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 Press ReleaseDonald McMillan, CEC, AAC, Receives ACF Southeast Region Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s Achievement AwardSt. Augustine, Fla., April 27, 2010—Donald McMillan, certified executive chef (CEC), American Academy of Chefs (AAC), of Lewisville, N.C., received the American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF) Southeast Region Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s Achievement Award at the 2010 ACF Southeast Regional Conference held at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, Birmingham, Ala., April 24–26. McMillan is a chef-instructor at The Stocked Pot Cooking School, Winston-Salem, N.C. The Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s Achievement Award recognizes a chef who has generously shared his/her knowledge with others throughout the years, and continues to be a source of information and guidance for other culinarians. As this year’s Southeast Region recipient, McMillan is a candidate to receive the national 2010 Hermann G. Rusch Chef’s Achievement Award that will be presented at the 2010 ACF National Convention in Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 2–5. McMillan has 45 years of experience in the culinary industry. He has worked in foodservice venues from fast food to fine dining. From 1962 to 1964, he cooked for scientists and officers aboard the Anton Bruun Oceanographic Vessel, which was part of the International Indian Ocean Expedition. After that, he worked on other vessels until 1967. From 1970 to 1985, McMillan held management positions for ARAMARK at various locations, including the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y., the Denver Broncos’ Mile High Stadium in Denver, and Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia. From 1985 to 2008, he worked as chef/owner of Simple Elegance Restaurants Inc., and operated The Stocked Pot and Co., a cooking school, for 12 years. He now assists his son with management of the business [now The Stocked Pot Cooking School] and continues to teach cooking classes. Career highlights include being named ACF Triad Chapter NC’s Chef of the Year in 1988 and 1995; being inducted into the American Academy of Chefs in 1996; being the official caterer for the South African pavilion at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta; appearing on-screen as chef for The Hallmark Channel holiday special, “Celebrate! Christmas with Maya Angelou,” in 2005; and assisting Angelou in the food design and preparation for Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes (Random House, Inc., 2007). In addition, from 1986 to 2004, McMillan hosted weekly cooking appearances on WXII news in Winston-Salem, and filmed a 13-episode wild game cooking show for Fox Sports in 2007. The 2010 ACF Southeast Regional Conference, hosted by ACF Birmingham Alabama Chapter, brought hundreds of chefs, cooks and foodservice professionals to Birmingham. 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 Southeast Regional Conference and ACF national award sponsors are: Alabama Cattlemen’s Association; American Technical Publishers; Cabot Creamery Cooperative; Canada Cutlery Inc.; The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Inc.; The Colorado Potato Administrative Committee; Custom Culinary, Inc.; King & Prince Seafood; Koch Foods, Inc.; MARS Food Services; MenuMax; MINOR’S®; NEWCHEF Fashion Inc.; NRA Conserve; R.L. Schreiber, Inc.; Riviana Foods Inc.; S&D Coffee; Splenda®; SYSCO Birmingham; The Sterno Group; Tyson Food Service; U.S. Foodservice; Unilever Foodsolutions; 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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