OFFICERS
FBA - OFFICERS Please support our Allied members
In Memoriam
Stacey KEATS-BETTI KEATS-BETTI, Stacey 49, of Hillsdale, NJ died on October
24, 2009. Stacey was a 1978 graduate of Fort Lee High School and a 1984 graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson Univer-sity, Teaneck, NJ. Stacey was the beloved wife of Steven, mother of Britannie, and beloved daughter of the late Loris
Seligman-Keats. She was the beloved sister of Syndi Keats, Wendy Cohen, and Kenneth Keats, and a beloved
niece, aunt, cousin, daughter-in-law and sister-in-law. Burial was on Monday, October 26 2009 at 10:30 at the
Chapel at Mount Moriah Cemetery, 685 Fairview Avenue, Fairview, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to
the Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Michael Medoro of H.B. Day Co. Tel. +1 212 246 6590
Charles Ferrara of Maisons, Marques and Domaines Tel. +1 873 669 1304
Michael Kemp of System-filtration Inc. Tel. +1 908 995 4036
Kurt Keller of K.R. Graphics & Printing Tel. +1 973 379 4443
Kevin McGrinder of McGrinder Associates LLC Tel. +1 201 390 3029
David Phillip of PDS Hospitality Tel +1 212 956 4328
Merrie Davies of MVP-NY Tel. +1 212 718 2770
Peter Fernandez of Fresh & Tasty Baked Products Tel. +1 718 829 4536 x 36
Marc Fuchs of M. Tucker Company Tel. +1 973 484 1200 x 313
Fedele Miranda of Empire Merchants Tel +1 (718) 255-2465
Joseph Nadler of Happy Chefs Uniforms Tel. +1 800 347 0288
Jeffrey Jensen of Carnegie Deli Inc Tel, +1 201 507 5557 x 10
Daniel Saalman of Ameriprise Financial Service Tel. +1 914 747 0299 x 322
Marc J. Sarrazin of Debragga & Spitler Tel. +1 212 924 1311
Eric Weiss of Gotham City Hospitality Tel. +1 516 524 6117
Hermann Reiner of VISTA Hospitality Exec. Search Tel +1 212 204 0109
Kaya Gross of Eastern Table top +1 (718) 240-9595
Jennifer Busch of IBuss Uniform Company +1 (212) 529-4655
Robert Gilbert of Boutique Wines +1 (845) 592-0229
Connie Pezulich of Regency Service Carts +1 718 855 8304
Drew Davis of Chief Brand Ambassador +1 212517 4227
Merrie Davies of MVP/NY +1 212 716 2770
Deborah Lane of Tasta wine of the World +1 516 624 8474
Jim Moore of Ecolab +1 646 873 3100
Richard Spadanuto of Ecolab +1 646 873 3104
Kenneth Winderbaum of White Coffee Corp. +1 718 204 7900
Save the Date
The President’s Message
The Newsletter of the Food and Beverage Association of America Inc. and the Food and Beverage Scholarship Foundation Inc., our 501C3 chapter
Spring 2010 Vol. 13
P2 - M onthly D inner June 2009 at The R ooftop at the Em pire H ote l
P3 -M onth ly Septem ber 2009 at The B ateaux of N ew York
P4 & 5 - M ay 2009 G ala D inner D ance at the M andarin O riental H ote l
P6 - M onthly O ctober 2009 at the R ouge Tom ato
P7 - M onthly Event N ovem ber 2009 at The N ew York H ilton
P8 - C hildren A id Society A w ard Dinner N ovem ber 2009
P9 - Pre Thanks G iving D inner at the C hildren A id Society
P10 & 11 - Fundraiser for the Am erican R ed C ross H aiti R elie f Fund
P12 - In form ation on the G olf O uting The Food and B everage A ssociation
Spring is in the air. And so is our optimism for the New Year. I know 2009 was another difficult year for all of us. The economy has certainly taken its toll on our industry, but like they say, ‘what doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger’. I feel that we all are most certainly stronger. The economy may not be back to its former stable condition, but it is getting stronger. We too, as pro-fessionals, must become stronger as well. We are the forerunners of our industry and I assure you, we have quite the reputation to live up to for all we have done, especially during the trying times of 2009.
A recap itu la tion o f the 2009 m onth ly events:
January
Gallagher’s Steak House
M arch Chef’s Appreciation Dinner at
The Embassy Suite Hotel
June The Roof Top at the
Empire Hotel
S eptem ber The Bateaux of New York
O ctober
Rouge Tomate
No vem ber The Penthouse at the
New York Hilton The highly of the month of May was the Second Food & Beverage Scholarship Foundation Gala Din-ner Dance held on Friday, May, 29th at the incomparable Mandarin Oriental New York The staff and chefs of the Manda-rin Oriental New York created a spectacular event with a menu that surprised and delighted us all.
Looking forward into 2010, the Gala Dinner Dance will be held in the Grand Hyatt on Friday, June 18th,2010.
O ur Honorees fo r the year a re:
H o sp ita lity P ro fessio n al of th e Y ear 2010
W ayne W hinna Director of Food and Beverage
The Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers
Ind u str y P ro fession al o f th e Y ear 2010
T he M em bers and the B oard o f D irec tors
Of the Partridge Club
P u rveyo r o f th e Y ear 2010 John E dw ard C ochran Chief Executive Officer
FIJI Water
These men and women are a tribute to their industry. Please join me in congratulating them for their passion and dedication. I would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to the Board of Officers and Committee Members for their continued support. Very Truly Yours,
Gladys Mouton Di Stefano
Fundraiser for the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund at Battery Gardens Restaurant February 24th 2010
Host Paul Nicaj with his Donor Friends
Host Paul Nicaj and Guests About 200 Guests for a good cause
Peter Wawra with Family and Friends
Arline Issacson with Elizabeth Portland of the Red Cross The Ecolab Team and Guests
January 19th L’Esprit Bistro
par Alain Ducasse
February 24th Dinner Fundraiser for the Red Cross
Haiti Relief Fund at Battery Gardens Restaurant
March 23rd Dinner Gallagher’s Steak House
April 21st Dinner Ginger’s
At the Double Tree Suites
May 17th Patsy’s Italian Restaurant
June 18th
Gala Dinner Dance at the Grand Hyatt Hotel
The Rooftop at the Empire Hotel - June 2009
Steven Gattullo and Philip David
FBA Calendar of Events 2010
Eric Dupaix and Guest
Mrs. and Mr. Geoffrey Mills and Guests
Seam Cassidy, Wayne Whinna and Guests
Mrs. O’Neill, Carrington Paek, Bob O’Neill and Arline Isaacson Nice to be outside on the roof
Eric Weiss and Guests
Mrs. And Mr. Geoffrey Mills and Guests
Philip David and Gladys DiStefano
Cruising on the Bateaux of New York - September 2009
Wayne Frocke and Philip David
All seated
Gladys and her Table
Hannele Cotton, Guest & Lucille Reiner The Hospitality Graphic Team
Andrew Ladd and Guests
Guest, Arline Isaacson and Kurt Keller
Gladys Mouton
Guest, Phillip David and Gladys DiStefano All aboard All aboard
President Gladys Mouton DiStefano
All Smile
Dear Members,
I must say that I am extremely proud of all of you. Despite these difficult times, we have been able to come together for noble causes.
I am sure all of you remember the tragic earthquakes in Haiti. Person-ally, I cannot stomach the thought of people, especially children suffering. I knew that I had to help these poor people in some way.
I was approached by Paul Nicaj, Owner of Battery Gardens Restaurant, who shared my sentiment and offered his establishment free of charge so that the Food & Beverage Association could hold a fundraiser for Haiti. I was in tears, I was so happy.
I remember I was extremely worried about this fundraiser. I had a goal of $10,000.00, but realistically I knew that with the economy the way it is currently, that it would be difficult- if not impossible- to reach that goal, even with the Association matching the donated amount.
The night of the fundraiser I cried again. So many of you, despite finan-cial difficulties, despite the daily stresses of your own life, despite all odds, came to this fundraiser and of-fered your support for the people of Haiti, people we have never even met.
The turnout was unbelievable; I was honestly in shock the entire night. I was so worried about my goal, and now it was obvious that my fears were completely unfounded. We made our fundraising goal, and it is because of all of YOU.
I’ll never forget the pride I felt when I handed Elizabeth Portland from the American Red Cross the check for $10,000.00. It was at that point that I knew we had done an outstanding service to our friends in Haiti.
We have come to rely on each other whether it is for personal affairs, busi-ness affairs, or in this case, for friends we have never even met.
I cannot express how lucky I am to know all of you. You turned my dream into a reality!
On behalf of the people of Haiti and the Food & Beverage Associa-tion….Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Gladys Mouton Di Stefano President
Fundraiser for the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund at Battery Gardens Restaurant February 24th 2010
Exec. Chef Ari Niemininen Host Paul Nicaj
and Guests
President Gladys Mouton DiStefano and
Exec. Chef Ari Niemininen
President Gladys Mouton DiStefano and Host Paul Nicaj
President Gladys Mouton DiStefano and
Elizabeth Portland of the American Red Cross
Pre - Thanksgiving Dinner at the Children Aid Society November 24 2009
The Food and Beverage Scholarship Foundation Awards Dinner 2009
The Ecolab Team Geoffrey Mills, Vijay Dandapani, Joseph E. Spinnato & Steven Gattullo
Guest, Marc Sarrazin and Mrs. Dorman Mr. and Mrs Geoffrey Mills
A family picture
Singer, Gladys DiStefano and Nino DiStefano
Reception Time
Singing pretty
Gina Bertucci and friends Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kemp See the dance moves
Where is my other Trumpet ?
Purveyor of the Year 2009
Wayne Frocke E xecu tive Sa les S pecia lis t
E co lab Institu tiona l D iv is ion
Hospitality Professional of the Year 2009
Joseph E. S pinnato P res ident & C hie f Executive O fficer
o f the H ote l A ssoc ia tion o f N ew Y ork C ity , Inc.,
Industry Professionals of the Year 2009
Fred and Leslie Klashman C o-P ub lishe rs
o f To ta l Food S e rv ice
Fred and Leslie Klashman
Wayne Frocke and Gladys DiStefano
Wayne Frocke
Joseph E.Spinnato, Vijay Dandapani, , Gladys Mouton and Grandson of Joseph E. Spinnato
Sean Cassidy and Gladys Mouton Steven Gattullo, Gladys, Wayne Frocke And Guest
Joseph E. Spinnato
Fred and Leslie Klashman, Guest and Gladys DiStefano
Wayne Frocke, Gladys DiStefano and Guest
The Food and Beverage Scholarship Foundation Awards Dinner 2009
On October 9th, 2009, Gladys Mouton Di Stefano received an award from the Chil-dren’s Aid Society, recognizing her 18 years of service to the community. In those 18 years, her thoughtfulness has reached over 300 thousand families on Thanksgiving.
Traditionally Thanksgiving is a holiday in which we give thanks for our happi-ness. Gladys and her volunteers have been sharing their own happiness for 18 years, without any incentive other than seeing the smiling faces of the children being served. Even though they are in unfortu-nate circumstances, their spirit and happi-ness knows no boundary. It is for their genuine happiness that Gladys and her vol-unteers work every year on Thanksgiving Day, to see this genuine happiness.
Verbage from the Plaque:The Children’s Aid Society’s Dunlevy Mil-bank Center proudly recognizes Gladys Mouton Di Stefano’s eighteen years of ex-traordinary generosity. You are an invalu-able resource to the Milbank Commu-nity. Your wonderful Thanksgiving meals have warmed the hearts and put smiles on the faces of thousands of children and fami-lies. Our beautifully renovated kitchen is but another example of your steadfast support
Children Aid Society Awards, October 9th 2009
The New York Hilton - November 2009
Ken Winderbaum and the Chef
Patrick Augustyn and Guest
Marc Sarazin, Patrick Augustyn and Guests Gladys DiStefano
Eric Dupaix, Guest and Kevin Mc Grinder
Thank you Chefs - Great Job
Guest, Betty and Jerry Siller
Richard Godfrey and Guests
Arno Schmidt and Gene Ference
Buffet with Ice Carving
The Great Dessert Table
Thank you Chef - Great Job
Kurt Keller, Guest Theresa Nocerino &Jean-Luc Deguines
Rouge Tomate - October 2009
Arno Schmidt, Guest, Uwe Toedter and Magret Schmidt
Carrington Paek, Natalya Starkova and Gus Montesantos
Colin Grady, James Johnson and Rahul Suri
Great Service as well Gus Montesantos and Rahul Suri
Gladys DiStefano and Colin Grady
2 Long Tables - a Great Set - Up
Uwe Toedter and James Johnson
Joe Ciulia And Steven Gattullo Dinner Time What a Great Duck Dish
President Gladys Mouton
The Long Table
