Knowing which desserts will be most popular with members on the pastry buffet is a key part of the process. Dessert tables and pastry buffets are true works of art, and club pastry chefs are applying their sweet eye for design to the layout of these delicious displays. Brittani Brooker, Executive Pastry Chef of Ballantyne Country…
Authentic Leadership at Ballantyne Country Club
At Ballantyne CC, COO/GM Jill Philmon and Executive Chef Anthony Soriano have built a strong culinary team and taken a $3 million F&B operation from good to great. As the Chief Operating Officer and General Manager OF Ballantyne Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., Jill Philmon, CCM, CCE, often gets asked: What’s your management style? “Transparency,”…