Chef's Club
The Club des Chefs des Chefs ( CCC ) is an association of chefs from heads of government and heads of state of individual states. It sees itself as the "most exclusive catering association in the world". It was founded as an association under French law in 1977. If a country does not have a head chef for the head of state, the chef of the hotel or establishment in which the official state receptions are held can also be represented. Every year the members meet for a common dinner that takes place in a different country; in 2012 this dinner took place in Berlin.
history
The club was founded in 1977 by the chef Paul Bocuse , in his restaurant Mont d'Or in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or in France, "the legendary temple of gastronomy". The meeting took place at the instigation of Gilles Bragard, a fashion designer working for the international hotel and catering industry. The first meeting in 1977 met with such a response from the participants that it was agreed to come together for dinner every year.
Members
Members of the CCC are (as of mid-2012)
- Hilton Little, South Africa , Executive Chef to the President of the Republic of South Africa
- Ulrich Kerz, Germany , head chef for the German Chancellor
- Rupert Schnait, Austria , head chef responsible for official receptions
- Tim Wasylko, Canada , Executive Chef to the Prime Minister of Canada
- Sun Zhongting and Yang Zongwei, People's Republic of China , Head Chefs of the Great Hall of the People , Beijing
- Jesper Vollmer, Denmark , Chef Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark
- Cristeta Comerford, USA , Head Chef for the President of the USA
- Isto Tahvanainen, Finland , Head Chef of the Republic of Finland
- Bernard Vaussion, France , Head Chef to the President of the Republic of France
- Athanasios Skouras, Greece , Head Chef to the President of the Republic of Greece
- Machindra Kustore, India , Executive Chef to the President of the Republic of India
- Rosaleen McBride, Ireland Executive Chef for the President of the Republic of Ireland
- Shalom Kadosh, Israel , chef in charge of official receptions
- Fabrizio Boca and Massimo Sprega, Italy , chefs at the Quirinal
- Michel de Matteis, Mauritius , head chef responsible for official receptions
- Christian Garcia (Chairman of the CCC), Monaco, Head Chef of His Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco
- Daryl Schembeck, United Nations, Head Chef at the UN in New York
- Grzegorz Rzeszotarski, Poland Chef of the President of the Republic of Poland
- Jaroslav Zahalka, Czech Republic , head chef in charge of official receptions
- Mark Flanagan (Vice Chairman of the CCC), United Kingdom , Her Majesty the Queen's Chef
- Vakhtang Abushidi, Russia , head chef of the Kremlin
- Rohan Fernandopulle, Sri Lanka , head chef responsible for official receptions
- Magnus Åka Rehbäck, Sweden , Head Chef for His Majesty the King of Sweden
- Gregor Zimmermann, Switzerland , head chef responsible for official receptions
- Khwankeo Vajarodaya, Thailand , Chief Chamberlain of His Majesty the King of Thailand
literature
- Thomas Platt, Stephanie Rudolf, David Klaubert: They cook for heads of state and government: the circle organized in the “Club des Chefs des Chefs” just met in Berlin. We spoke to nine chefs from eight countries , in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, July 22, 2012, pages 44–45 (extensive report with a lengthy interview and various short statements)