2012 Personal Chef Summit
February 10-12, San Diego
“Chart a Course for Success:
Today’s Culinary Entrepreneur in the New ‘Interaction Economy’”
Open To All Culinary Professionals!
WHAT: The 2012 APPCA Personal Chef Summit, empowering personal chefs to realize ultimate success in their careers, their businesses, and their lives. CLICK Here for the full Agenda.
WHEN: 6:00 p.m. Friday, February 10, through 5:00 p.m. Sunday, February 12.
WHO: Hosted by Candy Wallace, APPCA’s founder and executive director. Click HERE for biographies of some of the experts who will present at the 2012 Summit, including "do ahead diva" Diane Phillips, Dana Cox and her "Honest Meal Project," best-selling business author Lee Silber, award-winning food writer Caron Golden and more!
WHERE: The Westin San Diego, a mere FREE shuttle ride away from San Diego International Airport (SAN). Located in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter, the Westin is one of downtown San Diego's landmark hotels, with panoramic views of the San Diego Bay, Coronado Island and the downtown cityscape. The hotel is near Seaport Village and Little Italy, and we’ll be close to some of San Diego’s most famous attractions such as SeaWorld and the San Diego Zoo, not to mention some of America’s most exciting, cutting-edge restaurants that have made San Diego a world-class dining city!
Retreat to one of the Westin San Diego’s 436 relaxing guest rooms complete with revitalizing amenities such as the signature Heavenly Bed® and invigorating Heavenly Bath®. For more info about the Westin San Diego, visit www.westinsandiego.com.
IMPORTANT HOTEL INFO: The deadline for the APPCA rate of $129 per night at the Westin San Diego has passed! So, we reserved additional nights under the APPCA to award to new Summit registrants on a first-come, first-served basis through Feb. 3. If you need a hotel room and want the lower rate, you must contact us directly (not the hotel) at (800) 644-8389, info@personalchef.com.
SUMMIT REGISTRATION:
$349.00 includes the Welcome Reception on Friday, general sessions and all breakout sessions on Saturday and Sunday, two Continental breakfasts, two lunches, refreshment breaks and all educational materials. To register or for more info, visit Summit Registration or call (800) 644-8389.
Save a Bundle and Launch Your Business, Too
Two Summit Special Seminar Training Options:
Option 1: Summit Conference + Boot Camp Seminar - $699. More details.
Option 2: Summit Conference + "Booster" Session (For Operating Personal Chefs)- $499. More details.
Can't Miss Pre-Summit Tour:
Arrive early to this year’s Personal Chef Summit in San Diego, and enjoy an optional tour of Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center—an urban, organic garden located in National City, Calif. The center’s goal is to educate students, teachers, families and volunteers to be healthy and active citizens, and is a destination for children from the surrounding urban community to explore connections between plants and history, science, art, literature, math and nutrition where learning is centered within the context of an organic garden.
The 90-minute tour will take place Friday, February 10, from 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. for an additional $20 per person. We’ll experience a guided immersion in the upper teaching gardens, lower main gardens and teaching kitchen and learn how organic produce is grown and harvested for nutrition classes, cooking demonstrations and workshops. Read a fascinating recent article on the work of Olivewood Gardens in The San Diego Union-Tribune by clicking here.
Round-trip shuttle transportation from the Westin San Diego and light refreshments will be provided. We’ll return to the Westin in plenty of time to dress for the first official function of the 2012 APPCA Personal Chef Summit: our annual Welcome Reception. If you’re flying to San Diego for the Summit, be sure to arrive early enough to join this tour! (The APPCA’s special lodging rate at the Westin also applies to Thursday, February 9.)
For more information on Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center, visit www.olivewoodgardens.org. To register for this special optional tour , visit our registration page.
About the APPCA
The American Personal & Private Chef Association (APPCA), based in San Diego, promotes the “business of doing business” as a personal or private chef through ongoing peer interaction and education while fostering professionalism in all aspects of cookery. Through its Institute and education partners, APPCA offers sound training in establishing successful and fulfilling careers. For more information, call (800) 644-8389, e-mail summit@personalchef.com, or visit www.personalchef.com.