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The next ACFAZ Meeting is Monday, Oct. 12th featuring, Shandee Chernow President and CEO of CertiStar. This meeting is a Zoom meeting with the meeting information belown. Open to all to attend.
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September 21, 2020
4 pm MST | 7 pm EST
GUEST SPEAKER: Chef Jeff Bacon, CEC, CCA, AAC | Executive Director, Providence Programs
PRESENTATION TITLE: Use Your Strengths to Strengthen Your Community
BIO: Jeff Bacon CEC, CCA, AAC
Executive Director, Founder, and Managing Chef
Providence – a program of
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC
Jeff Bacon is a Certified Executive Chef and cookbook author from Winston-Salem, NC. He is also a Certified Culinary Administrator and member of the American Academy of Chefs. He has worked in the foodservice industry for 36 years.
In his current position at Second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC, Chef Jeff oversees the Providence family of programs. Since founding this effort in 2006, Bacon has fostered Providence into the tip of the spear in Second Harvest Food Bank’s efforts to combat the root causes of poverty and hunger. Anchored by its school, Providence Culinary Training, students work in the Providence Community Meals department to provide meals to hungry children, seniors, and other individuals who struggle to provide nourishment for themselves and their families. After learning a wide array of culinary and life skills, these students go on to employment in the greater culinary community in the Triad of North Carolina (PCT boasts an 85% one-year job retention rate). Select graduates can apply to enroll in the Hospitality Residency Program at one of Providence’s social enterprise businesses: Providence Catering, Providence Restaurant, or Providence Kitchen (which houses a Barista Training Program). Lasting 24 months, this residency allows graduates of Providence Culinary Training to earn above-market rate wages while developing more advanced skills and receiving mentoring and access to wrap-around services through Providence’s department of Client Advocacy. 100% of those completing the Residency obtain wages above the NC self-sufficiency rate.
Providence is an American Culinary Federation Quality Program and belongs to the training offerings of both Forsyth Technical Community College and Goodwill of NWNC. Providence was selected as 2013 Sustainable, Not for Profit of the Year. Chef Jeff is a two-time recipient of the American Culinary Federation President’s Medallion (one of only 6 people since 1929 to receive this honor more than once) was given the UNC-G Public Service Award in 2018, was awarded Triad Local First’s “Vibrancy Award” in 2015, and was selected for the Winston Salem Foundation Award in 2017, the highest award for non-profit service in the city.
Jeff believes in his totality that he is fulfilling Gods calling upon his life after a redemptive transformation of his own. He has assisted other programs in their efforts to start or grow from Colorado to Massachusetts to Florida. In his effort to globally assist others to lift individuals in their communities, he serves as a National Member Ambassador for Catalyst Kitchens and on the National Job Training Cohort for Feeding America.
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Topic: ACF AZ Chapter Meeting September 21, 2020
Time: Sep 21, 2020 04:00 PM Arizona
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Hello, ACF Chef’s Association of Arizona members and friends.
Come join members of our chapter as we build food boxes for our community members in need. Click on the link below to sign up!
The ACFAZ September meeting will be held via Zoom with featured guest, Jeff Bacon, CEC, CCA, AAC, Executive Director, Founder and Managing Chef of Providence Programs Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.
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GUEST SPEAKER: Chef Keith Sarasin | Founder, The Farmers Dinner
PRESENTATION TITLE: The Future of Farm to Table
BIO:
Chef Keith Sarasin’s love for food was developed at a young age when he would cook for his mother using old cookbooks that were given to him by his grandmother. He began his culinary career at the age of 15 working at a local sub shop washing dishes and making subs. As the years went on he worked with a variety of restaurants working his way up from Sous Chef to Executive Chef. Keith worked as a private chef before founding The Farmer’s Dinner; a farm to table event planning company. The Farmers Dinner concept came about from Keith’s time working with local farms in the New England area. He wanted a way to support local farms while sharing the stories he learned from his time with various farmers. In 2012 he launched the first “Farmers Dinner” in Nashua, New Hampshire. It quickly sold out and subsequent events followed. Since 2012, The Farmers Dinner has hosted over 81 farm to table events across New England and fed more than 17,000 customers raising over $120,000 for local farms.
In 2019 Keith opened Greenleaf, a farm to table restaurant in NH. He has two books, Perfect Turkey and The Farmers Dinner Cookbook, and a third book releasing in 2021.
Learn more about The Farmers Dinner here: https://www.thefarmersdinner.com/
Follow Chef Keith Sarasin on Instagram @keithsarasin
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Topic: ACF AZ Chapter Meeting August 10, 2020
Time: Aug 10, 2020 04:00 PM Arizona
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GUEST SPEAKER: Dan Bogert | COO, Arizona Restaurant Association
BIO: Dan Bogert is the Arizona Restaurant Association’s Chief Operating Officer. Dan came to the ARA in September 2016 after spending four years with the County Supervisors Association of Arizona (CSA). In addition to his legislative duties at CSA, he was responsible for developing revenue and expenditure projections, state fiscal analysis, and assisting counties in their budget development process. Prior to joining CSA, he worked on county and special district issues at Barnes and Associates as a legislative liaison and analyst. Dan also served as a campaign manager and consultant for several local races and a congressional race.
Dan is a Graduate with Distinction with a degree in economics and business from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) where he received the second highest score on the Major Field Test in Business. While at VMI he was an NCAA Division 1 swimmer and captain of the swim team. Shortly after returning to Arizona, Dan became a firefighter with the Mesa Ranger District for the U.S. Forest Service before realizing that offices have air conditioning.
In his free time, Dan enjoys cooking and testing new cocktails, hiking, camping, scuba diving, and traveling. Dan currently serves as an instructor for the United States Air Force Explorers, a service academy preparatory program, and also teaches wilderness survival classes several times a year.
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ACF Virtual Convention Don’t forget to register for the ACF Virtual Convention, taking place August 3-5! “Around the World in 80 Plates”
To submit questions ahead of time for the State of the Industry panel featuring four CMC chefs, click here.
Legendary Chef Jacques Pepin will present the keynote for the event.
Join the ACFAZ in a Zoom call with Dan Bogert, Chief Operating Officer, Arizona Restaurant Association, for an update on the current state of Arizona’s restaurants and the foodservice industry in Arizona.
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