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 Press ReleaseJennifer Kopp, CEPC, Named ACF Northeast Region Pastry Chef of the YearKopp impresses judges and advances to the national competition in California in August. St. Augustine, Fla., March 16, 2010—Jennifer Kopp, certified executive pastry chef (CEPC), of North Bethesda, Md., pastry chef at Chevy Chase Club, Chevy Chase, Md., received the American Culinary Federation, Inc., (ACF) Northeast Region Pastry Chef of the Year award at the 2010 ACF Northeast Regional Conference held at Hershey Lodge, Hershey, Pa., March 13–15. Kopp accepted the award at Monday’s Celebrating Regional Excellence Awards Gala. Sponsored by Splenda®, the 2010 ACF Northeast Region Pastry Chef of the Year award recognizes a pastry chef who has displayed a passion for the craft, has an accomplished reputation in the pastry field and has given back through the education of others by sharing his or her skills and knowledge. Kopp competed against one other candidate before being declared the winner. As this year’s Northeast Region recipient, Kopp will compete for the national title against the winners from the three other ACF regions at the 2010 ACF National Convention in Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 2–5. At Chevy Chase Club, Kopp designs and produces plated desserts for the club’s various restaurants, from causal dining at the Winter Center to fine dining at Terrace Room. She also prepares wedding and special-occasion cakes and organizes all pastry production for banquet functions, restaurant items and specialty orders. Kopp has held pastry positions across the country at the Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, Harrah’s Las Vegas and Desserts International, Exton, Pa. She received her culinary training at Johnson & Wales University, Providence, R.I., where she earned an associate degree in baking and pastry arts and a bachelor’s degree in foodservice management. Kopp is an avid culinary competitor. In 2006, she earned a spot on the 2008 ACF Culinary Regional Team USA, the official regional representative of the U.S. in national and international competitions. At the team’s cold- and hot-food tryouts in 2006, she earned silver and bronze medals, respectively. In October 2008, she traveled to the 2008 Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung (IKA), also known as the “culinary Olympics,” in Erfurt, Germany, where her team won the title of World Champions in its category. Kopp has received several professional awards, including ACF Northeast Region Pastry Chef of the Year in 2005, ACF Nations Capital Chefs Association Chef of the Year in 2005, and ACF Nations Capital Chefs Association Pastry Chef of the Year in 2008. The 2010 ACF Northeast Regional Conference, hosted by ACF Harrisburg Chapter, brought hundreds of chefs, cooks and foodservice professionals to Hershey. The conference provided attendees with opportunities to advance their professional development and enhance their culinary skills through business seminars, cooking demonstrations featuring the latest trends and techniques, cooking competitions and awards. Sponsors of the 2010 ACF Northeast Regional Conference and ACF national award sponsors are: American Technical Publishers; Barilla America, Inc.; Barry Callebaut; The Beef Checkoff & The Pennsylvania Beef Council; Beef Information Center; Cabot Creamery Cooperative; Canada Cutlery Inc.; The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Inc.; Christopher Ranch; Custom Culinary, Inc.; Desserts International; Heinz North America; King & Prince Seafood; Koch Foods, Inc.; MARS Food Services; MenuMax; MINOR’S®; Nespresso; NEWCHEF Fashion Inc.; NRA Conserve; RC Fine Foods; Riviana Foods Inc.; R.L. Schreiber, Inc.; S&D Coffee; Splenda®; The Sterno Group; Sysco; Tyson Food Service; Unilever Foodsolutions; U.S. Foodservice; Vitamix Corp.; and the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. The American Culinary Federation, Inc., established in 1929, is the premier professional organization for culinarians in North America. With more than 22,000 members spanning 230 chapters nationwide, ACF is the culinary leader in offering educational resources, training, apprenticeship and accreditation. In addition, ACF operates the most comprehensive certification program for chefs in the United States. 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. # # # For a high-res photo or interview, contact Patricia Carroll or Leah Craig. Contacts: Patricia Carroll Leah Craig |
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