SOUTH CAROLINA CHEFS HOST SWEET
COMPETITION FOR GOOD CAUSE

ACF Midlands Chapter members rallied for a good cause in April, sponsoring Palmetto Place’s annual Dessert & More competition at Embassy Suites Columbia—Greystone, Columbia, S.C., April 28. Guests celebrated the organization’s 34th anniversary, sampled hors d’oeuvres and desserts from the area’s best chefs and participated in a silent auction. The event raised $28,000 for Palmetto Place, which serves as a temporary emergency shelter for children.

IN MEMORIAM We mourn the passing of our fellow culinarians, who meant so much to the industry and to the American Culinary Federation.

David P. Cherubini

Upper Michigan Chapter of the ACF

Jasmine Young Nassau, Bahamas

“ACF Midlands Chapter has been working with Palmetto Place Children’s Emergency Shelter [Columbia] for more than 10 years, with this event and others throughout the years,” says Vincent Livoti, CCA, chapter president. “The event was a huge success. We are always honored to partner with Palmetto Place and have an impact on children in our community.”

Victor Castaldo

ICA-ACF Big Apple Chapter

Michael K. Black, CEC ACF Space Coast Chapter

WHAT ACF HAS DONE FOR ME

Do you have a story about how involvement in ACF has greatly impacted your career? Did connections you made through ACF help you land your first job? Did participating in an ACF competition propel your career? If so, we want to hear from you.

Here’s an excerpt from our first letter, written by Kelly Conwell, CSC, a member of ACF Greater Kansas City Chefs Association, 2009 ACF Student Chef of the Year, who is currently a WACS Young Chefs Ambassador.

ACF has created a new page on its website called “What ACF Has Done for Me.” Here, members are encouraged to fill out a form and submit a letter of reflection. Share yours and read those of others at www.acfchefs.org/memberletters.

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Kelly Conwell, front row, third from right, with the WACS Board at its meeting in Serbia in April.

“I attended the WACS board meeting held in Belgrade, Serbia, in conjunction with the Balkan Culinary Cup 2011 National Competition. It was a wonderful experience. The Serbian Chefs Association were wonderful hosts, and went out of their way to make sure we were all taken care of while we were there . . . It’s with great thanks to you [Michael Ty, CEC, AAC] and ACF for believing in me as a young ambassador to represent ACF and all young chefs. I am working closely with the development team on some great opportunities in the near future for young chefs and also a great program for the Bill Gallagher Young Chefs Forum in South Korea. Thank you again for this wonderful opportunity you and ACF have given me. This is an experience I will never forget.”