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 Press ReleaseBernard Urban, CEC, AAC, Receives 2010 ACF Central Region Rene Roncari Senior Chef Humanitarian AwardSt. Augustine, Fla., March 29, 2010—Bernard Urban, certified executive chef, (CEC), American Academy of Chefs (AAC), of Houston, received the American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF) Central Region Rene Roncari Senior Chef Humanitarian Award at the 2010 ACF Central Regional Conference held at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, Indianapolis, March 26–28. Urban is chef-ambassador at Ben E. Keith Co., Conroe, Texas. The award recognizes an outstanding culinarian who is at least a 25-year ACF and AAC member, an ACF-certified executive chef or higher, and is at least 62 years old. The award was established in honor of Rene Roncari, a member of ACF Chicago Chefs of Cuisine Inc. Roncari was also a member of the AAC, ACF’s honor society, and served as its chair from 1981 to 1985. Urban’s career began in the 1950s as a pastry chef in his native Switzerland and included a tour of duty as a chef in the Swiss army. He worked in Finland, then Canada, and eventually made the U.S. his home. He has been an executive chef for several decades in fine-dining establishments. He has been an ACF member since 1963, serving as the first Culinary Arts Chairman in 1970. He competed as a member of ACF Culinary Regional Team USA in 1968, 1972, 1980 and 1984. He was national Chef of the Year in 1976, and has been continuously active in ACF at the national level. Urban has been a chef-instructor at several postsecondary institutions and has served as a culinary judge for many competitions. He is a member of Texas Chefs Association. The 2010 ACF Central Regional Conference, hosted by ACF Greater Indianapolis Chapter, brought hundreds of chefs, cooks and foodservice professionals to Indianapolis. 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 Central Regional Conference and ACF national award sponsors are: American Technical Publishers; Avocados from Mexico; Canada Cutlery Inc.; Central Region State Beef Councils; The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Inc.; Custom Culinary, Inc.; Gordon Food Service; Heinz North America; King & Prince Seafood; Koch Foods, Inc.; MARS Food Services; McFarling Foods, Inc.; MenuMax; MINOR’S®; NEWCHEF Fashion Inc.; NRA Conserve; R.L. Schreiber, Inc.; Riviana Foods Inc.; Splenda®; The Sterno Group; Sysco Indianapolis, LLC; Tyson Food Service; Unilever Foodsolutions; US Foodservice; Vitamix Corp.; and 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. # # # To arrange an interview, or for a high-res photo, contact Patricia Carroll or Leah Craig. Contacts: Patricia Carroll Leah Craig |
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