Press Release
Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club to Receive 2010
Achievement of Excellence Award at American Culinary Federation National
Convention in California
St. Augustine, Fla., July 27,
2010—The American Culinary Federation (ACF) will honor
Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club, Newark, Del., with an Achievement of
Excellence Award at the 2010 ACF National Convention held at the Anaheim
Marriott, Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 2–5.
Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club was one of eight facilities
nationwide to receive the award, which recognizes foodservice
establishments that exemplify a commitment to excellence. Criteria for
the award includes being in operation for at least five consecutive
years, nomination by an ACF chapter, member or individual in the
foodservice profession, and being a recognized industry leader.
Paul O’Toole, CEC, AAC, executive chef, and a member of ACF
Philadelphia Chapter, is executive chef at Deerfield Golf & Tennis
Club. The club and The “D” at Deerfield, formerly known as
Louviers Country Club, are well-known and respected in the greater
Wilmington area. Owned by the State of Delaware and managed by Forewinds
Hospitality, LLC, Deerfield includes a championship 18-hole public golf
course, tennis facility and special events venue.
Anaheim is the location of the 2010 ACF National Convention, bringing
approximately 2,000 chefs, cooks, students and foodservice professionals
to the Golden State. The national convention provides attendees with
numerous opportunities to advance their professional development and
enhance their culinary skills through informative workshops and
seminars, cutting-edge demonstrations, a trade show featuring more than
95 exhibitors, national competitions and ACF’s annual national
awards.
Sponsors of the 2010 ACF National Convention are: Allen Brothers;
American Technical Publishers; Barilla America, Inc.; Barry Callebaut;
Beef Information Center; BelGioioso Cheese Inc.; Buckhead Beef;
Butterball Farms, Inc.; California Olive Ranch; Canada Cutlery Inc.;
Canola Council of Canada; The Catfish Institute; The Cheesecake Factory
Bakery Inc.; Chef’s Hat Inc.; Christopher Ranch; Cleveland Range,
LLC; Contessa Premium Foods; Custom Culinary, Inc.; Diamond Crystal
Salt; Dietz & Watson, Inc.; Ecolab; Eneron, Inc.; Fisher-Nickel
Inc.; Five Star Gourmet Foods, Inc.; French’s Foodservice; GFF,
Inc./Girard’s Dressings; Guittard Chocolate Co.; Hudson Valley
Foie Gras; The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes;
J.R. Simplot Company; Johnson & Wales University; Kingsburg Orchids;
King & Prince Seafood; Koch Foods, Inc.; Lactalis; Le Cordon Bleu
Schools North America; MARS Food Services; McCormick For Chefs; MenuMax;
Michael Foods, Inc.; MINOR’S®; Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood
Watch; NEWCHEF Fashion Inc.; Plugrá European-Style Butter; PreGel
AMERICA; Rastelli; Riviana Foods Inc.; R.L. Schreiber, Inc.; Saputo
Cheese; Sara Lee Foodservice; The Schwan Food Company; Smeraldina;
Splenda®; The Sterno Group; S&D Coffee; Tanimura & Antle
Fresh Foods, Inc.; Tyson Food Service; Unilever Foodsolutions; U.S.
Foodservice; Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc; Villeroy & Boch; VitaMix
Corp.; Washington State Potato Commission; 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 20,000 members in 225 chapters nationwide, ACF is the culinary
leader in offering educational resources, training, apprenticeship and
programmatic 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.
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Contacts: Leah Craig
(904) 484-0213
lcraig@acfchefs.net
Patricia Carroll
(904) 484-0247
pcarroll@acfchefs.net