American Culinary Federation

The American Culinary Federation (ACF) is a professional chef's organization established in 1929 in New York City.^[1] It was formed as a merge of three chefs' associations in New York City, the Société Culinaire Philanthropique, the Vatel Club and the Chefs de Cuisine Association of America.^[2]

ACF, now based in St. Augustine, Florida, comprises more than 14,000 members in over 170 chapters in the United States.^[3] An ACF-led initiative resulted in the upgrade of the definition of chef from domestic to professional in 1976.^[4]^{[full citation needed]} The ACF is a member of the World Association of Chefs Societies.

^ "American Culinary Federation – Culinary Arts". sites.austincc.edu. Austin Community College. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "Who We Are - The Standard of Excellence for Chefs". www.acfchefs.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ "About ACF". www.acfchefs.org. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
^ Michael Baskette and Brad Barnes

[1] "American Culinary Federation – Culinary Arts". sites.austincc.edu. Austin Community College. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[2] "Who We Are - The Standard of Excellence for Chefs". www.acfchefs.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[3] "About ACF". www.acfchefs.org. Retrieved 2019-03-14.

[4] Michael Baskette and Brad Barnes

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