For Chad Myers, Executive Chef of Dubuque (Iowa) Golf & Country Club, the annual Chef to Chef Conference has helped him to build a strong network of club chefs he can call on for help. I recently registered for this year’s Chef to Chef Conference in Seattle and I’m really excited. For a while, I wasn’t sure…
Chef’s Thoughts with Andi Van Willigan
The biggest mistake Andi Van Willigan, Executive Chef of Bel-Air (Los Angeles, Calif.) CC made when she first started as a chef was not knowing her self-worth. Andrea (Andi) Van Willigan spent the first decade of her career working as the right hand to two of the most high-profile chefs in the world—Gordon Ramsay (of…
King Crab Salad
Recipe courtesy of Andi Van Willigan, Executive Chef, Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif. Ingredients 3 ozs. king crab 3 ea. orange segments 1 ea. grapefruit segment ½ tbsp. smoked trout roe 5 ea. rings hearts of palm 3 ea. squares compressed melon (honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon) ½ oz. olive oil to taste chive batons to taste…
Honey-Glazed Short Ribs
Recipe courtesy of Andi Van Willigan, Executive Chef, Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif. Ingredient 250 g braised short ribs (see recipe below; press and cut into 2 cm cubes) For the red wine braised shortribs: 20 lbs. short ribs, chuck flap 10 qts. red wine 2 qts. glace 4 tbsp. tomato paste 3 ea.…