The ACF Washington State Chefs Association hosted an ACF sanctioned competition at The Art Institute of Seattle on the weekend of June 3rd & 4th, 2006.

Competitors competed in any of the following categories:

A, B, C, D, K or P. Those competing in categories A, B, C or D will need to bring their platters or showpieces to the event already completed (time & space will be made available for final set-up & any finishing touches). Categories K & P will be executed in the kitchens at The Art Institute.

The planned schedule is to have categories A, B, C and D judged on Saturday morning. Category P on Saturday morning & afternoon. Category K on Saturday afternoon & all day Sunday. Please let me know if you have any special scheduling needs. I will try my best to accommodate everyone. I don't want people to opt out of competing due to scheduling concerns.

Entry fees for the competition are $75 for professional and $50 for student/apprentice (up to 1 year after graduation or completion of apprenticeship). The deadline for entries is May 29th, 2006.

The Entry form is located in the Left column in PDF format. You can print, fill it out and mail or fax it to Jim McGuire at:

Jim McGuire
The Art Institute of Seattle - Career Services
2323 Elliott Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
Fax: 206.441.3475 (Attn: Jim McGuire)
E-mail with questions: jmcguire@aii.edu

The kitchens are on the 5th floor:
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Please call Jim McGuire at (206)239-2302 if you have any questions.

PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT:

Now announcing a prodigious grand prize for the STUDENT competitor judged "Best in Show" at this early June competition!

Compete in any category & get a nice high score. Then the judges will review the highest scores in each category, compare & contrast, review their notes and cast their votes for the grand prize winner, who will win a 2-night package at the fabulous Sun Mountain Lodge in the beautiful Methow Valley. Included in this amazing prize, Chef Patrick Miller will give you a tour of their stunning new kitchen facilities (currently under construction with a targeted early-May completion).

Critics are raving about the Sun Mountain Lodge*:
"Wonderful!" "Fantastic!" "Views from the dining room and bar were magnificent." "It was a tremendous escape, and a beautiful drive to get there."

*Full disclosure: Actually all of these quotes were taken from one critic, who also happens to be directed related to me.

More information about the Sun Mountain Lodge available here: www.sunmountainlodge.com/

Why would the Sun Mountain Lodge donate this spectacular prize to our little competition? Because I promised them that this would be an excellent way for them to get top-performing culinary students to pay attention to their property, and then go there this summer for their externships.

Sun Mountain Lodge is also looking for summer externships with housing available...call Theresa Patterson @ 509.996.4785