Chef Dale Miller Talks About His Career And Plans For The Future
Chef Dale Miller, who currently lives in Clifton Park, New York grew up in Tribes Hill, Amsterdam. In 1985 he relocated to the Capital District after being offered a job as executive sous chef by Albany Marriott on Wolf Road. Miller, one of 68 Certified Master Chefs in the United States, is currently the president of Master Chef Consulting Group LLC. In a recent interview with the Troy Record, Miller was asked when he earned the coveted Certified Master Chef distinction. He answered that it happened 18 years ago, back in April 1996. Miller is also Global Master Chef certified by the World Association of Chefs; there are only 800 of these in the world right now. He also belongs to the American Academy of Chefs, which he describes as “a sort of honor society of the ACF”.
Next he was asked to discuss his training and education and his favorite recipes. He said that he started his own catering and baking business from his parent’s kitchen when he was just 12 years old; from the age of 15 he worked in a variety of local restaurants.
He opened his first restaurant, Stone Ends, in 1986 when he was 26; he passed the CMC test in the same year.
A recipe he is particularly fond of is pan roaster Maple Leaf Farms’ duck breast served with brandied apricot sauce.
In February this year Miller launched a chef consulting website to provide consulting services to chefs and other clients. Until now he has worked with a diverse array of clients, including Twin Technologies, Campbell’s Soup, Hillshire Farms, Red Lobster, Oliver Garden, Cabot Cheese and Maple Leaf Farms.
When asked how he planned to grow his business over the next five years, Miller responded by saying that, depending on the opportunities that come up, he will provide innovative culinary consulting services to some of the top restaurants in the region, as well as corporations, food service manufacturers and chains. In this regard he expects his website to play a major role, since it allows him to interact with clients across the world.
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