Chef Glenn Rolnick was born and raised in Rockland County, New York, where he first gained valuable cooking experience whipping up dishes for his family during his preteen years, while his parents were at work. Rolnick received rave “family reviews”, and word spread quickly throughout the neighborhood. Soon, Rolnick began catering small functions for his... READ MORE
Chef Glenn Rolnick was born and raised in Rockland County, New York, where he first gained valuable cooking experience whipping up dishes for his family during his preteen years, while his parents were at work. Rolnick received rave “family reviews”, and word spread quickly throughout the neighborhood. Soon, Rolnick began catering small functions for his neighbors.
Realizing quickly that he was skilled in the kitchen, he went to work at a bakery while in high school and community college. Upon graduating with an Associate’s Degree from Rockland Community College, Rolnick enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America, and was voted by his peers as “most likely to succeed.”
Soon after graduation, Rolnick landed his dream job at the world renowned Hotel Carlyle in New York City, where he was quickly promoted to Sous Chef after six months. Shortly following, he became Executive Sous Chef at the United Nations Plaza Hotel, where he oversaw the hotel’s dining rooms, banquets, events and room service, and cooked for world presidents and dignitaries.
With a desire to get “back to his roots,” Rolnick returned to Rockland County and began a catering business where he catered hundreds of events each year. After six successful years, Rolnick decided to return to the restaurant world, and accepted a position as Executive Chef at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, followed by a position as Executive Chef at the Dellwood Country Club in Rockland.
Chef Glenn Rolnick has served as the Director of Culinary Operations for the Alicart Restaurant Group for the past 12 years. He has been seen on Good Morning America, MSG Live, WCBS, WNBC, Fox’s Good Day New York, Fox News, Fox Business Network, Live from the Couch, PIX11, VH1 Big Morning Buzz, and BET Arise 360 and has been profiled in Time Magazine, The New York Times, The New Yorker and Food Arts Magazine. He has also styled food shoots for dozens of publications including Gourmet Magazine, The Journal News, The New York Post and The New York Daily News. He has also been heard on Martha Stewart Radio, Joan Hamburg Radio, and Z100 Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.
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