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Chef of the Year
2006
Chef
Nancy Burback |
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Chef of the Year 2006
Chef Nancy Burback
Chef Nancy was a founding member of this chapter. She served in several capacities there – President of the chapter and “Chef of the Year.” She taught as an adjunct instructor at Faulkner Community College Culinary Arts. She is the founder of the Delgado Community College Culinary Arts Knowledge Bowl Team and through her expertise the team has medaled at three regional competitions. Chef Nancy took over the reins as the secretary of the ACFNO chapter when Chef Canatella relocated out of state. She was the ACFNO culinary salon chairman at the LRA Expo August 2006. |
The Chef of the Year was not presented in 2005
due to Hurricane Katrina.
To view photos
of the 2004 Chef of the Year dinner click
here |
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Chef
of the Year 2004
Chef Karl Tipton
In 2002 Chef Karl was admitted to the American Academy
of Chefs, and the ACF Honor Society. Chef Karl is co-chairman
of the by-laws revision committee for the Chapter and
an Associate Professor / Lead Instructor in Culinary
Arts at Delgado Community College. |
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Chef of
the Year 2003
Chef Jan Rost, AAS
Chef Jan was the Culinary Arts
Instructor at Louisiana Technical College (LTC),
Slidell Campus. She served as the LTC District
1 Department Chair of Culinary Arts and was awarded
the “Outstanding Faculty Member”
for the entire district in 2003.
Among the many awards and achievements
Chef Jan holds are the “Chef of the Year 2003"
and the "President's Award for 2004"
for the American Culinary Federation New Orleans Chapter
and the “Steady Eddie” Award in 2003.
She served as the New Orleans chapter Secretary before
being elected Vice President. She serves as chapter President in 2006 when Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the New Orleans food industry.
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Chef
of the Year 2002
Robert J. Richard
408 Fairway
Drive
LaPlace , LA 70068
USA
985-651-0125
http://www.chefbob.org
By a vote of the members Chef Robert J. Richard, Corporate
Executive Chef for Provimi Veal Corporation was
elected Chef of the Year for 2002. Chef Richard has
been a member of the ACF since 1969 and is past president
of the ACF New Orleans Chapter 1998 - 2000.
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Chef
of the Year 2001
Chef
Maurice Fitzgerald, CEC,
AAC
Chef Maurice was the first chef
certified by ACF in Louisiana. He has over 50 years
of service to the industry, working his way up in the
back of the house to owning his restaurant. Currently,
Chef Maurice is an assistant professor at Delgado Community
College and the assistant apprenticeship coordinator,
where he makes site visitations to all restaurant properties
to ensure ACF apprentice standards and the Department
of Labor requirements.
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Chef of
the Year 2000
Chef Jon Petrie CEPC On
February 4th 2001 at our Gala Chef of the Year
Dinner, Jon was elected by his peers as the 2000 Chef
of the year. Congratulations to Jon and his family.
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Chef of
the year 1999
Chef Michael R. Parr CEC
eventschef1@yahoo.com
Besides his duties as Treasurer, he was also the Chairman
of the La. Gold Culinary Classic, and the French
Quarter Festival.
He is the owner/chef of Events Catering, LLC.
As he has told us, "If you need a dinner for 10
call someone else, but food for 300 to 10,000 call anytime."
He is the director of foods for The New Orleans Police
Foundation "Walk the Beat" fund raiser
where he easily feeds 10,000 every May.
He is also part owner
of www.ansfitness.com,
& www.safechefs.com,
sites dicated to safe food handling training. Chef Mike
is currently Chairman of the Board. |
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Chef of
the Year 1999
Chef
Duke LoCicero
Cafe Giovanni
117 Decatur St
New Orleans , LA 70130
Phone 504-529-2154
http://www.cafegiovanni.com
In his years at Cafe' Giovanni, Chef Duke LoCicero
has been bringing worldwide attention to New Orleans
Cuisine. Born and raised in New Orleans, Chef Duke has
been a part of the restaurant scene since he was thirteen.
At age eighteen he enrolled in the Culinary Institute
of America in Hyde Park, New York. While at the
Brownstone, Chef Duke was appointed Executive
Chef for the private parties at the "Houston Economic
Summit." Here he prepared dinner for President
George Bush, Prime Minister Thatcher, President Mitterand,
and others.
Chef Duke has won numerous
awards including the Top Chef 2000 award from
1992 through 1996, and Cafe' Giovanni was chosen as
one of the top six restaurants of 1991 by New Orleans
Magazine. In addition to Chef Duke's award as "Master
Taster", he was also awarded third place in
the "Visitors Choice Award" as one
of the restaurants most preferred by visitors to New
Orleans, and first place, "Taste of Elegance
Award" from America's Pork Producers. Chef
Duke recently prepared the "Dinner to the Czars"
for the "Palaces of Saint Petersburg Exhibit"
in Jackson, Mississippi. |
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Chef of
the Year 1998
Chef Christina Nicosia CEPC, CCE
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