Current Events
Wednesday, December 27–Saturday, December 30, 2023 - Youth Team
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oregon
Tuesday, January 2–Friday, January 5, 2024 - Team Practice
Middleby Innovation Kitchen, Colony, Texas
Thursday, January 11–Saturday, January 13, 2024 - Team Practice
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oregon - Youth Team
Sunday, January 14–Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - Team Practice
Johnson County Community College, Kansas City, Missouri
Recent Events
Thursday, November 16–Monday, November 20, 2023 - Youth Team
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oregon
Sunday, November 5–Wednesday, November 8, 2023 - Team Practice
Roanoke Country Club, Roanoke, Virginia
Thursday, October 26–Sunday, October 29, 2023 - Youth Team Practice
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oregon
Sunday, October 22–Thursday, October 26, 2023 - Team Practice
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oregon
Sunday, September 10–Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - Team Practice
Madison Community College, Madison, Wisconsin
Sunday, August 27–Wednesday, August 30, 2023 - Youth Team Practice
Patterson Club, Fairfield, Connecticut
Sunday, August 13–Friday, August 18, 2023 - Team Practice
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Oregon
Thursday, July 27–Sunday, July 30, 2023 - Team Practice
Middleby Innovation Kitchen, Colony, Texas
Wednesday, June 24–Friday, June 26, 2023 - Team Practice
Middleby Innovation Kitchen, Colony, Texas
Sunday, May 7–Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - Team Practice
Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Nebraska
Sunday, April 16–Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - Team Practice
Westmoreland County Community College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sunday, March 19–Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - Team Practice
St. Louis Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri
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.