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American Personal Chef Association was proud to sponsor the 2nd Personal Chef Summit in the beautiful city of Boston. Personal Chefs from the Four Corners of our great country exchanged professional ideas and information with one another. "Sharing our strengths" in order to grow this industry, we are all committed to, in a professional responsible way. Since we are all in it as a career choice, this proved to be a powerful conference that forwards its action for the entire industry.

What started out as a spur of the moment visit by some chefs wanting to escape the "Frozen Tundra" where they live, for a weekend in Southern California in February 1999, has grown to a major professional networking and educational event. This Boston Summit was such a major event and MORE!.

Personal Chefs Dane Mechlin, Bryan and Jim Davis

[Click Here] Boston 2000 Summit Photo Album

An APCA Member who attended both the Seminar and Summit wrote:

"The Boston Summit was fantastic. You are both so professional and, at the same time, down to earth and, Candy, your sense of humor gives such a feeling of warmth and caring for your "would be personal chefs". I learned so much, and did I mention networking. I met so many wonderful people, all so caring and willing to answer what feels like a silly question, in a very kind way.

Your choice of guest speakers was superb. I can tell they were all handpicked by you because their expertise in the fields of food preparation, marketing, and the business of keeping good records and balancing the books was such a pleasure to listen to. They made everything seem easy.

Many, many thanks to both of you for providing such a positive experience for me at the Boston Summit.

All the best,"

Chef Annie

A combination of Chef Demonstrations, RoundtableDiscussions and Formal Presentations on topics below:
.	Jumpstart Marketing - Jim Davis, Bryan Davis, and Candy Wallace
.	Your Press Kit and How to Assemble and Distribute - Candy Wallace
.	Building From the Mother Sauces - Dane Mechlin, President, Northern CA Chapter, APCA
.	How to Effectively use the Internet - Dennis Wallace, APCA Webmaster
.	Introduction of New Pricing Options - Dane Mechlin
.	The Effective Presentation of Your Pricing Structure - Dane Mechlin, Jim Davis, Meredith Eriksen and Candy Wallace
.	Defining your Service, or (in the other words) "Decide where it is that you stand, and then go stand there." - Dane Mechlin
.	How to Select and Maintain your Knives - Dennis Nosko
.	Low-Fat Sauces - Dane Mechlin
.	Pricing Dinner Parties and Events - Candy Wallace
.	"Figuring It All Out" (Accounting and Finance)- Meredith Eriksen
.	Building Special Diet and Nutritionally Specific Programs - Christine Robinson & Dennis Nosko
.	Saturday Evening Dinner Party Hosted at the McGrath's Beautiful Antebellum Home - Chef John's Chef de Cuisine Menu

Personal Chefs came from Seattle, Northern California, San Diego, Denver, Texas, Florida, some "Beltway Bandits" from D.C., New York, New Jersey and the Northeastern States. A heartfelt thanks to each and every participant for your energy, enthusiasm and contributions which made this Summit an enormous success!