ACF Student Chef of the Year Award
The ACF Student Chef of the Year recognizes a student who possesses a high degree of professionalism, culinary skills and passion for the culinary arts.
History of the Student Chef of the Year Award
The award was established in 1987 by the late Baron Galand, CEC, to help student members establish their position within ACF. From 1987 to 1998, the Student Chef of the Year Award was bestowed upon one national winner during ACF’s national convention. In 1999, however, it was decided that a winner from each ACF region would be chosen. Regional winners advance to the national convention where they vie for the national title. In 2003 a culinary cook-off was introduced at the national convention, and, for the first time, regional finalists competed for the national title.
2021 ACF Student Chef of the Year
* denotes National Winner
Western
* Marissa Brazell
Erin Jones
Central
Austin Davis
Austin Hannah
Dulce Hernandez
Brooke Williams
Adrianna Winter
Northeast
Phoebe Beiter
Ashten Garrett
James Skehan
Southeast
Oscar Cardona
Kate Saggio