We have never awarded a Chef of the Year award before. We didn't feel that we were established to the point that an award of this type would be appropriate or meaningful. Now that we are not only well established, but are leading the way for the entire industry, the time is right.
It is with enormous pleasure that I can announce the very first APCA Chef of the Year award to a chef/member whose loyalty and commitment to the personal chef industry and APCA is without question. This member participates on many levels and touches many careers and lives with his generosity of spirit, as chef, mentor, trainer, Local Chapter President, Regional Manager and Summit Presenter and Host. For his commitment to excellence in the personal chef industry and LIFE, we award the Chef of the Year Award for 2003 to Chef Dane Mechlin, CEC.
