Hail to the Chef
Local chef Jeff Bacon just got elected vice president for the Southeast region of the national board of directors of the American Culinary Federation.
This is a national professional organization of chefs.
Bacon has been incredibly active in events for the Triad chapter of the ACF, many of which raise money for local charities.
Bacon also has put his money where his mouth is when it comes to helping others. He left a comfy chef’s job at a retirement home to work for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. And he did it for one reason only: to fulfill his dream of opening a training program for the poor or underprivileged to teach them how to cook professionally. That dream has come true. The Triad Community Kitchen has trained more than 100 folks and helped them get jobs in kitchens across the Triad.
Bacon is a great person, to boot.
Besides, he has a killer name for a chef.
Congratulations, Jeff.
(That’s Jeff on the right in the photo, teaching a student at the Triad Community Kitchen.)
