Chef Baskette is awarded Chef Educator of the Year for ICS @ AIJX

We are so Proud of Chef Baskette and ICS @ AIJX

I am pleased to announce that Chef Baskette was awarded Chef Educator of the Year form (WACS) congress while in Santiago Chili this week!

Two of our own students Kristine Eagan and Bert Roberts are part of the first delegation of junior chefs with WACS. They will be the first ACF/WACS junior members to represent this international forum of culinarian. The experience in Santiago Chili has been awesome and continues all this week. Look for photos!

We are so proud of our students and Chef Baskette of the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Jacksonville, Florida!

Please click here to download the WACS 2010 Congress Programme

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