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…
Club Chefs Selected to Represent the US on ACF Culinary Team USA
The team gathered for the first time to begin preparations for four years of international culinary competition. The American Culinary Federation (ACF) announced that after a rigorous selection process, eight talented chefs from across the United States have been named to the ACF Culinary Team USA 2020, the official representative for the United States in…
Six Club Chefs Will Take the Ultimate Culinary Test
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…
Herb Kohler to Receive 2016 Old Tom Morris Award
The former CEO of Kohler Co. took the home-products and design company into the golf business during his 43 years with the company, building four courses at Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits and buying resort hotel properties in St Andrews, Scotland. He will receive the award named after St Andrews’ long-time superintendent at the Golf Industry Show in San Diego next February.
First PGA Master Professional Program Graduates Announced
The PGA of America has announced that Eric Alpenfels, PGA Director of Instruction at Pinehurst Country Club, and Mike Adams, PGA Director of Instruction at both Hamilton Farms Golf Club and Medalist Golf Club, are the first PGA Professionals to ever graduate from the new PGA MPP 2.0 Program. With this honor, they have achieved the highest educational designation that can be attained by a PGA member.
In Good Company
Colonial Country Club, in Cordova, Tenn., has made a name for itself in the headlines on more than one occasion. Celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, the club was founded in December 1913 by a small group of business leaders in nearby Memphis—and when its first 18-hole golf course was dedicated a year later, the…
Final Thoughts from the “Embedded Editor” at Merion
Embedded as a “utility worker” on Merion Golf Club’s expanded kitchen staff to help feed all those who descended on Ardmore, Pa., for the 113th U.S. Open Championship, Club & Resort Business Editor Joe Barks filed daily postings about his experience during each day of the tournament week. Here are his final thoughts after the last three days of the competition. A Q&A with Merion Golf Club’s Executive Chef (and C&RB Contributing Editor) Jerry Schreck about the entire tournament experience will be presented as the “Chef to Chef” feature in the July issue of C&RB.