Message from your President

ACF Western Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Our ACF Washington State Chefs Association attendees had a great time in Albuquerque.  The conference seminars were informative and the local chefs and foodies showed off their culinary delights. 

WE WON!  Our chapter is the ACF Western Regional "Chapter of the Year".  A special thanks to all of our members for making the award possible.  Our Chapter was also one of three western chapters to be awarded the ACF Western Region Chapter Achievement Award.  Great job everyone - let's keep the momentum going!  And there is more... Emily Wallace from Renton Technical College won the Student Chef of the Year cooking competition.  She has now qualified to compete for the national title in Anaheim this August.  Emily is a very dedicated culinary arts student - we are proud of you!  We would also like to recognize the Renton Technical College Hot Food Team and Janet Shaffer from Lake Washington Technical College for their participation in  the competitions.  It is always a great experience to compete with your peers.  We encourage all of you to compete at our Salon Competition at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Academy on June 19.   

Monthly Meeting

Our mini tradeshow held last Monday was an informative and fun time for all - we all enjoyed meeting with our local vendors.  Check out our sponsors list below and thank them for their participation with some business.   Emily Wallace provided us with a superb demonstration of her ACF Western Regional winning entree - great job.  Thank you to Renton Technical College, John Fisher CEC CCE AAC and their students for their hospitality.  We hope to make this trade show format a regular February event.
 
2010 Student Scholarships  

Our local America Academy of Chefs and our ACF Washington State Chapter student scholarship applications are available online for our next scholarship - The Evelyn Enslow  Educational Scholarship.  Applications are due March 1, 2010. Our scholarship applications will be reviewed by our chapter's trustees and the scholarship will be awarded at our April 12th meeting at Lake Washington Technical College. See our website for details. http://www.washingtonstatechefs.com/member_news.html  
 
Next Meeting

Don't miss our March Annual Presidents Awards Dinner.  We will be honoring our chapter officers and board members as well as announcing our student chef of the year, chef of the year and associate of the year.  Please reserve now.                                                                             

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Gary Fuller CEC CCE AAC

Washington State Chefs Association Website