Dinner with Fred Tibbitts and Associates

Fred Tibbitts & Associates or “FTA” is a global social entrepreneurship, giving all profits to those less fortunate; and the leading global wine, spirits and related services consulting agency for National Account chain hotels and restaurants with offices at Bangkok, Thailand and Menands, New York, USA.

The Third Annual Fred Tibbitts & Associates “A Summer-Monsoon Evening in Mumbai with Very Special Friends” at The Westin Mumbai Garden City proved to be another memorable event. The reception was hosted by Phillips Foods Asia, which provided their finest Lump Crab Meat for many of Executive Chef Ajay Chopra’s marvelous canapés and hors d’ouvres.

The four-course gala dinner commenced with Fred Tibbitts welcoming the guests and asked that they consider “Service as the Highest Calling”.  Tibbitts explained that the primary purposes of the FTA dinners are to recognize hospitality excellence, provide scholarships in the names of those whom are honored and to make charitable contributions to benefit those less fortunate.

Tibbitts next asked The Venerable Acharya Gyaltsen, Executive Director, Pema Ts’al Monastic Schools at Mundgod & Nepal to take the podium to chant a Buddhist prayer in Tibetan and summarize it in English.

Following the dinner toasts, Tibbitts announced a donation of $500.00 USD from a portion of the dinner proceeds to UN-HABITAT (United Nations Human Settlements Program); and he then called to the podium The Venerable Acharya Gyaltsen, Executive Director, Pema Ts’al Monastic Schools at Mundgod & Nepal to present him with a donation of $500.00 USD from a portion of the dinner proceeds.

The Recipient of the 2012 FTA Hospitality Awards are as follow:

• Lifetime Excellence - Julia Stewart, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, DineEquity, Inc. (Parent company of Applebee’s and IHOP Restaurants)
• Excellence as an Operator - North America - Dan Hoffman, Director, Equipment Beverage Specifications, Global Operations Services Food & Beverage, Marriott International
• Excellence as an Operator – Asia Pacific - A. Patrick Imbardelli, President & Chief Executive Officer, Pan Pacific Hotels Group
• Excellence as an Executive Recruiter & Human Resources Leader - Benoit Gateau-Cumin, Chief Recruiting Officer, The Boutique Search Firm
• Excellence as an IT Innovator - CLK CLK, Inc
• Excellence as a Humanitarian - Dr. Joan Clos, MD, Under Secretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-HABITAT)

Following the Dessert Course, Tibbitts asked Lance Ourednik, General Manager, The Westin Mumbai Garden City to return to the podium to “Summon the Brigade”.  Ourednik’s summons was answered by a resplendent parade of the kitchen seniors who prepared the dinner, led by Chef De Cuisine, Amit Kumar Suri as well as the service staff led by Devendra Kushwaha, Manager, Kangan & Bars and the rest of the dinner service team. 


The dinner menu was artfully created by Executive Chef, Ajay Chopra and supervised by Chef De Cuisine Amit Kumar Suri.

To Start

Phillips Crab
Avocado| Papaya | Mint
Or
Tart
Goat cheese | Onion | Chive

The Main Event

Roulade

Milk Fed Lamb | Green Peas | Mustard Carrots

Or

Roulade

Milk Fed Lamb | Green Peas | Mustard Carrots

Selection of Cheeses

Manchego| Organic Ecorico Fig | Walnut

Red Leicester | Prune | Apricot Chutney

Baked Brie | Green Apple | Green Tea Compote

The Finish

Bitter Chocolate Cake | Hazelnut | Raspberry Tartar

Coffee & Tea

CNN provided each guest with a stylish dinner premium gift, while Luzerne provided the evening’s platinum show plates, which were afterwards placed in the beautiful Luzerne Signature Blue Gift Boxes and presented to each guest upon departure from the dinner.