You are invited to meet & mingle with international

culinary stars as they dazzle the red carpet at the...

CORDON D' OR - GOLD RIBBON

International

Culinary Academy Awards

Cookbooks &'Culinary Arts'

Dinner Gala

Black tie optional

THE CULINARY ACADEMY AWARDS WINNERS...

CULINARY HALL OF FAME

DR. Edward Leonard

Leader of the American Culinary Olympics team in Germany in 2004, will lead the team again in Switzerland 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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

At the Legendary...

Renaissance Vinoy Resort

Grand Ballroom

501 Fifth Ave St. Petersburg, FL 33701 727-894-1000

6:30 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 2008

$150 All-inclusive

Purchase online at www.abilitiesfoundation.com
For information call Sandy at 727-538-7370 x349

Local Chefs heat-up Reception ...

Island Way Grill

Pacific Wave

Salt Rock Grill

Bascom's Chop House

MENU

Especially Prepared by Executive Chef Mark Heimann

Paired with premium wines

First Course

Iron Seared Diver Scallop

Organic Carrot Ginger Purée

Foie Gras Caramel

Second Course
Micro Arugula, Humboldt Fog Cheese

Vodka-Pickled Red & Yellow Beets

Bloody Mary Sorbet

Third Course
Grass-Fed Bison Rib Eye

Smoked Onion& Beef Short Rib Debris

Yukon Gold Risotto

Shiraz Reduction

Fourth Course

Tasting Of Irish Dairy Board/Kerrygold Cheese

Dubliner, Ivernia, Aged Cheddar and Kerrygold Swiss

Fifth Course

Bittersweet Chocolate Parfait

Hazelnut Mousse, Mango Gelée

Vanilla Foam

COOKBOOKS & CULINARY ARTS WINNERS...

ILLUSTRATED COOKBOOKS

Two Winners
TOLARNO BISTRO
Iain Hewitson & Bob Hart

Photographer: Greg Elms
(Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd - Sydney, Australia)

CLUB CUISINE
COOKING WITH A MASTER CHEF
Edward Leonard & Ron Manville - Photographer
(Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc - New Jersey, USA)

CULINARY LITERATURE
RED, WHITE & DRUNK ALL OVER

A Wine Soaked Journey
from Grape to Glass
Natalie Maclean
(Publisher: Random House of Canada)

CULINARY ENTERTAINMENT
MARGARET’S TABLE - Easy Cooking & Inspiring Entertaining
Margaret & Larry Dickenson
(Publisher: Margaret's Sense of Occasion - Ottawa, Canada)

SELF PUBLISHED
GRAINS, GREENS, AND GRATED COCONUTS
Ammini Ramachandran
(Publisher: iUniverse, Inc - New York)

CULINARY TRAVEL
SAVOR - The Royal Caribbean International Cookbook
Chefs of the Cruise Line
(Publisher: Royal Caribbean International - Miami Florida)

INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK
VIJ'S - Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine
Vikram Vij & Meeru Dhalwala
(Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre - Vancouver, Canada)

WEIGHT CONTROL/DIET COOKBOOKS

THE EAT WELL COOKBOOK
Jan Purser & Kathy Snowball
(Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd - Sydney, Australia)

BAKING COOKBOOK
BAKING BASICS AND BEYOND
Pat Sinclair
(Publisher: Surrey Books, an imprint of Agate Publishing, Inc

Chicago, USA)

CULINARY MAGAZINES
REALFOOD
(Publisher: Alexis Alexiadou - Athens, Greece)

PUBLISHED RECIPES
PROSCIUTTO WRAPPED WASABI PEARS
Margaret & Larry Dickenson
(Published in Diplomat & International Magazine March/April 2007 - Canada)

CULINARY ARTICLE
ACT LOCALLY - Sizzle Magazine - Spring 2007
Joe Mooney (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
(Published in 'Sizzle' - ACF - American Culinary Federation

Student's Magazine)

MERIT AWARDS

KING OF THE Q BLUE PLATE BBQ
Tea Reader
(Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Toronto, Canada)

THE COCKTAIL CHEF - Entertaining in Style
Dinah Koo & Janice Poon
(Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre - Vancouver, Canada)