Upcoming events

    • 11/11/2025
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Orange County Convention Center, West Hall, 9800 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819
    Register

    FLORIDA RESTAURANT SHOW – DAY ONE

    Welcome to the ACF Central Florida Chapter's 2025 Culinary Arts Competitions to be held at the Orange County Convention Center during the Florida Restaurant Show from November 11-13, 2025. This year the show is three days.

    Today is DAY 1 - Tue, Nov 11th which features the following Cake Decorating Live Action Showpiece Competition.

    We have three opportunities for you for today:

    • 1)      VOLUNTEER – Chapter members please RSVP to this event post to let us know you have time on this day to assist with our chapter booth or the competitions. Must be logged in to auto-fill registration form. Friends of our chapter, please email Lynda about volunteering: centralfloridachefs021@gmail.com
    • 2)      FREE TICKETS – All ACF members and their guests can claim free passes to any day of the Florida Restaurant Show. Passes will be available at the show registration at the front of the event hall. Click here to reserve your passes and use code “ACF” for FREE registration: The Pizza Tomorrow Summit & Florida Restaurant Show
    • 3)      COMPETE – Show us your cake decorating skills. No fee to compete. You don’t have to be an ACF member to compete. This is an ACF Sanctioned event and spots are limited. Click here to enter to compete: https://forms.gle/i28zzca6HYGtJMcw8

    Thank you to our awesome judges for this year’s competitions:

    • ·         Reimund Pitz, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF – Lead Judge
    • ·         Louis Perrotte, CEC, AAC, HOF
    • ·         Steve Jayson, CEC, AAC


    • 11/12/2025
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Orange County Convention Center, West Hall, 9800 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819
    Register

    FLORIDA RESTAURANT SHOW – DAY TWO

    Welcome to the ACF Central Florida Chapter's 2025 Culinary Arts Competitions to be held at the Orange County Convention Center during the Florida Restaurant Show from November 11-13, 2025. This year the show is three days.

    Today is DAY 2 - Wed, Nov 12th which features the following Fruit & Vegetable Carving Live Action Showpiece Competition.

    We have three opportunities for you for today:

    • 1)      VOLUNTEER – Chapter members please RSVP to this event post to let us know you have time on this day to assist with our chapter booth or the competitions. Must be logged in to auto-fill registration form. Friends of our chapter, please email Lynda about volunteering: centralfloridachefs021@gmail.com
    • 2)      FREE TICKETS – All ACF members and their guests can claim free passes to any day of the Florida Restaurant Show. Passes will be available at the show registration at the front of the event hall. Click here to reserve your passes and use code “ACF” for FREE registration: The Pizza Tomorrow Summit & Florida Restaurant Show
    • 3)      COMPETE – Show us your fruit & vegetable carving skills. No fee to compete. You don’t have to be an ACF member to compete. This is an ACF Sanctioned event and spots are limited. Click here to enter to compete: https://forms.gle/i28zzca6HYGtJMcw8

    Thank you to our awesome judges for this year’s competitions:

    • ·         Reimund Pitz, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF – Lead Judge
    • ·         Louis Perrotte, CEC, AAC, HOF
    • ·         Steve Jayson, CEC, AAC


    • 11/13/2025
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Orange County Convention Center, West Hall, 9800 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819
    Register

    FLORIDA RESTAURANT SHOW – DAY THREE

    Welcome to the ACF Central Florida Chapter's 2025 Culinary Arts Competitions to be held at the Orange County Convention Center during the Florida Restaurant Show from November 11-13, 2025. This year the show is three days, but we do not have an ACF Sanctioned competition on the third show day. We will have our chapter booth, and we will be assisting the show organizers with their culinary stage program.

    We have two opportunities for you for today:

    • 1)      VOLUNTEER – Chapter members please RSVP to this event post to let us know you have time on this day to assist with our chapter booth or the competitions. Must be logged in to auto-fill registration form. Friends of our chapter, please email Lynda about volunteering: centralfloridachefs021@gmail.com
    • 2)      FREE TICKETS – All ACF members and their guests can claim free passes to any day of the Florida Restaurant Show. Passes will be available at the show registration at the front of the event hall. Click here to reserve your passes and use code “ACF” for FREE registration: The Pizza Tomorrow Summit & Florida Restaurant Show



Past events

10/06/2025 Oct 6th Chapter Meeting @ UCF Rosen College of Hospitality
09/08/2025 Sept 8th Chapter Meeting @ Affinity Foods
07/07/2025 July 7th Chapter Meeting @ Orlando Health Horizon West
06/02/2025 June 2nd Chapter Meeting @ Core Foodservice
05/05/2025 May 5th Chapter Seafood Showcase @ Bar Harbor Seafood
04/07/2025 April 7th Chapter Meeting @ Falcon's Fire Golf Club
03/03/2025 March 3rd Chapter Meeting @ Rosen College
02/03/2025 Feb 3rd Pizza Demo & Social Event @ Calabria Ristorante
01/19/2025 2025 Annual President's Gala & Awards Brunch
12/02/2024 2024 Chapter Holiday Party & Toy Drive
12/02/2024 Holiday Event
11/06/2024 2024 FRLA SHow & the ACF Culinary Competitions
11/04/2024 Nov 4th Meeting Event @ Long & Scott Farms
10/07/2024 CANCELLED Oct Meeting Due to Hurricane Milton
09/09/2024 Sept 9th Meeting Event @ Dicuru Mozzarella Factory
08/05/2024 POSTPONED: Student Showdown Team Mystery Basket & Aug Chapter Event
07/08/2024 Chapter Family Indoor Summer Picnic
06/03/2024 June 3rd Member Social Meeting Event
05/06/2024 May 2024 Chapter Meeting @ TBD
04/01/2024 April 2024 Chapter Meeting @ Halperns'
03/04/2024 March 2024 Chapter Meeting @ Core Foodservice
02/11/2024 2024 Annual President's Gala & Awards Brunch
02/05/2024 February 2024 Chapter Meeting @ Freshpoint
12/11/2023 2023 Chapter Holiday Party & Toy Drive
11/11/2023 "Meet Florida Meat" Farmer's Market Event
11/08/2023 2023 FRLA Show @ the Orange County Convention Center
11/06/2023 November 6th Chapter Meeting @ Florida Technical College
10/21/2023 Meet & Greet Appetizer Event
10/02/2023 October 2nd Chapter Meeting @ UCF Rosen College
09/11/2023 September 11th Chapter Meeting @ Caribe Royale Orlando Resort
08/26/2023 Practical Exam @ Florida Technical College
08/12/2023 ACF MasterCraft: Culinary Medicine Summit
08/07/2023 August 7th Chapter Meeting @ Rosen College
07/16/2023 ACF MasterCraft: Culinary Educator Summit
07/16/2023 ACF NATIONAL CONVENTION
06/19/2023 ACF-GTL Chapter Celebration
06/05/2023 6/5/23 June Food Truck Social
05/01/2023 05/01/23 Chapter Meeting National Watermelon Board
04/03/2023 04/03/2023 April Meeting @ CORE Foodservice
03/06/2023 03-06-23 Chapter Meeting Florida Beef Council
02/06/2023 02/06/2023 CHAPTER Meeting at Lake Meadow Naturals
01/15/2023 2023 ACF/CFC PRESIDENT'S GALA AWARDS BRUNCH
12/25/2022 Christmas Day
12/24/2022 Christmas Eve
12/12/2022 ACF-CFC Holiday Party & Pot Luck
11/24/2022 Thanksgiving
11/11/2022 Veteran's Dat
11/07/2022 11/7/22 November Dual-Chapter Meeting @ Westgate
10/03/2022 10/3/2022 October Meeting Postponed
09/12/2022 9/12/22 GM - Tuna Fabrication & Grading Techniques
08/01/2022 8/1/22 Meeting & Student Milkshake Competition
07/24/2022 ACF NATIONAL CONVENTION
07/04/2022 Independence Day
06/06/2022 6/6/22 Chapter Summer Kick-Off Happy Hour Social
05/30/2022 Memorial Day
05/21/2022 VOLUNTEER: FEEDING UKRAINE
05/02/2022 5/2/22 General Meeting
04/17/2022 Easter Sunday
04/04/2022 4/4/22 General Meeting
03/10/2022 Advanced Culinary Summit
03/07/2022 3/7/22 General Meeting
03/05/2022 PROSTART COMPETITION
02/07/2022 02/07/22 General Meeting
01/09/2022 2022 ACF/CFC PRESIDENT'S GALA AWARDS BRUNCH
01/08/2022 Board of Directors Transition
12/06/2021 Chapter Annual Holiday Social
12/04/2021 Volunteer for Cattle Baron's Ball 2021
11/01/2021 November General Meeting-Monday 11/01/21
10/07/2021 Honey & Bee Keeping 10/7/21
09/18/2021 GKTW B&W GALA VOLUNTEER EVENT
04/26/2021 General Meeting 04/26/21
03/01/2021 General Meeting 03/01/21
08/14/2020 “TRUCK TO TRUNK”-PRODUCE GIVE-AWAY #6
08/07/2020 “TRUCK TO TRUNK”-PRODUCE GIVE-AWAY #5
07/31/2020 “TRUCK TO TRUNK”-PRODUCE GIVE-AWAY #4
07/24/2020 “TRUCK TO TRUNK”-PRODUCE GIVE-AWAY #3
07/18/2020 “TRUCK TO TRUNK”-PRODUCE GIVE-AWAY #2
07/10/2020 “TRUCK TO TRUNK”-PRODUCE GIVE-AWAY
06/15/2020 Chapter Meeting/Webinar: Adapt & Thrive
04/09/2020 Officer: President

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