Individual Member
For chefs, industry professionals and food lovers: association events, training and exchange.
Membership type
Corporate Member
For restaurants and culinary businesses: brand endorsement, industry introductions and promotional support.
Chef Committee
For senior chefs and master cooks: passing on technique, judging, and shaping industry standards.
Member Benefits
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Industry resource matchmaking
The association introduces members to supply chains, ingredient and equipment suppliers and professional services, and connects business and investment resources across the U.S. and China. Members have first refusal on association trade missions and negotiations.
Skills training
Regular master-chef demonstrations, focused courses on knife work and heat control, and training in food safety and operations management. Master Chef Committee members teach in person; members get priority enrolment and reduced fees.
Brand endorsement
Member restaurants may display the association's member mark, are listed in the member restaurant directory on this site, and are promoted through the association's media channels, events and publications.
Discounted event tickets
Members get priority registration and discounted tickets for association events — the food culture festival, industry forums and tasting dinners. Corporate members also receive exhibitor space and sponsorship privileges.
Member Restaurants
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