Army Chef inducted into top culinary society

Soldiers Magazine, Nov, 2007 by Rebecca E. Tonn

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FORT CARSON, Colo.

THE American Academy of Chefs has inducted Chief Warrant Officer 4 David J. Longstaff, senior mission command food advisor and a certified executive chef, into its honor society in Orlando, Fla.

An induction into the AAC is reserved for individuals who have made significant contributions to both the culinary profession and the American Culinary Federation.

Out of 19,000 ACF members, only 800 have been inducted into the AAC honor society, and CW4 Longstaff is only the third military person to receive this honor.

He enlisted in the Army as a cook in 1984 and attended the Warrant Officer Candidate Course in 1995. CW4 Longstaff has been a member d the ACF since 1986, a certified executive chef since 2003 and a certified culinary judge since 2005.

He has competed in culinary competitions since 1987. He managed the U.S. Army Culinary Arts Team from 2003 to 2006, when the team won 33 medals at the 2004 Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany; the junior team also won silver and bronze medals while competing in England in 2005.

--Ms. Rebecca E. Tonn, Fort Carson, Colo., PAO

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