Fritz Sonnenschmidt, CMC
Master Chef Fritz Sonnenschmidt earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1983.
Career Highlights:
- Fritz started his culinary career with an apprenticeship in Munich, Germany, which lead to extensive international work experiences in hotel and club kitchen, including as Executive Chef at the Sheraton hotel New York City.
- In 1968 he joined the Culinary Institute of America where he taught Gardemanger and International Cuisine and he retired as culinary Dean in 2002.
- He was the past National Chair of the American Academy of Chef, the honor society of the American Culinary Federation.
- Fritz is a repeated gold medalist at the IKA Culinary Olympics and other international Food Competitions, including receiving the Jerusalem Gold Medal 1977 for excellence in kosher food and the Geneva Gold medal in cold food display.
- 2006 he was appointed Heritage Professor of the Culinary Institute of America.
- Appeared on PBS in six seasons of cooking secrets of the CIA and five seasons of Grilling Maestros.
- Fritz was voted into the American Academy of Chefs Culinary Hall of Fame. In 2009 he received the AAC Live Time Achievement Award.
- Past National Chair American Academy of Chefs (4 years).
- He is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars (Sherlock Holmes) and holder of “The Shilling”, 2 Shilling and Half a crown award.
- He is also a Partner with “Master Chefs Institute LLC”, a research and food evaluating company. (masterchefs-llc.com)
Below are articles featuring Fritz Sonnenschmidt, CMC:
https://valleytable.com/fritz-sonnenschmidt-of-the-culinary-institute-of-america/
He authored and co-authored several notable culinary books, including Charcuterie: Sausages, Pâtés and Accompaniments (2009), American Harvest (2000), Tastes and Tales of a Chef: Stories and Recipes (2003), Dining with Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Cookbook (1976), and The Professional Chef’s Art of Garde Manger (1992).
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