Creating Culinary Excellence With Diana DeLucia

The GIG Podcast

The Golf Kitchen concept was initially born at a meeting at Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton in 2010. With some solid ideas, Diana DeLucia, created her first book and proof of concept titled Golf Club World, Behind the Gates which published in 2013. The recipes and culinary stories proved to be very popular and thus the Golf Kitchen book concept was realized. DeLucia traveled the USA and the world to uncover some of the finest Private Golf and Country Club and Resort teams. The first Golf Kitchen book was launched at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York and hosted by Executive Chef Rhy Waddington and a star-studded line up of Private Golf and Country Club Chefs from the USA and abroad cooking a food and wine tasting menu for the members and guests that will always be a night to remember. A similar event quickly followed at Cassique at Kiawah Island Club, South Carolina which was hosted by Executive Chef Doug Blair and once again included a collaboration of an elite group of chefs from Private Golf and Country Clubs from the USA and abroad. It was at Cassique that the magazine concept was born, and Golf Kitchen Magazine is now in its second year.
Golf Kitchen Punta Mita, a four-day golf and culinary extravaganza was hosted in Punta Mita, Mexico - which boasts both Four Seasons and St. Regis resorts on the property and two renowned Jack Nicklaus Signature-designed golf courses, Pacifico and Bahia – on April of 2018 and 2019 with the help and support of Punta Mita, Golf Kitchen participating chefs and clubs, friends of Golf Kitchen chefs, residents and guests.
Golf Kitchen Magazine is now a luxury, biannual collectable magazine and 2022 will be it's fifth year in production.

Highlights from this episode of The GIG Podcast that you don’t want to miss include:

• Diana tells us about her journey from food photographer to CEO of Golf Kitchen.
• Find out what attracted Diana to feature golf clubs as opposed to yacht clubs or city clubs.
• In all her travels putting together your Golf Kitchen publications, find about Diana’s favourite place or experience.
• Learn about some of the common traits Diana finds in the Chef’s that she has interviewed.
• In Diana’s opinion, what makes for a world class Chef.
• Hear about what Diana thinks are the challenges are facing this unique industry.
• Find out what a small club with a few staff can learn from a world class club and chef
• Learn about how a Club can qualify for the Golf Kitchen Culinary Excellence Awards.

About Diana DeLucia

​Diana DeLucia is an internationally acclaimed Australian photographer and journalist who now resides in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Diana’s passion for highlighting talented Chefs in the Golf world has inspired a culinary movement across the world at golf clubs and resorts. As she challenges these golf destinations, she knows that awareness of enhancing the golf culinary lifestyle can bring more enjoyment to the game – and help sustain the growth of golf and travel worldwide.
Diana has since created Golf Kitchen Magazine, a luxury biannual print publication and a second book in the Golf Kitchen series is in production titled Golf Kitchen America.
Diana has held two successful events in conjunction with Punta Mita, Mexico and established the Golf Kitchen Culinary Excellence Awards in 2018 at Edgewood Country Club in New Jersey, in 2019 at GlenArbor Golf Club, Bedford Hills, New York.

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