ACF Chef Success Workshop
Looking for a bit of motivation?
Join us at the ACF Chef Success Workshop in Melbourne, a one-day event created to bring together chefs from all corners of the Australian foodservice industry. This workshop is your chance to network, spark some inspiration, and leave with an extra spring in your step.
The program, tailored for chefs on the front line, is set to empower you through impactful discussions. We’re creating a space to celebrate our profession's hard work, passion, and skill. It’s your opportunity to help shape a legacy that will inspire and guide our future workforce.
Expect lively panel discussions with some of the industry’s talented chefs and a chance to mingle over a two-course lunch amidst the action of the ACF Restaurant Challenge.
Don’t miss out on this chance to enrich your professional journey at Foodservice Australia 2025. Bookings open soon for what promises to be a day well-invested in your career.
IGNITE | ELEVATE | INSPIRE
When: Sunday 18 May 2025, 10.30am - 3.30pm
Where: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre as part of the Foodservice Australia tradeshow
Cost:
1. ACF Members & Association Affiliates
$82.50 - Available for ACF, LTB, La Chaine, AITC & FIC Chefs - This Ticket Includes Workshop & Lunch
2. ACF Young Chefs with lunch $44.00
3. Non-Members $93.50
Chefs are welcome to stay on for a free ACF judging workshop at 3.30pm.
Karen Doyle
ACF President
Natalie Bolt
Consultant Chef & Director, The Table Food Consultants
Adam Moore
Food and Beverage Product Manager, Teeg
Brian Steel
Former Military Officer and Pilot / Effective Change Manager
Naomi Lowry
Head Chef, Tucano Lounge
Gerry Maher
General Manager- Culinary Operations, Australian Turf Club
Shane Krebs
Group Executive Chef, Gema Group
Venessa Barnes
Co-Founder, FoodLogic
Jessica Pedemont
Director/Owner, ChocolateArtisan
Eddie Stewart
Head Lamington Guy, Tokyo Lamington
Sam Burke
Corporate Executive Chef, Meat & Livestock Australia
Julio Azzarello
Director ACF
The 2024 program included:
10.15am
Welcome
Karen Doyle - ACF President
10.30am
Igniting Passion: The Power of Resilience
Facilitator- Adam Moore, Teeg
Shane Krebs, Gema Group
Gerry Maher, Australian Turf Club
Naomi Lowry, Tucano Lounge
11.10 am
Keynote - Sustainable Plates: Nourishing the Future of Foodservice
Natalie Bolt, Consultant Chef & Director, The Table Food Consultants
11.40 am
Beyond the Plate: The Journey from Good Chef to Great Chef
Facilitator – Venessa Barnes, FoodLogic
Jessica Pedemont, Chocolate Artisan
Eddie Stewart, Tokyo Lamingto
12.20 pm
Lunch at ACF Restaurant Challenge
1.40 pm
Reflection
Karen Doyle, ACF President
2.00 pm
Keynote – Strategies that Drive Consumer Choice and Behaviour
Brian Steel, Effective Change Manager – introduced by Julio Azzarello, Director ACF
2.45pm
Red Meat Eats – 2024 Trends
Sam Burke, Corporate Executive Chef, Meat & Livestock Australia
3.10pm
Wrap up
Venessa Barnes, FoodLogic
3.30pm - 5.00pm
Free judging workshop