Jacksonville G&CC’s Executive Chef built the ultimate setting for a private chef’s table member event. Club chefs are masters at creative displays and dining events. Many go to great lengths, building specialty props or sourcing specific ingredients, to create a unique and special experience for members. Jacksonville Golf & Country Club’s Executive Chef Mike Ramsey…
The Master Chefs of Cleveland’s Union Club
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…
Chef to Chef Conference Names Club Chef Advisory Board
The advisory board, made up of six club chefs, will help ensure that the agenda and related activities remain fresh and relevant. With the Chef to Chef Conference now entering its second decade, organizers have decided to form an Advisory Board to help ensure that future Conference agendas and related activities remain fresh and relevant…
Why Change Can Be Really Good
I’ve had the unique opportunity to witness this special city club in the heart of downtown Cleveland evolve into something truly unique. A few months ago, I was sitting at my desk when my phone rang. I looked down to see the name Scott Spencer on the screen. It took me a minute to place…
Why New Orleans Commands a Repeat Performance
The 2019 Chef to Chef Conference will return to the Big Easy for the eleventh annual event, which will be held March 10-12, 2019. For the second time in its ten-year history, New Orleans will play host to the 2019 Chef to Chef Conference, March 10th through March 12th. (This marks the first time in…
Chef’s Thoughts with Vincent Horville
Vincent Horville, Executive Chef of The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington (D.C.), hails from Versailles, France, where he grew up in the restaurant business and helped out in the kitchen from an early age. Vincent Horville has been the Executive Chef of The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington (D.C.) since 2006,…
Aging with Style
Grosse Pointe YC has elevated and expanded its menu with dry-aged proteins. Traditionally, steak can be a pretty boring menu item for club chefs. But the problem with reinventing steak is that when a member orders a filet, he or she expects a super-tender cut of beef with a well-seasoned crust, cooked medium-rare. Instead of…
Finding a Cure-All
The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington now offers an in-house charcuterie program. Members of The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington (D.C.) love seeing “house-made” on menus, because it signals quality, freshness, and care. It’s a visual reminder of how the club’s culinary team always seeks to go the extra mile to…
Source of Pride
John’s Island Club partnered with a video marketing firm to create a six-part video documentary series, “Sourced,” that illustrates the complete process of how local ingredients are sourced, prepared and featured on menus. The management team at John’s Island Club, in Vero Beach, Fla., has impressive tenure. General Manager Brian Kroh, CCM, has been with…
Designing Chaferless Buffets
Merion GC’s Executive Chef shares tips for building modern buffets. Buffets are an essential service style. But to display buffet food, chefs are moving away from chafing dishes, which are now viewed as old-fashioned and boring. Instead, buffets now feature a series of service styles to showcase the variety of dishes being served, including chef-manned…
The Role of F&B in Riviera CC’s Success
Donald Emery is extremely proud at all times of The Riviera CC’s culinary operation, led by Executive Chef Simon Lewis—and especially during high-profile events such as the Women’s All-American Tennis Championship, Genesis Open, US Amateur Championship and upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics. Donald Emery, General Manager of The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., is…
Sweet Success: How to Sell Club Desserts
Club pastry chefs are infusing dessert menus with creative dishes and delicious descriptions. From sugary custards to chocolatey cakes, club dessert menus are a place of sweet joy. They are also often a club’s last chance to “wow” members and guests after a satisfying meal. “Dessert isn’t a must-have for most people,” says Laura Herman,…
Sterno Products SpeedHeat Flameless Heating System
Features: Featuring zero ramp-up time and safer handling, Sterno SpeedHeat is a flameless, water-activated product that makes quick-serve drop-off catering safer and more efficient than ever The patent-pending SpeedHeat system rapidly produces high-heat steam, keeping food heated at an ideal serving temperature. Sterno SpeedHeat will be available to the foodservice industry starting July 2018. Sterno Products…
What Club Chefs ‘Knead’ to Know about Pizza
As dining skews casual and small plates remain popular, pizza is the perfect menu item to satisfy both trends. Pizza has an eatability and versatility that can’t be beat. It satisfies both the casual dining and small-plate trends. It can be dressed up or down. It’s good any time of day. And it has both…
How Dallas’ Northwood Club is Taking the Reins
With its new chef-focused restaurant, improved beverage and pastry programs, and plans for a garden and chicken coop, Dallas’ Northwood Club is redefining what club dining can and should be. When Northwood Club in Dallas, Texas, had the opportunity to reinvent its member-dining operation as part of a massive club renovation, General Manager Jon Davis…