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BallenIsles Country Club Welcomes New
Director Of Culinary Operations And Executive Chef
BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,
is pleased to welcome Joseph DiPrima as the club’s new
director of culinary operations and executive chef. DiPrima
will oversee all facets of food service and preparation, across
all six of BallenIsles Country Club’s dining venues. The
announcement comes after the club conducted an extensive
nationwide search. DiPrima officially began at BallenIsles
Country Club on Nov. 29. Club in Boca Raton.
DiPrima has 18-plus years of private club food and
beverage experience. Prior to arriving at BallenIsles, DiPrima
served as the executive chef at the Royal Palm Yacht and
Country Club, an exclusive, high-end residence club in
Boca Raton, recognized as a Distinguished Club, Platinum
Club of America and Platinum Club of the World. Over his
career, he has served DiPrima. “My career has steadily grown and now to have the
as the executive opportunity to serve a club like BallenIsles, with its long history
chef at private clubs of established quality and large scale operation, to lead a culinary
in Naples, Fla., and team in such a prestigious club is what I’ve prepared for. I am
Pinehurst, N.C., and as very much looking forward to working closely with our skilled
the executive sous chef staff to bring memorable dining experiences each day to our
at Woodfield Country members.”
DiPrima grew up in New York where he developed his talent
“This is an and love of culinary arts first in his family’s Manhattan bakery
exciting time for me and at an array of local restaurants. He trained at and is a graduate
professionally and of The Culinary Institute of America located in Hyde Park, N.Y.,
personally as I am and has owned his own deli and catering company.
reaching the pinnacle “During the interview process, Joseph made an
of the club world,” said immediate impression and connection with everyone he
met at BallenIsles,” said BallenIsles Country Club General
Manager and COO Ryan Walls. “He is very personable and
engaging and exudes a passion for the private country club
environment. But in the end, Joseph is a food guy, that is
all he has done and all he will do. We look forward to him
leading our team in making an incredible food experience
for our members.”
For more information on BallenIsles Country Club, visit
www.BallenIsles.org.
Family Adventure
Day Returns
To The
Jupiter Inlet
Lighthouse &
Museum Jan. 15!
Experience a fun family day on the waterfront at the
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum! This year’s Family
Adventure Day will offer unique and educationally
entertaining ways to explore the lighthouse grounds and
our History Shaped By Nature with your whole family on
Saturday, Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
From the moment you walk in, you’ll discover Life
on the Loxahatchee River with your history passport!
Your family will enjoy pioneer demonstrations, hands-on
history activities, archaeology, arts and crafts, meet our
friends from the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Seminole Tribe
of Florida, hear some great storytelling and some toe-
tapping music too. Plus have fun with Family Adventure
Day games, lighthouse climbs, fishing on the new pier,
and family-friendly food trucks.
Admission is $5 for children and adults, children ages
5 and under are admitted free. This is a timed-ticket event.
Online ticket purchase is required. More information and
tickets can be found at jupiterlighthouse.org.
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