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Chef to Chef Live! with Six Club Chefs from Philadelphia Area

By Tom Birmingham, CEC, Director, Club + Resort Chef Association | July 20, 2020

Tom Birmingham, CEC, Director of the Club + Resort Chef Association, catches up with six Philadelphia-based chefs to discuss reservation policies, food sourcing, the ever-changing budget situation, and staffing during COVID-19.

Tom Birmingham, CEC, Director of the Club + Resort Chef Association, hosts a Chef to Chef Live! conversation with Tim Rios, CEC, AAC, Executive Chef, Saucon Valley Country Club (Bethlehem, Pa.), Danny Profita, Executive Chef, Merion Cricket Club (Haverford, Pa.), Fritz Gitschner, CMC, Executive Chef, Philadelphia Country Club (Gladwyne, Pa.); Jerry Schreck, Executive Chef, Merion Golf Club (Ardmore, Pa.); John Wagner, Executive Chef, Sunnybrook Golf Club (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.); David Daddezio, PC1, Executive Chef, Vicmead Hunt Club (Wilmington, Del.).

In this episode, sponsored by ClubProcure, the chefs discuss reservation policies, food sourcing, the ever-changing budget situation, and staffing during COVID-19.

About The Author

Tom Birmingham, CEC, Director, Club + Resort Chef Association

Tom Birmingham, CEC, Director of the Club + Resort Chef Association, spent more than 20 years as an Executive Chef and Food and Beverage Manager for the culinary operations of several respected public and private properties, including Seven Bridges Golf Club in Woodridge, Ill., Flossmoor (Ill.) Country Club, and Ruth Lake Country Club in Hinsdale, Ill. He earned his Certified Executive Chef designation from the American Culinary Federation in October 2015, and also holds an Associate of Arts degree in Culinary Arts from Joliet (Ill.) Junior College.

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