David Leicht
Regional Culinary Director @Aramark Refreshments
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WORK HISTORY
Regional Culinary Director @Aramark Refreshments
Currently Regional Culinary Director for the East Region Higher Education.Member Aramark Culinary CouncilChef Leicht is a Certified Executive Chef. In 2004 inducted into The American Academy of Chef’s-the prestigious Honor Society of the American Culinary Federation He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Class of 1986. Chef is a founding member and former Executive Vice President of the Long Island Chapter of the American Culinary Federation. David has received The Chef of The Year Award from The Long Island Chapter in Chef has also received the Chef Professionalism Award from The Long Island Chapter of the ACF. Other accomplishments include winning the Kraft “Grey Poupon” National recipe contest for his Pommes Poupon recipe. Gold Medal Winner from The Societe’ Culinaire Philanthropique Culinary Salon Manhattan.Chef has won multiple Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for various Culinary Competitions in The American Culinary Federation as well as with Aramark. Since graduating from the CIA (class of 86), he has worked at several highly prestigious establishments, including The Maidstone Club in East Hampton, The Garden City Hotel in Garden City New York, Rockville Links Country Club in Rockville Centre New York, BoBo’s Café on Theatre Row in Manhattan and Marriott Management Services. He was a member of SUNY-Nassau Community College’s adjunct faculty, serving as Chef Instructor in the Hotel Restaurant Department. While Executive Chef of The Cole’s House Restaurant in Glen Cove, NY, he earned 3 Stars from The New York Times as well as Long Island’s Newsday. David began his career with Aramark as Executive Chef of Long Island University, CW Post Campus.From 20••••10 David was the District Chef for the NY Metro Market
EDUCATION
The Culinary Institute of America
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Culinary Arts
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID LEICHT
Regional Culinary Director at ARAMARK Higher Education
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