Four Educators Prepare for ACF’s Certified Master Chef® Exam
Hosted by Le Cordon Bleu North America and taking place on the West Coast for the first time, successful candidates will join an elite group of only 67 chefs in the United States.
Eleven chefs from across the nation are preparing to take the ultimate culinary test—the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) Certified Master Chef® (CMC) exam. The eight-day exam will be held Oct. 26-Nov. 2 at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Calif.
Among the 11, four are foodservice educators. They are
- Timothy Bucci, CEC, CCE, CHE, culinary-arts instructor, Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Ill.
- Kevin Quinn, CEC, lead chef instructor, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Austin, Texas
- Daryl Shular, CEC, director of education/executive chef, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Atlanta, Tucker, Ga.
- Randy Torres, CEC, AAC, chef instructor, Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, Coos Bay, Ore.