The white plate has, and probably always will, reign supreme for hospitality professionals — for its extreme flexibility and ability to make virtually every type of food shine. But, when used wisely, infusing distinctive colors and styles to your presentations can bring new energy and create a unique character that set your destination apart. Expressive…
VGM’s Club Grub Mixology Winner Announced
Angelina Mclean, Head Bartender of Eagle Creek Golf & Country Club in Naples, Florida is the Club Grub Mixology winner, after submitting her drink, Mr. and Mrs. T Mango Tango! Her citrucy creation provided customers with a kick, or in tango terms patada. Here’s Angelina’s winning recipe! 1 ½ oz. Ciroc Mango-Flavored Vodka ½ oz.…
Profit Under the Sky: Five Tips for Maximizing Your Outdoor Dining Spaces
Not much feels more relaxing or carefree than dining outside in beautiful weather – from lazy summer days to long, warm nights. And few choices are more profitable than providing your members and guests with a place to eat al fresco. In fact, providing outdoor dining can increase revenue by up to 30%, according to…
Time is Running Out to Enter the Club Grub – Mixology Contest
Participants are asked to submit recipes including a full list of ingredients, preparation process, and photo of the final product by June 5. Enter the Club Grub – Mixology contest by emailing clubcontest@vgm.com. You must include in your entry: A full listing of ingredients A detailed process of preparation A photo of the final product…
VGM Club Highlights Culinary Olympics
In the latest episode of the Club Cents podcast, Gerald Ford, CMC, Executive Sous Chef of The Everglades Club in Palm Beach, Fla., discusses his experience with the ACF Culinary Olympic Team. Club Cents, the podcast produced by VGM Club, focuses on the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) Culinary Olympics for its latest episode. VGM’s Cam Schultz chats…
VGM Club Releases CMAA Preview Podcast Series
The first episode of the series will feature a conversation with Anne Stryhn, CCM, Assistant General Manager of The Country Club of Virginia, Richmond, Va., and the 2017 co-winner of the Excellence in Club Management Awards’ Rising Star award. Leading up to the CMAA World Conference and Club Business Expo, which will be held March 4-6…
Libbey’s 2018 Insights Emphasize Disruption, Reinvention and Midwestern Grit
Chef James Rigato says he does all he can to warn patrons what to expect at his award-winning Mabel Gray, located in Detroit-area Hazel Park. The message? Nothing here is monotonous. “A handwritten menu, the grandma china, and the location, should be enough deterrent for anybody who doesn’t like change,” said the former “Top Chef”…
Greg Volle Talks Beer on Club Cents
The Executive Chef of Country Club of Roswell (Ga.) and presenter at the 2018 Chef to Chef Conference discusses how he incorporates craft beer into his menu in the latest episode of VGM Club’s podcast. In part two of Club Cent’s Craft Beer Series, learn how Executive Chef Greg Volle at the Country Club of…
With Rules Off the Table, New Opportunities Are Served
Libbey Foodservice’s Artistry Collection now offers more choices for unique tabletop combinations, and the new Playground brand combines wood, slate and marble dinnerware and accessories. An adventurous spirit has redefined—and reinvigorated—today’s fine dining. A buttoned-up wait staff and ornate presentations have been traded in for rolled sleeves, open kitchens and anything-goes tabletops. Passion and character…
Club Cents Interviews Chefs Moosmiller, McAllister
In the latest two episodes of VGM Club’s podcast, Cam Schultz interviews Katie McAllister, Pastry Chef of Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., about pastries, and Jonathan Moosmiller, CMC, about his journey to Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
VGM Club Features Penelope Wong, Nelson Millan on Podcast
The two most recent episodes of the company’s Club Cents podcast features discussions with the two prominent club chefs. The latest episodes of VGM Club’s Club Cents podcast feature discussions with two blog contributors to C&RB’s Chef to Chef food-and-beverage newsletter, Penelope Wong, Executive Chef of Glenmoor Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo., as well…
Elevated Tea Experiences Infuse New Profit Opportunities
Second only to water as the world’s most consumed beverage, the centuries-old tradition of tea carries a rich heritage of nourishing the soul and invigorating the body. A simple joy to be experienced communally or in peaceful solitude. The timeless beverage has seen renewed interest for the health benefits and communal experiences it supports—opening the…
VGM Club Highlights Kitchen Renovation at Forest Highlands
In the latest installment of the Club Cents podcast, VGM talks to Bill Griffon, General Manager of the Flagstaff, Ariz., property, about the club’s recent renovation. The latest edition of Club Cents, a podcast by VGM Club, focuses on the importance of back-of-house updates as part of overall facility renovations. VGM spoke with Bill Griffon,…
VGM Partners with Airgas
VGM Club is proud to begin partnering with Airgas, an Air Liquide company, the nation’s leading single-source supplier of gases, welding equipment and more. Airgas supplies certified food-grade beverage gases for fountain soda, draft beer and wine dispensing, propane for heaters and BBQ grills, acetylene, argon and oxygen for welding applications needed around the golf course,…
VGM Club Offers Renovation Guide
Is your club in the culture of value creation? Do you have a renovation coming up? Let VGM Club help! For the month of October, we gathered a few suppliers to educate your club on what solutions VGM Club offers. Check out our renovation guide by clicking the link below. VGM Club Renovation Guide