Golf Channel and Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev popped into the Hilton New Orleans Riverside to share the cookoff on an upcoming edition of The Morning Drive. Cooking demonstrations and entrepreneurial discussions provided attending chefs with myriad information to take home to their clubs.
The Metropolitan Set to Reopen After $10M Renovation
The reinvented downtown Chicago private business club, formerly known as The Metropolitan Club, will have a grand reopening on November 3 that will be open to the public as well as members. The ClubCorp property is located on two floors of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the redesign was inspired by Frank…
Finding—and Keeping—the Right People
How club chefs are overcoming the shortage of skilled culinary talent that can step right up to the plate. Clubs across the country are facing difficult labor challenges in their dining operations. Open positions abound, from qualified cooks to dishwashers to sous and pastry chefs. This topic often gets club chefs fired up, too. Many…
ClubCorp Acquires Ravinia Green CC
The acquisition of the Riverwoods, Ill., property marks the operator’s first country club purchase in the Chicago area. ClubCorp is planning a million-dollar reinvention project that will include upgrades to the golf course, clubhouse, and pool complex.
Vote of Confidence
By Joe Barks, Editor Established in 1863 by six officials of the U.S. Treasury Department during the height of the Civil War, the stated objectives behind the formation of The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington, D.C. included “mutual improvement and social purposes.” With the club on the verge of its 150th anniversary, those…
Club Chefs Serve Up Winning Menu of Ideas
Every presenter was prepared, professional and relevant to the club dining experience. Plan to attend next year- it will change your whole approach to the club F&B.
Perfect Recipe
C&RB’s Second Annual Chef to Chef Conference offered the right mix of mingling, management messages and master chef show-and-tell.