Honors

• Certified Executive Chef

• Honorary Doctorate, Johnson and Wales University

• Distinguished Visiting Professor, Michigan State University

• Distinguished Visiting Chef, Johnson and Wales University, 1991, 1993

• The American Culinary Federation, Honorary Lifetime Member

• World Association of Cooks, Honorary Lifetime Member

• Toque Blanche Chef’s Hall of Fame 1997

• Chef’s Walk of Fame, San Francisco, 2000

• The Chefs and Cooks of Canada, Honorary Lifetime Member

• The South African Chefs Association, Honorary Lifetime Member

• The Nordic Chefs Guild, Honorary Lifetime Member

• The Chefs and Cooks of the People’s Czech Republic, Honorary Lifetime Member