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| Chefs swap five-star kitchen for aircraft carrier galley
Two of Burswood
International Resort Casino’s chefs prepared a taste of Australia for 500 VIP guests
attending a cocktail party aboard aircraft carrier, USS John C. Stennis, on Sunday, April
28. In addition, seven Burswood wait staff worked at the event as part of a Chef Exchange
Program that saw some of the ship’s staff swapping the galley for Burswood’s
five-star kitchens later in the week.
The Aussie-themed cocktail delights prepared by Burswood included kangaroo prosciutto with green tomato relish, Barramundi and spring onion kebabs and mini kangaroo pies with spicy apricot chutney. On Sunday, Banquet Sous Chef, Robert Wardlwoorth and Chef de Partie, Sean Jones as well as the seven wait staff, Lisa Thomas, Julie Cameron, Sean Jones, Michael D’Souza, Rahel Kidanemariam, Teresa Tucker and Andrew Arthurs took the one-hour boat ride to the ship anchored in Gage Roads to work along-side the ship’s staff at the cocktail party. "Burswood asked for volunteers for the program and it was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up, it’s not every day you get to work on an aircraft carrier," Robert said.
Then on Monday and Tuesday, two of the carrier’s Mess Specialists LaVelle Littleton and Jesus Moreno swapped the galley for Burswood’s kitchens where they assisted in the cold larder, pastry and commissary kitchens as well as in the Hotel kitchen. Assisting at Burswood was no challenge for the Mess Specialists, with the ship’s galley serving 16,600 meals a day to the 5,000-strong crew. The aircraft carrier, USS John C. Stennis carries eight to nine squadrons of planes including the F/A-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, EA-6B Prowler, S-3 Viking, E-2C Hawkeye and SH-60 Seahawk. The area of the flight deck is 4.5 acres and will double as the venue for Sunday’s cocktail party. The weight of the carrier is 97,000 tonnes. The Chef Exchange Program is an initiative of the Catering Institute of Australia (WA) and Paul Graham of the Royal Australian Navy with the co-operation of Burswood International Resort Casino. For more information: Samantha Fraser
Senior Public Relations Officer Burswood International Resort Casino
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Dear Paul, On behalf of Burswood International Resort Casino I would like to thank you for considering the Resort for the Chef Exchange Program with the USS John C. Stennis. It was a pleasure to work with you on the project, your management skills were invaluable. I think you will agree that we achieved some great coverage from the program. From speaking to our chefs and wait staff, I know that they gained a lot from the experience and enjoyed the opportunity. Once, again, thank you for your assistance with the project. Kind regards, Samantha Fraser, Senior Public Relations Officer, Burswood International Resort Casino.
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