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

Member List
Year Member Deceased Posthumous Induction
2024 Wilfred R. Beriau, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF    
2024 Linda S. Musch, CCE, AAC, HOF    
2024 William J. Tillinghast, CEC, AAC, HOF    
2024 David C. Russell, CEC, AAC, HOF * **
2023 Dean Jaramillo, AAC, HOF    
2023 James R. Taylor, CEC, AAC, HOF    
2023 Mark G. Wright, CEC, AAC, HOF, HBOT    
2023 Clayton Sherrod, CEC, AAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2022 Alex R. Darvishi, CEC, AAC, HOF    
2022 David A. Goodwin, CEC, CCA, AAC, HOF    
2022 Garry W. Waldie, CEC, CEPC, CCE, AAC, HOF    
2022 John W. Zehnder, CEC, AAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2021 Earl R. Arrowood, CCC, CCE, AAC, HOF    
2021 Thomas J. Macrina, CEC, CCA, AAC, HOF, HBOT    
2021 Michael Ty, CEC, AAC, HOF *  
2021 Elliot Katz, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2020 Daniel D’Angelo, CEC, AAC, HHOF * **
2020 John Caressimo, CCC, CCE, AAC, HOF * **
2020 Bobby Moghaddam, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF    
2020 Reimund D. Pitz, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF    
2020 Hans J. Schadler, CEC, AAC, HOF    
2020 Donald C. McMillan, CEC, AAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2019 Joe G. Aiello, CEC, AAC, HOF    
2019 Luigi G. Baretto, CEC, AAC, HOF    
2019 Michael L. Minor, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2019 Frank J. Setera, CEC, AAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2019 Michel D. Bouit, CEC, AAC * **
2019 Christopher J. Neary, CEC, CCA, AAC, HOF
* **
2018 Walter N. Bronowitz, CCC, CCE, AAC, HOF
* **
2018 Joseph E. Eidem, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2018 Nicholas F. Follacchio, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2018 John H. Kacala, CEC, AAC, HOF
* **
2018 George A. O’Palenick, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF
   
2017 Jess Barbosa, CEC, AAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2017 John D. Folse, CEC, AAC, HOF, HBOT    
2017 Denise S. Graffeo, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2017 Roger S. Kelly, CEC, AAC, HOF
* **
2017 Frederick A. Robinson, CEC, AAC    
2016 Robert M. Forquer, CEC, AAC, HOF
* **
2016 Wolfgang D. Geckeler, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2016 Walter W. Leible, CMC, AAC, HOF
   
2016 Louis Venezia, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2015 Sal J. Campagna, CEC, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2015 Enzo F. Gronda, CEC, AAC, HOF
* **
2015 Willie L. Lewis, AAC, HOF
   
2015 Jesse C. Mercado, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2015 Bill W. Sy, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2014 Harry Brockwell, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2014 Fawzi A. Ottman, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2014 Leopold K. Schaeli, CMC, AAC, HOF
   
2014 James B. Singerling, HAAC, HOBT, HHOF (Honorary)    
2013 Robert Hatoff, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary) * **
2013 John Kinsella, CMC, CCE, WGMC, AAC, HOF
   
2013 Robert J. Lippert, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF
*  
2013 Norman D. Myerow, CEPC, CCE, AAC, HOF
* **
2013 Louis Perrotte, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2012 Anton Flory, CMC, WGMC, AAC, HOF
* **
2012 Christian Inden, WGMC, AAC, CHA, HOF
   
2012 Anthony Patalano, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2012 Pierre H. Rausch, CEC, WCC, AAC, HOF
   
2011 James Doherty, HAAC, HBOT (Honorary)    
2011 Anthony M. Graffeo, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2011 John Kaufmann, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2011 William “Bill” A. Lyman, CEC, AAC, HOF
* **
2011 Bruce Riddell, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2010 Donald Antinore, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC, HOF
   
2010 Noel Cullen, CMC, AAC, HOF
* **
2010 Frederick L. Dame, HAAC, HHOF, HBOT (Honorary)    
2010 Jim H. Douglas, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF
   
2010 Bernard S. Urban, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2009 Michel A. Escoffier, HHOF (Honorary)    
2009 Gerhart Koennecke, AAC, HOF
* **
2009 Phil Learned, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2009 John A. Minniti, CCE, AAC, HOF    
2009 Michael Rand, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2008 Manfred W. Bast, CMPC, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2007 James M. Berrini, CEC, AAC, HOF
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2006 Bert P. Cutino, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2006 Biagio A. Dente, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2006 Bruno G. Marti, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2005 Gino A. Corelli, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2005 Fritz H. Sonnenschmidt, CMC, AAC, HOF
   
2005 Tom Schreiber, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2004 Jack F. Braun, CEC, AAC, HOF
* **
2004 Paul J. Pantano, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF
*  
2004 Johannes G. Verdonkschot, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2004 Martin Yan, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2003 U. Max Behr, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2003 Ferdinand E. Metz, CMC, CCE, AAC, HOF
   
2003 Walter “Spud” Rhea, CMPC, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF (Honorary) *  
2002 Harry Hoffstadt, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2002 Noble L. Masi, CEPC, CMB, AAC, HOF
*  
2002 Burton H. Hobson, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
2001 Amato Ferrero, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2001 Edmund Repucci, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2001 Bill Gallagher, HHOF (Honorary) *  
2000 Jean Clary, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
2000 Roland Schaeffer, CEC, AAC, HOF
   
2000 Dr. Morris Gaebe, HHOF (Honorary)    
1999 Robert H. Nelson, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF
*  
1999 Graham Kerr, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary)    
1998 Stanley B. “Doc” Jensen, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF
*  
1998 Oliver H. Sommer, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
1998 L. Edwin Brown, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary) *  
1997 Henry Haller, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
1997 Hans K. Roth, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
1997 Paul Prudhomme, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary) *  
1996 Darrell Anderson, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF
*  
1996 Dr. Louis Szathmary, AAC, HOF
*  
1996 Julia Child, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary) *  
1995 Willy O. Rossel, AAC, HOF
*  
1995 Dr. Thomas Ryan, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary) *
1995 Richard Bosnjak, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
1995 Anthony Bartolotta, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary) *
1993 Lawrence A. Conti, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
1993 Hans Bueschkens, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary) *  
1993 Gen. John D. McLaughlin, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary) *
1992 Joseph Amendola, CEPC, CCE, AAC, HOF
*  
1991 John L. Bandera, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
1991 Casey Sinkeldam, CMPC, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
1990 Jon Greenwalt, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
1989 C. Orby Anderson, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
1989 Pierre Berard, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Peter Berini, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Eugene Blumenschein, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Abel Bomberault, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Emile Burgermeister, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Charles Champion, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Alec Cline, CEC, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Joseph Donon, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Eugene Ertle, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Albert Fries, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Charles P. Finance, AAC, HOF
*  
1989 Baron H. Galand, CEC, AAC, HOF
*  
1989 Otto Gentsch, CEC, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Claude Jarrin, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Dr. L. J. Minor, HAAC, HHOF (Honorary) *  
1989 Edouard Panchard, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Rene Roncari, AAC, HOF
*  
1989 Hermann Rusch, AAC, HOF
*  
1989 Charles Scotto, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Otto Spielbichler, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 Jack Sullivan, AAC, HOF
* **
1989 George Waldner, AAC, HOF
* **
1988 Paul Laesecke, AAC, HOF
* **
1988 Raymond Marshall, AAC, HOF
* **