Aidan Murphy, CMC, AAC, to Represent the Americas in
WACS Global Chefs Challenge in Dubai

St. Augustine, Fla., August 13, 2007?Aidan Murphy, certified master chef (CMC), American Academy of Chefs (AAC), executive chef at Old Warson Country Club, St. Louis, has been selected to represent the Americas at the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) Global Chefs Challenge, sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions, Lisle, Ill.

The competition to determine the representative for the Americas took place at Orlando Culinary Academy, Orlando, Fla., in July. Competitors included chefs from North America and South America. Murphy will compete in the WACS Global Chefs Challenge at the WACS Congress, May 12-15, 2008, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the title of WACS Global Chef.

"Chef Murphy is extremely talented, and will represent the Americas well at the 2008 Global Chefs Challenge in Dubai," says ACF President John Kinsella, CMC, certified culinary educator (CCE), AAC. "As 2006 U.S.A's Chef of the Year", his competition experience and his culinary skills will demonstrate that Chef Murphy is one of the best, if not the best, chefs in the world."

Murphy is chairman of the board for Chefs de Cuisine Association of St. Louis Inc. and chair of the ACF Culinary Competition Committee for the Central Region. He is one of only 61 certified master chefs in the United States, and was named the 2006 U.S.A.?s Chef of the Year?, sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions, Lisle, Ill.

Preliminary competitions for the WACS Global Chefs Challenge began in 2006, when each WACS member country had the opportunity to hold a culinary competition to determine its country's chef candidate. Those countries that did not hold a competition selected candidates. This year, the winners/nominees compete in continental competitions representing Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Pacific and Europe.

The American Culinary Federation, Inc., established in 1929, is the premier professional organization for culinarians in America. With more than 19,000 members spanning 230 chapters nationwide, ACF is the culinary leader in offering educational resources, training, apprenticeship and accreditation. In addition, ACF operates the only comprehensive certification program for chefs in the United States. ACF is home to ACF Culinary Team USA, the official representative for the United States in major international culinary competitions, and also holds the presidium for the World Association of Chefs Societies, the largest international network of chef associations, with more than 8 million members globally.

American Culinary Federation – Press Release