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The winner of the ACF Los Angeles
1st Annual Chef of the Year Los Angeles is Executive Chef Stephan
Samson, of Valentino
Restaurant Santa Monica, CA
Congratulations Chef
Stephan, our blue ribbon panel of ACF certified judges gave
you the highest marks for your culinary expertise at our sanctioned
culinary competition in August at the California restaurant
Associations Western Food Expo at the Los Angeles Convention
Center.. We wish you
success as you move up to the regional competition. We also would
like to welcome you as a new ACF Los Angeles Chapter member!
On October 20th, the American
Culinary Federation Los Angeles, Chefs
de Cuisine California and the held it's annual Presidents Ball in Los
Angeles. The gala dinner featured a video premier presentation
of our 1st Chef of the Year Los Angeles competition as well as the official announcement of this
years Los Angeles Chef of the Year award, video and pictures
to come...
The Los Angeles culinary
competition is a media intense event for participants, sponsors and
the culinary community as well as an excellent educational
experience. We encourage your participation! Find how now how our event can
benefit
you.
The Los Angeles Chef of the Year Award
2003, Culinary Competitions and Salons was hosted by our American
Culinary Federation Los Angeles and Chapter Chefs de Cuisine and is the
first chapter to change our chapters Chef of the Year winner, from a
popularity vote to an intense "iron chef style"
live cooking competition. The new yearly competition is a positive
change and well regarded event for Los Angeles area chefs, restaurants,
hotels, caterers, educators and culinary community. Nominees
are a diverse
field of highly regarded chefs, many from well known local
establishments, hotels and the educational community. Nominations
are open for Los Angeles Chef of the Year 2005 no membership
required.
Meet
the 2003 Chefs, and Judges
(Links to temp page at
club culinary and scroll down)
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ACF Los Angeles,
Chefs de Cuisine California, California Restaurant Associations Western
Expo Present our Culinary Salon Results.
August 3rd, 4th, 5th, 2003.
Chefs Team Table::
Team Dessert Springs -
Gold
Team Keoki - Silver
Team Beach Cities -
Silver
Team Province - Bronze
Team Mission College -
Bronze
"One
of the highlights on the show floor was the American Culinary
Federation’s First Annual Chefs de Cuisine Association Culinary
Competition. Winning first place in the 2003 Western Foodservice
& Hospitality Expo-LA Chef Table Luncheon was Team Desert
Springs led by Steve Ferraro of the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs
Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, CA. The 2nd place team
was Team Keoki, led by Joseph Orate from Grossmont College. Team
Keoki represented restaurants in the San Diego, Orange Coast and Los
Angeles regions. The 3rd place team was Team Beach led by
José Luis Jimenez from the Santa Monica Beach Country Club. Many of
the chefs that participated will also go on to the Los Angeles Chef
of the Year Awards, which will be announced in October 2004 at the
Gala Presidents ball."- Amy
Riemer, Media Relations of Reed Exhibitions
Meet the
2003 Chefs Team Tables Competitors
(Links to temp page at
club culinary and scroll down)
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Cold Food Salon
Connie Vasquez - Best
of Show Award
Rob Chandler - Judges
Award
Congratulations to
our Cold Food (A), Hot and Cold Food (B), Patisserie (C), and
Showpiece (D) participating this year!
Silver: Rob
Chandler, Scott Sullivan, John Cardoma, Allyson Ames, Quynh Vu, and
Connie Wasquez
Bronze: Jose
Luis, Grady Adkins, Candace Kasulka, Quynh Vu, Jimmy Zang, Gabriel
Torrero, Teresa Zamora, Aviana Medwa, Olga Volquartz, Jimmy Zang,
Will Almazan, and Martin Guilligan.
Diploma: Franklin
Ras, Francis So, Yucheu Itu, Jack Greenspan, Steven Stover, Richard
Tse, Raymond Tang, Karen McMillan, Charissa Murphy, Adee Finn and
Owen Buccat.
Congratulations to
all of those who challenged themselves and strive to become greater
culinarians thought competition, our toques come off and we salute
you!
We would like to
thank all our competitors, participants and sponsors for
supporting a successful culinary competition. We look forward to
working with you as planning begins on the 2004 culinary
competition.
View
competition pictures
See Video (coming soon)
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