Entrepreneur/ Businessperson for the 2003 IACP Awards of Excellence
Chef Candy is the Founder and Executive Director of the American Personal & Private Chef Institute and Association.

Biography

Candy Wallace has devoted nearly 40 years to the foodservice industry, during which she has served as a commercial chef, caterer, personal chef, private chef, teacher, mentor and, for the past 12 years, founder and executive director of the American Personal & Private Chef Association.

Wallace combined her years of experience at the stove with her experience in the corporate world to create an educational channel that allows culinarians to pursue a career as business owners who cook for multiple clients in non-traditional venues.

Her contributions to both the personal-chef and private-chef sectors of the foodservice industry have elevated the awareness and stature of each segment. As a result, Wallace - more than any other icon in foodservice - has helped to establish the validity and esteem of each career path.

In 2002, Wallace propelled the personal-chef segment of industry light years by signing a partnership agreement with and co-creating the professional-certification criteria for personal chefs with the American Culinary Federation (ACF). The following year, she received the International Association of Culinary Professionals' (IACP) annual Award of Excellence for her tireless efforts in building the personal-chef career path and promoting personal chefs.

Wallace is co-author (with Greg Forte, CEC, CCE, AAC) of the soon-to-release The Professional Personal Chef: The Business of Doing Business as a Personal Chef (Wiley, February 2007). The ground-breaking textbook is the first definitive, comprehensive manual on training to become a personal chef and operating a successful personal-chef business.

Wallace is a longtime supporter and member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, IACP, ACF and other notable organizations. She has served or currently serves as a board member of the San Diego chapters of ACF and Les Dames d'Escoffier.

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Candy's dedication to the growth and development of this new industry and generous spirit for teaching and professional support for the fast growing Personal Chef Industry have resulted in her receiving the International Association of Culinary Professional's (IACP) Award for Excellence as Businessperson/Entrepreneur of the Year 2003 .

Candy has been a presenter at the National Meetings of the American Culinary Federation, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs and the International Association of Culinary Professionals, and is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier International

CLICK HERE FOR FILM CLIP PRESS RELEASE: The American Culinary Federation seals partnership with the American Personal Chef Association to develop Personal Chef Certification

Candy Wallace, Executive Director of the American Personal & Private Chef Association, signs a partnership agreement with the American Culinary Federation at the ACF National Convention in Las Vegas on July 22, 2002. The ACF Five-Year Plan was delivered at the General Session by ACF President Edward Leonard, CMC, AAC. Two additional levels of ACF certification, Personal Certified Chef(PCC)and Personal Certified Executive Chef (PCEC), were implemented January 1, 2003.