Committee News

Welcome to Executive Chef Danny Flanagan

  • December 2024
  • By Stacey Henson

The Club at Grandezza is thrilled to announce its selection for Executive Chef, Danny Flanagan. Danny is ready to take on the role leading the culinary team in developing a delicious new chapter in the Club’s dining experience.

Chef Danny has been the Executive Chef at The Club at Pelican Preserve for the last 2 years and will now join the team at Grandezza. Prior to Pelican Preserve, Danny was the Executive Chef at The Club at Pradera in Parker, Colorado. During that time, he has also produced a YouTube show called “From the Ocean to the Fire.” The pilot is available online now, you can check it out here! (1793) Eat This TV/From the Ocean to the Fire with Chef Dan – YouTube

Previously, Danny was the Executive Chef for the Sunshine Suites on Seven Mile Beach in the Cayman Islands with responsibilities including menu development, food and labor control and daily function and operation of the restaurant. He has also held Executive Chef positions at MorningStar Senior Living.

Danny also served for fifteen years as the Executive Chef of Sanctuary Golf Course, an invitation-only facility in Castle Pines, Colorado. During this tenure he also led the kitchen at the Wildlife Experience, a museum and event center and co-owned location with the golf course.

Before moving to Colorado in 1998, Chef spent two years as Executive Chef for Overlea/Great Occasions Caterers in Maryland overseeing all on and off-premise catering as well as their commissary and concession business including helping with their kosher catering facility.

Chef Danny is an American Culinary Federation (ACF) Certified Executive Chef (2014); also, an ACF Certified Culinary Administrator (2015); holds CPR/First Aid certifications; and is a Certified Proctor/ Instructor and manager certified with ServSafe. Additionally, he instructed the 2nd year class of apprentices for the Colorado Chefs Association for three years and is a certification evaluator for the ACF. He completed his culinary education at the Baltimore International Culinary College in 1992 and is active in several culinary events in the Denver area including cooking for the current and past governors of Colorado.

Please join us in welcoming Danny to The Club at Grandezza where he is eager to meet you all and improve your culinary experience!

Thank you, Stacey Henson General Manager The Club at Grandezza