Meet the American Culinary Federation Culinary Team USA
Wake Tech Welcomes ACF Culinary Team USA to our Kitchens to prepare for the 2028 Culinary Olympics
ACF Chef Dave Blackburn - chef de cuisine, Fieldhouse Restaurant at Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, PA
ACF Chef Jake Costantino - CCC, sous chef, FLIK Hospitality
ACF Chef Shannon Catalde - executive sous chef, Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, PA
ACF Chef Chase Grove - chef-instructor, Institute for the Culinary Arts at Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE
ACF Chef Danielle Hughes - CSC, chief culinary specialist, United States Coast Guard, Manhattan, NY
ACF Chef Lionel Hughes - CEC, executive chef, Dunwood Country Club, Macon, GA
ACF Chef Paul Jensen II - CEC, CCA, AAC, executive chef, Big Sky Resort, MT
ACF Chef Anthony Jung - CEC, executive chef, University of Massachusetts Amherst/UMass Dining
ACF Chef Michael Lamping - CEC, executive chef, Dallas Athletic Club, Dallas, TX
ACF Chef Jared Masters - executive chef, The Greenbrier Sporting Club, White Sulphur Springs, WV
ACF Chef Chad Schoonveld - CEC, professor, Brookdale Community College, NJ
ACF Chef Maxwell Smith - head chef at LeBaron Hills Country Club in Lakeville, MA
ACF Chef Yudel Torres - CEC, CEPC (Pastry), chef-instructor, The Culinary Institute of New York at Monroe University
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Check out our Chefs!
Aiding the ACF Culinary Team USA for your 3-course meal, all in preparation for the Culinary Olympics
Chef Eric Stopka
Chef Stopka has been teaching at Wake Tech since 2012. He joined the food industry at age 17 and has since worked in various restaurants across NC including the prestigious Fearrington House! Chef Stopka recently won bronze and silver ACF medals for his showpiece work. We can’t wait to see what delicious delights Chef Stopka has planned for you at the Team USA Dinner!
Chef Josephine Herbert
Chef Herbert has been teaching at Wake Tech since 2021. With more than 12 years in the food industry, including working in an upscale New York bakery, and working her way to Head Baker and Pastry Chef across NC. Chef Herbert holds an ACF gold medal for her 5-tiered wedding cake. We can’t wait to see what tasty treasures Chef Herbert has planned for you at the Team USA Dinner!
Getting Hungry? Us too!
Join us at 6 p.m. in the Conlon Hall/ Building K Lobby for passed hors d’oeuvres and champagne
Followed by our chef-curated 3-course meal at 6:30 p.m. The meal includes fresh bread, a fish course, beef course, and dessert!
End the night meeting our ACF Team USA Chefs and learning all about this global culinary opportunity.
The ACF Culinary Team USA Road to Gold Dinner made possible by the Baking and Pastry Arts program and the American Culinary Federation.
