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 Press ReleaseCherokee Town and Country Club Cook Daniel Gorman Named 2010 ACF Southeast Region Student Chef of the YearSt. Augustine, Fla., April 27, 2010—Twenty-two year old Daniel Gorman of Atlanta, a line cook at Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta, received the American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF) Southeast Region Student Chef of the Year award at the Celebrating Regional Excellence Awards Gala last night at the close of the 2010 ACF Southeast Regional Conference held at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, Birmingham, Ala., April 24–26. Sponsored by Custom Culinary, Inc., the ACF Southeast Region Student Chef of the Year award recognizes an up-and-coming student who demonstrates a high level of professionalism, culinary skills and a passion for the culinary arts. Gorman competed against three other students before being declared the winner. Students prepared two portions of a protein savory dish or two portions of a pastry dish, depending on their area of studies. A panel of judges chose the winner. As this year’s Southeast Region recipient, Gorman 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. Growing up in Charleston, S.C., Gorman loved to try new food. After high school, he decided to pursue his passion and enrolled at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville, N.C. While in school, he became a member of the Junior Hot Food Team. The team won the 2007 ACF Student Team National Championship and the 2008 ACF Southeast Region Student Team Championship. After graduating in 2007, Gorman began working at Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta. He served as an apprentice for Heather Hurlbert in the 2009 ACF Pastry Chef of the Year competition in Orlando, Fla., and as apprentice for Russell Scott, CMC, WGMC, at the World Association of Chefs Societies’ Global Chefs Challenge semifinals for the Americas in São Paulo, Brazil. Gorman is a member of ACF National Chapter. 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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