Membership Categories are designed to follow 
your professional culinary career. Choose the
designation that describes you best.
Professional Culinarian
A Culinarian with a minimum of three years full-time employment in the culinary profession.
Culinarian
A Culinarian is an individual not involved in the management or supervision of staff, with a minimum of 6 months full time employment. A Culinarian should be pursuing on-the-job training and experience necessary to advance to the membership level of Professional Culinarian. A culinarian membership is subject to a limit of five years.
Student Culinarian
A Student Culinarian is a student or apprentice with less than two years full-time employment, a student enrolled in an accredited postsecondary culinary education program, or a registered apprentice as defined by the ACF apprenticeship training program. A student membership is subject to a limit of four years.
Junior Culinarian
A Junior Culinarian is a high-school student between 16 and 18 years of age who is enrolled in a vocational program.
Associate
An Associate Member is a representative of a group, company or corporation providing products or services to the culinary profession.
Allied
An Allied Member is an individual employed in a field related to the culinary profession (such as dietitians, nutritionists, and restaurant managers or owners).
