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Ballots are in for "Chef of the Year" Ballots have been received and counted for the 2011 Chef of the Year Competition. Among the three nominees - Chef Anthony Lyons, Chef Jeramie Mitchell, and Chef Joseph Mueller - the members have voted to forward:
Congratulations to Chefs Anthony and Joe ! Chef Storm competes for ACF National Chef of the Year award The ACF National Convention, in Anaheim, CA, has been bustling with activity. On Wednesday, August 4, competitions took center stage as the Pastry Chef of the Year Competition, the Student Chef of the Year Competition, and the U.S.A.'s Chef of the Year Competition took the spotlight. Chef Michael Matarazzo, Bear Mountain Inn, Bear Mountain, N.Y. won the Chef of the Year competition in what was surely a fierce and closely contested event. Chef Matarazzo represented ACF's Northeast Region.
Also during the convention, ACF Culinary Team USA had a practise. Chef Storm, along with Chef Ben Grupe, are two of 7 chefs nationwide to comprise ACF Culinary Team USA. Congratulations to Chef Storm for Outstanding Effort, representing the Central Region ! Read about other highlights of this year's convention on the NEWS page of this site. September Educational meeting will be "CHEESEY" Neville McNaughton, who operates a consulting firm here in St. Louis called CheezSorce, will be our guest speaker at the September meeting. If you have tried the Prairie Breeze or Prairie Sunset cheeses from Milton Creamery, then you have tasted a result of one of his consults in our region.
As a native New Zealander, he worked for successful specialty cheese companies in New Zealand and Co-founded Kapiti Cheeses Ltd, a brand that popularized non-cheddar cheese in NZ. He is a Dairy Business Innovation Center Consultant, a Board Member of The American Cheese Society, and an International and Domestic Cheese Judge. He is a graduate of Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand with a diploma in Dairy Technology. CheezSorce’s customers are the innovative cheese makers and dairy processors of North America. With their knowledge, technology and products CheezSorce helps their customers place their products on consumer’s tables. They provide a complete service program that takes their clients ideas from concept to reality. From business planning to manufacturing, they guide their customers through the plant design process, selection of cheese making equipment and manufacturing procedures. They provide their customers with an important aspect, the actual hands-on experience in the art of making cheeses. For further information on CheezSorce, go to their website at http://www.cheezsorce.com Are you NOT getting paper mailings from Chefs de Cuisine? Every year, we send out several US Postal mailings (Mardi Gras, AAC Dinner, COY ballots, and COY dinner invitations). Out of the ~400 addresses we mail to, we always get 10 - 20 returned as undeliverable. For all Professional and Junior members, we rely on the national ACF membership database for our authoritative source for your address. Please ensure that we always have your correct postal address. For Professional and Junior members, to update your postal address on the national ACF website:
For Associate members, to update your postal address on the local Chefs de Cuisine website:
ACF Offers Term Life Insurance ACF offers term life insurance to all members in good standing, at no cost to the members. This complementary insurance offers a death benefit amount of $5,000 to any member who dies before age 65, $2,500 for members who die between ages 65 and 69, and $1,000 for members who die at age 70 and older.
To download the registration and beneficiary form:
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Upcoming Events Fall Culinary Salon
Annual Competition & Chef of Year Challenge
September 12, 2010 8:00 AM to September 13, 2010 4:00 PM   Chef's Wine Country BBQ
Annual Fundraiser
September 19, 2010 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM  September Educational & Chapter Meeting
Education Topic: Cheese Consultant Neville McNaughton from CheezSorce
September 20, 2010 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM Go to our EVENTS page to see a listing of ALL our upcoming events.
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