'Seabrook Island Club' Turns Up the Heat with New Executive Chef, Pastry Chef and Director of Food & Beverage
Changes reflect growing wedding and events business on the island.
Charleston, SC (PRWEB) March 23, 2005 -- There are some new faces in the
kitchen at the newly renamed Seabrook Island Club, and they’re turning up the
heat on the island's culinary offerings. No longer will Seabrook Island
residents and guests need to head to East Bay for 4-star food – they can enjoy
the delights of new Executive Chef Sara Carter and new Pastry Chef Ann McCall
without ever leaving the island.
Chef Carter, a highly respected chef
formerly with Stephen Duvall Catering & Events, takes the helm of the
Seabrook kitchen fresh from a highly successful tenure with that company, where
she was responsible for handling some of Charleston’s most prominent weddings
and events. Before that, she served in a similar capacity with Carolina’s
Restaurant, also in Charleston. She was educated at the renowned Scottsdale
Culinary Institute.
Pastry Chef McCall also joins the Seabrook kitchen
from Stephen Duvall Catering & Events. She was educated at Johnson &
Wales University and willoversee all pastry related activities on the island,
including Seabrook’s growing share of the wedding cake market. Before her time
at Duvall, McCall served as Chef at The Ashley Inn and The Cannonboro
Inn.
The two new faces in Seabrook’s kitchen follow the appointment of a
new Director of Food & Beverage at Seabrook Island Club. Seabrook officials
announced the appointment of Kenneth Gerhardt as the Club’s Director of F&B,
where he will oversee all aspects of catering and special events on the island.
An experienced hotelier, Gerhardt brings two decades of food & beverage
expertise to his new role at Seabrook. Previously, he was director of food &
beverage at Bald Head Island Resort and before that served as director of
banquet operations at the Kiawah Island Resort.
John Wilderman, General
Manager of Seabrook Island Club, commented on the appointments, saying,
“Bringing culinary professionals like Sara, Ann and Ken on board solidifies the
new direction Seabrook Island Club is heading. With the new Chef and Pastry
Chef, a new director of F&B, and a new club name, it really is a new day out
here on Seabrook.”
Seabrook’s renewed commitment to hosting the finest
beach weddings in the Lowcountry has also paid off handsomely in 2005. Says,
Wilderman, “In only 3 months, this year’s total number of weddings booked out
here is more than double last year’s total. Seabrook Island creates a sense of
romance that rivals anywhere in the Southeast. Combine our award-winning cuisine
and service
with the beauty of the coast and you have a wedding location
unlike any other.”
Located on the southern coast of historic Charleston,
South Carolina, Seabrook Island has long been acknowledged as one of South
Carolina’s most beautiful barrier islands. Seabrook is home to one of the
state’s widest beaches, and Seabrook Island Club golf courses have been
designated as the first fully certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in South
Carolina. Nationally recognized tennis facilities and a full service equestrian
center add to the unique nature of the island. For more information, please
visit www.seabrookislandrealestate.com.
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