Rudolph Speckamp, CMC
Master Chef Rudolph Speckamp earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1988.
Career highlights:
- He completed his apprenticeship from 1960-1963 at Sanatorium Eichwald, Bad Woerishofen.
- After moving to the United States to study at Cornell Cooking School, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and later joined the United States Marine Corps, serving honorably in Vietnam from 1968–1970 and discharged as a sergeant.
- From 1970-1975, he worked as an Executive Chef at various restaurants until he opened “Capriccio” in Baltimore, Maryland and later “Rudys’ 2900” in Finksburg, Maryland. While at “Rudys’ 2900”, he served on multiple USA culinary Olympic teams, including the renowned 1988 gold medal team.
- He was voted “Chef of the year” for 6 consecutive years by Baltimore magazine.
- Beginning in 2006, he worked for the Culinary Institute of America, serving as a Senior Consultant who traveled the world teaching, including consulting the Marine Chefs at Camp David, where he cooked for President George W. Bush. Later, he became an Associate Professor, where he inspired the lives of countless students.
He passed away on September 11, 2017.
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