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Andy Chlebana, right, and Nancy Carey with their award-winning chocolate showpiece at Pastry Live Weekend, Atlanta, Aug. 28.

ACF CHEFS SCOOP UP PRIZES

Visit the ACF website, www.acfchefs.org, for more information and updates. November 11-12, 2011

November 14-16, 2011
November 19-20, 2011

Pastry chefs gathered at The Retreat at
Perimeter Summit, Atlanta, Aug. 26-28,
for the first Pastry Live Weekend, which
included seminars on various pastry
techniques, from airbrushing to how to
create candies, and a day of competitions.
Here’s a look at the ACF members who
were recognized for their outstanding
pastry skills and creativity:
•Andy Chlebana, CEPC, CCA, assistant
professor/pastry chef at Joliet Junior
College, Joliet, Ill., a member of ACF Louis
Joliet Chapter, and teammate Nancy
Carey were named National Showpiece
Champions. They also took the prize for
Best Chocolate Showpiece.

January 12-14, 2012
January 13-15, 2012

ACF Colorado Chefs Association member Jason Morse, CEC, back row, far right, joined dads and students at Cougar Run Elementary School, Highlands Ranch, Colo., Aug. 13, to build a garden shed and see how the school’s garden project was progressing. Morse is the school’s mentor chef, and the dads volunteered to maintain the garden over the summer break. ACF Colorado Chefs Association members are working in area schools as part of the American Culinary Federation’s involvement in the Chefs Move to Schools program.