Welcome to the Iowa Culinary Institute 2019 Spring Gourmet Dinner Series The Iowa Culinary Institute is very pleased to announce our 2019 Spring Gourmet Dinner Series. Our dinners are intended to introduce our culinary students to ethnic ingredients, spices, and products, while designing meals for the American palate. These are elegant evenings of candlelight, soft live music (flute and classical guitar), and gourmet food paired with fine wines. Although there is no dress code for ICI dinners, we suggest business or cocktail attire. All dinners begin with a champagne or sparkling wine reception at 6:30 p.m. in our atrium, followed by dinner seating at 7:00 p.m. in the Lakeview Inn at the ICI, located in Building 7 on the DMACC Ankeny campus. We would appreciate it if you could try to arrive no earlier than 6:15, as we need time for our students to set up. Themed gourmet dinners are $100 per person ($30 per person is tax-deductible and will be credited towards membership in the ICI Chef s Toque Society. See the last three pages for further information.) The Fleur de Lys Gala, our main fundraiser for the year, Saturday, April 6, will be $150 per person (with a tax-deductible portion of $100 per person). Reservations are required and are limited for each event. Please mark the number of tickets you would like for each dinner you select from the choices listed on the next page and return to Denise Moore. (If you wish to be seated with other people who are reserving separately, please list their names beside that particular dinner date.) For security purposes, you must e-mail (preferred method), fax or mail your reservation requests. You may also call Denise at the number listed below. You will receive confirmation via e-mail, unless you do not have e-mail access; in that case, we will contact you by phone or mail. Once you have received this information, credit card payments (MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express) may be made via the link provided in the email confirmation or by contacting Denise by telephone. If you prefer, you may send your check, payable to DMACC, to the address below. Please do not send payment until your reservation has been confirmed. Dinner reservations will not be held without payment. E-mail: ici@dmacc.edu Mail: Iowa Culinary Institute,, Building 7, Ankeny, Iowa 50023 Fax: 515-965-7129; Phone: 515-964-6655 Since our dinners are part of a classroom experience, we are only able to make changes based on MEDICAL allergies or religious restrictions. If you or your guests need a gluten-free meal or any other special dietary restriction, please let us know when you make your reservation; however, due to the nature of certain meals or dishes, we may not be able to accommodate your request. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us. For reservations, please e-mail, fax, or mail the portion found on the following page.
34th Anniversary French Chefs' Dinner Join us for our 34th Anniversary of the ICI French Chef Exchange! These two special dinners will be presented by guest chefs Jérôme Baron-Pelossier (Restaurant La Grignotière in Marclopt)) and Frédéric Stalport (Restaurant La Chaumière in Le Coteau) from L Association des Cuisiniers de la Loire, from the region of Des Moines Sister City, St-Etienne, France. The dinners are priced at $135 per person, as $55 of each ticket is a tax-deductible gift to the DMACC Foundation in support of our annual French Chef Exchange Program. Come celebrate with our French guest chefs as they prepare a special menu, along with the ICI culinary team of students and chefs. All dinners are marked as TH (Thursday), unless noted. January 25, 2019 (Friday) French Chefs Dinner (Please see the description above.) January 26, 2019 (Saturday) French Chefs Dinner (Please see the description above.) February 21, 2019 (TH) Sicily Discover a mixture of Italian tradition with local specialties and products of this island. February 28, 2019 (TH) Sicily Discover a mixture of Italian tradition with local specialties and products of this island. March 7, 2019 (TH) Sicily Discover a mixture of Italian tradition with local specialties and products of this island. March 14, 2019 (TH) Morocco Savor the incredible blend of spices and diverse flavor profiles of a cuisine influenced by Europe and Africa. March 28, 2019 (TH) Morocco Savor the incredible blend of spices and diverse flavor profiles of a cuisine influenced by Europe and Africa. SPECIAL EVENT April 6, 2019 (Saturday) begins at 6:00 pm Fleur de Lys Gala Join us on the Streets of Paris as we celebrate the arrival of spring and our 34th Anniversary of the French Chef Exchange. The proceeds of this French gourmet buffet dinner (with paired wines) and auction go to support our exchange, which provides scholarships for our top eight graduates to travel to France every May and do culinary internships with our French chefs in the St-Etienne region. We will be unable to honor dietary restrictions at the Gala since it is a buffet rather than a plated dinner. April 11, 2019 (TH) International Year: Sweden! Enjoy a gourmet celebration of Swedish cuisine as part of DMACC s Annual International Year festivities. For e-mail, please be sure to include the date of the requested dinner/s and the number of tickets for each, as well as the following information: Name Address City, State, Zip Telephone Number Cell *E-mail Address: Home Business (Please circle the one that is applicable)
*You will receive a courtesy reminder via e-mail one week prior to every dinner that you purchase. If you do not have e-mail access, please indicate that we will need to contact you via telephone. We understand that life is unpredictable. Due to unforeseen circumstances, guests may need to cancel their reservations. Since we order products specifically for each dinner, we do ask for a 48-hour cancellation notice prior to your dinner date. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations received fewer than 48-hours advance notice from the dinner date. You will still receive the appropriate tax-deductible portion of the ticket price. ****************************************************************************************** Please notify your guests that they may receive our Gourmet Dinner Series letter by completing the information listed on our website - https://www.dmacc.edu/ici/pages/gourmetdinners.aspx. ICI Chef s Toque Society Retired Executive Chef Robert Anderson has been a member of the Honorable Order of the Golden Toque, an exclusive group of American chefs honored for their work in the restaurant industry and in the field of culinary education, since 2005. He is one of 99 members and is the only Iowa chef. The Iowa Culinary Institute is proud to have had this honor bestowed upon a faculty member, and we have created a special ICI Chef s Toque Society, to honor those who support our mission through their generous gifts. This year, we will offer membership into the Chef s Toque Society at six levels, with benefits described below (benefits listed are for those who become members between January 1 and December 31, 2018). Please note that ALL 2018 donors will not be recognized in the ICI booklet until the 2019 Spring edition. Below are the benefits for the 2019 ICI Toque members - (*Because Toque membership is not confirmed until January, member benefits begin after 2019 Spring Gourmet Dinner reservations are taken. Therefore, member benefits begin with 2019 Fall reservations.) Titanium Toques -- $100,000+ contribution Receive a special Titanium Toque pin Have all privileges listed below for Diamond Toques PLUS Attend a gourmet dinner of your choice with 6 guests at your own table. Your 8 tickets will be paid by the ICI
Diamond Toques -- $10,000 - $99,999 contribution Receive a Diamond Toque pin Have all privileges listed below for Platinum Toques PLUS Be guaranteed a table at all dinners of your choice for the Fall 2019 - Spring 2020* Gourmet Dinner Series Attend a gourmet dinner of your choice with 4 guests (may include a French Chef Dinner) and be seated with DMACC President Rob Denson and his wife Pat. Your 6 tickets will be paid by the ICI. * Based on availability after Titanium Toques Platinum Toques -- $5,000 - $9,999 contribution Receive a Platinum Toque pin Have all privileges listed below for Gold Toques PLUS Be guaranteed 6 reservations at the dinner of your choice Have first chance to reserve 4 places for the 2019 Fleming s Dinner * Have a chance to reserve 4 places for the 2020 French Chefs Dinner* Have a chance to reserve 4 places for the 2020 Annual Culinary Tour of France * Receive free knife sharpening 2 times per year * Based on availability after Titanium and Diamond Toques Gold Toques -- $2,500 - $4,999 contribution Receive a Gold Toque pin Have all privileges listed below for Silver Toques PLUS Receive an invitation to join ICI students and faculty and the French Chefs on the Annual Culinary Trip in January (past trips have included Chicago, Las Vegas and New Orleans)* Receive an invitation to the Annual DMACC World Food Prize Dinner, TBA (October 2019 -- NOT open to the public)* Receive free knife sharpening I time per year * Based on availability after Titanium, Diamond and Platinum Toques Silver Toques -- $1,000 - $2,499 contribution Receive a Silver Toque pin Have all privileges listed below for Bronze Toques PLUS Be guaranteed 4 reservations at the dinner of your choice * Based on availability after Titanium, Diamond, Platinum and Gold Toques
Bronze Toques -- $500 - $999 contribution Receive a Bronze Toque pin Be guaranteed 2 reservations at the dinner of your choice Have first chance to reserve 2 places for the 2019 Fleming s Dinner * Have a chance to reserve 2 places for the 2020 French Chefs Dinner* Have a chance to reserve 2 places for the 2020 Annual Culinary Tour of France * * Based on availability after Titanium, Diamond, Platinum, Gold, and Silver Toques In order to achieve membership at any given level, you will need to send in a check with your designated amount to DMACC. Please mail your check with a note stating that the money is for your contribution to the ICI Chef s Toque Society. You may also attain a membership level through ticket purchases. For example, the purchase of 20 gourmet dinner tickets will generate a gift of $600 (each dinner ticket has a $30 tax-deductible portion) to our French Chef Exchange Program, making you eligible for Bronze Toque membership. Your donation of items for our annual Silent Auction, including goods or services, will also be considered for membership, based on the value. Purchases of goods or services will be valued at the tax-deductible amount only. Donations to Lori Dowie- Reeser s memorial garden and /or scholarship fund may be used for Toque Society credit, as well. Corporate memberships are not available for the ICI Chef s Toque Society; however, corporate donors at $5,000 plus will be featured with a complimentary ad in the ICI Experience bi-annual publication. Corporate donations may not be used for individual ICI Chef s Toque Society membership.