AMERICAN CULINARY FEDERATION PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 26, 2016

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Southeast Region Culinary Students Compete for Regional Award at Le Cordon Bleu Atlanta St. Augustine, Fla., January 26, 2016—Could you prepare the classical French dish Poulet Sauté SaintLambert under the watchful eye of professional chefs? That’s just what four teams of culinary students will do during the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) Southeast Regional Student Team Championship, Jan. 3031, at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Atlanta, Tucker, Georgia, The ACF Student Team Championship, sponsored by Vitamix®, is designed to raise the standards of culinary excellence and professionalism among students, promote camaraderie and educational opportunities and act as a staging area for research and development of culinary concepts. To compete at the regional level, teams must first win local and state competitions. The regional competition consists of two phases: skills and cooking. During the skills phase, team members compete in a relay-style format with a total of 80 minutes to complete four skills. During the cooking phase, each team prepares four portions of a fish starter, salad, dessert, and pre-assigned classical entrée, Poulet Sauté Saint-Lambert, as well as two appropriate sides to accompany the entree, from Escoffier: The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery (Le Guide Culinaire version). The winning regional team will advance to the national competition at Cook. Craft. Create. Convention & Show, Phoenix, July 15-19. The 2016 Southeast Region teams are: Bahamas Students representing Bahamas Culinary Association who attend The College of The Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas, will compete. Addiemae Rolle Farrington, HAAC, and Mario Adderley are the team’s coaches. Florida Students representing ACF Greater Miami Chapter Epicurean Club who attend Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Miami, will compete. Philippe Boutemy, CEC, and Ray Rutenis, CEC, are the team’s coaches. Georgia Students representing ACF Atlanta Chefs Association, Inc. who attend Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Atlanta, Tucker, Georgia, will compete. John Kanadu, CEC, CCE, CCA, and Isaac Crawford are the team’s coaches. North Carolina Students representing ACF North Carolina Chapter who attend Alamance Community College, Graham, North Carolina, will compete. Brian Bailey, CCC, and Todd Wanless, CCC, are the team’s coaches. -more-

ACF Regional Culinary Salon Competitions are a part of ACF’s Signature Series, which provides educational and networking opportunities through ChefConnect events and competitions for culinary industry professionals and students. ACF believes that competitions play a vital role in the development of the culinary craft by testing chefs’ and students’ knowledge and skills in a competitive format. To learn more about ACF competitions, eligibility and rules, visit www.acfchefs.org/competitions. About the American Culinary Federation The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), established in 1929, is the standard of excellence for chefs in North America. With more than 17,500 members spanning nearly 200 chapters nationwide, ACF is the leading culinary association offering educational resources, training, apprenticeship and programmatic accreditation. In addition, ACF operates the most comprehensive certification program for chefs in the United States, with the Certified Executive Chef®, Certified Sous Chef®, Certified Executive Pastry Chef® and Certified Culinary Educator® designations accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. ACF is home to ACF Culinary Team USA, the official representative for the United States in major international culinary competitions, and to the Chef & Child Foundation, founded in 1989 to promote proper nutrition in children and to combat childhood obesity. For more information, visit www.acfchefs.org. Find ACF on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ACFChefs and on Twitter @ACFChefs. ###