2010 ACF National Student Chef of the Year

Twenty-two year old Daniel Gorman of Atlanta, a line cook at Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta, received the American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF) National Student Chef of the Year award at the 2010 National President's Grand Ball the last night of the 2010 National ACF Convention held in Anaheim, CL. Gorman competed against the best of the best students from each of the regions and was awarded the highest score among his peers. Congratulations Daniel!

Growing up in Charleston, S.C., Gorman loved to try new food. After high school, he decided to pursue his passion and enrolled at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville, N.C. While in school, he became a member of the Junior Hot Food Team. The team won the 2007 ACF Student Team National Championship and the 2008 ACF Southeast Region Student Team Championship. After graduating in 2007, Gorman began working at Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta. He served as an apprentice for Heather Hurlbert in the 2009 ACF Pastry Chef of the Year competition in Orlando, Fla., and as apprentice for Russell Scott, CMC, WGMC, at the World Association of Chefs Societies’ Global Chefs Challenge semifinals for the Americas in São Paulo, Brazil. Gorman is a member of ACF National Chapter.