Current Events
Sunday, March 19–Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - Team Practice
St. Louis Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri
Recent Events
Sunday, February 19–Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - Team Practice
Utah Valley University, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sunday, January 29–Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - Team Practice
Middleby Innovation Kitchens, The Colony, Texas
Thursday, November 24–Wednesday, November 30, 2022 - Culinary World Cup
ACF Culinary Team USA competed Sunday, November 27, for RON and Wednesday, November 30, for Chef’s Table.
The Culinary World Cup is one of the largest and most important cooking competitions in the world with an excellent reputation.
The competitors competed within five days and produced their three-course menus in one of the eight kitchens set up for the competition—often after months of rehearsals to ensure the success of the event.
The Team was successful in bringing home a silver medal. Congratulations!
Sunday, November 6–Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - Team Practice
Brightwater - NorthWest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, Arkansas
Sunday, October 16–Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - Team Practice
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oregon
Sunday, September 18–Wednesday, September 21, 2022 - Team Practice
Madison Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin
Sunday, August 14–Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - Team Practice
Johnson County Community College, Kansas City, Missouri
Sunday, July 24 & Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - Team Practice
Hospitality Dept Z1A - College of Southern Nevada
Monday, July 25, 2022
ACF National Convention Welcome Reception
Sunday, June 5–Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - Team Practice
Middleby Innovation Kitchens, The Colony, Texas
Sunday, May 15–Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - Team Practice
Middleby Innovation Kitchens, The Colony, Texas
Sunday, April 3–Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - Team Practice
Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Nebraska
Sunday, March 6–Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - Team Practice
Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, Virginia
Sunday, February 6–Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - Team Practice
Utah Valley University, Salt Lake City, Utah
ACF Culinary Team USA Gears Up for 2024 Competitions
ACF Culinary Team USA held its first two practices late last year, with more planned for the coming months in preparation for the Villeroy & Boch Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg this year and the 2024 IKA, informally known as the “culinary Olympics,” in Stuttgart, Germany. Full Article
Sunday, January 9–Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - Team Practice - Canceled
Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, North Carolina
Sunday, November 7–Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - Team Practice
Brightwater - Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, Arkansas
Brightwater to host “culinary Olympics” practice sessions for ACF Culinary Team USA
The Brightwater Center at Northwest Arkansas Community College will host practice sessions for ACF Culinary Team USA as they prepare for the 2024 IKA or “culinary Olympics.” Full Article
Sunday, October 3–Thursday, October 7, 2021 - Team Practice
ACF Culinary Team USA sets up shop at SWOCC to prepare for coming competitions
ACF Culinary Team USA is meeting and practicing for the first time and it’s happening in Coos Bay. Full Article
Agenda
ACF Culinary Team USA 2024 in Oregon, October 2021. From left to right: Logan M. Christensen, CEC; Ted Polfelt, CEC, CCA, AAC; Timothy D. Recher, CEC, AAC; Dan Holtgrave, CEC; James K. Storm; and Troman Avenido Felizmenio.