“We are extremely proud of our students who excelled admirably in ACF’s national Knowledge Bowl for a second year in a row,” says Renee Zonka, RD, CEC, CHE, MBA, dean of the Kendall College School of Culinary Arts, who was on hand in Dallas to cheer Kendall students along with team coach and Kendall chef-instructor Dina Altieri, CEC, CCE. “They worked hard for months following their win at ACF’s Central Regional Conference in New Orleans in April, and their dedication and commitment to studying and practicing paid off. This is a win for everyone at Kendall.”
The Baron H. Galand Culinary Knowledge Bowl—which celebrates its 20th year in 2011—tests the acumen of culinary-arts students via a “Jeopardy”-style subjects grid that includes challenging culinary, baking, nutrition, sanitation and math questions as well as sensory perception. The competition is named after the late Chef Baron H. Galand, CEC, who served as national president of ACF from 1983 to 1987. First held at the ACF’s 1992 National Convention in Washington, D.C., today the four geographic regions of ACF hold the competition at their respective conferences in winter and spring to qualify teams to compete for the national title at the ACF's convention in summer.