Cook. Craft. Create. - That's A Wrap! Thank you to the more than 850 chefs, cooks, students and foodservice professionals who attended Cook. Craft. Create., hosted by the ACF Chef's Association of Arizona, Inc. The convention provided attendees with opportunities to advance their professional development and enhance their culinary skills through workshops and seminars, demonstrations, a trade show featuring nearly 100 exhibitors, ACF's first career fair, national competitions and ACF's annual national awards. 58 educational sessions including hands-on workshops, demonstrations and seminars 5 competitions 70 exhibitors at the Trade Show 30 supportive sponsors

Several foodservice professionals were honored with awards, including: U.S.A.'s Chef of the Year: Patrick Mitchell, CEC, AAC ACF Pastry Chef of the Year: Cher Harris, CEPC ACF Student Chef of the Year: Michelle Stephenson, Utah Valley University ACF Student Team National Championship: ACF Bay Area Chef Association of Oregon; Oregon Coast Culianry Institute Baron H. Galand Culinary Knowledge Bowl National Winners: Utah Valley University Dr. L.J. Minor Chef Professionalism Award: Dominick Laudia, CEC, AAC Chef Educator of the Year: Christopher Misiak, CEC, CCE Hermann G. Rusch Chef's Achievement Award: James Taylor, CEC, AAC, MBA

ACFChefs.Org Has a New Look! ACFChefs.org has been redesigned!   The new site was designed to be modern, stylish and prestigious in our field. The home page is re-organized to make it easy and intuitive to attract new members, partners and sponsors. You will have a better experience with the site, with strong calls-toaction on the homepage for "become a member," "renew your membership" or "register today." Navigation is streamlined and you can get to where you need to go in one click. The new site is mobile friendly instead of seeing a shrunken version on your phone or tablet, the new site will scale to the size of your device so you always have a full screen for navigation.   We will continue to make adjustments and enhancements to make sure the most recent, relevant information is front and center. In the meantime, enjoy the new look!

 

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 August 30 to allow the ACF national office and Competitions Committee to coordinate state-level competitions. The Student Team Classical Dish will be announced directly after Cook. Craft. Create.

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Featured Ingredient: Prickly Pear Prickly pear is an oval-shaped fruit that ranges in skin color from yellow to purple. It has soft, spongy flesh that can be found in many different colors - white, green, yellow, red or purple - with edible black seeds. It has a sweet flavor similar to a blend of tropical fruits and is considered a superfruit.   Complete the quiz to earn one hour of continuing-education credits toward ACF certification.

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 include:  U.S.A.'s Chef of the Year™ Award, sponsored by Unilever Food Solutions ACF Pastry Chef of the Year Award, sponsored by Plugrá European-Style Butter ACF Chef Educator of the Year Award Dr. L.J. Minor Chef Professionalism Award, sponsored by Minor's ® ACF Student Chef of the Year Award, sponsored by Custom Culinary, Inc. ACF Hermann G. Rusch Chef's Achievement Award ACF Chapter Achievement Award The deadline for all application is September 30, 2016.

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