Missed the early bird deadline to register for ChefConnect: Atlantic City ? We’re offering $90 off the standard registration rate for one day only to celebrate ACF’s 90th anniversary in 2019.

 

Register today using the code "Cyber Monday" to reserve your spot to see:

 

●     Keynote presentation from Jeremiah Tower: "Turning Chaos Into Opportunity"

●      Michael W. Twitty : “The Cooking Gene: Tracing My African American Story Through Food”

●      Amy Emberling : “The Grain Revolution in American Artisan Bakeries: Flour, No Longer the Commodity We Grew Up With”

●      Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. : “How Chefs Can Positively Impact Food System Problems: The Case of Food Waste”

● Brian Polcyn and Michael Ruhlman : "The Art and Craft of Charcuterie for the Modern American Menu, Including Whole-Animal Butchery"

●      And much more!

ACF and ACF Culinary Team USA are in Luxembourg right now for the Culinary World Cup, November 24-28. Follow Team on Facebook and Instagram (and ACF Chefs too, if you're not already) to ensure you don't miss a second of the action!

Don't miss these important upcoming deadlines:

Register and compete to become the next national champion in the Baron H. Galand Culinary Knowledge Bowl . Student teams compete in a “Jeopardy”-style competition with questions covering topics such as nutrition, baking, culinary math, safety and sanitation and the arts of classical and modern cooking. To compete for the national title, teams must enter and win in their respective regional competition. Registration deadline is November 30, 2018 . Learn more at acfchefs.org/knowledgebowl .

If there is a Chef you would like to sponsor for the American Academy of Chefs honor society , please make certain he/she gets the application in to the national office or a member of the regional Academy Board of Directors by December 1, 2018 . An Academy Fellow must request an application on the individual’s behalf; the applicant may not request his or her own application.

The requirements are available at acfchefs.net/aac . You can access applications by contacting the Academy office at 904-484-0202 or [email protected] .

Nominations for ACF National Board of Directors positions for the 2019-2021 term are being accepted through December 1, 2018 .

To declare your candidacy, complete both the Nomination form and Intent to Run form found online at acfchefs.org/elections and return it to [email protected] or by fax to 904-940-0741. 

Guidelines for all national officer candidates are available here . Candidates who submit incomplete or late application form will automatically be disqualified to run for office.

Please direct questions or concerns to the Federation Administrator at [email protected] or 904-484-0248.  

Up to 50% off Black Friday and Cyber Monday Doorbusters

 

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Make sure to use your member ID# to take advantage of the great savings.

The November/December 2018 issue of the National Culinary Review (along with eight years of back issues) is now available for members and subscribers to view on the ACF Chefs website. Just sign in and start reading!

The ACF's publications, including NCR, Sizzle and We Are Chefs are currently in the middle of a complete overhaul. Read more about the changes at wearechefs.com/whatsnew.

Want to get NCR in the mail? Subscribe to the print version today.

Currently, video reviews which are a part of the CSCE and CCE certification process are submitted and completed in tandem with the submission of the final application. Effective December 1, 2018, candidates must submit their video, video submission form, lesson plan and $50 Video Review Fee  at least six weeks prior to the application submission. The Final Fee has been adjusted to reflect the addition of the Video Review Fee; the total certification cost remains the same.

Be sure to review the criteria for CSCE and CCE Educator Videos to ensure you have met the requirements before submission and allow six weeks for review.

Evaluators and Administrators, look for emails coming out about your refresher webinars. You should receive them Thanksgiving week. Please contact the ACF National Office if you do not receive this email by December 1, 2018.

From a culinary point of view, “stuffing” is what is cooked inside the turkey because, well, it is “stuffed inside.” What, then, is “dressing”? And why are the two often used interchangeably ?

How did the turkey become our go-to Thanksgiving entreé? It’s a story that involves the ancient Aztecs and more than one U.S. president, but probably not the Mayflower Pilgrims.

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