ACF Rhode Island Chefs

09/17/2026

View David Scott Petrone's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

09/13/2026

08/20/2026

Kudos to Chef Dan and Chef Justin for their contributions to Feed RI first Field to Fork event last night! They represented our chapter well and for a great cause - supporting local farms as well as Feed RI's Hope Market-Powered by Feed RI, their 19 school pantries, and their work towards food security in our Rhode Island communities!

08/12/2026

We’re excited to be part of Feed RI FeedRI’s inaugural Field to Fork Farmers Market on Wednesday, August 19 at the Johnson & Wales University Culinary Arts Museum!

We’ll be joining 17 Rhode Island farms and 17 local chefs and culinary partners for an evening celebrating local food—all while supporting FeedRI’s Feed the Future school pantry program.

Chef Daniel Van Etten and Chef Justin Bradbury will be representing our chapter at the event!

Come taste what we’ve created, meet the people behind Rhode Island’s incredible food community, and support a great cause.

🎟️ Tickets:

FeedRI is excited to host our new annual Field to Fork Farmers Market on August 19th from 4:30–7:30 pm at the JWU Culinary Museum! This event brings together Rh

08/06/2026

Congrats to Chef Justin Bradbury, CEC on the release of his new cookbook!

LINCOLN – From Rhode Island red chowder reminiscent of Rocky Point to a French-Canadian meat pie served by generations of local families, chef Justin Bradbury’s first cookbook offers a modern

07/06/2026

A major congratulations to our chapter president Ken Watt for receiving the ACF Presidential Medallion at this year's ACF National Convention. Thank you for all you do for our chapter and for the industry. We are proud to be led by you!

07/06/2026

Congrats to Chef Beriau and our friends of the Cape Cod chapter!

07/06/2026

Major congrats Chef!

Congratulations to James Connolly CEC ,AAC,CCA on receiving the American Culinary Federation Lifetime Achievement Award .

07/01/2026

Congratulations George A. O'Palenick, CEC, CCE, AAC, HOF for receiveing the Lawrence A. Conti, CEC, AAC, HOF, Chair's Achievement Award at the AAC dinner last night!

04/30/2026

Calling all Chefs!

Looking for 2-3 chefs to participate in a fantastic event held by FeedRI called "Field to Fork" happening at the JWU Culinary Museum on August 19th.

Chefs will each be paired with a local farm to feature their respective showcase ingredient in 300 samples to serve to a room full of hungry guests!

FeedRI actively creates sustainable solutions to battle food insecurity in communities throughout our state, and this is a great opportunity to support this cause and highlight our local talent and ingredients!

If you or someone you may know are interested, please send us a message ASAP to secure your spot!