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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Master Chef Timothy Bucci has competed in over 60
3culinary competitions from 2000 to 2008; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Master Chef Bucci made the American Culinary
5Federation's Culinary National Olympic Team and competed in
6Luxemburg and Germany from 2010 to 2012; and
 
7    WHEREAS, On March 10, 2019, Master Chef Bucci was the only
8chef to pass the grueling eight-day test to become an ACF
9Certified Master Chef; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Certified Master Chef test has an estimated
11pass rate of only 27 percent due to its incredibly high degree
12of difficulty and assessment of skill, experience, and
13perseverance; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Only 72 chefs have successfully passed the
15Certified Master Chef exam; and
 
16    WHEREAS, There are currently only 67 Certified Master Chefs
17and only four in Illinois; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Master Chef Bucci is the first and only Master
19Chef at an Illinois school; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Certified Master Chef is the highest level of
2certification a chef can receive; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Chefs holding the Certified Master Chef
4certification have demonstrated the pinnacle of
5professionalism and skill; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Master Chef Bucci has overcome many obstacles,
7including heart surgery and a serious kitchen accident, to
8achieve his dreams; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
10HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we commend Master Chef Timothy Bucci on his achievement of
12Certified Master Chef as part of his illustrious career and
13dedication to his students and the State of Illinois; and be it
14further
 
15    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
16presented to Master Chef Bucci and the Joliet Junior College
17Culinary Arts Department as a symbol of our esteem and respect.