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Our new European Conversion sheets!  Print them out and hang them up inside a cupboard door at home!  They are great and provide temperature, measurements and oven guides for all worldwide ovens in Celsius, Fahrenheit and numbers...print now

Chef Marti is asked to speak at the largest University system in America - The Art Institute of America (Ai) - September 3, 2002, Denver, Colorado...read more now

The Italian-American  Cooking Class and Wine Tasting Event on the 25th of January was a huge, over sold out success (our February French-American petit-four class was fun too)!

It was a fun, laid-back, relaxed event for folks who enjoy drinking wine, a nice presentation by our lovable Sommelier and an excellent antipasto prepared by the former Italian-American Executive Chef to the President of the United States of America.  Hosted by the Knights of St. Thomas More at St. Anthony's Parish in Kraainem.

Sponsored in conjunction with the internationally known, Sante Magazine, the magazine for Restaurant Professionals and the International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA) European Union office.  All attendees at the Wine Tasting, who signed up, received a free subscription to Sante.  Filled with wine, food and recipes - you'll love every issue that arrives at your doorstep.  Not only is it loaded with wine and food features but it's free to you, as a special students gift subscription.

Our April 13th California Cuisine class was super!  Oh yes, indeedy, it was fresh and fun as we ushered in spring time and the sunny state of California.  We whipped up tasty treats made famous all over the state including the city of San Francisco and San Diego.  We get our fingers in on the action as we prepared a Cioppino from Fisherman's Wharf and then a flower pot bread from Stockton.  We made a warmed goat cheese salad with walnut vinaigrette and followed through our textbook to study the local ingredients....read more now...

Our Sunday afternoon class on March 10th featured some beautiful Irish American food from Boston, Massachusetts.  We paired an American Tenderloin with a Guinness Stout sauce over hand piped Colcannon potatoes with hand turned baby carrots. yellow patty pat, tender green asparagus and more lovely vegetables.  We also got a terrific Boston Clam Chowder and Irish Soda bread cooked up and tasted!  It was hot food work, hands on and exciting cooking! Read more...

US High school, cook students assisted by the American Institute in Europe and IFSEA EU Mission with medals awarded in Charlotte, N.C., USA...read more.

Team USA wins four gold medals in Scotland at the Caterplan World Culinary Grand Prix at the "ScotHot 2001" 15th Scottish Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Pub, Bar & Bistro Show at the national exhibition center in Glasgow, Scotland...visit the ACF website to read more.

Team USA wins gold at the World Association of Cooks Societies CULINARY OLYMPICS, Erfurt, Germany, October 2000.

United States Brings Home the Gold!  US Wins More Medals than any country competing in the Culinary Olympics.

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