Event Calendar

Upcoming Events

April Member Meeting


Join us Monday, April 3rd, 2023 for our monthly member meeting. The meeting will take place at the Babylon Mercantile, and our Educational demo will be provided by Executive Chef Chris LaMagna of BM. See flyer for details, time & location. 

     Babylon Mercantile is your go-to destination for all things Culinary. Our Cookshop offers cooking classes & a shop stocked with the finest culinary provisions. Our atmosphere, staff, tools & ingredients are carefully curated to help home cooks achieve their culinary dreams. Our cooking classes are not only informative, but also exciting experiences. After cooking up a storm, we invite you to relax & savor your creations on our beautiful outdoor patio.

     Executive Chef Chris LaMagna brings his experience from locations such as: Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar, Chateau La Mer, and many other restaurants in NYC. With an Organic approach to food & preference for simplicity, Chef LaMagna is a patient teacher who loves to connect with his students on an informative level.

 

ACFLI Annual Culinary Excellence Gala / Journal AD

 

To purchase a Journal AD please click on the following link: 
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/acfli2023journal?cart=7b532d26-e38e-4bc9-97bf-ae4ca237eae7%21%2146714404

 

To purchase tickets and view the invitation for the event please click on the following link or scan the QR code below:
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/2023acfliawardsgala?cart=c6a5b635-d2e8-41bc-867f-0bf3013d82b6%21%2146878661

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARCH-  NO MEMBER MEETING

 

February Member Meeting, 2/6/23
Crest Hollow Country Club / 6pm Sharp
8325 Jericho Turnpike / Woodbury, NY 11797

 

     Join us on Monday February 6, for an up close & personal cooking demonstration, featuring Executive Chef Chris Palmer, of CHCC. Chef Palmer, along with Chef Dominick Scotto, will prepare a Crispy Oyster Appetizer, with an Asian Slaw.
     There will also be a Pastry Demonstration (Side-Bar) by Daniele Messina, Executive Pastry Chef & Owner of Dortoni Bakery, in Levittown.

Executive Chef Chris Palmer
Crest Hollow Country Club
www.CrestHollow.com

Owner & Executive Pastry Chef Daniele Messina
Dortoni Bakery & Pastry Shoppe / Levittown & Commack
www.DortoniBakery.com 

We encourage Chefs to arrive early for some networking, and to please wear your favorite ACF Chef Coat. Meeting will start at 6pm sharp. 

Follow ACFLI on Social Media: IG: @LiChefs / FB: American Culinary Federation Of Long Island / Like. Share. Tag.

 

 

 

 

 

January Member Meeting


Please join us on Monday January 2nd for our Monthly Member meeting at 6 PM at the WineUdesign location address below. 

 

 

The meeting will NOT be at the Marriott for the January Meeting. Please see location change below, 

 

Our Educational Demo will be presented by Wine Udesign.  Wine Udesign is the first licensed Winery ever in Nassau County.  We are an interactive Winery giving our members the opportunity to make their own “homemade” wine for personal consumption and gifting with friends and family.  We get our hands in the fruit from the very beginning, age our wines in barrels and source our grapes from California, Chile, South Africa and also feature many beautiful wines that come from the most celebrated regions of Italy.  We use an approach of minimal intervention when it comes to winemaking, so we use a bare minimum level of sulfites and zero chemical adjustments on our wines.  Come taste the difference.  

 

 


PLEASE NOTE LOCATION AND ADDRESS CHANGE :
WineUdesign
156 Engineers Drive
Behind Quality Plaza on Rte. 107
Hicksville, NY 11801

Vincenzo Saulle
wineUdesign
Providing the Best in fermENTERTAINment®
Vincenzo/Winery – (516)939-9463 (WINE)

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Shop Here. We deliver locally and to 40+ States.
Learn more at www.wineUdesign.com

wineUdesign
156 Engineers Drive
Behind Quality Plaza on Rte. 107
Hicksville, NY 11801

 

 
 
 
 
 
Monday December 5th, 2022- MEMBER MEETING –MELVILLE MARRIOTT 6PM
 Kettle Cuisine Demo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please join us on Monday December 5th for our Monthly Member Meeting at the Melville Marriott at 6 pm.  Our Educational demo will be presented by Kettle Cuisine, as well as a side bar will be presented by Sand Bars Handcrafted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demo:  

Kettle Cuisine

     Kettle Cuisine is a passionate & innovative food company committed to making wholesome and delicious artisan food. Kettle Cuisine will introduce their lines of Premium, 100% Natural Soups, Chilis & Powders:

  Bonewerks: Premium Glace, Demi Glace & Sous Vide Entrees

  Savory Choice: Broth & Demi Glace Concentrates

  Soup Supreme: Scratch Made Soups, Chilis & Chowders

  Spoon & Fork: Delicious Entrées, Sauces & Sides

                             

www.kettlecuisine.com

 

 

Side Bar:  

Sand Bars Handcrafted

Handcrafted, Locally Sourced Ice Cream Bars

 

     Sand Bars Handcrafted; is a wholesome, small batch ice cream sandwich company located on Long Island. Each sandwich is made with handcrafted chocolate chip cookies, and assembled with locally sourced ice cream. It was humbly founded on Natalia’s lifelong love affair with mint chocolate chip ice cream. She combined her passion for ice cream, with her knack for baking, to create a modern sophistication of the classic ice cream sandwich, providing their customers with a gourmet experience of nostalgia.

 

www.SandBarsHandcrafted.com 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER NO BOARD MEETING
Monday January  2nd – MEMBER MEETING -MELVILLE MARRIOTT
Demo – TBD
Monday January  – BOARD MEETING -MELVILLE MARRIOTT

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAST EVENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday September 12th, 2022- MEMBER MEETING –MELVILLE MARRIOTT 
Our Educational Demonstration will be presented by Gotham Seafood. Chef Chris will be fabricating / cooking with products provided by Gotham Seafood. They will be speaking about both cost savings and labor savings options. Then we have two side bars Woodland Foods speciality grains and fresh pre cut fruit from SunRich USA.

Monday September 19th – BOARD MEETING -MELVILLE MARRIOTT

Monday October 3rd, 2022- MEMBER MEETING –MELVILLE MARRIOTT 6PM –
Our Educational demonstration will be based Jammin Jerk company and marinades.  Chef Chris LaVecchica will be making samples that were donated by Jammin Jerk.  There will be two types of wings with the jerk hot sauce, and jerk BBQ sauce as well as grilled chicken with a jerk marinade.

Monday October 17th – BOARD MEETING -MELVILLE MARRIOTT

Monday November 7th, 2022- MEMBER MEETING –EASTERN SUFFOLK BOCES
READY SET COOK / CHEF AND PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR

Monday November 21st – BOARD MEETING -MELVILLE MARRIOTT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OLD NEWS – HAPPENED ALREADY            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday September 13th, 2021-  MEMBER MEETING    MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM   

Please join us for our first Member meeting of the season on Monday September 13th at 6 pm at the Marriott. Looking forward to our first in person meeting. Our educational presentation will be presented by Chef Robert Hodge and VP of Sales Keith Melanson of Future Foods. They will show what foods will definitely play a part in our industry going forward. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday September 27th, 2021- BOD MEETING Melville Marriot’

 

 Monday October 4th 2021-   MEMBER MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

 

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please join us for our Monthly Member meeting on Monday October 4th at 6 pm at the Melville Marriott. Our educational presentation will be presented by Scott Rothstein.  Scott will present a demo on Schwan’s Food Service.            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demo Title: Authentic labor savings dim sum w Schwan’s 
Three flavors of Dumplings:

Chef One Chicken Teriyaki Dumpling
Chef One Chicken Lemongrass Dumpling
Chef One Edamame Dumpling
Warm Dumpling Salad- see attached 
Minh Fried Rice
Minh Teriyaki Sauce

Video on preparation for the dumplings:

Chef One Dumplings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dzGhNre5lE

Schwan’s Foodservice:
https://www.schwansfoodservice.com

Chef One Sell Sheet
https://mcusercontent.com/7240bc6d85c4f8c8fd9a05f61/files/19378d16-2c2f-1154-5cd7-d25027ab369f/Chef_One_Dumplings_Sell_Sheet.pdf

Warm Dumpling Salad Recipe
https://mcusercontent.com/7240bc6d85c4f8c8fd9a05f61/files/64029cb0-d010-d866-af90-92ecec9f3959/MINH_and_Twin_Marquis_Warm_Dumpling_Salad_Recipe_1_Copy.pdf

Fried Rice
https://mcusercontent.com/7240bc6d85c4f8c8fd9a05f61/files/547a524e-ed33-7b3e-3f5a-a9554b17da61/Minh_Fried_Rice_Sell_Sheet.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday October 18th , 2020 – BOD MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday November 8th 2021- MEMBER MEETING- Eastern Suffolk Boces – 6PM

Please join us on Monday November 8th for our Monthly Member meeting at Eastern Suffolk Boces at 6 pm.  We will be hosting our annual Ready Set Cook High School Competition, as well as the ACFLI Chef of the Year cook off.             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chefs and students please arrive by 5:45 pm.

LOCATION:
Eastern Suffolk Boces, Milliken Technical Center
Address: 375 Locust Ave, Oakdale, NY 11769
Phone: (631) 244-5800    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will be collecting non-perishable items, such as cranberry sauce, gravy, canned vegetables, instant potatoes, and pie filling in order to put a Thanksgiving meal on the table for a family less fortunate here on Long Island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday December 6th 2021 – MEMBER MEETING- MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

Please join us on December 6th, 6 pm at the Melville Marriott for our December Monthly Member Meeting.           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our educational demo will be presented by Peter’s Wholesale Meat. Paul and Chef Robert will present a “Holiday party” featuring Hors’ d’oeuvres and a Crown roast made easy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday December 2021- BOD MEETING TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday November 19th 2021- BOD MEETING – MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

Monday January 17th 2022 – BOD MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

Monday February 21st 2022- BOD MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday March 7th 2022 – Member MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

 ACFLI GALA Monday March 21, 2022 Leonard’s Palazzo 555 Northern Blvd Great Neck, NY 11021

Monday April 2nd 2022 –2022 Christopher J Neary Long Island Culinary Challenge
ACF-APPROVED CULINARY COMPETITION

Monday April 4th 2022 – MEMBER MEETING LONGWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT – 6PM
ADDRESS: 100 LONGWOOD ROAD, MIDDLE ISLAND, NY 11953

Monday April 18th, 2022 –BOD MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

Monday May 2nd 2022 – MEMBER MEETING Servioli Pasta and Del Vino Vineyards – Garden City – 6PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Kettle Cuisine Demo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please join us on Monday December 5th for our Monthly Member Meeting at the Melville Marriott at 6 pm.  Our Educational demo will be presented by Kettle Cuisine, as well as a side bar will be presented by Sand Bars Handcrafted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demo:  

Kettle Cuisine

     Kettle Cuisine is a passionate & innovative food company committed to making wholesome and delicious artisan food. Kettle Cuisine will introduce their lines of Premium, 100% Natural Soups, Chilis & Powders:

  Bonewerks: Premium Glace, Demi Glace & Sous Vide Entrees

  Savory Choice: Broth & Demi Glace Concentrates

  Soup Supreme: Scratch Made Soups, Chilis & Chowders

  Spoon & Fork: Delicious Entrées, Sauces & Sides

                             

www.kettlecuisine.com

 

 

Side Bar:  

Sand Bars Handcrafted

Handcrafted, Locally Sourced Ice Cream Bars

 

     Sand Bars Handcrafted; is a wholesome, small batch ice cream sandwich company located on Long Island. Each sandwich is made with handcrafted chocolate chip cookies, and assembled with locally sourced ice cream. It was humbly founded on Natalia’s lifelong love affair with mint chocolate chip ice cream. She combined her passion for ice cream, with her knack for baking, to create a modern sophistication of the classic ice cream sandwich, providing their customers with a gourmet experience of nostalgia.

 

www.SandBarsHandcrafted.com 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER NO BOARD MEETING
Monday January  2nd – MEMBER MEETING -MELVILLE MARRIOTT
Demo – TBD
Monday January  – BOARD MEETING -MELVILLE MARRIOTT

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAST EVENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday September 12th, 2022- MEMBER MEETING –MELVILLE MARRIOTT 
Our Educational Demonstration will be presented by Gotham Seafood. Chef Chris will be fabricating / cooking with products provided by Gotham Seafood. They will be speaking about both cost savings and labor savings options. Then we have two side bars Woodland Foods speciality grains and fresh pre cut fruit from SunRich USA.

Monday September 19th – BOARD MEETING -MELVILLE MARRIOTT

Monday October 3rd, 2022- MEMBER MEETING –MELVILLE MARRIOTT 6M –
Our Educational demonstration will be based Jammin Jerk company and marinades.  Chef Chris LaVecchica will be making samples that were donated by Jammin Jerk.  There will be two types of wings with the jerk hot sauce, and jerk BBQ sauce as well as grilled chicken with a jerk marinade.

Monday October 17th – BOARD MEETING -MELVILLE MARRIOTT

Monday November 7th, 2022- MEMBER MEETING –EASTERN SUFFOLK BOCES
READY SET COOK / CHEF AND PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR

Monday November 21st – BOARD MEETING -MELVILLE MARRIOTT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OLD NEWS – HAPPENED ALREADY            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday September 13th, 2021-  MEMBER MEETING    MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM   

Please join us for our first Member meeting of the season on Monday September 13th at 6 pm at the Marriott. Looking forward to our first in person meeting. Our educational presentation will be presented by Chef Robert Hodge and VP of Sales Keith Melanson of Future Foods. They will show what foods will definitely play a part in our industry going forward. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday September 27th, 2021- BOD MEETING Melville Marriot’

 

 Monday October 4th 2021-   MEMBER MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

 

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please join us for our Monthly Member meeting on Monday October 4th at 6 pm at the Melville Marriott. Our educational presentation will be presented by Scott Rothstein.  Scott will present a demo on Schwan’s Food Service.            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demo Title: Authentic labor savings dim sum w Schwan’s 
Three flavors of Dumplings:

Chef One Chicken Teriyaki Dumpling
Chef One Chicken Lemongrass Dumpling
Chef One Edamame Dumpling
Warm Dumpling Salad- see attached 
Minh Fried Rice
Minh Teriyaki Sauce

Video on preparation for the dumplings:

Chef One Dumplings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dzGhNre5lE

Schwan’s Foodservice:
https://www.schwansfoodservice.com

Chef One Sell Sheet
https://mcusercontent.com/7240bc6d85c4f8c8fd9a05f61/files/19378d16-2c2f-1154-5cd7-d25027ab369f/Chef_One_Dumplings_Sell_Sheet.pdf

Warm Dumpling Salad Recipe
https://mcusercontent.com/7240bc6d85c4f8c8fd9a05f61/files/64029cb0-d010-d866-af90-92ecec9f3959/MINH_and_Twin_Marquis_Warm_Dumpling_Salad_Recipe_1_Copy.pdf

Fried Rice
https://mcusercontent.com/7240bc6d85c4f8c8fd9a05f61/files/547a524e-ed33-7b3e-3f5a-a9554b17da61/Minh_Fried_Rice_Sell_Sheet.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday October 18th , 2020 – BOD MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday November 8th 2021- MEMBER MEETING- Eastern Suffolk Boces – 6PM

Please join us on Monday November 8th for our Monthly Member meeting at Eastern Suffolk Boces at 6 pm.  We will be hosting our annual Ready Set Cook High School Competition, as well as the ACFLI Chef of the Year cook off.             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chefs and students please arrive by 5:45 pm.

LOCATION:
Eastern Suffolk Boces, Milliken Technical Center
Address: 375 Locust Ave, Oakdale, NY 11769
Phone: (631) 244-5800    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will be collecting non-perishable items, such as cranberry sauce, gravy, canned vegetables, instant potatoes, and pie filling in order to put a Thanksgiving meal on the table for a family less fortunate here on Long Island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday December 6th 2021 – MEMBER MEETING- MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

Please join us on December 6th, 6 pm at the Melville Marriott for our December Monthly Member Meeting.           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our educational demo will be presented by Peter’s Wholesale Meat. Paul and Chef Robert will present a “Holiday party” featuring Hors’ d’oeuvres and a Crown roast made easy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday December 2021- BOD MEETING TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday November 19th 2021- BOD MEETING – MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

Monday January 17th 2022 – BOD MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

Monday February 21st 2022- BOD MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday March 7th 2022 – Member MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

 ACFLI GALA Monday March 21, 2022 Leonard’s Palazzo 555 Northern Blvd Great Neck, NY 11021

Monday April 2nd 2022 –2022 Christopher J Neary Long Island Culinary Challenge
ACF-APPROVED CULINARY COMPETITION

Monday April 4th 2022 – MEMBER MEETING LONGWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT – 6PM
ADDRESS: 100 LONGWOOD ROAD, MIDDLE ISLAND, NY 11953

Monday April 18th, 2022 –BOD MEETING MARRIOTT MELVILLE – 6PM

Monday May 2nd 2022 – MEMBER MEETING Servioli Pasta and Del Vino Vineyards – Garden City – 6PM