A TOAST
. . . to the outstanding contributors
of the culinary world and beyond.
Jesse Cobb, CEC, corporate chef,
Nestlé Professional, Naperville, Ill., a
member of ACF Chicago Chefs of Cuisine
Inc.; Steve Jilleba, CMC, CCE, AAC,
corporate executive chef, Unilever Food
Solutions, Lisle, Ill., a member of ACF
Chicago Chefs of Cuisine Inc.; John Kartje,
CEC, AAC, executive chef/franchise
manager, Goodwill Great Lakes, Great
Lakes, Ill., a member of ACF Chicago
Chefs of Cuisine Inc.; and Michael
Ty, CEC, AAC, chef/owner, MT
Cuisine LLC, Las Vegas, a member of
ACF Chefs Las Vegas; were inducted
as Disciples of Escoffier, Les Amis
d’Escoffier Society of Chicago, March
6, at The Mid-America Club. Ty was
also inducted into Les Amis d’Escoffier
Society of Chicago as an honorary
member. Les Amis d’Escoffier Society
of Chicago is a not-for-profit fraternity
of epicures and connoisseurs dedicated
to the propagation of high standards
and ethics of the culinary profession.
Cobb
Jilleba
Gary Prell,
CEC, CCE,
AAC, an ACF
national member,
was appointed
to serve as
president of newly
formed American
Customized Training Solutions, New York,
in February. Prell will lead the charge to
counsel corporate hospitality clients looking
to gain experience and ways to improve their
operations. Most recently, Prell served as
president/chief executive of Professional
Culinary Institute, Campbell, Calif.
Prell
Kartje
Ty
Renee Zonka, CEC, RD, CHE, MBA, a
member of ACF Windy City Professional
Culinarians Inc., was recently promoted
to dean of Kendall College School of
Culinary Arts, Chicago. In her new role,
she will be responsible for strategic
direction of the school’s culinary
programs. Zonka replaces Christopher
Koetke, CEC, CCE, a member of ACF
Windy City Professional Culinarians Inc.,
who has been named executive director
of Kendall College School of Culinary
Arts. Koetke is also vice president of
Laureate International Universities Center
of Excellence in Culinary Arts.
Jacques Wilson,
CEC, AAC,
executive chef
at El Camino
Hospital, Mountain
View, Calif., a
member of ACF
Monterey Bay
Chapter, recently earned the Dietary
Managers Association’s certified dietary
manager, certified food protection
professional (CDM, CFPP) designation.
The credentialing exam covered 10
competency areas and 269 specific
tasks. Wilson now joins the ranks of
12,000 CDM/CFPP professionals,
trained and qualified to administrate
nutritional principles required in today’s
healthcare industry.
Wilson
Zonka
Koetke
Joseph “Joe”
Eidem, CEC,
AAC, has been
named manager/
executive chef,
Food & Nutrition
Services, at
Arrowhead
Regional Medical Center, Colton, Calif.
Eidem, who began at the center in
September 2010 in a temporary capacity,
accepted the position in March. His
department serves 3,000 meals a day, and
Eidem is focusing on offering healthier
choices. He was with Renown Regional
Medical Center, Reno, Nev., for 20 years.
Eidem is a member of ACF High Sierra
Chefs Association.
Eidem
