The American
Academy of Chefs American Academy of Chefs Culinary Hall of Fame™ Members

2022   Alex R. Darvishi, CEC, AAC
    David A. Goodwin, CEC, CCA, AAC
    Garry W. Waldie, CEC, CEPC, CCE, AAC
    John W. Zehnder, CEC, AAC (Honorary)
2021   Earl R. Arrowood, CCC®, CCE®, AAC®
    Thomas J. Macrina, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®, HBOT
    Michael Ty, CEC®, AAC®
    Elliot Katz, HAAC® (Honorary)
2020 ** Daniel D’Angelo, CEC®, AAC®
  ** John Caressimo, CCC®, CCE®, AAC®
    Mohammed (Bobby) Moghaddam, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
    Reimund D. Pitz, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
    Hans J. Schadler, CEC®, AAC®
    Donald C. McMillan, CEC®, AAC® (Honorary)
2019   Joe G. Aiello, CEC®, AAC®
    Luigi G. Baretto, CEC®, AAC®
  ** Michel D. Bouit, CEC®, AAC®
    Michael L. Minor, CEC®, AAC®
  ** Chris Neary, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®
    Frank J. Setera, CEC®, AAC®, HHOF (Honorary)
2018 ** Walter Bronowitz, CCC, CCE®, AAC®
    Joe Eidem, CEC®, AAC®
    Nicholas Follacchio, CEC®, AAC®
  ** John Kacala, CEC®, AAC®
    George O’Palenick, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
2017   Jess Barbosa, CEC®, AAC® (Honorary)
    John D. Folse, CEC®, AAC®, HBOT
    Denise S. Graffeo, CEC®, AAC®
  ** Roger S. Kelly, CEC®, AAC®
    Frederick A. Robinson, CEC®, AAC®
2016 ** Robert M. Forquer, CEC®, AAC®
    Wolfgang D. Geckeler, CEC®, AAC®
    Walter W. Leible, CMC®, AAC®
    Louis Venezia, CEC®, AAC®
2015   Salvatore J. Campagna, CEC®, HAAC® (Honorary)
  ** Enzo “Frank” Gronda, CEC®, AAC®
    Willie Lewis, CEC®, AAC®
    Jesse Mercado, CEC®, AAC®
    Bill Sy, CEC®, AAC®
2014 * Harry Brockwell, CEC®, AAC®
    Fawzi A. Ottman, CEC®, AAC®
    Leopold K. Schaeli, CMC®, AAC®
    James B. Singerling (Honorary)
2013 ** Robert Hatoff, HAAC® (Honorary)
    John Kinsella, CMC®, CCE®, WGMC, AAC®
  * Robert Lippert, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
  ** Norman Myerow, CEPC, CCE®, AAC®
    Louis Perrotte, CEC®, AAC®
2012 ** Anton Flory, CMC®, WGMC, AAC®
    Christian Inden, WGMC, AAC®, CHA
    Anthony Patalano, AAC®
    Pierre H. Rausch, CEC®, WCC, AAC®
2011   Anthony Graffeo, CEC®, AAC®
    John Kaufmann, CEC®, AAC®
  ** William “Bill” Lyman, CEC®, AAC®
  * Bruce Riddell, CEC®, AAC®
    Jim Doherty, HAAC®, HBOT (Honorary)
2010   Donald Antinore, CEC®, CCE®, CCA®, AAC®
  ** Noel Cullen, CMC®, AAC®
    Jim Douglas, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
  * Bernard Urban, CEC®, AAC®
    Frederick Dame, HAAC®, HBOT (Honorary)
2009   Michel A. Escoffier (Honorary)
  ** Gerhart Koennecke, AAC®
    Phil Learned, CEC®, AAC®
    John Minniti, CCE®, AAC®, HBOT
    Michael Rand, HAAC® (Honorary)
2008   Manfred W. Bast, CMPC®, CEC®, AAC®
2007 * James M. Berrini, CEC®, AAC®
2006   Bert Cutino, CEC®, AAC®
  * Biagio Dente, CEC®, AAC®
    Bruno Marti, HAAC® (Honorary)
2005 * Gino Corelli, CEC®, AAC®
    Fritz Sonnenschmidt, CMC®, AAC®
    Tom Schreiber, HAAC®, HBOT (Honorary)
2004 ** Jack Braun, CEC®, AAC®
  * Paul Pantano, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
  * Johannes Verdonkschot, CEC®, AAC®
    Martin Yan, HAAC® (Honorary)
2003 * U. Max Behr, CEC®, AAC®
    Ferdinand E. Metz, CMC®, AAC®
  * Walter E. “Spud” Rhea, CMPC®, CEC®, CCE®, AAC® (Honorary)
2002 * Harry Hoffstadt, CEC®, AAC®
  * Noble Masi, CEPC, AAC®
    Burton Hobson, HAAC® (Honorary)
2001 * Amato Ferrero, CEC®, AAC®
  * Edmund Repucci, CEC®, AAC®
  * Bill Gallagher, WACS (Honorary)
2000 * Jean Clary, CEC®, AAC®
    Roland Schaeffer, CEC®, AAC®
    Dr. Morris Gaebe (Honorary)
1999 * Robert H. Nelson, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
    Graham Kerr (Honorary)
1998 * Stanley B. “Doc” Jensen, CEC®, AAC®
  * Oliver H. Sommer, CEC®, AAC®
  * L. Edwin Brown, HAAC® (Honorary)
1997 * Henry Haller, CEC®, AAC®
  * Hans Roth, CEC®, AAC®
  * Paul Prudhomme (Honorary)
1996 * Darrell Anderson, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®
  * Dr. Louis Szathmary, AAC®
  * Julia Child (Honorary)
1995 * Willy Rossel, AAC®
  ** Dr. Thomas Ryan (Honorary)
  * Richard Bosnjak, CEC®, AAC®
  ** Anthony Bartolotta (Honorary)
1993 * Lawrence Conti, CEC®, AAC®
  * Hans Bueschkens (Honorary)
  ** Gen. John D. McLaughlin (Honorary)
1992 * Joseph Amendola, CEPC, CCE®, AAC®
1991 * John L. Bandera, CEC®, AAC®
  * Casey Sinkeldam, CEPC, CEC®
1990 * Jon Greenwalt, CEC®, AAC®
1989 * C. Orby Anderson, CEC®
  ** Pierre Berard
  ** Peter Berini
  ** Eugene Blumenschein
  ** Abel Bomberault
  ** Emile Burgermeister
  ** Charles Champion
  ** Alec Cline, CEC®
  ** Joseph Donon
  ** Eugene Ertle
  ** Albert Fries
  * Charles Finance
  * Baron H. Galand, CEC®
  ** Otto Gentsch
  ** Claude Jarrin
  * Dr. L. J. Minor (Honorary)
  ** Edouard Panchard
  * Rene Roncari
  * Hermann Rusch
  ** Charles Scotto
  ** Otto Spielbichler
  ** Jack Sullivan
  ** George Waldner
1988  ** Paul Laesecke
  ** Raymond Marshall
  * Deceased
  **  Posthumous Induction