NICK MORFOGEN
E X E C U T I V E C H E F
Menu Creation, Development & Execution
Meat & Fish Fabrication
Wood-Fired Cookery
Sustainable Sourcing
Inventory & Cost Management
Food Safety
S K I L L S
10385 St. Andrews Rd. Boynton
Beach, FL 33436
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nick_morfogen
P R O F I L E
E X P E R I E N C E
Pine Tree Golf Club Boynton Beach, FL
32 East Delray Beach, FL
2016 - 2024
1999 - 2016
EXECUTIVE CHEF
Led a culinary team in an exclusive golf club providing dining experiences in multiple outlets including main dining room, catering, halfway house, and men’s locker room
EXECUTIVE CHEF/PARTNER
Produced a daily dinner menu serving American contemporary cuisine & catered exclusive private events
Maxaluna Boca Raton, FL 1997 - 1999
EXECUTIVE CHEF/PARTNER
Led a team of chefs and pastry chefs in a high-volume contemporary Italian restaurant
E D U C A T I O N
Hyde Park, NY 1987
CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
A W A R D S
“Best New Chefs” 1996
FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE
Richard T. Keating Award 1987
CULINARY INSTITUTE OF
AMERICA
Golden Spoon Hall of Fame 2006
FLORIDA TREND MAGAZINE
An award winning and dynamic executive
chef with a wealth of experience in some of
America’s most recognized establishments.
Ajax Tavern Aspen, CO 1994 - 1997
EXECUTIVE CHEF/PARTNER
Opening chef/partner of award-winning restaurant at the base of Aspen Mountain
Tra Vigne Napa Valley, CA 1990-1994
CHEF DE CUISINE
Chef under owner Michael Chiarello at this Napa Valley institution Le Cirque New York City, NY 1988 - 1990
CHEF POISSONNIER
Fish station line cook and butcher under Daniel Boulud at this world renowned restaurant
La Cote Basque New York, NY
CHEF ENTREMETIER
Line cook under legendary chef/owner Jean Jacques Rachou at the bastion of classical French cuisine
Le Bernardin New York, NY
CHEF TOURNANT
CIA externship under chef/owner Gilbert Le Coze at this groundbreaking seafood restaurant
1987
1988