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

Member List
Year Member Deceased Posthumous Induction
2023 Dean Jaramillo, AAC    
2023 James R. Taylor, CEC, AAC    
2023 Mark G. Wright, CEC, AAC, HBOT    
2023 Clayton Sherrod, CEC, AAC (Honorary)    
2022 Alex R. Darvishi, CEC, AAC    
2022 David A. Goodwin, CEC, CCA, AAC    
2022 Garry W. Waldie, CEC, CEPC, CCE, AAC    
2022 John W. Zehnder, CEC, AAC (Honorary)    
2021 Earl R. Arrowood, CCC®, CCE®, AAC®    
2021 Thomas J. Macrina, CEC®, CCA®, AAC®, HBOT    
2021 Michael Ty, CEC®, AAC® *  
2021 Elliot Katz, HAAC® (Honorary)    
2020 Daniel D’Angelo, CEC®, AAC® * **
2020 John Caressimo, CCC®, CCE®, AAC® * **
2020 Mohammed (Bobby) Moghaddam, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®    
2020 Reimund D. Pitz, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®    
2020 Hans J. Schadler, CEC®, AAC®    
2020 Donald C. McMillan, CEC®, AAC® (Honorary)    
2019 Joe G. Aiello, CEC®, AAC®    
2019 Luigi G. Baretto, CEC®, AAC®    
2019 Michel D. Bouit, CEC®, AAC® * **
2019 Michael L. Minor, CEC®, AAC®    
2019 Chris Neary, CEC®, CCA®, AAC® * **
2019 Frank J. Setera, CEC®, AAC®, HHOF (Honorary)    
2018 Walter Bronowitz, CCC, CCE®, AAC® * **
2018 Joe Eidem, CEC®, AAC®    
2018 Nicholas Follacchio, CEC®, AAC®    
2018 John Kacala, CEC®, AAC® * **
2018 George O’Palenick, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®    
2017 Jess Barbosa, CEC®, AAC® (Honorary)    
2017 John D. Folse, CEC®, AAC®, HBOT    
2017 Denise S. Graffeo, CEC®, AAC®    
2017 Roger S. Kelly, CEC®, AAC® * **
2017 Frederick A. Robinson, CEC®, AAC®    
2016 Robert M. Forquer, CEC®, AAC® * **
2016 Wolfgang D. Geckeler, CEC®, AAC®    
2016 Walter W. Leible, CMC®, AAC®    
2016 Louis Venezia, CEC®, AAC®    
2015 Salvatore J. Campagna, CEC®, HAAC® (Honorary)    
2015 Enzo “Frank” Gronda, CEC®, AAC® * **
2015 Willie Lewis, CEC®, AAC®    
2015 Jesse Mercado, CEC®, AAC®    
2015 Bill Sy, CEC®, AAC®    
2014 Harry Brockwell, CEC®, AAC® *  
2014 Fawzi A. Ottman, CEC®, AAC®    
2014 Leopold K. Schaeli, CMC®, AAC®    
2014 James B. Singerling (Honorary)    
2013 Robert Hatoff, HAAC® (Honorary) * **
2013 John Kinsella, CMC®, CCE®, WGMC, AAC®    
2013 Robert Lippert, CEC®, CCE®, AAC® *  
2013 Norman Myerow, CEPC, CCE®, AAC® * **
2013 Louis Perrotte, CEC®, AAC®    
2012 Anton Flory, CMC®, WGMC, AAC® * **
2012 Christian Inden, WGMC, AAC®, CHA    
2012 Anthony Patalano, AAC®    
2012 Pierre H. Rausch, CEC®, WCC, AAC®    
2011 Anthony Graffeo, CEC®, AAC®    
2011 John Kaufmann, CEC®, AAC®    
2011 William “Bill” Lyman, CEC®, AAC® * **
2011 Bruce Riddell, CEC®, AAC® *  
2011 Jim Doherty, HAAC®, HBOT (Honorary)    
2010 Donald Antinore, CEC®, CCE®, CCA®, AAC®    
2010 Noel Cullen, CMC®, AAC® * **
2010 Jim Douglas, CEC®, CCE®, AAC®    
2010 Bernard Urban, CEC®, AAC® *  
2010 Frederick Dame, HAAC®, HBOT (Honorary)    
2009 Michel A. Escoffier (Honorary)    
2009 Gerhart Koennecke, AAC® * **
2009 Phil Learned, CEC®, AAC®    
2009 John Minniti, CCE®, AAC®, HBOT    
2009 Michael Rand, HAAC® (Honorary)    
2008 Manfred W. Bast, CMPC®, CEC®, AAC®    
2007 James M. Berrini, CEC®, AAC® *  
2006 Bert Cutino, CEC®, AAC®    
2006 Biagio Dente, CEC®, AAC® *  
2006 Bruno Marti, HAAC® (Honorary)    
2005 Gino Corelli, CEC®, AAC® *  
2005 Fritz Sonnenschmidt, CMC®, AAC®    
2005 Tom Schreiber, HAAC®, HBOT (Honorary)    
2004 Jack Braun, CEC®, AAC® * **
2004 Paul Pantano, CEC®, CCE®, AAC® *  
2004 Johannes Verdonkschot, CEC®, AAC® *  
2004 Martin Yan, HAAC® (Honorary)    
2003 U. Max Behr, CEC®, AAC® *  
2003 Ferdinand E. Metz, CMC®, AAC®    
2003 Walter E. “Spud” Rhea, CMPC®, CEC®, CCE®, AAC® (Honorary) *  
2002 Harry Hoffstadt, CEC®, AAC® *  
2002 Noble Masi, CEPC, AAC® *  
2002 Burton Hobson, HAAC® (Honorary)    
2001 Amato Ferrero, CEC®, AAC® *  
2001 Edmund Repucci, CEC®, AAC® *  
2001 Bill Gallagher, WACS (Honorary) *  
2000 Jean Clary, CEC®, AAC® *  
2000 Roland Schaeffer, CEC®, AAC®    
2000 Dr. Morris Gaebe (Honorary)    
1999 Robert H. Nelson, CEC®, CCE®, AAC® *  
1999 Graham Kerr (Honorary)    
1998 Stanley B. “Doc” Jensen, CEC®, AAC® *  
1998 Oliver H. Sommer, CEC®, AAC® *  
1998 L. Edwin Brown, HAAC® (Honorary) *  
1997 Henry Haller, CEC®, AAC® *  
1997 Hans Roth, CEC®, AAC® *  
1997 Paul Prudhomme (Honorary) *  
1996 Darrell Anderson, CEC®, CCE®, AAC® *  
1996 Dr. Louis Szathmary, AAC® *  
1996 Julia Child (Honorary) *  
1995 Willy Rossel, AAC® *  
1995 Dr. Thomas Ryan (Honorary) * **
1995 Richard Bosnjak, CEC®, AAC® *  
1995 Anthony Bartolotta (Honorary) * **
1993 Lawrence Conti, CEC®, AAC® *  
1993 Hans Bueschkens (Honorary) *  
1993 Gen. John D. McLaughlin (Honorary) * **
1992 Joseph Amendola, CEPC, CCE®, AAC® *  
1991 John L. Bandera, CEC®, AAC® *  
1991 Casey Sinkeldam, CEPC, CEC® *  
1990 Jon Greenwalt, CEC®, AAC® *  
1989 C. Orby Anderson, CEC® *  
1989 Pierre Berard * **
1989 Peter Berini * **
1989 Eugene Blumenschein * **
1989 Abel Bomberault * **
1989 Emile Burgermeister * **
1989 Charles Champion * **
1989 Alec Cline, CEC® * **
1989 Joseph Donon * **
1989 Eugene Ertle * **
1989 Albert Fries * **
1989 Charles Finance *  
1989 Baron H. Galand, CEC® *  
1989 Otto Gentsch * **
1989 Claude Jarrin * **
1989 Dr. L. J. Minor (Honorary) *  
1989 Edouard Panchard * **
1989 Rene Roncari *  
1989 Hermann Rusch *  
1989 Charles Scotto * **
1989 Otto Spielbichler * **
1989 Jack Sullivan * **
1989 George Waldner * **
1988 Paul Laesecke * **
1988 Raymond Marshall * **