More clubs are offering relaxed dining options for members who want to wear jeans, socialize and share plates. The “casual” debate is constantly on the table in clubs across the country. Casual, as it applies to food, dress and décor, is generally well-received. But casual—as it applies to how a club serves its members—is not.…
CMAA Announces 30 New CCMs
Established in 1965, the Certified Club Manager designation is achieved by a club management professional who has completed specified education requirements, attended at least one World Conference on Club Management, maintained activity within their local chapter, and passed the CCM Exam. The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) has announced that 30 club management professionals…
Skokie CC is Redefining Local Cuisine
Skokie Country Club’s $3.7 million food-and-beverage operation—led by Executive Chef Richard Stanton—is in a class of its own with three culinary gardens, nine beehives, a flock of egg-laying hens and a dry-aging room. For Richard Stanton, Executive Chef of Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Ill., every day is a grind. But his focus, determination and…
Skokie CC Epitomizes Hyperlocal Dining
Chefs at Illinois clubs are taking sustainability to heart by growing kitchen gardens, building hen houses and raising honey bees on-site. At Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Ill., an elegant potager, or ornamental kitchen garden, flanks the dining patio, Crain’s Chicago Business reported. “We chose Tuscan kale, rainbow chard, bronze fennel, along with herbs and flowers…
McMahon Group Recognizes Clubs of Excellence™
All past and future clubs associated with the managers who have won Excellence in Club Management Awards recognition will be honored at the annual reception and dinner during the CMAA World Conference.
Salmonella Outbreak Under Investigation at Skokie CC
Health officials in Cook County, Ill. are currently investigating 7 culture-confirmed Salmonella infections in people who visited the Skokie Country Club in Glencoe, Ill. “We were notified and began our investigation mid this week,” said Amy Poore, a spokeswoman for the Cook County Department of Public Health to Chicago Tribune. She said the…
2008 Excellence in Club Management Awards
Winners of the 2008 Excellence in Club Management Awards are known for their achievements at their club and selected to be nominated by their club…