Ancho Chili Spiced Chocolate Soufflés Submitted by Mike Galvan, Executive Chef, Odessa Country Club, Odessa, Texas Yield: 6 individual soufflés Amt Ingredient 7 ozs. chopped, good-quality bittersweet chocolate 4 tbsp. unsalted butter + 1 tbsp., for buttering ramekins 1 1/2 tsp. Mexican vanilla extract 1 tbsp. pure ancho…
Sweet New Opportunities
Not every club or resort has an in-house pastry chef dedicated to preparing desserts. But that’s not stopping many properties from turning out treats that finish à la carte and banquet meals with a special flair.
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According to Frank Vain, President of the private club consulting firm The McMahon Group, the debate over membership and dues structures revolves around theory and practicality. The basis of any private club, he says, is that a group of people join to promote or participate in a common interest. That unity, he stresses, is “an…