As a club’s primary function, food-and-beverage programs continuously need to provide both reliable quality and service while seamlessly evolving. Appealing to members’ comforts and traditions while remaining competitive outside the club space offers significant challenges to clubs; however, they can stay ahead of the curve
The club culinary scene is evolving. Fine dining and the latest trends are on the menu, and chefs are proving more than up to the challenge. Food at private clubs has always had an image: reliable, predictable, reasonable. Clubs were a good place to get
Chrissie Bennett grew up cooking with her Jamaican-American family but never went to culinary school or considered a job in the kitchen until her mom lit a bit of a flame under her. “The sous chef at Winged Foot Golf Club had a friend who
A scan of any metropolitan area will usually reveal a cluster of private clubs offering many of the same amenities and benefits—top-rated golf, racquet sports, fitness, swimming, social programming, events, dining and more—in addition to individual details on location, history and culture. While each club should be leveraging
Airbnb or Marriott? The difference: Luxury. In its purest form, luxury is defined as grandeur and extravagance. But in the case of vacation rentals as compared to hotel accommodations, it’s about having access to, or the luxury of, service and amenities. Hotel perks include housekeeping,
Well-designed dining spaces call to mind a quote from Winston Churchill—no stranger himself to good food and beverage. “We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us,” he said. As director of club architecture at McMahon Group for the last 27 years, I find
In a year both challenging and innovative, clubs across the country moved fast to bring their members the improvised facilities of 2020. In contrast to the facilities featured elsewhere in this issue—achievements mostly born of years of deliberate planning and significant investment— the examples that
When a worldwide pandemic shut down our private club industry, clubs quickly pulled together to innovate, collaborate and engage with members to keep connectivity and a sense of camaraderie alive in our clubs. The Association of Club Catering & Event Professionals and Private Clubs Online
Now clubs get the chance to rebrand, retheme and rethink their dining offerings to truly create favorite, safe place dining for their members. More than ever, privacy and controlled environments mean safety and enjoyment rolled into one at the club. This is a time to
Massive trends are shaping society, readjusting behaviors, preferences and priorities for millions of Americans. Many of these trends will continue to become more pervasive, making it imperative for clubs to understand and acknowledge how they can impact their own environments. TECHNOLOGY Technology has dramatically changed