Cooking for Capitola was a fundraising event to help raise funds for the restaurant workers displaced by the storms in Capitola Village. 5 local chefs created a 5-course wine pairing dinner at the Shadowbrook restaurant. ACF Monterey bay chapter contributed a donation and silent auction items to the relief fund. Photo Credits: Jared Brick @bhmediaco / Kevin Painchaud @painchaudkevin
In the community
- Chef & Child 2025
- Chef Sean Sherman,The Sioux Chef at UC Merced!
- AAC Legacy Award Winner
- Big congratulations to UC Merced Dining!
- UC Merced awarded Silver Award for Catering Special Event of the Year from NACUFS
- UC Merced Holds Special Women’s History Month Event
- Monterey Bay ACF Members Shine at The Food That Fuels Premiere
- Celebrating Latin Heritage Month with Dr. Claudia Serrato
- IFPA Award Winners
- Silver Award in Outreach & Education
- Chef Mitch received the Staff Excellence Award in the area of Equity, Justice and Inclusive Excellence
- Executive Sous Chef, Jonathan Gutierrez Santiago named this year’s Colleges and Universities Winner for the 2024 Produce Excellence in Food Service Awards
- 2024 Chef Cook Off Winner for CASA Fresno-Madera Fundraiser
- UC Merced’s Chef Mitch Earns Top Honor from Peers
- Native American Event in Merced
- Strawberry Picker Screening
- UC Merced Visit
- Local Celebrity Chef Tene Shake at Whalefest
- Chef Bruce Staebler teach Bella Care staff some culinary skills
- Chef & Child Event with students from Palenke Arts
- Fundraising for Capitola
- Chef David Tu Documentary
- February’s ACF Community Outreach Grant Winner
- Olive Oil Tasting Class
- Meet the Farmer Event at UC Merced