February 3, 2012 ACF West Virginia Chapter

Show Site: National Institute for Culinary Arts, Beckley, WV
Show Chair: Leonard Bailey - lbailey@mountainstate.edu
Telephone: (304) 929-1386
Fax: (304) 929-1621
Website: www.culinary.mountainstate.edu
Category: ST2 - Student Team State Competition
Lead Judge: Dave Megenis, CMC, CCE, AAC - dmegenis@foodbuy.com

February 4, 2012 ACF Rhode Island Chapter

Show Site: Johnson & Wales University - CCE Building, Providence, RI
Show Chair: Kevin Duffy - Kevin.Duffy@JWU.edu
Telephone: (401) 598-1760
Fax: (401) 598-1856
ST2 Colorado State Student Team Competition
Lead Judge: Noble Masi, CEPC, CMB, AAC, HOF - nobile@comcast.net

February 4, 2012 ACF Greater Cincinnati Chapter

Show Site: Midwest Culinary Institute, Cincinnati, OH
Show Chair: Mary Lasorella, CEPC - mary.lasorella@cincinnatistate.edu
Telephone: (513) 569-1568
Fax: (513) 569-1467
Category: ST2 - State Student Team Competition
Lead Judge: Kevin Storm, CEC, CCA, AAC - kstorm@bellerive.net

Purchase your tickets now for the next event!!!

For the Love of Chocolate

Scholarship Foundation
Annual Gala – February 25, 2012
Black Tie, $200 per person, 7pm – 11pm, Merchandise Mart
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654

Cocoa Cuisine : Cocoa Venetian Carnival : Sweet as Sin: Cocoa Candy Land 
Confectiatory : Chocolate Spa : Chocolate Sutra
Entertainment : Photography : Event Sponsors : Special Thanks

The next gala presents more chefs, confectioners, and entertainers to light up the halls of the Merchandise Mart with some new, exciting themes this year! Join us and partake in the incredible delights of...

• COCOA CUISINE:  In Cocoa Cuisine, we bring you sweet and savory bites from Chicago’s best chefs.  As you walk through what feels like miles of tempting displays and aromas prepared by over 50 top chefs from around the country, be sure to pace yourself so you can try a bit of everything.
  
  
• COCOA VENETIAN CARNIVAL:  Transport yourself to a raucous night in Venice during Carnival, where elegance and mischief meet.  Join the fun by donning a mask, playing with Redmoon Theatre, and admiring Carnival-inspired chocolate designs as they come down the runway.
  
  
• SWEET AS SIN:  Prepare to pick your poison as you cross our chocolaty River Styx into the sweetest Hades you’ll ever see.   Our gatekeepers will have you choose your favorite chocolate sin so you can have the chance to indulge in sweet and savory morsels, dance to the DJ’s devilish tunes, and lose yourself in a full chocolate bar.  If this is bad, you won’t want to be good.
  
  
• COCOA CANDY LAND:  Get your evening’s sugar fix in this colorful passage, spanning the entire length of The Merchandise Mart.  You’ll encounter Princess Lollipop, a traveling band, and live demonstrations of sugar showpieces as you satisfy your sweet tooth.
  
  
• CONFECTIATORY:  PolyScience and SubZero/Wolf present the Confectiatory, where mad scientists will manipulate chocolate and sugar to do things you never thought possible.  Taste how new technology like the Reverse Griddle can change familiar confections into space age concoctions.
  
  
• CHOCOLATE SPA:  Everyone knows high heels and stuffy shirts can make for a long night.  Recharge in our chocolate spa where you can receive chocolate massages, touch-ups on hair and make-up, and even a pair of flip-flops to relieve your aching feet.  Once you’re refreshed, you’ll be ready to party through the night!
  
  
• COCOA SUTRA:  In a big event like this, you may need a moment to take it all in.  Take a break from the dancing in the Cocoa Lounge, the best place in the Gala to relax, listen to some calming tunes, catch a belly dancing performance, and get ready to return to the festivities. 
  
  
• ENTERTAINMENT: The best talents from the West Coast, East Coast, and, our very own, Third Coast, will gather at The Merchandise Mart to offer our guests a variety of entertainment that will last all night.
  
  
• PHOTOGRAPHY: These photographers will be roaming the event, capturing you at your most glamorous.
  
  
• EVENT SPONSORS:  For the Love of Chocolate Foundation depends on the generosity of its sponsors and donors.  Their support and yours provides scholarships which make it possible for students to attain the finest pastry arts education at The French Pastry School and become the future of pastry in Chicago and around the world.
  
  
• SPECIAL THANKS: Thank you to our partners who help make this event such a special one!
  
  

Located in one of the largest buildings in the world, the Merchandise Mart, the gala was a feast for the senses, with exquisite cuisine, live music, dancing, celebrity chef tastings in the modern LuxeHome Kitchens.

Learn how to become a sponsor, or renew your sponsorship to the foundation, and help an aspiring student of the pastry arts achieve the best possible education.

For the Love of Chocolate Foundation thanks the Merchandise Mart for hosting the 2011 gala!

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February 25–March 9, 2012 Old Dominion ACF Chapter

Show Site: Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, VA
Show Chair: Russell Campbell, CEC - russell.d.campbell.mil@mail.mil
Telephone: (804) 734-3274
Website: www.quartermaster.army.mil/jccoe/Special_Programs_Directorate/Special_Programs_main.html
Category: Closed Competition for Military Only
A-D, SA - SD, E1-4, F1, ST2 - Student Team State Competition with addition of cold food element, K1-9, SK1-9, P1-2, SP1-2, H1-3, FIVE (5) Wildcard Competitions - Contact Show Chair for details.
A Lead Judge will be assigned to each category.
Lead Judge: Tom Recinella; CEC, AAC - recinetf@delhi.edu

February 25–March 9, 2012 Old Dominion ACF Chapter

Show Site: Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, VA
Show Chair: Russell Campbell, CEC - russell.d.campbell.mil@mail.mil
Telephone: (804) 734-3274
Website: www.quartermaster.army.mil/jccoe/Special_Programs_Directorate/Special_Programs_main.html
Category: Closed Competition for Military Only
A-D, SA - SD, E1-4, F1, ST2 - Student Team State Competition with addition of cold food element, K1-9, SK1-9, P1-2, SP1-2, H1-3, FIVE (5) Wildcard Competitions - Contact Show Chair for details.
A Lead Judge will be assigned to each category.
Lead Judge: Tom Recinella, CEC, AAC - recinetf@delhi.edu

February 27, 2012 NACUFS Continental Region

Show Site: Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND
Show Chair: Gregory J. Gefroh - greg.gefroh@email.und.edu
Telephone: (701) 777-2044
Fax: (701) 777-3837
Website: www.nacufs2012.und.edu/culinary.html
Category: K9
Lead Judge: Shawn Hanlin, CEC - shanlin@socc.edu

Join us at Fortune Fish for the February Meeting.

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February 28–29, 2012 ACF Chefs Las Vegas

Show Site: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
Show Chair: Shag Shigenaga - dale.shigenaga@unlv.edu
Telephone: (702) 895-3503
Fax: (702) 895-5021
Website: www.catersource.com/conference-tradeshow/attend/contests/acf-culinary-challenge
Categories: A-D, E1-4, K1-2, K4, K9, W, SW

W & SW - Wildcard customized Category, Individual, professional and student, 4 portions of a hot/warm dessert or a composed cold dessert. 15 minute set-up, 60 minutes to cook, 10 minutes for plating and 15 minutes clean-up. Sponsored product required, see rules for details.

W & SW- Wildcard Customized Category, Individual, professional and student. 4 portions of a turkey entrée. 15 minutes for set-up, 60 minutes cook time, 10 minutes for plating and 15 minutes for cleanup. Sponsored product required, see rules for details. Note: Competitors for Category K may prepare a 5th portion of their entrée and display it in a container provided by Anchor Packaging onsite. Contact show chair for details,
Lead Judge: Randy Torres, CEC - randy.torres@socc.edu