Press Release

Three Chefs Receive American Culinary Federation Cutting Edge Awards at 2010 ACF Northeast Regional Conference

St. Augustine, Fla., March 16, 2010—Three chefs from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island were awarded the American Culinary Federation, Inc., (ACF) Cutting Edge Award at the 2010 ACF Northeast Regional Conference held at the Hershey Lodge, Hershey, Pa., March 13–15.

The Cutting Edge Award was presented to the following professionals by ACF national president Michael Ty, CEC, AAC, in recognition of their leadership and service to the culinary profession:

• Maria Campbell, CEC, of Media, Pa., chef-instructor, The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; ACF Philadelphia Chapter
• Mark Kent, CEC, of Akron, Ohio, operations manager, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio; ACF Akron-Canton Area Cooks and Chefs Association
• Linda Musch, CCE, AAC, of Narragansett, R.I., chef-instructor, Chariho Area Career and Technical Center, Wood River Junction, R.I.; ACF Rhode Island Chapter

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. For more information, visit www.acfchefs.org.

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To arrange an interview, or for a high-res photo, contact Patricia Carroll or Leah Craig.

Contacts: Patricia Carroll
(904) 484-0247
pcarroll@acfchefs.net

Leah Craig
(904) 484-0213
lcraig@acfchefs.net

• Three Chefs Receive American Culinary Federation Cutting Edge Awards at 2010 ACF Northeast Regional Conference