The National Culinary Review

Jeffrey Greenberg

2010 Southeast Regional Conference

Professional Development
ACF;offers;educational;seminars;and
culinary;demonstrations;for;both;the
student;and;professional;culinarian;as;a
means;of;earning;continuing-education
hours;for;its;certification;program.
Experience;exciting;and;insightful
programs,;including:
•;Deep South Comforts;by
Birmingham’s;own;celebrity;chef;Chris
Hastings;of;the;Hot;and;Hot;Fish;Club
•;In;Soulful Harvest,;Timothy
Grandinetti,;CEC,;director;of;farmstead
operations/executive;chef;of;Overlook
Farm,;will;share;a;proprietary;collection
of;recipes;and;anecdotes;and
demonstrate;a;farm-to-table;spring-
inspired;menu
•;Explore;Wild Fish & Game;hunting,
handling;and;preparation;techniques;with
Custom;Culinary’s;Michael;Smith,;CEC

•;Discover;ways;to;Thrill Your Guests
with Precision Action Flambé
Cooking;presented;by;Thaddaeus
Smith,;chef;and;director;of;New;Business
Development,;The;Sterno;Group
•;Find;Tasty;Substitutions;during;Adding
Flare without Adding a “Spare,”
presented;by;Susan;Wood,;RD,;LD,
child;nutrition;director,;Hoover;City
Schools,;in;partnership;with;ACF;Chef
&;Child;Foundation
•;Tap;into;the;Business of Catering;led
by;Catersource;founder;Mike;Roman
•;Participate;in;a;panel;discussion;led;by
Chris;Koetke,;CEC,;CCE,;and;find;ways
to;Save Energy & Water To Reap
Cold Hard Cash
TASTE SUCCESS
with;one;of;the
South’s;most
notable;culinary
figures,;Chef
Donald;Barickman.
The;award-winning
Charleston,;S.C.,
restaurateur,;author;and;TV;personality
is;widely;recognized;as;a;pioneer;in
Lowcountry;cuisine,;bringing;“uptown”
flair;to;familiar;Southern;staples.
Barickman;will;share;his;insights;on;the

evolution;of;Southern;cuisine,;and;share the;stove;with;Regional;Vice;President Jeff;Bacon,;CEC,;CCA,;AAC.

The;schedule;also;features;demos;that cover;topics;from;Global;Flavors;&;Your Menu;to;Alabama;Beef;and;from;Coffee to;Competition;BBQ.

Professional;development;seminars include;The;Road;to;ACF;Certification— tips;on;becoming;a;CMC;or;CMPC; running;a;successful;apprenticeship program;;presentations;by;The;Produce Marketing;Association;;and;Cheese and;Wine;Tasting:;Flights;of;Small Plates,;sponsored;by;Cabot;Creamery Cooperative;with;Kendall;Jackson;Wines and;the;New;England;Culinary;Institute.