Executive Chef - Neil Connolly

Neil Connolly has spent a lifetime in professional kitchens, restaurants, hotels, and private clubs. His honors and achievements are many and prestigious. A sample of these include The Culinary Olympics in Germany where he received four gold medals and a perfect score in the world competition. He has been honored as a distinguished visiting chef at Johnson and Wales University. Chef Connolly has received over 35 medals and awards in his distinguished career. He was a member of the American Academy of Chefs, Confrie La Chaine des Rotisseurs Society, Verband der Koche Osterreichs, Landessektion Tirol Innesbruck Austria, and the Honorable Order of the Golden Toque Society, to mention a few, and has recently written a cookbook of his years with the Kennedy Family, entitled, In the Kennedy Kitchen, due out in April of this year.

Chef Neil Honored

Chef Neil Connolly was invited to cook at The James Beard Foundation in New York City on July 11, 2006. Chefs are offered the opportunity to cook at The Beard House by invitation only; following strict guidelines set by the foundation and the Chef Selection Committee.