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 News: Spring 2008:
Congratulations to:  Australian Culinary Olympic Team -  2 Gold - 1 Silver - 1 Bronze   *   ACF Victoria AGM November 23th   *  Les Toques Blanches accepts Culinary Codes of Practices after discussion and amendment to uniform code *  Considerable discussion in recent Chef's forum debate on "Should an apprentice cook be rostered to clean a toilet in a small (limited staff) business? See "Has the Chef Lost Control of their Kitchen"  * Other recent debates include: * "For goodness Sake"(370) * "Do Professional Chefs Inherit a Moral Duty of Care (253) * "Are you a “Pretenda chef, “Sioux chef” or Chef de Quizine" (395) *  Salonculinaire statistics show and average of  5500  unique and returning visitors per month and 130 new registrations have been accepted  in 2008. * We wish all visitors a Safe and Enjoyable Christmas and a Happy New 2009 Year.

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