ACF Cutting Edge Award
The ACF Cutting Edge Award recognizes innovators who give their time to help nurture and mentor culinarians on behalf of the ACF and the industry.
2024 Recipients
- Joseph M. Allison, CEC, AAC
- David M. Avalos
- Chad M. Burnett, CEC
- Michael R. Edwards, CEC, CCA, CCE
- Timothy J. Foley, HAAC
- Mary E. Gorski
- Eric E. Jenkins
- Ronald M. Landry, CEC
- Kareen A. Linton
- Gaston D. Merideth, CEC
- Gary R. Klinefelter, CEC, CCA, AAC
- Jason E. Knapp, CEC, CCA, AAC
- Alan J. Neace, CEC, AAC
- Cynthia M. Monroe, CEC
- Joseph D. Parajecki
- William D. Paul
- Robert W. Phillips, CEC, CCA, AAC
- Michael J. Stamets, CEC
- Michael R. Thrash, CEC, CCA, CCE, AAC
- Mike P. Troidel
- KyWai Wong, CEC
- Thomas Yanisko, CEC, CCA, AAC
- John P. Zenk, CEC, CCA
- Don Zajac, CC
2023 Recipients
- Lizet S. Angulo
- Pamela A. Bedford, CCE
- Lance S. Cook, CEC, CCA
- Isaiah J. Gerrard
- Susan Griffin, CEPC
- Kristopher D. Jubinville
- Brian E. Lord, CEC
- Rick Neal, CEC
- Anne McBride
- Christopher Ridenhour
- Elle Simone Scott
- Stephen Reimar
- Ti Martin
- Meg Bickford
- Alejandra Kauachi
- Jennifer Booker
- Emilia Tomaszycki
- Justin Sutherland
- Lamar J. Moore
- Christopher D. Viaud
- Lorencita Billiman
- Danielle M. Hughes
- Jordan Wagman
- Sharon Daniel
2022 Recipients
- Cassondra Armstrong
- Jennifer Denlinger, CCC
- Steve DeShazo, CEC
- Fionna Espana
- Elizabeth Faulkner
- Amaury Guichon
- Sheila Osborne-Beck
- Eveline Rosado-Haliday
- Mariya Russell
- Victor Sommo, CEC
- Samuel Spencer
- Brian Tatsukawa, CEC
- Kathleen Vossenberg, CEC, CCE