The 11th annual event took place at the Hilton New Orleans Riverfront hotel, with an off-site visit to Pythian Market. Education sessions, culinary and club ideas, and networking opportunities were plentiful. In 2020, the conference will head to Charlotte.
VGM’s Club Cents BBQ Series
Todd Walline, Executive Chef at Blue Hills Country Club, recently discussed his passion for traditional BBQ in Kansas City. Justin Sing discusses North Carolina BBQ and how he must battle the best in local competition. In the latest episode of the Club Cents podcast by VGM Club, Todd Walline, Executive Chef at Blue Hills Country…
Moving to the Front
Any club can afford cash bonuses and other training incentives that can lead to better service, more professional and motivated staff, and higher-quality food.
Friday Filmfest: 2017 Chef to Chef Mystery Basket Competition
Four competitors faced off in the culinary competition at the 2017 Chef to Chef Conference after a full day of educational sessions at the Loews Atlanta Hotel. Todd Walline, CEC, CCA, Executive Chef of Blue Hills Country Club, in Kansas City, Mo., took home the title and a Vitamix Vita-Prep 3 blender.
Buffets That Go Outside the Box
Buffets take members and guests beyond the normalcy of everyday dining to offer something new and different. Club chefs are known for unleashing their creativity on buffets. These spreads offer a unique chance to showcase something new and different—both on the menu and with how what’s served can be presented and displayed. For some, buffets…
And the 2017 Mystery Basket Winner is…
On a terrace filled with colleagues who were fully captivated by the action, Blue Hills CC’s Todd Walline won the Mystery Basket competition at the 9th annual Chef to Chef Conference. On March 6th, 2017, attendees of the 2017 Chef to Chef Conference gathered for a networking reception on the 14th-floor terrace of the Loews…
First Full Day of Sessions Held in 2017 Chef to Chef Conference
Food demos and presentations by a slate of chefs at the top of the club industry started the first full day of sessions on March 6, with the ever-popular Chef to Chef Live held in the afternoon. Todd Walline, CEC, CCA, of Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo., won the Mystery Basket competition held in the evening, with a Vitamix blender as the prize.
Blue Hills CC Apprentice Chef Wins Young Chef Competition
Matt Phillips, a 22-year-old student who has been an apprentice cheft at the Kansas City, Mo., club for three years, recently won the national Chaîne des Rôtisseurs young chef competition in Las Vegas. June has been a very good month for Matt Phillips, a 22-year-old student in the hospitality program at Johnson County Community College (JCCC).…