Introducing Art of Catering Food's 2025 Keynote

Fort Lauderdale here we come! Experience the Art of Catering Food (AOCF), a boutique event created by chefs for chefs, bringing attendees a two-day intensive that focuses closely on catered events and the delicious bites your clients are asking for.

AOCF is a bustling hub for culinary inspiration and education, introducing chefs like you to new ingredients, fresh ideas for menus, and valuable business lessons that you can bring back into your own kitchen. 

We are excited to announce that this year's keynote speaker is Chef Eric LeVine!

With a career shaped by earning prestigious awards including Chef of the Year from The International Caterers Association, working alongside celebrity chefs like David Burke, and recognition from the James Beard Foundation, Chef Eric LeVine is a culinary powerhouse!

Chef Eric believes that food speaks a universal language, and truly accomplished chefs are those aware of the styles from other cultures. Working with some of the best chefs from around the world, he learned how to finesse the romance of a dish, learned how to infuse passion and robust flavor into his cooking.

Join award-winning Chef Eric LeVine who, after decades in the industry and with massive successes (and just as epic failures), will share in his keynote session how a positive mindset can transform you physically, mentally, and professionally. To Eric LeVine, the growth of business, the balance of life, and the evolution of ones'self is necessary to achieve your goals. A healthful sample from Chef Eric’s brand new cookbook, Forkin’ Good, that punches his aesthetic home, will round out his keynote.

Chef Eric has made numerous repeat network appearances across Kelly Live, Fox and Friends NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox5, PIX11, and The Food Network where he became the 2011 Champion of Chopped, the network’s highest rated show and also appeared on Beat Bobby Flay, Alex vs. America and soon to be more! Chef Eric LeVine has recently been named 2023 and 2024 Best Chef Long Island, he has also won numerous awards in the catering world, Including the ICA Chef of the Year.

Not only is he a visionary chef and cookbook author, but also a passionate advocate for charity, supporting causes like Family reach, American Cancer Society (as a cancer survivor himself), Employment Horizons and Autism Speaks.

Register now to join us February 23-24 in Fort Lauderdale!

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