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"Wine and Dine for Four" with Chef Jeff Igel and his wife at their home in Appleton, Wisconsin (six people total).  You are guaranteed a wonderful meal and time!

Chef Jeff is the chair of the Culinary Arts & Hospitality Department at
Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin where he is responsible for all of the Culinary Arts, Accelerated Culinary Arts, Hotel & Restaurant Management, Restaurant Cook Apprenticeship and Foodservice Production programs, in addition to certificates in Advanced Baking and Hospitality Supervision.  He currently teaches classes including Food, Beverage & Labor Cost Controls; Professionalism, Ethics & Etiquette; Culinary Applications, Meat Identification, Sanitation for Food Service Operations and coordinates all of the Student Internships.  “Chef Jeff” has spent his entire career in the restaurant and hospitality industry, serving in many capacities including:  Senior Director of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation, Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin - Stout, Instructor at Madison Area Technical College, and a Professional Chef for more than 25 years.

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Jeff holds three degrees from the University of Wisconsin - Stout, including a Master of Science in Vocational Education with emphasis in Hospitality Administration.  His other education includes Bachelor of Science Degrees in Hotel & Restaurant Management and Vocational, Technical and Adult Education.  He holds an Associates Degree in Restaurant & Hotel Cookery from Moraine Park Technical College and a Certificate in Dietary Management from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.  He has been certified by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) as a Certified Executive Chef (CEC), a Certified Culinary Educator (CCE), a Certified Culinary Administrator (CCA) and an Approved Culinary Evaluator (ACE).  He also holds certifications from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation as a Foodservice Management Professional (FMP), from the International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA) as a Certified Food Executive (CFE), from the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) as a Certified Barbecue Judge (CBJ), and from the Dietary Managers Association as a Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) and a Certified Food Protection Professional (CFPP). 

In 2008, Chef Jeff was named the Outstanding Academic Advisor of the Year at Fox Valley Technical College.  In 2006, he was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs (AAC), the honor society of the American Culinary Federation (ACF).  In 2005 he was presented with the prestigious Salute to Excellence Award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association’s Education Foundation and was also selected as the American Culinary Federation – Fox Valley Culinary Association (FVCA) Chef of the Year.  In 2003 he was named the Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year (OROY) by the Big Four Chapter of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association (WRA), received the Vocational Administrator Award from the Fox Valley Association for Career and Technical Education, a Courtesy Award from the Rotary Club of Appleton and was recognized by a local television station as a “Hometown Hero.”  In 1999 he was named the Outstanding Industry Partner by the Wisconsin Pork Producers.  In 1997 he was named the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year by Moraine Park Technical College and was also given an Honorary Award by the Wisconsin Family & Consumer Educators. 

He is a past president currently serves as the treasurer on the board of directors of the American Culinary Federation – Fox Valley Culinary Association (chefs) and is a past president and current board member of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association – Big Four Chapter (restaurateurs).

He is married to his lovely wife of 20 years Paula Kay and is the proud father of his teenage children daughter, Cassie and son, Jake.