L. Timothy Ryan - Honors, Awards, and Affiliations

Honors, Awards, and Affiliations

Tim Ryan's accolades include becoming a Certified Master Chef at the age of 27, one of the youngest in the American Culinary Federation's history. Additionally, he was the youngest president of the ACF at the age of 36. In 1998, Ryan was named "Chef of the Year" by the ACF and has been one of five Americans to receive a "Presidential medallion" from the World Association of Chefs Societies. In 2007, Chef Ryan was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the International Association of Culinary Professionals, and The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) honored him with a 2009 Silver Plate Award in the "Specialty Foodservices" category.

In 2010, Ryan was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America, a cadre of the most accomplished food and beverage professionals in the country. He was also presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Foodservice Educators Network International in 2012.

Ryan is a member of the American Culinary Federation, a past member and chairman of The National Culinary Review, and an editorial advisory committee member for Cheers, Seafood Business, and Take Out Business magazines. He has also served as keynote speaker at a number of industry events, including the 2009 International Foodservice Congress in Madrid, Spain and the 2010 Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education (CAFÉ) Leadership Conference, where the theme was “Innovation and Inspiration.”