The Nomad Cook · ACF Licensed Curriculum

Standardizing safety, methods and execution for culinary cannabis since 2018.

30,000+ guests served with over 1,200+ pop ups in 187 cities across 5 countries. The proof is in the pudding.

ACFLicensed curriculum
30+ hrsSelf paced coursework
1,200+Dinners behind the fieldwork
187Cities across 5 countries
From the field 1,200 dinners · 187 cities · since 2018
From the cookbook The traditional decarboxylation method The Cedeno Method
What we do

Three ways in

01 / The Certification

The only ACF credential in culinary cannabis

A 30 hour, self paced course covering the plant, the endocannabinoid system, terpenes, accurate dosing, safety, and extraction. Certificate issued by the American Culinary Federation on completion.

$250   Course details
02 / The Summit

Culinary Cannabis Summit · Oct 19, 2026 · NYC

The industry's dedicated culinary cannabis gathering: credentialing, technique, and the business of infused hospitality, live in New York. Attendee and sponsor information on the Summit page.

03 / The Network

A private board for cannabis chefs

A members only message board for culinary cannabis professionals: trade recipes, share venue and vendor intel, find collaborators for your own pop up dinners, and hold each other to the standard of safe, accurate dosing. $49.99 a year.

Field Notes

Education, updated from the field

Short lessons from the curriculum and the road, published as they are written. The latest three are below; the full library lives on the Field Notes page.

Chef Travis Petersen plating service
The Proof

The curriculum was earned in the field

The Nomad Cook started as 1,200 pop up dinners across 187 cities and 5 countries. Chef Travis Petersen is the story: he did the fieldwork, proved it can be done, and wrote the road he traveled into the ACF certification he authored, taught to the next generation.

One chef proved it. The curriculum is how you follow.
The full story

Start with the credential.

The ACF Certification