Clayton
Sherrod is co-creator of Flavors of Alabama, a fundraiser for the
American Liver Foundation. Chef Clayton was a member of the
“Taste of America” chef teams that has participated in South Africa
in the years 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2003. He was the
Distinguished Visiting Chef, presenting his lecture and
demonstration, “The History
of African American Cuisine,” at Johnson & Wales
University, Norfolk, VA.
Chef Clayton has won
Chef of the Year on both local and regional levels for the American
Culinary Federation and most recently in May 2005 for the Alabama
Liver Foundation. He
also was the recipient of the Alabama Retail Association’s
“Retailer of the Year” Gold Award for the Year of 2005 and the
Jefferson State Community College Janie Green Award for the year
2005. Chef Clayton is
a member of the Hannah Homes’ Men’s Committee. He has been featured on the
National Food Network’s Paula Deen Show.
Chef Clayton received
the R.L. Schreiber “Southeast Region Distinction
Award” in February 1997, and in July 1997, the coveted and
prestigious L.J. Minor “National Chef Professionalism
Award” presented at the ACF Convention in Atlanta,
GA.
He is a
member of the ACF Accreditation Team for Culinary Colleges. Sherrod is the originator
of the “National ACF Chapter Newsletter Awards,” the recipient of
the Bahamas Culinary Chefs Association’s “Distinguished Service Award,”
and a charter member of the Caribbean Chefs Association. He is regularly featured in
TV appearances, including a segment for the Discovery Channel’s Home Matters program, as
well as, magazine and newspaper articles throughout the United
States, the Caribbean and South Africa.
Clayton
Sherrod (The ALAGASCO Chef) and the Alabama Gas Corporation
co-authored four cookbooks- Top ‘O’ The Morning, A Taste of the
South, Simply Southern, and most recently, Truly
Southern (proceeds from the cookbook sales are donated to local
charities).
In 1990, Sherrod was
appointed to the position of the ACF National Black Family Reunion
Culinary Coordinator.
His tasks was to travel across the U.S. to inform communities of
the important role African American chefs and cooks play in
American cookery, and enlighten African-American students about the
opportunities available in culinary careers. He continues this pursuit with
the creation of the Chef Clayton Sherrod Culinary Scholarship
Foundation.
Chef
Clayton is the Celebrity Chef Representing Lawry’s Foods at the
“Real Men Cook” celebration each year in New Orleans, LA. He is the Celebrity Chef
for the yearly Selma, AL “Cooking With Gas” Cooking School.
Clayton
Sherrod was appointed Ambassador for the State of Alabama “Year of
Food 2005.” He is an
Honorary Member of the Alabama Negro League Legends.
Statement From Chef Clayton,“We as Cooks and Chefs are dedicated to
raise the conscious level of Southern Cuisine”.
