ACF selects Culinary Youth Team USA

After several days of hot- and cold-food competitions, the American Culinary Federation (ACF) has selected a team of students from the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute at Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, Ore., to represent the U.S. in international culinary competitions as ACF Culinary Youth Team USA. The tryouts took place during the 2010 ACF National Convention in Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 2 to 5.

ACF Culinary Youth Team USA (l to r): Maddie Cutts, Brittney Cummings, Edalyn Garcia, Reilly Meehan and Alfonso Mendoza

ACF Culinary Youth Team USA--which is made up of students Maddie Cutts, Brittney Cummings, Edalyn Garcia, Reilly Meehan and Alfonso--will represent the U.S. through 2012 in international competitions, including the 2012 Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung or "Culinary Olympics," taking place in Erfurt, Germany. The team will be managed by Alex Darvishi, CEC, AAC, executive chef at Houston Country Club.