Pro-Chef International - Culinary Book Publishers ABN No: 46-070-186-088 Contact us at our Oyster Bay Office: Tel. 02 9544 6900 - Fax. 02 9528 5582     Contact James Mussak JP, Dip.Teach. Publisher / executive editor: "Great Chefs of Australia" publications. Please call us at our Oyster Bay Office (Sydney South) Tel. 02 9544 6900 anytime from 8.30am - 8.30pm (If you call us from Overseas dial: Tel. ++ 612 9544 6900) E-mail: greatchefs@sydney.net Mail: Great Chefs, PO Box 4606 Sylvania Waters NSW 2224 - Australia   We need now everybody's cooperation to have this book published on time. Thank you! _______________________________________________________ Editorial: I would like to Thank You... for perusing these pages! Some may find my lengthy explanations a bit over the top..? however, please forgive me and bear with me; after serving several decades in the culinary industry, one cannot help but to be "very passionate" or getting a bit "over-excited" about our "great culinary industry".  First... lets' have some Good News: It is with great pleasure to report that the "Great Chefs of Australia Cooking- When Only The Best Will Do!" is right on track, with 80% sponsors and over 100 chefs in place. And of course... we have the pleasure to enter all the great expert's advise and other creative input. Those are the people who are actually the real stars in our new culinary menu book! We are hard at work... in conjunction with the professional HTN advisory team, the coordinators, designers and illustrators, allocating chefs, sponsors ads, advertorial-index-page (with logo) and other relevant promotional text etc. It is not too late... to participate as a chef... or as an advertiser, to be with the "best of the best" in Australia and to take advantage of our various value for value package options.  Spoil yourself a bit... have a book with your name in this very prestigious, ground-breaking publication! To participate is easy, just send us an e-mail: greatchefs@sydney.net                                         ...and we send you our Press-Kit. We are only a phone call away: Tel. 02 9544 6900 With my best culinary regards, Author James Mussak January 2012 Presenting the Book Development Team: Graphic Designer: Raquel Munoz PR / Office Assistant / Support / Research / Promotion: Olga, Sigrid, Kerry, Gwen & Nathan, Diane and Shirley Additional Assistance: by the HTN team Sydney Function Menus created by Australia's top Chefs and Cooks Educational content / topics regarding menu engineering by various industry professionals and VIP experts. PS: Culinary books... make really great  GIFT's for loved ones, family, friends or staff...!  Mind you... they cost much less than a bottle of "Grange"  and last much longer! ...........the books will remind them of the generouse gift-giver forever... (particularly if you sign the books with your name............)  Order just 1 book... or buy them by the box full! Call us on Tel: 02 9544 6900 Or Click here for more information how to buy our latest book: Click on   the chefs! BOOK SPONSORS MATTERS AND MORE... THANK YOU VERY MUCH... TO ALL OUR GREAT  GENEROUS SPONSORS! WITHOUT YOUR HELP, PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING... OUR JOINT BOOK COULD NOT BE CONCEPTUALISED! __________________________________________________________ WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY AN EXTRA THANK YOU... TO OUR MAIN SPONSORS: HTN - Fraser & Hughes - Maxwell Foods - Stoddart Manufacturing BAW - Beach Avenue Wholesalers - DAN MURPHY'S Liquor Shops MLA - Meat & Livestock Australia - Krio-Krush Basic Foods    Les Cordon Bleu - Australia - BESTFIELD RICE BRAN OILS Viceroy Resorts & Spa Bali - VICTORINOX -  Canberra Press Club RCA - Restaurant & Catering Association - Smoke & Roast.             If you know somebody who likes to start a great new job as a CHEF APPRENTICE, please call HTN 1300 139 108 NOW! More information here:  www.htn.com.au                                www.htn.com.au Over 100 first-class eateries are LOOKING for culinary career minded people to start immediately to be trained as a chef. Great careers, salaries and conditions are on offer. Call HTN 1300 139 108    Culinary Book Sponsor (HTN) Michael Bennett CEO of HTN and HTN Patron: Peter Howard ___________________________________________________________ Here is some very great and good News... ...coming from my culinary friend: Martin Z'Graggen, he is the English translator of the German written Pauli Cook Book, (the Bible Cook-Book who is well-known to all chefs around the world) who is now available as an App for your I-phone - for instant culinary information on your fingertips! I am proud to say: Martin is a participant of our New culinary publication "Great Chefs of Australia" ...he was a contributor in my earlier works. Well done Martin. And thank you "PAULI" to sponsor our new menu book!                                                                                                     Above: Chef Martin Z'Graggen interviewed in Switzerland see some more details on the following website: http://www.pauli-cuisine.ch/portraet/martin-zgraggen.html __________________________________________________________  HTN - Hospitality Training Network  Fraser & Hughes - The Cook Shop  Maxwell Foods Products  MOFFAT AUSTRALIA  Les Cordon Bleu - Australia  RCA - Restaurant & Catering Association  National Training Organisation Ardleigh Cleveland Gallery - Hyatt Regency Coolum F&M QUALITY FINE FOODS Pauli Cook Book - English version Web App Country (Golf) Club Tasmania  ALL-CLAD / TEFAL Australia  DAN MURPHY'S - Liquor Shops  BESTFIELD RICE BRAN OILS Tea Blossoms-Love Your Tea  KITCHEN POINT @ Harvey Norman   Stoddart Manufacturing   Meat & Livestock Australia   Krio-Krush Basic Foods  Oppenheimer  Victorinox (Swiss Knives for professionals)  Lindt & Sprüngli - Australia  Redcat - Point of Sales Solutions  Menu Magazine WA  Pacific West Foods  Viceroy Resorts & Spa Bali (Australian Owned)  Roki - Distribution (Candles)  Northern Beaches Diabetes & Weight Management   Birch & White Foods De Novo Foods  Duccio Gelato  PAC FOODS AUSTRALIA  LICO SWISS AUSTRALIA  Rossi Boots  Zest Universal Australia  Kikkoman-Australia  Canberra Press Club  Revesby Workers Club  Mooney Mooney Club  SKY City Casino Darwin  King Bee Honey  Tea Blossoms  Lime Grove Estate  Mushroom Growers Association  Lilydale - Baiada Chicken  The Apple Thief - Cider Company  Petersons Champagne House  Wine-Xpress  Zappa Estate Wines  Buller Wines Channey Ridge Wines  Richard Hamilton Wines  Aramis Wine Estate  Trumer Pilsner Beer  Channey Ridge Wines (WA)  Small Acres Cyder  Furst von Metternich - Henkel Sect  Mandarin Napoleon-Grande Cuvee Liqueur  Écusson Normandie French Cider  BAW - Beach Avenue Wholesalers  Budvar Beer  Lenzer Moser Gruener Veltliner  Lenzer Moser Blaufrankisch  We Love Chilean Wine Company  Burragum Billy Beer - Koala Beer  Wurscht & Brot (German Small Goods) ______________________________________ _____________________________________    +++ Plus many other leading business sponsors are on the way to join us. There are several negotiations under-way with some of the "best of the best" food-service, manufacturers and beverage suppliers participating. Thank you ALL...! PS: WE NEED SOME MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SPONSORS: CHEESE, SEAFOOD, MEAT, EQUIPMENT / FOOD INGREDIENTS ARTISAN BEER & CIDER, SPECIALTY FOOD PRODUCERS FOOD-SERVICES BUSINESSES WINE SELLERS / PRODUCERS FROM THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: QLD, TAS, VIC, NSW, WA   "the more exposure... the more you sell" PPS: if you know anyone who would be eligible to be with the best of the best ! Please let us know! Thank you for your help - you will be rewarded with your name mentioned and free books! Contact author/editor James now: Tel. 02 9544 6900 PS: If you want to get fit in the New Year... and improve on your good looks... Then contact my culinary friend and dietitian, Diane Munns: 0431 832 858 Diane Munns, Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist. Northern Beaches Diabetes & Weight Management di@diabetesweight.com.au | www.diabetesweight.com.au To buy our latest culinary book: "Great Chefs of Australia-Cooking with Love & Passion"... or view some sample pages: Click on the book image: The previous three editions of the “Great Chefs of Australia” series of books, have become very popular in the culinary industry circles, by featuring top Australian chefs and first-class food-service suppliers. + 3 X Cheers from Chef / Author James! PS: THE STUFF WE DRINK AROUND HERE: Order here: sales@smallacrescyder.com.au www.smallacrescyder.com.au JOIN US FOR a drink! PS: Another good reason to fly with VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: This beer is served on all Virgin Australia International flights and also domestic flights on the A330 service in Business class on the SYD-PER and SYD-MEL sectors. Order here: www.koalabeer.com Order here: david@applethief.com www.theapplethief.com Order here: sales@baw.com.au Visit some of our OTHER culinary friends: www.cafeculture.com Thank you Sean, Kristine, Justeen, Kevin, - for the great Book Review! Cafe Culture Magazine is Australia's Number One - coffee lover's magazine and dealing with all kinds of professional and technical matters regarding the industry people and all kind of coffee maters. (JM) PS. the book review as all about: "Why not join us" _________________________________________________________________ Visit some of our culinary friends: www.menumagazine.com.au Thank you Scott - for the great Book Review! My culinary friend Scott Arnold-Eyers is the Publisher of MENU Magazine PO Box 62 Scarborough WA 6922 Contact Scott on: Tel 09 9430 6008                                Thank you Tom - for your great Book Review! Photo-Scans... with courtesy of publisher TOM BOYLE. Read ALL about Pizza-making equipment and interesting topics... in Australia's Number 1 PIZZA Magazine:  PMQ Pizza Australia. For advertising in PMQ Pizza Magazine contact Tom Boyle:  tom@pmqaustralia.com - Free Call: 1800 008 487 www.pmqaustralia.com                                                                  CHEERS...! Salon Culinaire Judge James Mussak, General Manager of Pro-Chef International Pty Ltd and culinary book author - celebrating 18 years of international chef recruitment! www.pro-chef.net                                                                                       CHEERS & BON APPÉTIT READ A GOOD COOK BOOK, AND ENJOY LIFE WITH YOUR FAVOURITE DRINKS AND ALL THE GOOD FOOD YOU DESERVE IT!   PPS: I would like to say special THANK you, Thank you all! to all the people who visited us at: BESTFIELD'S STAND G47   Darling Harbour. Thank you... please visit us again... as we are constantly up-date this website! If you have any comments... please let us know!