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CAESARS PALACE EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF JOHN HUI WINS AMERICAN CULINARY FEDERATION WESTERN REGIONAL AWARD
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LAS VEGAS - Caesars Palace Executive Pastry Chef John Hui recently was honored with the Western Regional Chef Professionalism Award at the 2002 American Culinary Federation Regional Conference in Tucson, Ariz.
Hui will compete for the national Chef Professionalism Award with three other regional winners during the ACF National Convention, July 21-25, 2002, in Las Vegas. The remaining regions will select their winners by April 20. The national winner will be awarded a gold medal, gold plaque and a check for $2,500. A $2,500 scholarship donation in the winner's name will be made to an institution selected by the national winner that offers a culinary program accredited by the ACF. The winner's name also will be inscribed on a separate, permanent plaque at ACF headquarters in St. Augustine, Fla.
Hui was born in Hong Kong, but raised in San Francisco. Executive pastry chef at Caesars Palace since 1997, he is responsible for the resort's 10,000-square-foot, 24-hour bakery operations and a staff of 43. Hui has earned many awards, including team gold medals at the Culinary Olympics in Berlin in 1996 and in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1992. Other honors include gold medals from competitions in pulled sugar showpieces, patisserie/confectionery, cakes, desserts, petit fours and grand buffet. He graduated from the City College of San Francisco with an associate degree in hotel and restaurant management in 1979, and currently holds ACF certifications for executive pastry chef and culinary competition judge.
The Chef Professionalism awards were established in 1990 by the ACF and sponsored by the L. J. Minor's company (manufacturer of soup bases, sauces, gravies and flavor concentrates) to honor culinarians who help elevate the status of chefs and cooks in the United States. These awards are presented to the chefs who exemplify the highest standard of professionalism through certification, continuing education and training, culinary competitions and community involvement.