Las Vegas Culinary Challenge


This event, sanctioned by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) and its Las Vegas branch, ACF Chefs Las Vegas, is a two-day professional grade competition that will take place on the Tradeshow floor on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The competition will give both rising and established culinary stars an opportunity to compete in a variety of cooking, cake decorating, decorative centerpieces, sugar centerpieces, and carving competitions to win ACF Medals. 
Visit the Culinary Challenge area on the Tradeshow floor to see some of the most talented chefs compete for these prestigious awards!

Interested in competing?
Download the ACF Culinary Competitions Manual, and the Las Vegas Culinary Challenge Entry Form and get started!
**NOTE: We will no longer be accepting entry forms by mail or fax as we are no longer available in our Minnesota office. To register for the competition, please email Morgan Kaufman at mkaufman@catersource.com and tell him which category you would like to compete in.
You will then fill out an entry form upon arrival at the Las Vegas Convention Center and will need to pay by cash or credit - NO PERSONAL CHECKS will be accepted on-site.


For General Inquiries Contact:
Chef Shag Shigenaga
Phone 702.895.3503
Fax 702.895.5021
Email

Chef John Geislinger
Phone 702.651.4630
Fax 702.651.4679
Email

For info on Traditional Category Contact:
Chef Giovanni “Joe” Delrosario, CEC, CCE
Phone 310.233.4029
Fax 310.233.4665
Email

Past ACF Culinary Challenge Winners include:
Aramark and Caesars Palace
Art Institute San Bernandino
Artistic Cuisine Las Vegas
Arts of Ice Las Vegas
Chef de Artist
Chef Garnish
Culinary Sculptures Las Vegas
CUPS Organic Cupcake Las Vegas
Hotel Captain Cook Anchorage
ICS Art Institute San Diego
Le Cordon Bleu Las Vegas
Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Mission College
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute
Pebble Beach Company
Professional Culinary Institute
Quechan Casino Resort
San Diego Culinary Institute
Sodexho CSUB
Thai BBQ Restaurant Las Vegas
US Navy San Diego
Wen Chang Creative Fruit Carving

William Christian Franklin
Corporate Executive Chef 

Nestle Professional

Thomas Griffiths
Senior Executive Chef,
Director of Campbell's Culinary & Baking Institute
Campbell Soup Company

John Sik Hui
Corporate Executive Chef 

Pebble Beach Resorts

Stafford Thomas DeCambra
Corporate Executive Chef

PCI Gaming Authority


Randy Joseph Torres
Chef Instructor

Oregon Coast Culinary Institute


Darrin Lee Aoyama
Executive Pastry Chef 

River Oaks Country Club


Alex Darvishi
Executive Chef 

Houston Country Club