Reimund Pitz, Conseiller Culinaire et des Professionnels des Etats-Unis of La Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs.  Chef Pitz is also a member of the International Conseil Magistral, the only American Professional Chef to serve on the International Board of Directors.  Chef Pitz also currently serves as the Chancelier Général de l’Académie Brillat-Savarin of the Chaîne.

Chef Pitz has been leading the Chaîne’s Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs Program for the past 7 years.  In addition to hosting competitions and offering scholarships, Chef Pitz has also infused the program with his innovative ideas, that Chaîne members can now watch the competition in person.

Chef Pitz’s professional achievements run a long list. He currently owns the Orlando’s highly acclaimed Le Coq Au Vin restaurant since 2007.  Prior to that he was the Executive Chef of The Country Club of Orlando.  In his early career, he started at Walt Disney World Center, Epcot Center, Disney-MGM Studios in 1988.

IN 1988 Chef Pitz earned eight Gold Medals and two perfect scores at the Culinary Olympics held in Frankfurt, Germany.  In 1992, The American Culinary Federation (ACF) named Reimund their National Chef of the Year and he also served as their national president from 1994-1995.

In 2020 Chef Pitz was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs (AAC) Hall of Fame.  In 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron approved Reimund for the Ordre du Mérite Agricole.