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ACF Kansas City Chef's Association

Welcome to the ACF Kansas City Chef’s Association Website. We have updated and made changes to the Greater Kansas City Chef's Association Website and we hope you like our new site.

Please take a look at all of our sites new pages and we hope you find the information useful. If you take the tour of our site you will find information on how to join your local chapter of the American Culinary Federation Association, culinary trends, culinary terms, Chef news and articles, Chef information, culinary jobs, culinary school information, culinary scholarships, resources, local and regional events, plus a lot more.

Board Meetings and Dinners are held the second Tuesday of every month except for July and December.

All members and those thinking about becoming members are welcome to attend. Please click on the event tab for locations and times.



If you need to contact us please look for the forms on the pages of our site. For certification questions please go to the certification page. To contact certain members please see the about KC Chefs page. A general contact form can be found on the same page.

We hope this site will become a great culinary resource and be very interactive with all of you sending us articles, photos, and recipes. We hope you will send us suggestions to improve our site as well.

The Greater Kansas City Chef Association is constantly striving to bring quality content to it's members and to this website. Please check back often since we will be updating content on a regular basis.

American Culinary Federation Mission

To make a positive difference for culinarians internationally through education, apprenticeship and certification, while creating a fraternal bond of respect and integrity among culinarians everywhere.

Culinarians Code

As a proud member of the American Culinary Federation, I pledge to share my professional knowledge and skill with all culinarians. I will place honor, fairness, cooperation and consideration first when dealing with my colleagues. I will keep all comments professional and respectful when dealing with my colleagues. I will protect all members from the use of unfair means, unnecessary risks and unethical behavior when used against them for another’s personal gain. I will support the success, growth, and future of my colleagues and this great federation.

Adopted at Board of Governors
August 3, 2010

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Congratulations are in order for the following 2011 GKCCA Award Winners

Chef of the Year - Russ Muehlberger
Purveyor of the Year - Elite Foodservice Specialist
Apprentice of the Year - Mayla Kritski
Culinarian of the Year - Pat Lockwood
President's Award - Felix Sturmer




2012 Ice Carving Event was a Success!

Trio ice carving image

The 9th Annual WinterFest was a great Ice Carving Event. Many came to join us on January 28th, 2012 as the ice carvers battled it out for first place.

See photos of Winterfest 2012 and other info






We Congratulate Chef Mark Webster for his Chef Professionalism Award!







Best of Kansas City Chefs
Harvest for Harvesters Benefit Event 2011

Thank you for making this such a successful event! Please join us next year (2012) when we host our next 'Best of Kansas City Chefs Benefit event'

We raised after expenses $4,000 for our local Harvesters, and $1,800 to support the Chef Apprenticeship Program at JCCC.

The checks were presented at one of the local Greater Kansas City Chefs Association dinner meetings.

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Mike Wedel Director of Acquisitions Harvesters with Matt Chatfield, KC Chef's Assoc Treasurer.
In the next photo: Steve Copeland, President of Jr Chef's Association with Matt Chatfield, KC Chef's Assoc Treasurer.



Photo's of the "Best of Kansas City Chefs" can be seen on the benefit website now. Thanks to all that participated and came to the event.



Ready to learn more about the Greater Kansas City Chefs Association?

Back in the 1970’s, Kansas City had a small group of German Chefs who helped shape what we have come to know as the Greater Kansas City Chefs Association. These Chefs transformed the culinary landscape of Kansas City and were the guiding forces behind the formation of the Chef’s Association.

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About ACF
About ACF, The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), is a professional, organization for chefs and cooks

About the Kansas City Chefs Association
About the Kansas City Chefs Association. The Kansas City Chefs Association offers its members a chance to meet and network plus it is also involved in many community service efforts as well.

Events
Events and Calendar for the Kansas City Chef's Association

Culinary Schools
Information on local Culinary Schools in the Kansas City area and nationally. Also info on the best culinary schools, culinary school rankings, and culinary scholarships.

Johnson County Community College Apprentice Program Information
Apprentice information and updates by the Kansas City Chefs Association

Culinary Certifications
Information on culinary certifications or known as chef certifications. Details about certifying.

Culinary Competitions
Culinary competitions through ACF and around the world. Focusing mostly on Chef competitions.

Chef Jobs
Chef job search. Search for Chef jobs, Chef employment, culinary jobs, and find info on job outlook and salary calculators.

Culinary Trends
Culinary trends, Find out what's hot as far as food trends, upcoming culinary trends, culinary news, and more.

Culinary Terms
Culinary terms and culinary definitions used in cooking today.

Resources
Find culinary resources, local culinary vendors, culinary products, and more.

Assistant Professor Full Time Culinary/Hospitality
Johnson County Community College (JCCC ) is looking to fill an Assistant Professor Full Time Culinary/Hospitality position for the 2010-2011 school year.

Recipes
Looking for great recipes? Check our our gourmet recipes here online.