Consulting Services:
Of course, we can advise and help with all aspects of the food
service industry, from opening a new restaurant
to streamlining existing operations.
Need a Chef? Give us a call.
Need a speaker or a panel
member to talk about our program or other
topics. We're not
shy. Give us a call.
We know a lot about e-zines,
online publishing, and the technical guts of the
Net. We'll be happy to help solve your problems
by providing consulting services.
Our Mission:
To keep professional chefs on the forefront
of their field.
How Do We Do This?
By using informative newsletters with recipe
links, website info with current trends,
teaching and educational CD’s and much more.
We use and suggest you use or adapt the
“Club Culinary Universal Mission
Statement™ “
1.We are in the happiness business
2.We are pursuing the future
3.We are America’s culinary leaders Club
Culinary ©2002
It is our belief that if culinary professionals
use these guidelines when pertaining to the
kitchen or the hospitality industry in general
the outcome will be positive.
Company Profile:
Club Culinary is a service and
community for the culinary arts profession.
The objectives of Club Culinary are to promote
and advance friendly relations, knowledge
between and among persons connected with the
culinary arts and other associations of similar
character; to encourage the education and
advancement of its community; to assist the chef
community, through our community; and to and to
assist the community in securing the utmost in
efficient and successful operations.
Club Culinary has been in existence since the
year 2000. The Classical Cooking 101 study
guide, that is the base or beginning of the
program, has been in schools and clubs
throughout the nation and sales continue to
grow. The newsletter is a newer service started
in 2002. Since the inception of the newsletter,
we have had notes from chefs repeatedly thanking
us for the great input.
Here’s just a few:
Enjoyed your article, keep up the good work.
-Annemarie Meyer CEC
IT WAS GREAT!!!!!!!!
For the first time in 30 years I felt as if I
was teaching students to actually cook!
And...GREAT minds must work on the same
track!
-Leslie Ashcraft
About The Founders:
May
I Introduce Myself ?
Working
in restaurant kitchens from the age of fifteen,
Chef Whitney Werner, CEC, brings twenty-five
years of experience to Club Culinary and the
American Culinary Federation.
After graduating from the Culinary Institute of
America, Hyde Park, New York, in 1984, Chef
Whitney started in pastry as part of the opening
team of the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. He
moved through the ranks of the kitchen working
for top establishments such as Tavern on the
Green, New York City, Beverly Hills Hotel,
Beverly Hills and various Hilton Hotels
nationwide. In addition, Chef Whitney brings us
experience from the Far East, where he worked
with established hotels such as the Ambassador
Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, updating menus with
current culinary trends.
Shortly after his return from the Far East, Chef
Whitney was awarded four stars for his
French-Russian cuisine at Le Bel Age Hotel in
Hollywood, California. Thereafter, Chef Whitney
opened his own restaurant, “Whitney’s,” on
the famous restaurant row of Montana Avenue in
Santa Monica, California. Chef Whitney enjoyed
many successful years of high profile celebrity
clientele that gave him the reputation on the
West Coast, which he is still known for today.
After traveling the world and reaching his
ultimate goal, Chef Whitney wanted to give back
to the culinary field. He joined the American
Culinary Federation and took a position as chef
instructor at the Los Angeles Culinary Institute
with Certified Master Chef Raimund Hofmeister to
be involved with the development of the new crop
of young chefs.
Having grown up in Santa Monica, Chef Whitney
could not resist the offer as executive chef at
The Beach Club in Santa Monica, the oldest and
most prestigious club on the shores of Southern
California.
Now, after branding the dining room
“Whitney’s,” and enjoying the fifth
record-breaking year at The Beach Club, the
culinary culture of west coast clubs has been
changed forever. Chef Whitney has been speaking
throughout the country to provide private clubs
the insight to revitalize their restaurants and
compete with outside competition. Chef Whitney
has also given seminars at the Club Managers
Association world conferences and aspires to
further his certification to certified master
chef.
Contact
Chef Whitney
We
welcome your suggestions, submissions, and news
items. We thank our venders for helping fund our
newsletter.
If you are ever in Los Angeles come by and say
hello. I’m at The Beach Club in Santa Monica.
We are getting some good experience doing
newsletters & websites for our industry.
Give us a shout if you want to get something
going.
Kindest Regards,
Whitney Werner, CEC
Executive Chef, The Beach Club
President, CCAC/ACF LA Chapter
Chef of the Year 2001
President-Les Amis d'Escoffier
President/Club Culinary
310-395-3254
chefwhitney@clubculinary.com