Club Cuisine

Recipes and cooking tips from the kitchen of one of the country's most exclusive clubs

Club Cuisine is the new, stunningly visual cookbook featuring Certified Master Chef Edward Leonard's dynamic club fare. It presents more than 150 recipes that, until now, have typically only been enjoyed by privileged members of private clubs. Inside, you'll find helpful hints and insights to create these scrumptious dishes, as well as inspiring photographs by renowned photographer Ron Manville, who has worked extensively with the ACF Culinary Team USA and other top chefs.

For serious chefs, Club Cuisine is a dream come true. Featured recipes include amuse-bouches, seafood, beef, and pasta dishes as well as delectable soups, salads, and sandwiches. Also included is a guest chef chapter featuring recipes from some of the top club chefs around the country that add to this impressive collection. Caterers and restaurant owners will also find complete seasonal menu items that have pleased distinguished diners at top private clubs.

For everything from a simple nosh to a hearty but elegant meal, Club Cuisine is the cookbook to keep at your fingertips.

Preface viii

Foreword ix

My Philosophy of Cuisine x

Special Thanks xiii

1 Breakfast the Elegant Way 1

2 Lunch 15

3 Salads 31

4 Main Plate Salads 45

5 Sandwiches 57

6 Appetizers, Hors d'Oeuvres, Amuse-Bouches 69

7 First Plates 89

8 Seafood 109

9 Beef 135

10 Beyond Beef 149

11 Pasta, Beans, and Rice 171

12 Pastry 187

13 Trilogy 205

14 Guest Chefs 219

15 Chef Leonard's Pantry 245

About the American Culinary Federation 265

About the Club Manager's Association of America 267

Certified Master Chef 269

Index 271

CHEF EDWARD G. LEONARD, CMC, is captain and team manager of the award-winning ACF Culinary Team USA, Vice President of the World Association of Cooks Societies, and Executive Chef at the Westchester Country Club, the 14th ranked Platinum Club, in Rye, New York. Chef Leonard is one of only sixty-two Certified Master Chefs in the United States. Recipes and cooking tips from the kitchen of one of the country's most exclusive clubs

Club Cuisine is the new, stunningly visual cookbook featuring Certified Master Chef Edward Leonard's dynamic club fare. It presents more than 150 recipes that, until now, have typically only been enjoyed by privileged members of private clubs. Inside, you'll find helpful hints and insights to create these scrumptious dishes, as well as inspiring photographs by renowned photographer Ron Manville, who has worked extensively with the ACF Culinary Team USA and other top chefs.

For serious chefs, Club Cuisine is a dream come true. Featured recipes include amuse-bouches, seafood, beef, and pasta dishes as well as delectable soups, salads, and sandwiches. Also included is a guest chef chapter featuring recipes from some of the top club chefs around the country that add to this impressive collection. Caterers and restaurant owners will also find complete seasonal menu items that have pleased distinguished diners at top private clubs.

For everything from a simple nosh to a hearty but elegant meal, Club Cuisine is the cookbook to keep at your fingertips.