Events

ACF National Convention

The 2025 ACF National Convention is being held July 27–31, 2025, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.

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Hot Kitchen & Culinary Arts Competition Seminar

American Culinary Federation is hosting a competition Seminar in Las Vegas, United States on July 27, 2025.

Competition Seminar instructors share techniques from both the perspective of Worldchefs Certified Judges and award-winning competitors. Participants gain an understanding of not only judging criteria but also best practices in the competition kitchen and tactics that consistently reach the highest place at the podium.

Current judges: All Worldchefs Certified Judges are required to attend a Competition Seminar every five years.

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ACF MasterCraft Summit Series

ACF has developed a new series of educational summits to deliver a higher level of programming in 2024. The ACF MasterCraft Summit Series held in select cities across the United States featured presentations and demonstrations by top industry chefs.

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ACF ChefsForum Webinar Series

Throughout the year, ACF hosts webinars on varying topics to provide educational resources to all chefs looking to grow in their knowledge. See a list of upcoming webinars you can register for and past webinar recordings you can view.

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Competitions

Competitions play a vital role in culinary arts as they continually raise the standards of culinary excellence.

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