The Executive Chef of Heritage Bay Golf & Country Club’s pan-seared chicken breast and braised chicken legs features Yukon potato and applewood-smoked bacon pancake with roasted beets and sour cream.
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Isabelle Gustafson, Senior Editor, Club + Resort Chef
Isabelle Gustafson is an award-winning editor and writer with a Bachelor of Journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism—a focus in magazine editing, minors in Spanish and psychology and a Certificate in Multicultural Studies. She studied in Spain, received her TEFL Certification in Peru and taught English in South Korea. She’s also a member of the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC) and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE). In 2023, she was granted ASBPE's Young Leader Scholarship. You can connect with Isabelle on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook, or email her at [email protected].
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