Want to write your own cookbook? Here’s what you need to know
By Jody Shee Trained culinarians with recipe-development know-how and a gift and passion for communication might consider the career path of cookbook author. Though it is seldom a self-supporting...
View ArticleACF chefs to talk career paths with students
Starting this month, the American Culinary Federation is launching a new educational webinar series in partnership with Nepris. Each quarter, there will be a new webinar focusing on a different aspect...
View Article10 Things a Successful Restaurant Manager Must Be
by Suzanne Hall W ant a job as a restaurant manager? The best ones have some defining qualities. Here are 10 things good foodservice management professionals must be. 1. Personable. Restaurant...
View ArticleHere are some tips for improving your resume and acing interviews to land...
By Liz Barrett Foster During ACF’s Back to our Kitchens; Be Ready to Be Hired webinar, Jacqui Pressinger, ACF director of strategic partnerships, led a session about how chefs can improve their...
View ArticleRead all about ACF certifications
A look at the legacy and ongoing evolution of ACF’s hallmark institution By Amelia Levin To certify or not to certify? Therein lies the golden question. Many chefs say certification is also the golden...
View ArticleACF Apprenticeship programs offer a leg up
How becoming an apprentice—or leading an apprenticeship program—can help up-and-coming chefs forge new paths toward success Apprentice programs are far more than knife skills and food safety...
View ArticleThese Seasoned Female Chefs Share Lessons Learned
The panelists of an ACF ChefsForum Webinar celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8 described some lessons they learned during competitions and their rise toward the top. Green Light, Red Light...
View ArticleHow ACF Chef Nina Ryan Brings Her Knowledge of Food Policy and Allergen-Free...
Before ACF Chef Nina Ryan began working as the main dining room line cook at The Greenbrier, she earned a bachelor’s degree in food policy from Ohio State University — and has brought that education...
View ArticleHow ACF Chef Chris Scrivano Scored a Culinary Touchdown in Sports Service
ACF Chef Chris Scrivano’s culinary career has been full of pivots. Although he fell in love with working in kitchens as a teenager, after graduating from high school, he enrolled in a radiology...
View ArticleACF Chef Keio Gayden inspires culinary instructors and students in and out of...
By Kenya McCullum Despite developing a love for cooking as a young child, and despite her mother’s playful predictions about her future career path, ACF Chef Keio Gayden admits that she didn’t want...
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