A recognized Caesars Palace chef

 Caesars Palace's executive pastry chef John Hui was nominated for two awards that the American Culinary Federation (ACF) wanted. As one of four national finalists for the 2004 ACF Pastry Chef of the Year award, Hui will compete in a "cooking contest" for the grand prize at the 2004 ACF National Congress in Orlando, Florida, in July. In addition, Hui's outstanding dedication to professionalism has been named a contributor to the ACF's honorary society, the American Academy of Chefs.

Chef Hui is a longtime member of the only professional chef organization in the United States that offers a comprehensive chef certification program. As a recognized pastry chef within the organization, he is currently the ACF West Regional Conference Coordinator, coach and manager of the Las Vegas Culinary Team 2004, and a culinary competition judge.

"We are very proud of Chef Hui and all of his accomplishments," said Greg Waldron, vice president of food and beverage at Caesars Palace. "Chef Hui is an asset of our culinary team, and he continues to amaze us with his innovative style and dedicated leadership in pastry art."

Since 1997, Chef Hui has managed the operation of the Caesars Palace Pastry Kitchen, a 10,000-square-foot facility that produces sweets for restaurants, banquets, and special occasions in hotels. The latest accolade joins a long list of honors for this talented chef. Hui was awarded the prestigious Antonin Careme Medal (ACF Pacific Coast Chef's Association), named Las Vegas Chef of the Year, was named one of the "Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America" by Chocolatier and Pastry Art and Design magazine, received the ACF West Regional Chef Professionalism Award, seven ACF medals, and three prominent culinary Olympic gold and silver medals from Germany.

Prior to joining the culinary team at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Chef Hui worked at numerous luxury hotels throughout the country, including Westin St. Francis, Westin Maui Hotel, San Francisco Hyatt Regency, and the San Francisco Marriott. Chef Hui currently oversees the 45-member cooking team at Caesars Palace Hotel Bakery, while creating master dessert presentations for all hotel restaurants, banquets, and special events. 파워볼실시간