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ACF President Michael Ty, CEC, AAC
Michael Ty is a certified executive chef (CEC) and a member of the
American Academy of Chefs (AAC), and served as the American Culinary
Federation’s (ACF) national president from 1993 to 1994. In Las
Vegas, he owns and operates MT Cuisine, LLC, which offers event
management, chef consulting, sales and marketing of foodservice products
for Chefs Hat, Inc.; Hospitality Culinaire, Inc.—a family owned
business that is a quick-service restaurant operation featuring two
branded concepts at McCarran International Airport; and Red Lantern
Treats, LLC—a quick-service restaurant operation featuring frozen
treats.
Ty received his Associate of Science degree in culinary arts from the
State University of New York (SUNY) at Cobleskill in 1973. He continued
his education with coursework at the University of Nevada Las Vegas
(UNLV) in Harrah Hotel College’s Hotel Management and Food and
Beverage Management departments. In 1975, Ty moved to Las Vegas and took
a job at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino. He moved up through the ranks
until he was promoted to executive chef in 1982 and food director in
1986. In 1989, he assumed the position of executive chef at the
world-renowned Desert Inn, Las Vegas. From 1997 to 2000, Ty served as
executive chef at Lawry’s The Prime Rib, Las Vegas.
The ACF Chef & Child Michael Ty Endowment Fund was established in
2000 to provide a scholarship for an ACF chef who has dedicated
countless hours to fighting childhood hunger, working on behalf of the
foundation and teaching the children who benefit from CCF programs.
Ty was born to Chinese parents in Manila, Philippines, the third of
six children. His family immigrated to the United States in 1966 and
settled in Waterbury, Conn. In 1968, they moved to Waverly, N.Y., where
he lived until his move to Las Vegas. Ty is the father of four children,
ages 15 to 28.
Michael
Ty, CEC, AAC - Bio
| ACF Presidents |
| 2009–Present |
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Michael Ty, CEC, AAC |
| 2005–2009 |
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John Kinsella, CMC, CCE, WGMC, AAC |
| 2001–2005 |
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Edward G. Leonard, CMC, AAC |
| 1997–2001 |
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Noel Cullen, CMC, AAC |
| 1996–1997 |
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Reimund Pitz, CEC, CCE, AAC |
| 1995–1996 |
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Tim Ryan, CMC, AAC |
| 1994–1995 |
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John Folse, CEC, AAC |
| 1993–1994 |
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Michael Ty, CEC, AAC |
| 1991–1993 |
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Keith Keogh, CEC, AAC |
| 1987–1991 |
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Jack F. Braun, CEC, AAC, HOF |
| 1983–1987 |
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Baron H. Galand, CEC, AAC, HOF |
| 1979–1983 |
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Ferdinand E. Metz, CMC, AAC, HOF |
| 1975–1979 |
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Richard Bosnjak, CEC, AAC, HOF |
| 1973–1975 |
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Amato Ferrero, CEC, AAC, HOF |
| 1967–1973 |
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Jack L. Sullivan, AAC, HOF |
| 1964–1967 |
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John Bandera, CEC, AAC, HOF |
| 1962–1964 |
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Willy Rossel, AAC, HOF |
| 1960–1962 |
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C. Orby Anderson, AAC, HOF |
| 1959–1960 |
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Peter Berrini, AAC, HOF |
| 1956–1959 |
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Eugene Ertle, HOF |
| 1954–1956 |
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Pierre Berard, AAC, HOF |
| 1953–1954 |
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Paul Laesecke, AAC, HOF |
| 1929–1937 |
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Charles Scotto, HOF |
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Deceased |
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