Professional Development
The Culinary
Community

The following is a list of some professional/trade
organizations that serve our industry. Some offer
student membership discounts; all offer great
networking resources for certain niches of the "food
world". Regardless of your culinary career plans,
there’s a good chance you’ll find one or more of
these groups useful. Learn more about them by
calling, writing, or checking out their website.

 

 
ACF (American Culinary Federation)
P.O. Box 3466
St. Augustine, FL 32084
(800) 624-9458
www.acfchefs.org
 
AIB (American Institute of Baking)
1213 Bakers Way
Manhattan, KS 66502
(913) 537-4750
www.aibonline.org
 
AIWF (National-Membership)
304 W. Liberty Street
Suite 201
Louisville, KY 40202-3068
(800) 274-2493
(502) 589-3602 FAX
(212) 447-0456 (NY Chapter-Events)
www.aiwf.com
 
APCA (American Personal Chef Association)
1-800-644-8389
www.personalchef.com
 
Black Culinarians Alliance
P.O. Box 2044
N. Babylon, NY 11703
(212) 714-3132
www.blackculinarians.com
 
Bread Bakers Guild of America
P.O. Box 22254
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 322-8275
www.bbga.org
 
IACP (Int’l Assoc. of Culinary Professionals)
304 W. Liberty Street
Suite 201
Louisville, KY 40202
(800) 928-4227
(502) 589-3602 FAX
www.iacp.com
 
IFEC (Int’l Foodservice Editorial Council)
P.O. Box 491
Hyde Park, NY 12538
(914) 452-4345
(914) 452-0532 FAX
International Cake Explorations Societé
Membership fax: (318) 746-4154
www.ices.org
 
  James Beard Foundation (Membership)
167 W. 12th Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 675-4984 or (800) 36-BEARD
www.jamesbeard.org
 
  NASFT (Nat’l Assoc. for the Specialty Food Trade)
(212) 482-6440
(212) 482-6459 FAX
www.fancyfoodshows.com
-Organizers of the twice-yearly "Fancy Foods" Show
 
 

NRA (National Restaurant Association)
520 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60606-5834
(312) 715-1010 or (800) 765-2122
www.restaurant.org

 
  New York Women’s Culinary Alliance
Old Chelsea Station
P.O. Box 1272
New York, NY 10011
 
  Slow Food
1-877-SLOWFOOD
www.slowfood.com
 
  US Pastry Alliance
(888) A-PASTRY
(770) 980-9573 FAX
www.uspastry.org
 
  USPCA (US Personal Chef Association)
1-800-995-2138
www.uspca.com
 
  WCR (Women Chefs & Restaurateurs)
304 W. Liberty Street
Suite 201
Louisville, KY 40202-3068
(502) 581-0300
(502) 589-3602 FAX
www.chefnet.com/wcr