The Culinary Insider – 2008

Through The Culinary Insider e-newsletter, the federation provides members with regular news alerts and timely information on products and services offered by the American Culinary Federation and its partners.

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The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 26 - December 22, 2008

  • Dear ACF members, partners and supporters
  • Demonstrate Your Culinary Excellence
  • Broaden Your Horizon
  • Knowledge Bowl Registration Deadline: Dec. 31
  • ACF Wants to Hear From You
  • ACF Awards Seal of Approval to Stella Toppers Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
  • Recipe Contests: Submit Your Winning Recipe
  • More than a Mixer
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)
  • New England Culinary Institute
  • Elegant Ice Creations

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 25 - December 8, 2008

  • Election Nominees Announced
  • Ready For a Career Move?
  • Make Connections That Last
  • ACF Seal of Approval Awarded to Clabber Girl Products
  • Online Courses for Chef Educators
  • Showcase Your Talent
  • Recipe Contests: Submit Your Winning Recipe
  • Congratulations to Anne Gregory
  • CAFE Announces 2009 Workshops and Leadership Conference
  • Tyson Food Service Introduces Ideas @ the Heart of Value Volume 6 - Make Bundles
  • New England Culinary Institute
  • Elegant Ice Creations

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 24 - November 24, 2008

  • Dear ACF members, partners and supporters
  • MORE Professional Development
  • Make the Holidays Last All Year
  • What Do You Think?
  • Apprenticeship Programs Offering New Certification Options
  • Holiday Shopping Made Easy
  • Casting Call For Culinary Moms
  • Recipe Contests: Submit Your Winning Recipe
  • Sign up now for the Phillips Seafood Insider e-blast
  • New England Culinary Institute
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)
  • Elegant Ice Creations

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 23 - November 10, 2008

  • Find Out What You’re Worth
  • Knowledge Bowl Gets a New Look
  • Providing You With MORE
  • Save Money When You Register Early
  • Certification Verification Tool Online
  • Looking For A Job?
  • Recipe Contests: Submit Your Winning Recipe
  • Sign up now for the Phillips Seafood Insider e-blast
  • More than a Mixer
  • Precise and Durable Valor 3000 Stainless Steel Scale
  • National Pork Board
  • Elegant Ice Creations

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 22 - October 27, 2008

  • U.S. Chefs Continue Legacy at “culinary Olympics”
  • Preorder Your 2008 ACF Culinary Team USA Cookbook Today
  • Final Call: 2009 ACF Award Nominations
  • Free Networking Site for Chefs
  • Stay Up-to-Date on Accreditation
  • Invest in the Future
  • Share Your Holiday Recipe
  • Recipe Contests: Submit Your Winning Recipe
  • More than a Mixer
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)
  • Sign up now for the Phillips Seafood Insider e-blast
  • Precise and Durable Valor 3000 Stainless Steel Scale

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 21 - October 13, 2008

  • Good Luck to ACF Culinary Team USA
  • Preorder Your 2008 ACF Culinary Cookbook Today
  • Showcase Your Talent
  • ACF Student Chef of the Year Deadline: Oct. 31
  • 2009 Events: Online Registration Open
  • Demonstrate Your Culinary Excellence
  • ACF Seeks Thanksgiving Recipes
  • Submit Your Winning Recipe
  • Congratulations Steven Godard
  • Sign up now for the Phillips Seafood Insider e-blast
  • Precise and Durable Valor 3000 Stainless Steel Scale
  • Elegant Ice Creations
  • New England Culinary Institute (NECI)

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 20 - September 29, 2008

  • Richard Rosendale Wins Silver Medal at Bocuse d’Or USA Cuisine Contest
  • Win a Free Copy of Certified Master Chef Edward Leonard's New Book
  • Call for 2009 ACF Awards Nominations
  • ACF Seal of Approval Awarded to Eggland’s Best Products
  • Complete “What’s Hot” Survey and Enter to Win $500
  • “Hell’s Kitchen” is Now Casting
  • ACE Training Opportunity - Practical Exam Offered
  • Stay with ACF during the “culinary Olympics”
  • Recipe Contests: Submit Your Winning Recipe
  • Sign up now for the Phillips Seafood Insider e-blast
  • Tyson Foodservice Introduces Ideas @ The Heart of Value Volume 4 - Small Wins Big
  • Visit nichepork.org
  • New England Culinary Institute (NECI)

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 19 - September 15, 2008

  • ACF Awards Seal of Approval to Pennant Eat Well™ Puff Pastry with Zero Trans Fat Per Serving
  • Stay with ACF Members at “culinary Olympics”
  • Charlie Trotter’s Presentation Available Online
  • Nominations for ACF National Officers
  • Recipe Contests Open to Foodservice Professionals and Culinary Students
  • You Eat with Your Eyes Now In-stock and Available to ACF Members at a Discount
  • Visit nichepork.org
  • Precise and Durable Valor 3000 Stainless Steel Scale
  • Serve Taste and Nutrition Year-Round with Uncle Ben’s® Stuffing with Whole Grains
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 18 - September 1, 2008

  • ACF Culinary Youth Team USA Takes on Global Competitors
  • From Apprentice to Olympian
  • Register Now for the 2009 Knowledge Bowl Competition
  • Animals and Egg Farming Conference
  • ACF Chef Wanted for National Peanut Board Seminar
  • ACF Chefs Compete in Bocuse d’Or USA
  • Feeding U.S. Olympic Athletes
  • Chicago Culinary Museum Honors Rick Bayless
  • Culinary Resources on ACF’s Web Site
  • Looking for a Job?
  • Advertise With ACF
  • Tyson Food Service Special Edition Insights & Discovery Newsletter - Shelter From the Storm
  • Precise and Durable Valor 3000 Stainless Steel Scale
  • Elegant Ice Creations
  • New England Culinary Institute

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 17 - August 18, 2008

  • Dear ACF members, sponsors and partners
  • Support ACF Culinary Team USA
  • Stay with ACF during the “culinary Olympics”
  • Loan Co Named to AAC Culinary Regional Team USA
  • Offer ACF Approved CEH’s at Your Next Event
  • ACF Chefs to Appear on New Culinary Show
  • AAC 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award Dinner
  • On the Hunt for Wild Boar Recipes
  • Culinary Student Challenge
  • National Pork Board: Visit nichepork.org
  • Precise and Durable Valor 3000 Stainless Steel Scale
  • Enter the Virginia Tech Challenge: Best Secret Recipes contest and your recipe could earn you $500!
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 16 - August 4, 2008

  • Stay with ACF at the 2008 IKA “culinary Olympics”
  • CMC Dinner Proceeds to Benefit ACF Culinary Team USA
  • Nominations for ACF National Officers
  • ACF National Convention Photos Available Online
  • Take ACF’s Web Site Survey
  • New Interactive Networking Site Just For Chefs
  • ACF Northeast Regional Educational Forum Sept. 12–14
  • Train-the-Trainer Opportunity: Practical Exam Offered
  • Apprenticeships: Invest in Your Future
  • Food Network Casting Call
  • Feed Your Brain & Nourish Your Business
  • Tyson Food Service Introduces Ideas @ The Heart of Value Volume 3 - Share Fare
  • Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 15 - July 21, 2008

  • ACF National Convention Highlights
  • Charlie Trotter Announces Annual Donation to ACF during National Convention
  • 2008 ACF National Convention Competition Winners
  • Culinarians and Foodservice Establishments Honored at 2008 ACF National Convention
  • ACF President’s Medallion Recipients
  • ACF Achievement of Excellence Awards
  • Chef & Child Awards
  • 2008 AAC Inductees and Honorees
  • ACF Sincerely Thanks the Sponsors of the 2008 ACF National Convention
  • 2009 ACF Event Series Announced
  • Attend the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo
  • Precise and Durable Valor 3000 Stainless Steel Scale
  • Latest Tyson Food Service Insights & Discovery Newsletter - Affordable Luxury
  • Latest KitchenAid Appliance Collection Harnesses the Power of Steam
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 14 - July 7, 2008

  • ACF Launches New Web Site
  • President’s Grand Ball Reserved Dinner Seating
  • CMCs Team Up with ACF Culinary Team USA for Third Annual CMC Dinner at National Convention
  • ACFF Accreditation Workshop at National Convention
  • AAC Dinner and Spouses Brunch Tickets
  • Support Chef & Child 50/50 Raffle
  • ACF Member Resource Center - Book Signings, ACF Merchandise, Chapter Supplies & Assistance
  • Wanted: Charming, Telegenic Chefs!
  • International Chefs Congress in NYC
  • Sign Up Now for the Phillips Seafood Insider e-blast
  • Landmark Media: Culinary Arts & Cultural Programs “The Finest Source for Culinary Programming”
  • Tyson Food Service Introduces Ideas @ the Heart of Value Volume 2 - Luxury Meets Value
  • Custom Culinary® Sponsored Student Chef Named “Best Young Cook In the World”

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 13 - June 23, 2008

  • Play Your Cards Right and Attend the 2008 ACF National Convention, Las Vegas, July 14–17
  • Support Chef & Child 50/50 Raffle
  • ACF Member Resource Center
  • Demos, Seminars, Book Signings, Networking, Trade Show, Competitions and More…ACF National Convention
  • ServeSafe Exam Offered at ACF National Convention
  • ACF Culinary Team USA Key Ingredient to Success Pledge Drive Drawing Winners
  • ACF Train-the-Trainer Program: Get Certified or Become an Approved Certification Evaluator
  • NRA Holds “Nutrient Essentials: Sodium and the Healthy Plate” Conference
  • 2008 ACF Regional Conference Photos
  • Sign Up Now for the Phillips Seafood Insider e-blast
  • Discover the Full Line of UNCLE BEN’S Whole Grains
  • New High-Precision FD Scales Available
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 12 - June 9, 2008

  • Last Chance to Save $$$ Discount Deadlines Approaching for ACF National Convention in Las Vegas, July 14–17
  • New Merchandise at ACF Store
  • Culinary Excellence on Display at ACF National Convention Trade Show at MGM Grand Garden Arena
  • ACF Culinary Team USA Key Ingredient to Success Pledge Drive Update
  • ACF Educators Honored with ProStart Educator Excellence Awards
  • Pear Bureau Northwest Launches Nationwide Search for Chefs that are Picassos of the Pear
  • 2008 ACF Regional Conference Photos
  • Sign Up Now for the Phillips Seafood Insider e-blast
  • National Pork Board: Visit nichepork.org
  • Tyson Food Service Introduces Ideas @ The Heart of Value Series
  • New High-Precision FD Scales Available

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 11 - May 26, 2008

  • Viva Las Vegas at the 2008 ACF National Convention, July 14–17
  • Aidan Murphy, CMC, AAC, and Keriann Von Raesfeld Win Big at WACS International Culinary Competitions
  • ACF Chefs Receive WACS Global Master Chef Certification at WACS Congress
  • ACF Receives Humanitarian of the Year Award
  • ACFFAC Accredited Program Coordinators and Compliance Directors Workshop
  • Torres Named to AAC Culinary Regional Team USA
  • 2008 ACF Regional Conference Photos
  • National Pork Board: Visit nichepork.org
  • Tyson Food Service Spring Edition Insights & Discovery Newsletter - Around the Clock Dining
  • Ocean Spray® Ultimate Cranberry Recipe Contest
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 10 - May 12, 2008

  • 2008 ACF National Convention Trade Show, July 15–16
  • ACF Members Compete in Dubai
  • Earn ACF CEHs at the 2008 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
  • Key Ingredient Regional Conference Drawing
  • Join ACF Culinary Team USA at IKA 2008, Oct. 16–24
  • Top Chef Season 5 Casting - Last Call
  • United States Potato Board Recipe Deadline May 31
  • 2008 ACF Regional Conference Photos
  • CAFÉ Announces 2008 Educator Workshops and Leadership Conference
  • Sign up now for the Phillips Seafood Insider e-blast
  • Tyson Food Service Introduces Ideas @ The Heart of Value Series
  • Valor 3000 Xtreme Washable Precision Scale

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 9 - April 28, 2008

  • Catch Culinary Day at 2008 ACF National Convention
  • Congratulations to the 2008 ACF Western Regional Conference Award Recipients
  • Western Culinary Institute’s Culinary Program Recognized as Exemplary by ACFFAC at Western Regional Conference
  • Key Ingredient Pledge Drive Update
  • Join ACF Culinary Team USA at IKA 2008 in Erfurt, Germany, Oct. 16–24
  • Earn ACF CEHs at the 2008 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
  • ACF Career Center for Job Seekers and Employers
  • Top Chef Season 5 Casting
  • 2008 ACF Regional Conference Photos
  • CAFÉ Announces 2008 Educator Workshops and Leadership Conference
  • New High-Precision FD Scales Available
  • Serve a Taste of the Exotic with Uncle Ben’s® INTERNATIONAL GRAINS® Rice
  • American Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 8 - April 14, 2008

  • Certification Fees Increase May 1
  • Westward Bound for the 2008 ACF Western Regional Conference
  • AAC Western Regional Conference Dinner - April 18
  • Congratulations to the 2008 ACF Northeast Regional Conference Award Recipients
  • Five Culinary Programs Recognized as Exemplary at 2008 ACF Northeast Regional Conference
  • Viva Las Vegas at the 2008 ACF National Convention
  • Earn ACF CEHS and Find New Culinary Solutions to Your Foodservice Challenges at the 2008 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show
  • 2008 ACF Regional Conference Photo
  • CAFÉ Announces 2008 Educator Workshops and Leadership Conference
  • Sign up now for the Phillips Seafood Insider e-blast
  • Ohaus Valor 3000 Xtreme - “Precision and Durability”
  • Tyson Food Service Special Edition Insights & Discovery Newsletter - Weathering the Tough Times

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 7 - March 31, 2008

  • ACF Supports Need for Government Investigation of Potential Health Hazards of Diacetyl
  • CC, CPC, CSC, CWPC, CCC, Certification Fees Increase May 1
  • Last Chance to $ave $$$ in $alt Lake City
  • AAC Western Regional Conference Dinner - April 18
  • Two New Companies To Support ACF Culinary Team USA
  • Mellisa Root Named to ACF Culinary National Team USA
  • ACF Practical Exams…The Final Step to Certification
  • 2008 ACF Central Regional Conference Photos
  • 2008 ACF Southeast Regional Conference Photos
  • Invest in Your Company’s Future by Becoming an ACF Seal of Approval Participant
  • CAFÉ Announces 2008 Educator Workshops and Leadership Conference
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design (AICD)
  • New England Culinary Institute: A Key Ingredient To Your Career

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 6 - March 17, 2008

  • ACF Chapter President Creates Unique Fundraiser
  • CC, CPC, CSC, CWPC, CCC, Certification Application Fees to Increase May 1
  • Congratulations to the 2008 ACF Southeast Regional Conference Award Recipients
  • Nutrition Course Offered at Northeast and Western Regional Conferences and National Convention
  • 2008 ACF Event Series Dates & Deadlines
  • 2008 ACF Central Regional Conference Photos
  • CAFÉ Announces 2008 Educator Workshops and Leadership Conference
  • Get Phillips NEW and IMPROVED Seafood Insider e-blast FREE every month
  • National Pork Board
  • New England Culinary Institute: A Key Ingredient To Your Career

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 5 - March 3, 2008

  • Culinary Programs Recognized by ACFFAC as Exemplary at 2008 ACF Southeast Regional Conference
  • 2008 ACF Central Regional Conference Photos
  • There Is No Time Like the Present
  • Key Ingredient Pledge Drive Update
  • 2008 ACF Event Series Dates & Deadlines
  • ACF Career Center for Job Seekers and Employers
  • AAC 2008 Phillips Foods Recipe Contest
  • ACF Membership Opportunities
  • Have you seen the new watches at ACF’s e-Store?
  • CAFÉ Announces 2008 Educator Workshops and Leadership Conference
  • Get Phillips NEW and IMPROVED Seafood Insider e-blast FREE every month
  • New England Culinary Institute: A Key Ingredient To Your Career
  • 2008 International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of NY

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 4 - February 18, 2008

  • 2008 ACF Event Series Dates & Deadlines
  • ACF Membership Opportunities
  • Congratulations to the 2008 ACF Central Regional Conference Award Winners
  • Culinary Programs Recognized as Exemplary by ACFFAC at 2008 ACF Central Regional Conference
  • ACFF Accrediting Commission Grants Accreditations
  • Is Your Chapter Up To The Challenge?
  • NCR Seek Chefs to Interview
  • AAC Announces 2008 Phillips Foods Recipe Contest
  • Purchasing Whole Maine Live Lobsters Through LobsterSelect.com Benefits Chef & Child
  • CAFÉ Announces 2008 Educator Workshops and Leadership Conference
  • New England Culinary Institute: A Key Ingredient To Your Career
  • International Restaurant Show, Las Vegas
  • Academy of Ice Carving & Design

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 3 - February 4, 2008

  • Joseph Amendola, 1920–2008
  • ACF Membership Opportunities
  • 2008 ACF Event Series Dates & Deadlines
  • A Taste of Erfurt
  • ACF Career Center
  • Chef & Child Committee Chairs Named
  • Chef & Child Little Oscar
  • WACS Congress Dubai 2008
  • It’s “Time” to See the Latest at the ACF eStore
  • AAC Announces 2008 Phillips Foods Recipe Contest
  • Purchasing Whole Maine Live Lobsters Through LobsterSelect.com Benefits Chef & Child
  • CAFÉ Announces 2008 Educator Workshops and Leadership Conference
  • New England Culinary Institute: A Key Ingredient To Your Career
  • International Restaurant Show, Las Vegas

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 2 - January 21, 2008

  • Be a Friend: ACF Culinary Team USA Needs Your Support
  • ACF Certification Process Made Easy
  • ACFF Apprenticeship Survey Highlights
  • 2008 ACF Event Series Information
  • United States Potato Board Stirs Up Creativity with Recipe Contest
  • CAFÉ Announces 2008 Educator Workshops and Leadership Conference
  • The Fifth Great Culinary Classic 2008 Culinary Competition
  • New England Culinary Institute: A Key Ingredient To Your Career
  • Academy of Ice Carving and Design

The Culinary Insider, Vol. VI, Issue 1 - January 7, 2008

  • New ACF Certification Commission
  • ACF Train-the-Trainer Coming to a City Near You
  • Improved Nutrition Courses at ACF Regional Conferences
  • 2008 Regional Conference Registration Information
  • New England Culinary Institute: A Key Ingredient To Your Career