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Friday, March 21, 2008, 6:30 pm – 10 pm
San Francisco Hilton Hotel – 333 O’Farrell Street
Participating chefs: Ana Mandara, Aqua, California Culinary Academy, John Bentley’s, Joseph Schmidt Confections, Michael Mina San Francisco, Manresa, Nikko Hotel San Francisco, Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion, Straits Restaurants, Rubicon, San Francisco Hilton, Sushi Ran, Martin Yan, Roy Yamaguchi …..more to come….

This is worth attending, not just for the food but to show solidarity with human rights activists against trafficking of women and children in Asia.

Some of NAM’s articles on Trafficking of women and children

About ACA:

Our chef founders all had a common vision and strong desire to develop a community of chefs to share and develop their passion of Asian-Inspired cuisine, which led to the formation of the Asian Chefs Association. ACA values its involvement in the community and culinary industry.The ACA was formed in 2002 to provide Asian chefs with a forum to share ideas and promote Asian-Inspired. ACA promotes the art of Asian-Inspired cuisine with its innovative Taste of Asia dinner series, a fresh and creative way to sample the diversity of ACA culinary delights.

The Goals of ACA
• To foster and nurture a supportive community of culinary professionals
• To share experience, knowledge and skills about Asian-Inspired cuisine
• To promote and enhance public and media awareness of Asian-Inspired cuisine
• To educate chefs about various aspects of restaurant and culinary business
• To nurture developing chefs through mentoring opportunities
• To give back to the Asian community through its charitable arm Asian Chiefs Foundation