CULINARY HALL OF FAME

 DR. Edward Leonard
 

Leader of the American Culinary Olympics team in Germany in 2004, will lead the team again in Germany in 2008. Dr. Leonard has won more than 30 Gold Medals in the culinary field, and other awards too. One of only 72 Master Chefs in the USA

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CULINARIAN OF THE YEAR

Robert Irvine

Dinner: Impossible
Famous international Chef and TV personality Chef to the British Royal Family on the Royal Yacht Britannia.

He has cooked for four US Presidents, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Bush. Robert is the Culinary Director for the Taste of the LPGA, the most prestigious event on the LPGA Tour.

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CULINARY LIFE ACHIEVEMENT
Janice Bluestein Longone

Historical Culinary Archivist Founder of the oldest culinary antiquarian bookshop in America; and is the Curator of The Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the William L Clements Library on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor

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CULINARY ENTREPRENUER
Al Rosas

ROSAS ORGANICS FARM
A respected leader in the field of organics for nearly two decades.

 Chef Al is an award winning nutritionist, and a staunch environmentalist, health radio host, author and global eco-consultant on organic trending. Al 's work has led to groundbreaking changes within the organic food industry. 

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COOKING SCHOOL OF THE YEAR
BALLYKNOCKEN COOKERY SCHOOL - IRELAND

Catherine Fulvio

Catherine is the Chef /Proprietor of  Ballyknocken Cookery School and Ballyknocken House & Restaurant. Chef Catherine is a champion of local food and true to her Irish roots. She 

teaches the art of Irish cuisine to culinary and tourist groups from abroad

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 CHEF OF THE YEAR
Lars Kronmark
 

Graduated from the Restaurant and Apprenticeship School

in Copenhagen, Lars completed his training in Geneva Switzerland. Chef Kronmark is a chef-instructor at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. His involvement at the Napa Valley Wine auction in the past 14 years has established him in the Napa Valley’s culinary world

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  CUISINE OF THE YEAR
awarded either to a Country or a Culinarian

Richard Sandoval

PAMPANO

MODERN MEXICAN SEAFOOD CUISINE 
Featured at the New York City 'Pampano' Restaurant, owned by Richard Sandoval &  Placido Domingo

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THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD
John Kinsella - President

 ACF - AMERICAN CULINARY FEDERATION

The ACF has done extensive work in the Culinary world for Chefs throughout the USA and overseas. The ACF has over 18,000 members, and their very high standards of professionalism and excellence are fully recognized worldwide

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