SANTA CRUZ, Calif.
Benchmark Hospitality International named Nicholas Church executive chef for Chaminade Resort & Spa.
“This is a wonderful promotion for Nicholas,” said Kevin Herbst, general manager for the resort. “He has worked in all areas of our kitchens and is a natural leader of his team. He also brings vast knowledge of the culinary preferences of our market to his new role. We congratulate Chef Church on his new position with our resort!”
Church is a veteran of the culinary arts and of Chaminade Resort & Spa. For nearly two decades he actively contributed in the resort’s kitchens, initially as line cook, and eventually as executive sous chef. In 2012, he exercised his entrepreneurial aspirations and a life-long dream, opening his own restaurant, Mama Mia's, located in Felton, California. Subsequently he returned to Chaminade assuming his previous role as executive sous chef.
Chef Church attended Cabrillo College in Aptos, Calif. and resides in Santa Cruz County.
Chaminade Resort & Spa is located on 300 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking Monterey Bay. The resort features 156 recently renovated guest rooms and 12,000 square feet of IACC-approved meeting and event space.
