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Noel Cullen, CMC
Master Chef Noel Cullen earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1991. Career highlights: Born in Dublin, Ireland, ... -
Friedrich “Fritz” Gitschner, CMC
Master Chef Fritz Gitschner earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1991. Career highlights: He was born in Tulln,... -
John “Jack” Shoop, CMC
Master Chef John “Jack” Shoop earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1989. Career highlights: Former restaurant ... -
Rudolph Speckamp, CMC
Master Chef Rudolph Speckamp earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1988. Career highlights: He completed his ap... -
George McNeill, CMC
Master Chef George McNeill earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1988. Career highlights: He was captain of the... -
Ernst Gruch, CMC
Master Chef Ernst Gruch earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1987. Career highlights: Texas Chefs Association ... -
Mark Erickson, CMC
Master Chef Mark Erickson earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1985. Career highlights: He is Vice President fo... -
Stephen Miller, CMC
Master Chef Stephen Miller earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1985. Career highlights: – Entered the c... -
Gerhard Kowalski, CMC
Master Chef Gerhard Kowalski earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1985. Career highlights: Member of the Amer... -
Raimund Hofmeister, CMC
Master Chef Raimund Hofmeister earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1985. Career highlights: Born into a famil... -
L. Timothy Ryan, CMC
Master Chef L. Timothy Ryan earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1985. Career highlights: Serves as Chancellor... -
Gustav Mauler, CMC
Master Chef Gustav Mauler earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1985. Career highlights: Chef Mauler is Preside... -
Thomas Catherall, CMC
Master Chef Thomas Catherall earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1985. (add bio and photo) Career highlights:... -
John Kinsella, CMC
Master Chef John Kinsella earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1985. Career Highlights: Served as an ACF-Certi... -
Heiko Bendixen, CMC
Master Chef Heiko Bendixen earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1983. Career Highlights: Began his culinary jo... -
Bruno Ellmer, CMC
Master Chef Bruno Ellmer earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1982. Career Highlights: Former Retired instruct... -
LEOPOLD SCHAELI, CMC
Master Chef Leopold Schaeli earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1982. Career Highlights: Inducted Into Americ... -
Wally Uhl, CMPC
Wally Uhl, CMPC Master Pastry Chef Wally Uhl earned the Certified Master Pastry Chef title in 1981. Career Highligh... -
Karl Sehl, CMPC
Master Pastry Chef Karl Sehl earned the Certified Master Pastry Chef title in 1981. Career Highlights: Former Execu... -
Anton Flory, CMC
Master Chef Anton Flory was one of the first five chefs to earn the Certified Master Chef title in 1981. Career Hig... -
Frank Vollkommer CMPC
Chef Vollkommer is currently the Director of Culinary Industry Relations at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Art... -
Ron DeSantis, CMC
Master Chef Ronald DeSantis earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1989. Career highlights: As Chief Culinary Off... -
DREW SAYES, CMC
Chef Drew Sayes was appointed executive chef of Walnut Creek Country Club in January 2017. As the Club’s executive ... -
Kevin Gawronski, CMC
Chef Kevin Gawronski is one of 68 American Culinary Federation Master Chefs in the United States. He holds membersh... -
Ken Arnone, CMC
Chef Ken Arnone has over 40 years of industry experience in varied aspects of food service and manufacture. He has ... -
Thomas Peer, CMC
Master Chef Thomas Peer earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1990. Career highlights: He was a member of the Am... -
Joachim Buchner, CMC
Master Chef Joachim Buchner earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1990. Career highlights: German-born and train... -
Lyde Buchtenkirch-Biscardi C.M.C. Retired
Master Chef Lyde Buchtenkirch-Biscardi earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1990. Career highlights: 1st woman ... -
Timothy Bucci CMC, CCE
Timothy Bucci has been a professor of culinary arts at Joliet Junior College for 13 years. He has taught all classes... -
J. Kevin Walker, CMC
Director of Food, Service & Clubhouse Operations Grandfather Golf and Country Club March 2014 – Present (2 year... -
Edward Leonard, CMC
Edward G. Leonard, CMC. GMC, FSP, AAC Chef is the new director of culinary Operations and executive chef of culinary... -
Gerald Ford, CMC
Master Chef Ford is the Founder and Culinary Director of Legit Culinary Concepts. In 2017, Chef Ford achieved the hi... -
Shawn Loving, CMC
Chef Shawn Loving, CMC, is a 1991 graduate of the Schoolcraft College Culinary Arts Program and has served as Culina... -
RUSSELL SCOTT, CMC
Director of Clubhouse Operations—The Everglades Club Russell Scott is the Director of Clubhouse Operations for the E... -
Dieter Doppelfeld, CMC
Master Chef Dieter Doppelfeld earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1982. Career Highlights: • Former chef instr... -
Byron Bardy, CMC
Master Chef Byron Bardy was one of the first five chefs to earn the Certified Master Chef title in 1981. Career high... -
Michael Robins, CMC
Master Chef Michael Robins earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1989. Career highlights: At the age of 26 Micha... -
Lawrence McFadden, CMC, ECM
Chef McFadden’s impressive 40-year career spans roles in America, Hong Kong, and Singapore, including iconic p... -
David Kellaway, CMC
Master Chef David Kellaway earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1986. Career highlights: Texas native with a s... -
Steven Jilleba, CMC
Steven Jilleba, CMC, CCE, AAC Chef Owner SJ Culinary Consulting Chef Jilleba started SJ Culinary Consulting in July ... -
Ed Janos, CMC
After graduating with Honors from the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Janos returned to his native Detroit, MI w... -
Daniel Hugelier, CMC
Master Chef Daniel Hugelier earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1988. Career highlights: A three-time member o... -
Gunther Heiland, CMPC
Master Pastry Chef Gunther Heiland earned the Certified Master Pastry Chef title in 1981. Career Highlights: Worked... -
Hartmut Handke, CMC
Master Chef Hartmut Handke earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1983. Career Highlights: Worked in world-class... -
Victor Gielisse, CMC
Master Chef Victor Gielisse earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1989. Career highlights: Chef Gielisse is a pa... -
ANTHONY (TONY) SETA, CMC
Master Chef Antony Seta earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1983. Career Highlights: Master Chef Anthony (Tony... -
Rudy Speckamp, CMC
Education: Humanistisches Gymnasium, Kaufbeuren, Germany. Berufsschule Bad Wörishofen, Germany. Apprenticeship: Hote... -
Richard Schneider, CMC
Master Chef Richard Schneider was one of the first five chefs to earn the Certified Master Chef title in 1981. Care... -
Michael D. Russell, CMC
Master Chef Michael Russell earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1988. Career highlights: Worked at the Skylin... -
Fritz Sonnenschmidt, CMC
Master Chef Fritz Sonnenschmidt earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1983. Career Highlights: Fritz started hi... -
Daryl L. Shular, CMC
Master Chef Daryl L. Shular is not only one of the most talented and respected chefs in the country, but he is also ... -
Daniel J. Scannell, CMC
Daniel began his journey in the food-service industry back in 1972. The setting was a neighborhood butcher shop loc... -
Brian Sode, CMC
Brian Sode, AAC, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, joined the elite group of chefs known as Certified Master Chefs® (C... -
Walter Leible, CMC
Master Chef Walter Leible earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1988. Career highlights: • He is a senior culina... -
ROBERT J. MANCUSO, CMC
Robert J. Mancuso, Certified Master Chef is currently the Executive Chef of the Bohemian Club in San Francisco, CA. ... -
FERDINAND METZ, CMC
Master Chef Ferdinand Metz earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1982. Career Highlights: Played a key role in ... -
Dieter Kiessling, CMC
Master Chef Dieter Kiessling was one of the first five chefs to earn the Certified Master Chef title in 1981. Career...
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