The Culinary Insider – 2011

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. IX, Issue 27 - December 19, 2011

  • “What’s Hot in 2012” Survey Reveals Hottest Restaurant Menus Trends
  • Building Better Menus for Kids
  • ACF Chef Hats from $7.95 - NEW!
  • ACF Chefs Invited to White House
  • Is a Flounder Lurking In Your Tomato? A Conversation about GMOs
  • ACF Student Team Championship Celebrates 20th Anniversary in 2012
  • ACFEF Chef & Child Foundation Launches New Initiative and Logo

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 26 - December 5, 2011

  • U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps Culinary Arts Programs Receive Recognition
  • ACF Chef Hats from $7.95 - NEW!
  • Culinary Instructors, Tell Us What You Think about Sizzle, ACF’s Free Student Magazine
  • Grab the POWER of KNOWLEDGE for YOUR CAREER
  • One Lunch, One Day, During One Week
  • Mini Chimis, Big Flavor.
  • AAC® Awards Three $1,000 Scholarships to Culinary Students
  • Ingredient of the Month: Pears

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 25 - November 21, 2011

  • Class is in Session for Four School Chefs on “Chopped”
  • ACF Events on Facebook
  • Happy Chef’s Fall Specials
  • Black Beans: Ingredient of the Month
  • ACF Judges Approved as WACS Judges
  • NRA Seeks “Best in Class” for Food & Beverage Product Innovations Awards

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 24 - November 7, 2011

  • Love Your Veggies™ Partners with Chef & Child Foundation to Support Chefs Move to Schools
  • Tell Us What You Think Will Be the 2012 Hot Trends on Restaurant Menus
  • Call for 2012 Conference Presenters
  • Happy Chef’s Fall Specials
  • Chef & Child Foundation Nutrition Survey
  • Food Network Casting Pastry Chefs
  • Functional Ingredients: Gums and Starches
  • Grab the POWER of KNOWLEDGE for YOUR CAREER
  • Job Hunting Tips, Nose-to-tail Cooking Plus Much More in Sizzle’s Winter Issue
  • News from the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS)

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 23 - October 24, 2011

  • USDA, Local Farmer and ACF Partner at Elementary School
  • Calling All Chefs
  • ACF Chef Hats from $7.95—NEW!
  • Help Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ACF Student Team
  • Protein: Meats on the Menu
  • Set Your Menu Worlds Apart
  • ACF’s Garde Manger: Cold Kitchen Fundamentals Now Available

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 22 - October 10, 2011

  • Salary Survey for Culinarians
  • Happy Chef’s October Specials
  • ACFEF Disaster Relief Answers Call from Tornado Ravaged Joplin, Mo.
  • Mushrooms: Ingredient of the Month
  • New Course Launched at MyCulinaryCampus.com
  • Get Your ACF Chapter in the News
  • Discover New Menu Destinations
  • The Clock is Ticking: 2012 Award Applications Due Oct. 31

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 21 - September 26, 2011

  • Celebrate Childhood Nutrition Day
  • ACF Culinary Youth Team USA Member Wins Global Competition
  • The Other Red Meats
  • ACF Chef Coats - $34.95
  • Chef & Child Foundation Chair and Vice Chair Named for 2011–2013 Term
  • Video Contest to End Childhood Hunger
  • Your Name and Face in Print
  • Become an Honor Society Member
  • New Course Launched at MyCulinaryCampus.com
  • Kitchen Innovations Awards

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 20 - September 12, 2011

  • ACF Chefs Advance in TV Competitions
  • Basic American Foods Potato Products Earn Seal of Approval
  • Happy Chef’s September Specials
  • The Fall Issue of Sizzle Is Now Available
  • Accreditation Granted to 53 Culinary Programs in U.S., Philippines and Peru
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • Bidvest World Chefs Tour Against Hunger
  • Clearance Sale at ACF E-Store

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 19 - August 29, 2011

  • 2012 Award Applications Due Oct. 31
  • Educators, Your Help is Needed to Define Professionalism in Culinary Arts
  • Try CookCool™ Performance Apparel
  • The Chicken or the Egg
  • Summer Special on Leadership Training for Chefs
  • Childhood Nutrition Day October 16
  • Strut Your Duck Recipe Contest

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 18 - August 15, 2011

  • CEC® First Culinary Certification in Nation to Earn NCCA Accreditation
  • 2012 ACF Student Team Competition
  • ACF Embroidered Aprons
  • Eating Like Our Ancestors
  • Summer Special on Leadership Training for Chefs
  • ACF Culinary Team USA
  • WACS Survey for Young Chefs
  • Culinary Students Apply to Attend Share Our Strength’s Conference

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 17 - August 1, 2011

  • ACF National Convention in the Lone Star State a Success
  • ACF Chef Coats - $34.95
  • Ingredient of the Month: Ginger
  • ACF Pastry Chefs to Compete on “Top Chef: Just Desserts” Season 2
  • Summer Special on Leadership Training for Chefs
  • TV Casting Calls for Culinarians

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 16 - July 18, 2011

  • Chefpertise Guide Features More than 180 ACF Certified Chefs
  • Get the Latest ACF Convention News
  • StarChefs.com Extends ACF Scholarship Deadline to August 15
  • ACF Chef Coats - $34.95
  • Filtercorp’s SuperSorb® CarbonPad Earns ACF Seal of Approval
  • Food Network Casting for “Chopped”
  • Summer Special on Leadership Training for Chefs
  • The Dish on MyPlate
  • ACF Member on “Extreme Chef”
  • “Kids LiveWell” Showcases Restaurants’ Healthful Menu Options for Children

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 15 - July 5, 2011

  • Sam Kass, Alton Brown and Much More at 2011 ACF National Convention
  • Student Culinarian Invitational Features Regional Cuisine
  • CookCool Top Trim Coat by Happy Chef
  • Tilapia: Ingredient of the Month
  • Summer Special on Leadership Training for Chefs
  • Becoming a CMC®
  • Food Network Star Casting Call
  • BBQ Sauce Starters by R.L. Schreiber
  • Job Hunting in Today’s Economy
  • Discover Duck™ Chef Recipe Contest

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 14 - June 20, 2011

  • Congratulations to the 2011–2013 ACF National Board of Directors
  • Preview our Big Summer Sale!
  • USDA Recipes for Healthy Kids National Cook-Off at ACF National Convention
  • Carême’s Lament
  • Daniel Gorman Wins Hans Bueschkens World Junior Chefs Challenge Semifinals
  • Michael Matarazzo Places Second in Global Chefs Challenge Semifinals
  • Strawberries
  • Healthcare Chefs and Dietitians Compete in ACF National Championship

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 13 - June 10, 2011

  • ACF Board of Directors Election Results for 2011–2013 Term

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 12 - June 6, 2011

  • Tornado and Flood Disaster Relief
  • AAC 2011–2013 Election Results
  • Preview our Big Summer Sale!
  • MyPlate: USDA’s Food Icon Launched
  • ACF 2011–2013 Board of Directors Announced June 10
  • Canadian Beef—Fatten your profits with Thin Meats
  • Chefs Move to Schools Cookware Kits
  • 2011 Student Culinarian Invitational Teams Announced
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • Kristin Swaggart Wins Be Like Mike
  • The Scoop on Sodium

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 11 - May 23, 2011

  • Flood and Tornado Disaster Relief
  • ACF National Convention Registration Discounts Expire June 3
  • Chef and Child Nutrition Survey
  • Don’t Sweat Summer Cooking!
  • Walnuts: Ingredient of the Month
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • Kendall Farms Crème Frâiche Awarded ACF Seal of Approval
  • The Best in Master Leadership Training for Chefs
  • Veal Osso Buco Milanese
  • TABASCO® Hits the Streets to Find Recipe Worthy of $10,000 Prize

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 10 - May 9, 2011

  • ACF Member Meeting for Election of the 2011–2013 Board of Directors
  • ACF Western Conference a Success
  • Sizzle’s Summer Issue Sizzles
  • Don’t Sweat Summer Cooking!
  • Heirloom Plants: An Edible Heritage
  • ACF Member Receives NRA’s Faces of Diversity Award
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • SPLENDA® Earns Seal of Approval
  • Recipes for Healthy Kids Competition
  • Pastry Competition Show Seeks Chefs

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 9 - April 25, 2011

  • ACF Central Regional Conference Attendees Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
  • Get $5 Off Your Happy Chef Order Now!
  • ACF Chefs Inducted Into Disciples Escoffier International–USA
  • The Coming Famine—Is it Inevitable?
  • Neck and Neck
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • Paella: Classical V. Modern

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 8 - April 11, 2011

  • May 4 Deadline to Enter Be Like “Mike” to Shadow ACF President
  • Student Culinarian Invitational May 13 Deadline Approaching
  • Enter Diamond Crystal’s Sweepstakes and Win a Trip to ACF Convention
  • “Like” Happy Chef® on Facebook
  • The Coming Famine—Is it Inevitable?
  • Extinguishing Inflammation
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • Food Network Seeks Executive Chefs
  • ACFEF Secondary Certification Celebrates 10th Anniversary
  • U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 7 - March 28, 2011

  • Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief
  • ACF Northeast Regional Conference Scores with Attendees
  • “Like” Happy Chef® on Facebook
  • Calling All Pastry Chefs
  • Brussels Sprouts: Ingredient of the Month
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • New Cooking Show for Kids Starts in Chicago
  • Canada’s Beef Information Centre Seminars Now Accredited by ACF
  • Cable Network Seeks Hosts for Food Pilot
  • $20,000 in NACE Scholarships
  • ACF National Elections Voting Eligibility

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 6 - March 14, 2011

  • Sizzle’s Spring Issue Unveils New Look
  • Sign Up for A Mentor
  • More Chefs Wear Happy Chef®
  • ACF Strategic Plan
  • Small Plates for Healthy Appetites
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • USDA Kicks Off National Nutrition Month by Announcing Nutrition Grants
  • ACF National Elections Voting Eligibility

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 5 - February 28, 2011

  • 2011 ACF Southeast Regional Conference in Atlanta a Stellar Success
  • Ingredient of the Month: Lentils
  • More Chefs Wear Happy Chef®
  • The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Webinar
  • Join Dine Out for No Kid Hungry
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • Your Signature Paella Recipe Could Win $1,000
  • ACF National Elections Voting Eligibility

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 4 - February 14, 2011

  • 2011 ACF National Elections
  • Create a Signature Paella Recipe Contest and You Could Win $1,000
  • Chefs Looking for New Beef Cuts Love the Bavette
  • Ingredient of the Month: Tofu
  • “Like” Happy Chef® on Facebook
  • Sharing Culinary Traditions through ACF Mentorship Program
  • ACF Members Participate in OCPS Chefs Move to Schools Debut of Healthier Lunches
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • Interview with Royal Caribbean Chef and ACF Member Molly Brandt, CEC
  • Beating Hunger with Smart, Healthy Shopping

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 3 - January 31, 2011

  • Student Culinarian Invitational
  • 2011 ACF National Elections
  • Last Chance to Save!
  • CCE® and CSCE® are Now Registered Trademarks
  • McCormick For Chefs Joins ACF Culinary Team USA as a Silver Sponsor
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • Celebrating 20 Years of Knowledge
  • Foodservice Rewards Offers a Free & Easy Way to Pay for ACF National Convention Fees
  • Fighting Phytochemicals

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 2 - January 17, 2011

  • ACF Seeks Certified Chefs for Chefpertise
  • Students and Apprentices Win a Trip to ACF National Convention to Shadow President Michael Ty, CEC, AAC
  • First Sale of the Year, SAVE up to 60% OFF
  • Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin
  • The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
  • IACP Offers Culinary Scholarships
  • Foodservice Rewards Offers a Free & Easy Way to Pay for ACF National Convention Fees
  • Stephen Giunta, CMC®, and Eric Pellizzari, CEC, CCE, Named ACF Culinary Competition Judges
  • Desserts Go Green

The Culinary Insider, Vol. IX, Issue 1 - January 4, 2011

  • Ingredient of the Month: Kumquats
  • All the Best in 2011
  • ACF Southeast Regional Conference Discounts Expire Jan. 7
  • ACF Chef Dishes about Winning Food Network’s “Chopped”
  • Raising the Standards of Culinary Excellence Through Competition
  • Cocktails That Capture Attention