Master Chef Milos Cihelka was one of the first five chefs to earn the Certified Master Chef title in 1981.

Career Highlights:

• Began his culinary journey at 14 as a pastry apprentice, followed by a cooking apprenticeship at 17.
• By 19, earned two Journeyman certificates as a Pastry Cook and Cook.
• Immigrated to the United States in 1958, eventually settling in the Detroit area.
• Held chef positions at The Roostertail, Detroit Athletic Club, and the London Chop House before becoming chef-partner of the Golden Mushroom in 1976, where he remained until retiring in 1993.
• In 1970, founded the Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association, serving as its first president.
• Represented the U.S. National Team at the 1972 IKA, earning two gold medals, and returned in 1984 with Minor Co., winning Gold Medal with Distinction.
• Became coach-manager of first Michigan Culinary Team, which won top prizes in several U.S. cities, traveled to Vancouver and Singapore in preparation for IKA. The team received perfect score in the 1988 IKA for all platters displayed and was awarded the Grand Prize in Gold.

Featured in the documentary “Detroit: The City of Chefs”

https://www.pbs.org/video/city-of-chefs-idxvxc/

Published a book Cooking Wild Game and Fish with Chef Milos in 2015:

https://a.co/d/cdmezEK

More about the Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association:

https://mccachef.org/about

YouTube video about Milos Cihelka, CMC:

https://youtu.be/GCc6_x_FxKE?si=gJqt5drwanTMmRNj