The Tennessee club, which was placed in a trust following the death of owner Mary Charles Anderson, was formerly known as the Farmington Country Club and hosted qualifying rounds for the U.S. Open on multiple occasions.
Recipients of Club Foundation’s Rambo Scholarships Announced
Eight club managers have earned the awards for 2019. The scholarships, named for Sally Burns Rambo, CCM, provide financial assistance to female club managers interested in furthering their professional development, by covering tuition costs and travel expenses to attend one of the Club Management Association of America’s Business Management Institutes. The Club Foundation has…
Farmington CC’s Formula for Ever-Forward Thinking
The management and operations team at the Charlottesville, Va. property has found innovative ways to keep an eye to the future while preserving their club’s unique ties to history. With many clubs now reaching historic milestones that coincide with the arrival and spread of golf and country clubs throughout the U.S. from the late 1800s…
One Direction
As you might expect, while Joe Krenn, CCM, CCE, was touring the clubhouse and property of Farmington Country Club (FCC) in Charlottesville, Va. in 2012, to decide if he wanted to make his next career move there and become its Chief Operating Officer/General Manager, numbers were running through his head. Krenn wasn’t computing projected costs…
The Big Five
The 2017 recipients of the Excellence in Club Management Awards were honored during a reception, dinner and ceremony on March 3 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Fab Five
The 2017 winners of the Excellence in Club Management Awards, co-sponsored by the McMahon Group and Club & Resort Business. McMahon Group, Inc., the St. Louis-based consulting firm, and Club & Resort Business have announced the 2017 recipients of the Excellence in Club Management (ECM) Awards, established in 1997 by the McMahon Group and co-sponsored…
How Club Chefs Use Social Media
Taking to platforms like Facebook and Instagram is helping culinarians market themselves, and their clubs. Food photography dominates digital feeds—from a perfectly composed amuse-bouche, to a panorama of new grills, to a beautiful wine dinner on the course. Ditto for culinary blogs, recipes and videos that are being shared, “liked” and linked. If the content…
Cocoa Creation
Two pastry chefs at Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, Va., created a 603-lb. train named the Farmington Express made entirely of milk, white and dark chocolate.
Tasty Offerings
Innovative presentations in an inviting environment provided a one-of-a-kind experience at C&RB’s Ninth Annual Chef to Chef Conference.
2017 Chef to Chef Conference Wraps Up in Atlanta
The ninth annual event, held at the Loews Atlanta Hotel, ended on March 7 with chef demos and sessions on topics ranging from management and training to Latin cuisine, catering and banquet design, pastries and wine programs. The day began with a drawing for a Crown Verity grill, and the event also included a General Managers’ panel.
American Culinary Federation Team Places Fourth at International Culinary Olympics
ACF Culinary National Team USA ranked fourth in the world overall and won two gold medals in the 24th Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung International Culinary Exhibition, held October 22-25, in Erfurt, Germany. Two of the ACF Culinary USA teams—national and youth—finished in the top 10 and featured several chefs from leading private clubs.
American Culinary Federation Teams Prepare for International Culinary Olympics
ACF Culinary National Team USA, ACF Culinary Youth Team USA and United States Army Culinary Arts Team will represent the U.S. in the Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung, to be held October 22-25 in Erfurt, Germany. Chefs from clubs including Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., Myers Park Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., The Fort Worth (Texas) Club and more are competing on the teams.
An Individual Approach
Wellness programming that steps outside the bounds of the standard yoga class is growing in popularity and reaching a new audience.
How Farmington CC is Establishing Its F&B Identity
At Farmington CC, COO/GM Joe Krenn and Executive Chef Michael Matarazzo, CEC, are creating a new food-and-beverage identity through special touches that include a food truck, new outdoor dining space, and the club’s own beer and (soon) honey. Outstanding managers share a handful of absolutes. They operate with a sound strategic mindset. They’re intuitive, consistent…
Growth Experience
The junior caddie program at Farmington Country Club was intended to benefit adult players, but had equal value for the caddies themselves.