CHEF TO CHEF
Taking the Reins at DAC
Detroit Athletic Club’s new Executive Chef has big shoes to fill and a deep desire to succeed. By Scott Craig, CEC, CCA, WCMC, Director of Culinary Operations, Myers Park Country Club (Charlotte, N.C.)
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THE DETROIT (MICH.) ATHLETIC Club (DAC) is well-known as an impressive and unique facility, boasting 14 floors of Roman-inspired architecture, guest rooms, athletic facilities, restaurants, ballrooms and pools. As impressive as the facility is, even more impressive is the pantheon of chefs who have helmed its food-and-beverage operation. The latest to take up the mantle at DAC is Shawn Loving, CMC, who has been named to succeed longtime Executive Chef Kevin Brennan after his retirement. Loving’s culinary education began at the school for which he ultimately became the department chair, Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Mich. His career took him through hotels, clubs, the Disney organization and Las Vegas before he opened his own restaurant, which he operated for seven years. www.clubandresortbusiness.com