The agenda for the 11th annual Conference, to be held in New Orleans March 10-12, 2019, includes four Certified Master Chefs, as well as the legendary Louisiana Chef John Folse, who will deliver the Conference’s keynote address. Club & Resort Business has officially announced the full lineup of speakers for its eleventh annual Chef to Chef Conference,…
How Relationships Impact F&B Operations
Invest in face-to-face time. It will help your food-and-beverage program—and it might make you and your team happier. Think about your best friend. Maybe it’s someone you grew up with or met in school. Maybe it’s someone you work with or live near. Whatever the case, that relationship was built by spending time together. Now,…
How Clubs are Uniting the Front and Back of House
How to bring the front and back together to ensure a great member dining experience. There are many moving parts within a club’s food-and-beverage operation. From chefs and line cooks to servers and dining room managers, everyone should be working toward the same goal: to offer an outstanding member dining experience. But mistakes are made,…
How to Effectively Manage Millennials
Young culinarians can thrive in club kitchens when training and mentoring allows them to develop their skills and competencies. Millennials—the generation born between 1980 and 1996—get a bad rap. They’re said to feel entitled and be narcissistic and addicted to social media. They job-hop. They lack engagement. They always ask why. The thing is, millennials…
My Sweet New Life as Executive Pastry Chef of Chevy Chase Club
Elena Clement, CEPC, AAC didn’t plan on taking an industry job, but the challenges and opportunities with the position of Executive Pastry Chef at Chevy Chase (Md.) Club were too exciting to pass up. Humoring my chef friend, Scott Craig, I agreed to visit him at Chevy (Md.) Chase Club where he has been the…
Bright Ideas
Sunny San Diego and a succession of engaging presenters combined to provide an illuminating experience at C&RB’s Eighth Annual Chef to Chef Conference.
2016 Chef to Chef Conference Held in San Diego
Club & Resort Business hosted the eighth annual event at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina from February 28 – March 2, showcasing the club industry’s top culinary talent as they shared techniques and ideas with ample time to network.
Mystery Basket Winner Announced at 2016 Chef to Chef Conference
After a full day of educational sessions at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, four competitors faced off in the culinary competition, with Thayer Johnson, Executive Chef of Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton, Calif., taking home the title and a Vitamix Vita Prep 3 blender.
Success For All Seasons
Chevy Chase Club’s Winter Center has become the property’s primary casual-dining venue and benefitted from an expansion that included a larger kitchen.