The Union Club’s GM/COO, Lawrence McFadden, CMC, has found that the synergies between his favorite hobby and his career are making him a better leader. Can a hobby help make you a better leader?  I’ve been an avid cyclist since 2003 when I purchased a “real” bike following the Lance Armstrong excitement at that year’s…

With two Certified Master Chefs, the 146-year-old Cleveland club is elevating its dining program and the level of professionalism within its staff. When Arnaud Berthelier, Executive Chef of the Union Club of Cleveland, successfully passed the American Culinary Federation’s Certified Master Chef (CMC) examination this past February, he propelled the 146-year-old city club into the…

Lawrence McFadden, CMC, General Manager of The Union Club of Cleveland, was able to replace the club’s food-and-beverage committee with a weekly chef’s community table. Here’s how. The menu needs of private clubs are varied and vast. Picture a family sitting down to dine together at their club. The grandfather orders liver and onions, while…

The Union Club of Cleveland is currently the only club with two Certified Master Chefs on staff. Arnaud Berthelier, Executive Chef of The Union Club of Cleveland, successfully passed the American Culinary Federation (ACF), Certified Master Chef (CMC) Examination, hosted at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Mich. The Certified Master Chef examination is the highest and most…

As the Director of Culinary Operations for The Country Club (Brookline, Mass.), Joseph Leonardi, CMC, says he is motivated when he sees progress being made on a project that he or a group of individuals are working on. As one of the American Culinary Federation’s newly minted Certified Master Chefs, Joseph Leonardi, Director of Culinary…

Edward Leonard, CMC, Director of Culinary Operations and Executive Chef of The Polo Club of Boca Raton (Fla.) believes chefs need to offer their cooks a better work-life balance. So you want to be a cook, a chef, run a restaurant, own a restaurant, or perhaps work in the kitchen of a club, resort or hotel.…

At Dearborn (Mich.) Country Club, General Manager/COO Bruce Lilley and Executive Chef Michael Russell, CMC, are working hard to reinvent the dining program. Bruce Lilley doesn’t shy away from a challenge. So when Dearborn (Mich.) Country Club asked him to take over as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer nearly six months ago, with the…

The chefs are seeking to earn the American Culinary Federation’s Certified Master Chef® title, the highest level of certification in the U.S. that a chef can receive. The eight-day exam takes place September 30 to October 7 at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Mich., and will test candidates’ expertise, skill and creativity across multiple cuisines. Six leading…

As the Executive Chef of Southern Hills Country Club (Tulsa, Okla.), Jonathan Moosmiller is one of only 67 Certified Master Chefs in the world. As the Executive Chef of Southern Hills Country Club (Tulsa, Okla.), Jonathan Moosmiller is one of only 67 Certified Master Chefs in the world. Moosmiller, a native of Indiana, holds an…

Glenmoor CC’s Executive Chef, Penelope Wong, struggles with whether or not to get certified as an executive chef as she deeply questions the validity and value of what is being tested. How many of us ask this question of ourselves? I certainly do, almost on a daily basis. This is a tale of my own…

Daryl Shular, CMC, Executive Chef of Atlanta Athletic Club,may not be a six-time NBA champion, but he is a fairly decent drummer—and also one of just 68 CMCs in the U.S. In August of 2015, the Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC), Johns Creek, Ga., named Certified Master Chef Daryl Shular as its new Executive Chef. As…

Executive Chef David Daniot, CEC, has come home to help steer Grosse Pointe Yacht Club into exciting new culinary channels.

Southern Hills CC’s Executive Chef, Jonathan Moosmiller, is now just one of 69 Certified Master Chefs in the world.