The Gladwyne, Pa. club’s Executive Pastry Chef, Nguyet Nguyen, CPC, will now advance to the American Culinary Federation’s National Competition, to vie for the organization’s title as Pastry Chef of the Year.
Two Club Chefs Earn Top ACF Awards
William Racin, CEPC, of The Duquesne Club was named 2018 Pastry Chef of the Year at the American Culinary Federation’s National Convention, and Kevin Brennan, CEC, AAC, of the Detroit Athletic Club, received the Dr. L.J. Minor Chef Professionalism Award. The best pastry chef in the nation, according to the American Culinary Federation (ACF), is…
Club Chefs Selected to Represent the US on ACF Culinary Team USA
The team gathered for the first time to begin preparations for four years of international culinary competition. The American Culinary Federation (ACF) announced that after a rigorous selection process, eight talented chefs from across the United States have been named to the ACF Culinary Team USA 2020, the official representative for the United States in…
American Culinary Federation Team Places Fourth at International Culinary Olympics
ACF Culinary National Team USA ranked fourth in the world overall and won two gold medals in the 24th Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung International Culinary Exhibition, held October 22-25, in Erfurt, Germany. Two of the ACF Culinary USA teams—national and youth—finished in the top 10 and featured several chefs from leading private clubs.
American Culinary Federation Teams Prepare for International Culinary Olympics
ACF Culinary National Team USA, ACF Culinary Youth Team USA and United States Army Culinary Arts Team will represent the U.S. in the Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung, to be held October 22-25 in Erfurt, Germany. Chefs from clubs including Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., Myers Park Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., The Fort Worth (Texas) Club and more are competing on the teams.
Learning Experience
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Boca Grove G&TC’s Executive Chef Earns National Professionalism Award
Dominick Laudia, CEC, AAC, who has been the Executive Chef of the Boca Raton, Fla., club since 2012, has been honored with the Dr. L.J. Minor Award by the American Culinary Federation, in recognition of how he “exemplifies the highest standard of professionalism in today’s kitchen through certification, continued education and training, culinary competitions and community involvement.”
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Executive Chef Daniel Pliska Raises Awareness of ACF Apprenticeship Program
The University Club is preparing special dishes for the Central Missouri chapter of the American Culinary Federation at the President’s Dinner to be held on January 30th. Matt Patston of Columbia (Mo.) Business Times reports that The University Club at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo., will be hosting the 20th annual President’s Dinner for the American Culinary Federation’s…
PreGel Announces 5-Star Pastry Series Lineup
Returning for its sixth year, the American Culinary Federation-certified seminars are lectured by industry-respected, world-renowned chefs, covering a wide range of topics. PreGel’s 5-Star Pastry Series is returning for the sixth year in 2016, and the company has announced the lineup for the American Culinary Federation-certified seminars: “Modern Plating with an Emphasis on Frozen Elements,” presented…
ACF’s Apprenticeship Program Celebrates Growth
The American Culinary Federation Education Foundation’s culinary apprenticeship program is participating in the U.S. Department of Labor’s first annual National Apprenticeship Week, held November 2-8. The American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF) has announced that its culinary apprenticeship program will be celebrating its growth during the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) first annual National Apprenticeship Week.…
Shadow Wood CC Hosts ACF Scholarship Dinner
The first annual American Culinary Federation (ACF) Scholarship Charity Dinner Guest Chef Showcase was held at the Bonita Springs, Fla., club on July 28. College can be expensive and culinary school is no exception. Amanda Jackson of the Naples Herald explains an executive chef in Naples is hoping to alleviate some of that pain with…
Owl’s Nest Resort Chef Crowned “Chef of the Year”
The White Mountains chapter of the American Culinary Federation named Mike Beers, CEC, the winner following a competition. Executive Chef Mike Beers, CEC, of the Owl’s Nest Resort and Golf Club in Thornton, N.H., was crowned “Chef of the Year” by the White Mountains chapter of the American Culinary Federation at the chapter’s 37th annual “Taste of…
Club and Resort Chefs Step Up to Help Colorado Rescue Mission
Executive chefs from the Garden of the Gods Club and Resort, The Club at Flying Horse and The Broadmoor are participating in fundraising events through the Pikes Peak Culinary Series.
You’re In the Kitchen Now
L’Auberge Casino Resort’s partnership with the U.S. Army’s Fort Polk, La., installation trains the military culinary team for the American Culinary Federation-sanctioned Military Culinary Arts Competition.