February, 1 2010

Fellow Club Chefs,

Our last meeting was held as a joint meeting with Club Chefs of Connecticut at Brooklawn Country Club in Bridgeport Connecticut. Our sincere thanks to the board and members of C.C.C  for their kind invitation, also kudos to the Chef and staff at Brooklawn for hosting a great event. Nominated at the meeting our new board, Lenny Phillips as President, John Krall as Vice President, Andrew Howgego as Treasurer and Blake Verity as Secretary.

March is a huge month for our organization. The Vendors Show will be Tuesday March 23rd. Lenny Phillips is coordinating our efforts for this years show. Please make sure you contact Lenny 914-967-3700 with ideas for your tables. Every member should be prepared to fully participate in this event as it is of vital importance to our group and is just the right thing to do. 

A one day "hands on" seminar on sous vide techniques will be held at Shenorock Shore Club Monday March 29th @ 9:00 am. Class size is limited so reserve your place early.  You must RSVP for this event, we cannot accept walk ins.  Please call Lenny @ (914)-967-3700 or lphillips@shenorockshoreclub.org 

Our next meeting will be held at Caffe Azzurri (formally Cafe Meze) 20 N. Central Park Ave, Hartsdale on Tuesday March 16th @ 12Noon.  At that point  we will have a chance to welcome our new board and to set an agenda for our group this upcoming year. 

I'm sure you will all join me in wishing a speedy recovery to our long time colleague Norberto Marquez who was badly injured while sledding with his kids.

Congratulations to treasurer Joe Guerra on his promotion to General Manager of Cold Spring Country Club also to former WCC President Victor Flores who replaces Joe as Executive Chef at Cold Spring. Congratulations to Matt Roche of Manursing Island Club on his landing the Executive Chef position at Pelham Country Club. 

Finally, as we slowly emerge leaner and meaner from what has been perhaps the most difficult business environment in living memory where great clubs have closed or severely cut back. Our club chefs group has not been immune to the effects of these turbulent times. Scheduled meetings have had to be cancelled on short notice as clubs lost memberships and all of our worlds became a little more uncertain. I think we all should be grateful at this time for the effort of our retiring president Eddie Loayza has given to our Club Chefs. Eddie was under tremendous pressure this past year as the club where he worked for 25 years floundered and closed. Eddie, in spite of these difficulties, always made time to make the phone calls and do all of the little things that have kept us relatively healthy going forward. Thanks Eddie!

Sincerely,
 
Mike Dolan

Note:
The structure of the dues for the Club Chefs of Westchester this upcoming year need to be updated. The deadline will be the 1st of June 2009. The new figure will be $475.00 per member.

Updates:
If members want to have more information about themselves or their club posted in our web member directory (names, email address, fax or phone numbers) please send to Leonard Philips opusandmo@optonline.net

Employment

Sous Chef
The Bedford Golf and Tennis Club is looking for a sous chef who is enthusiastic, creative, personable and a team player. We are a family, sport orientated club located in Northern Westchester. There is no public transportation close by. This position is available mid March. This is a seasonal position, April through December. To receive a response you must state your salary requirements. Please forward your resume for consideration. Please know that we thank you in advance for sending your resume. We may not respond to every e-mail, but, we truly appreciate your interest.
Haik Hovnanian, haik2hov@yahoo.com.

Executive Chef
American Yacht Club in Rye, New York seeks an Executive Chef to serve as the most highly skilled member of the culinary team and is ultimately responsible for all activities in the kitchen.
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Executive Chef
The Apawamis Club located in Rye, New York seeks a dynamic and accomplished culinary professional to provide visible and hands-on leadership to a dedicated kitchen staff.
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