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Rick Alabaugh

Employer: Juliette Falls Country Club
Title: Executive Chef
DOB: 9/12/59

Teammate: Guirellmo Lopez

Competitions: Please See Resume Below

 

 

Resume:

Education:

• The University of West Virginia, Parkersburg
  Associate Degree, Criminal Justice,
  1980
• Parkersburg High School Parkersburg,
  West Virginia Diploma,
  1978

Experience:

• Juliette Falls Golf and Spa Community (Ranked 5th by Golf Digest)
  Ocala, Florida
  October 2007 - Present
• Food and Beverage Director and Executive Chef RLR Golden Ocala Golf and Country Club (Ranked 75th by Golf Digest)
  Ocala, Florida
  March 2002 - October 2007
• Food and Beverage Director and Executive Chef River Bar and Grill
  Liberty Park Birmingham, Alabama
  April 1998 - February 2002
• Managing Partner and Executive Chef Vail Cascade Hotel and Club (4 Diamond 4 Star Hotel and Restaurant)
  Vail, Colorado
  April 1997 - April 1998
• Executive Chef Arman’s at Parklane
  Birmingham, Alabama
  May 1996 - April 1997
• Executive Chef Old Waverly Country Club (Ranked 50th by Golf Digest)
  West Point, Mississippi
  July 1993 - May 1996
• Food and beverage Director and Executive Chef The Wynfrey Hotel (4 Diamond 4 Star Hotel and Restaurant)
  Birmingham, Alabama
  January 1992 - July 1993
  Executive Chef Radisson Suites Hotel
  Huntsville, Alabama
  May 1991 - January 1992
• Executive Chef BlennerHassett Hotel (4 Diamond Hotel and Restaurant)
  Parkersburg, West Virginia
  December 1985 - May 1991

Awards / Honors:

• Host of Romeo’s Secrets Local Culinary TV Show 2008
• Ocala Magazine Best of the Best Country Club/Resort Chef 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 ,2008
• Ocala Magazine
  Ocala’s Iron Chef 2005
  Ocala’s Celebrity Chefs 2002
  Best Taste October 2002
• Ocala Magazine Cover and Feature Article April 2002
• Birmingham Taste of the Nation
  First Place May 2001
• Birmingham Magazine
  Featured Restaurant January 2001
• Fox 6 Television Good Day Alabama
  Featured Chef December 2000 and January 2001
• Birmingham News
  City Scenes Numerous Features
• Selected for Taste of Vail 1997 & 1998 Vail, Colorado
• National Taste of Elegance Pork Cook-Off 1996
  Chicago, Illinois
  Fifth Place
  Winner Circle for Flare and Presentation
• Taste of Elegance Pork Cook-Off 1995
  First Place - Biloxi, Mississippi
• Taste of the Valley 1989 , 1990, 1991
• Becky Thatcher Showboat, West Virginia
  Excellence of Quality Award
  Best Table Presentation Award
  People’s Choice Award
• Historical Hotels Of America Cookbook 5 Recipes Featured 1991

Professional Membership:

• American Culinary Federation
• Nationally Certified Professional Food & Beverage Manager
• Experior Assessments, LLC

Edgar Rivera

Taylor Northcutt

Employer: Farah's on the Avenue
Title: Head Chef

Bio:

Taylor Northcutt, originally from South Florida, moved to Gainesville eight years ago to show off his skills in the culinary arts. Taylor has learned from a wide variety of chefs such as Chef Peter White, Chef Nick Farah, and Chef Michael McBride. Self-dubbed a “street chef”, he has a style all his own that greatly differs from the rest.

Taylor currently runs the Queen of Peace Catholic school lunch program in addition to being the head chef at Farah's on the Avenue in Downtown Gainesville and working at O!O Tapas and Tinis in Southwest Gainesville.