Chef,
I agree it is a daunting task to read Le Guide cover to cover. Most importantly however I see this as a never ending journey that must begin with a real first step which I feel you have just provided us. I am looking forward to being part of t…
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Michael Deihl has found a culinary home as the Executive Chef of the prestigious East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, home of the PGA Tour Championship. Chef Deihl is entering his 37th year in the Food & Beverage industry and constantly comments on how much he still learns every day in the kitchen. Chef Deihl has overseen kitchens at some of the finer country clubs, hotels, restaurants and catering facilities on the East Coast. Chef Deihl also has been teaching culinary arts as an adjunct professor for the last 10 years.
Michael has been published in The National Culinary Review, Hilton Head Monthly, Current Diversions, Flavors Magazines and has had numerous features written about him in newspapers and magazines. Chef Deihl has won ACF and local culinary awards in Hot Food, Cold Food and Ice Carving. Chef Deihl was voted by his peers as Chapter Chef of the Year in 1998 & 2006, Humanitarian of the Year in 2005 and has served as President and Chairman of the Board of the Hilton Head Island Chefs Association and is the current President of the ACF Greater Atlanta Chapter of the American Culinary Federation. Michael is a Certified Executive Chef, a Certified Culinary Administrator and a member of the ACF Honor Society, the American Academy of Chefs.
Michael is also currently chairman of the board of the HEFG, Hospitality Education Fund of Georgia and the DeKalb Tech Prep Consortium. Chef Deihl has coached the Atlanta Junior Hot Food Team and the Marietta High School Pro Start Culinary Team. Chef Deihl’s Teams have won Silver and Gold Medals in the regional finals and advanced to the Pro Start National Final competition with the Pro Start Culinary team. Chef Deihl is currently training and studying for the Certified Master Chef test.
Hi Michael,
Hope your summer has gone well.
It was good to see you at the National conference.
Tell me what I need to know about the Aruba idea, dates, times, what the class/seminar entails.
Thanks!
At 8:22am on December 20, 2008, Travis Smith said…
Almost good, I had a bad cut on my right hand, and are out since June, as of today, taking PT for my hand, Are you sign up for the CMC in 2009????
I will do it in 2010 still have to finish some courses.
Hubert
Hello Mike-
I'd really like to get the word out to the membership about this blog. We can even create a special link for an Atlanta Chefs blog if we want to I thionk. Let's see where it goes.