Award Winners Announced At Amercian Culinary Federation Northeast Conference

The American Culinary Federation (ACF), Inc., the largest association of professional culinarians in North America, honored its members and chapters at the 2007 ACF Northeast Regional Conference held at the Westin Convention Center, March 2-4, in Pittsburgh.

The 2007 ACF Northeast Regional Conference award recipients listed below will compete for the national title against their winning regional counterparts at the 2007 ACF National Convention in Orlando, July 21-24.



U.S.A.'s Chef of the Year sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions

Daniel Scannell, CMC, executive Chef, Carnegie Abbey Club, Portsmouth, R.I.; ACF Rhode Island Chapter



ACF Pastry Chef of the Year sponsored by Splenda.

Patricia Nash, pastry chef, Westchester Country Club, Rye, N.Y.; ACF Culinary Team USA member; Chefs Association of Westchester & Lower Connecticut



ACF Chef Educator of the Year

Norman Hart, CEC, CCE, AAC, culinary instructor, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.; ACF Pittsburgh Chapter



ACF Hermann G. Rusch Chef's Achievement Award

Gary Fitting, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC, chef instructor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts, Punxsutawney, Pa.; The Groundhog Chapter of the ACF



ACF Chef Professionalism Award sponsored by Nestli FoodServices

Michael "Mickey" Beriau, CEC, AAC, executive chef, White Cliffs Country Club, Plymouth, Mass.; ACF Cape Cod & the Islands Chefs Association



ACF Student Culinarian of the Year sponsored by Custom Culinary, Inc.

Daniel Kirby, North Tonawanda, N.Y.; student, Erie Community College North, Williamsville, N.Y.; ACF of Greater Buffalo New York



Baron H. Galand Culinary Knowledge Bowl

New England Culinary Institute, Montpelier, Vt.

Jeff Surdel; Jakub Cogswell; Joseph Mitchell; Rosalynn Kooker; Angel Custodio; Dina Altieri, CEC, CCE, coach



ACF Student Team Regional Championship sponsored by R.L. Schreiber, Inc.

New York; ACF Chefs and Cooks of the Catskill Mountains; State University of New York at Delhi; Thomas Recinella, CEC, AAC, coach



The 2007 ACF Northeast Regional Conference award recipients listed below were recognized for their outstanding contributions and goodwill.



ACF Chapter of the Year

ACF Long Island Chapter



ACF Chapter Achievement Award

ACF Akron-Canton Area Cooks and Chefs Association

ACF Casco Bay Culinary Association of Portland

ACF Columbus Chapter

ACF Epicurean Club of Boston

ACF of Greater Buffalo New York

ACF Long Island Chapter

ACF Nations Capital Chefs Association

ACF Philadelphia Chapter



ACF Chef & Child Little Oscar Award Winner

ACF Long Island Chapter



ACF President's Medallions

Don Antinore, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC, retired, LeRoy, N.Y.; ACF Professional Chefs/Cooks Association of Rochester

Kenneth Bucholtz, CCE, AAC, executive chef, Brookside Country Club, Canton, Ohio; ACF Akron-Canton Area Cooks and Chefs Association

Americo DiFronzo, CEC, AAC, executive chef, American Food Systems, Inc., Burlington, Mass.; ACF Epicurean Club of Boston

Joe Eidem, CEC, AAC, director of food & nutrition, Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno, N.V.; ACF High Sierra Chefs Association

Susan Sykes Hendee, Ph.D., CCE, dean of graduate and academic studies, Baltimore International College, Baltimore; ACF National Chapter

Ferdinand E. Metz, CMC, AAC, HOF, president emeritus, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y.; Mid Hudson Culinary Association

Timothy Recher, CEC, executive chef, Hilton Alexandria Old Town, Alexandria, Va.; ACF Nations Capital Chefs Association

Denise Schaefer, CEC, CCE, chef instructor of food service, Penta Career Center, Perrysburg, Ohio.; Maumee Valley