Restaurant Job Resource - American Culinary Federation Restaurant News

Study provides industry insight - executive chefs earn median base salary of $66,000, only 3% of professionals are unemployed, 80% have 41-hour plus workweek.

The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF) honored chefs, culinary industry professionals and foodservice establishments at the 2011 ACF National Convention held at the Gaylord Texan, Dallas, July 22-26.

J. Daniel Knerr, executive chef of The Black Pearl, Newport, R.I., received the American Culinary Federation's (ACF) 42nd-annual Chef of the Year award at ACF's national convention at the Orlando World Center Marriott, making him the U.S.A.'s Chef of the Year(TM) for 2004.