Press Release

ACF Calls for 2005 Chef Awards Nominations

St. Augustine, Fla., September 7, 2004—The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), seeks nominations for its 2005 Chef of the Year and Pastry Chef of the Year Awards.

ACF’s 43rd-annual Chef of the Year Award naming the U.S.A.’s Chef of the Year™ for 2005 is open to U.S. chefs who hold the title of sous chef or higher in select industry segments. ACF’s second-annual Pastry Chef of the Year Award is open to U.S. chefs who hold the title of pastry cook or higher in select industry segments. Nominations for either award must be made by an ACF member or chapter. Nominees must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident green cards. Membership in ACF is not a requirement for either award.

For either award, four regional winners, selected by a panel of judges based on submitted applications, will be named next spring. The national titles will be determined by cook-offs at ACF’s 2005 National Convention in San Antonio, Texas, July 30–Aug. 3. Winners of each cook-off will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and a customized trophy.

Deadline to nominate a chef for either award is October 29, 2004. For complete criteria and applications, visit www.acfchefs.org/events/evt.html, e-mail events@acfchefs.net or call (800) 624-9458, ext. 114.

ACF’s Chef of the Year award and cook-off are sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions, Lisle, Ill.

The American Culinary Federation, Inc., which observes its 75th anniversary in 2004, establishes and upholds the highest standards of cooking and enhances the culinary profession internationally through education, certification and a fraternal bond of respect and integrity.

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Contact: Lisa Alessandro, APR
(904) 824-4468, ext. 103
lalessandro@acfchefs.net

• ACF Calls for 2005 Chef Awards Nominations