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ACF Chef Educator of the Year
NFCI’s Scott Steiner honored asChef Scott Steiner, Assistant Professor and Culinary Arts Program Coordinator at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute (NFCI) was awarded the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Chef Educator of the Year Award for the Northeast Region. The American Culinary Federation is the largest professional chefs’ organization in North America, with the Northeast Region covering 14 states. Scott went on to win the title of National Chef Educator of the Year after competing against 3 other chefs from other regions of the country at the ACF National Convention in Orlando this past August.
Chef Steiner has been a faculty member at NFCI since it opened in August of 2012, and was instrumental in getting the program accredited by the ACF. He has continually moved up and looked for opportunities to expand his role, including organizing an annual gingerbread competition in December as part of the Gingerbread Wonderland activities, and running an ACF sanctioned competition and food salon at the end of each school year. Chef Steiner has mentored many students during his career, helping them to receive substantial scholarships, ultimately putting them on a successful path to become professional chefs themselves.
Dorothy Morton, ACF of Greater Buffalo Chapter President,
Chef Scott Steiner, Mark Wright, American Academy of Chefs National Chair