On the Menu Watch the National Competition Awards videos from Cook. Craft. Create. Make recertification a breeze by submiting your CEHs early through the CEH Tracking program. Share your externiship, internship or apprenticeship story with Sizzle to be included in Slice of Life. Email your story to
[email protected]. Steve Soltz, chef/professor at the College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, is on a mission to save nuggets of foodservice wisdom. Stolz is collecting this wisdom to compile into a collection. If you have nuggets to share, please send them to
[email protected]. Interested in attending HX: The Hotel Experience--Rooms to Restaurants 2016 in New York City, Nov. 13-15? ACF members can save $50 by registering in advance for a free badge using promo code ACF2016. Register here.
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Highlights from Cook. Craft. Create. Convention & Show 2016
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2017 Student Team Registration All student teams must register annually with the ACF national office and provide team member information. To register for 2017 competitions, team managers must submit an Intent to Compete form by Aug. 30 to allow the ACF national office and Competitions Committee to coordinate state-level competitions. Click here for the Student Team Classical Dish requirements.
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2017 ACF Awards Applications are now being accepted for all 2017 American Culinary Federation awards. The honor of an ACF award proves skill, knowledge and professionalism in the culinary industry and can further your recognition as a qualified chef. These awards represent the highest honors ACF can bestow. Categories are: •
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U.S.A.'s Chef of the Year™ Award, sponsored by Unilever Food Solutions Pastry Chef of the Year Award, sponsored by Plugrá® European-Style Butter Chef Educator of the Year Award Dr. L.J. Minor Chef Professionalism Award, sponsored by Minor's® Student Chef of the Year Award, sponsored by Custom Culinary® Hermann G. Rusch Chef's Achievement Award Chapter Achievement Award
The deadline for all applications is Sept. 30, 2016.
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