ACF Culinary Team USA
The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), the largest group of
professional culinarians in America for more than 80 years, is home to
the official U.S. team for national and international culinary
competitions—ACF Culinary Team USA. The U.S. representation
comprises a national team, a military team, and a youth team. Each team
will represent the United States at the 2012 Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung (IKA)
International Culinary Exhibition, also known as the “culinary
Olympics,” in Erfurt, Germany.
The Journey Has Begun!
National Team
The National
Team held its first practice session on June 7–9 at Johnson
& Wales University (JWU) in Charlotte, N.C. The assignment was
cold-food exhibition, and each team member had two or three dishes
and/or platters to prepare, based on the requirements and guidelines for
the Culinary World Cup. Also at the practice session were team advisor
Keith Keogh, CEC, AAC, and coaches Joachim Buchner, CMC, Patricia Nash
and Gilles Renusson. After an intense two days of preparation and
working with the coaches, the chefs were critiqued and took home advice
to work on for the next practice session at JWU in Providence, R.I.,
July 19–21. Photos
A huge thank you to Mark Allison, dean of culinary education, and
Ashley McGee, CEC, educator, at the JWU Charlotte campus for so
graciously hosting the practice. The Team would also like to thank
Geoffrey Blount, CEPC, executive pastry chef at Central Piedmont
Community College in Charlotte, and Kimberly Stoll, a student at the
school, for taking care of the Team’s transportation needs. George
Gonzalez, a finalist in the national team tryouts, traveled at his own
expense to the practice session to assist and to learn from team. His
dedication and support to the Team is greatly appreciated.
ACF Culinary Team USA will represent the United States at the
Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg this November and at the 2012
International Culinary Art Exhibition.
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Youth Team
Join us at the 2010 ACF National Convention as
these student teams compete for a chance to represent the United States
as ACF Culinary Youth Team USA:
- ACF Chefs de Cuisine Association of California
- ACF Professional Chefs and Culinarians of the Heartland
- ACF Bay Area Chefs Association of Oregon
Military Team
The U.S. Army Culinary Arts Team (USACAT) is the U.S. National
Military Culinary Team and has been competing in the
“culinary” Olympics since 1976. Competing at local, national
and international culinary competitions offers the military chefs the
opportunity to sharpen and broaden his or her cooking skills. More
information is available on the USACAT homepage.
The “Team” Behind the Team
The success of ACF Culinary Team USA depends on more than just the
team members. Managers, coaches and advisors play a vital part. Meet the
“Team” behind ACF Culinary Team USA.
Support Our Team
Team Sponsors
Be a part of the long standing heritage of the ACF and form a
partnership with the ACF Culinary Team USA 2012. Join the experience and
gain access to advertising, e-marketing, branding and sales benefits, as
well as participation in ACF regional and national events. For one of
the most targeted marketing and sales programs in the culinary industry,
become a sponsor today.
A special thanks to our ACF Culinary Team USA 2012
sponsors. Find out more about available sponsorship
levels and contact us at (800) 624-9458 to be a part of the
journey.
Donate Today!
A sincere and heartfelt thank you to these ACF members and
chapters for their generous donations
to support ACF Culinary Team USA.
