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Previous Clubs Education Achievements Chef Tom started in the Food & Beverage Industry as a steward at the age of 13, where he advanced to a cooking position a few years later. He started learning different techniques and flavors from several Certified Chefs over a period of 10 years; he continued his career by attending a 3 year culinary program in which he completed and became a Certified Chef de Cuisine in 2.5 years due to the experience he achieved in the field previously. Upon graduation he was asked by his Instructor and became a Certified Culinary Educator and Apprenticeship Coordinator in which he taught Culinary Arts for 3 more years. He has worked and placed his graduates in both restaurant and high end club environments on the East Coast, including, Palm Aire Country Club, Boca Raton Resort, Carolina Country Club and Grande Oaks Golf Club. As a member of the American Culinary Federation since 1994 his focus has always been to remain active in the mainstream of this industry, in order to provide his members with the most recent trends and food quality available. After moving here in 2001 to open the Culinary Department at Berkeley Hall he has had the privilege in entering several charitable events and competitions throughout the Low Country. In which he has been voted best of low country numerous times. |
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