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LKNConnect is proud to announce that Chef Tim Schafer has joined our Administrative TEAM.
We Welcome Chef Tim and look forward to sharing his 35 years of experience with the Residents of Lake Norman.
Chef Tim will Offer:
An experienced voice on the Administrative TEAM
A Sharing of his signature recipes with the Lake Norman Community
Cooking Classes and Pairing Experiences with the Community
Offering In Home Catering for small parties to the Lake Norman Community
Tim “The Brew Chef” Schafer is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and has been an accomplished Chef, restaurateur, caterer and consultant for the past 35 years. His New Jersey and North Carolina restaurants garnered high acclaim and well deserved accolades from top food critics as well as the masses of his loyal guests and followers. Since his last restaurant Chef Schafer has been consulting on many wonderful projects and has shared in their successes. Tim Schafer’s Catering has always specialized in a spectrum of events from small intimate dinner parties to customized elaborate affairs. Chef Schafer has catered for an extensive list of exclusive celebrity clients including an array of actors & entertainers along with many professional athletes from the NFL field to the homes & tracks of many NASCAR drivers & teams.
The Brew Chef has been sharing his passion for cooking with beer and pairing the two for the past thirty years. His beer enhanced recipes have been featured within the pages of some of the world’s renowned beer and food authors such as Stephen Beaumont and Lucy Saunders. The Brew Chef has appeared in dozens of the leading beer publications including the cover of Beer Advocate, Beer Connoisseur and in many periodicals. As a long running columnist for Ale Street News, in which he has shared his passion with thousands of devoted readers.
He has been invited as a guest Chef to appear on numerous radio and television shows including the Food Network. He has also been invited to share his passion and perform cooking classes and cook for hundreds of guests on board the QE2. He has traveled abroad appearing at hundreds of national beer festivals and events including the Mondial de la Biere in Montreal the Craft Brewers Conference in Maine and “A Taste of Texas” in San Antonio throughout his vast and exciting career. Many of the beer dinners he has executed included the likes of the late Michael Jackson “The Beer Hunter” and Master Belgian brewer Pierre Celis and breweries such as Rogue, Victory and Hoegaarden just to mention a few. His experience has been sought after by many beer and food establishments and companies including Heineken USA.
Chef Schafer pays it forward whenever possible by bringing awareness and supporting many local and national charitable organizations. For the past 20 years he has been involved with Saint Peter’s Home for Boys in New Jersey sharing his similar story, supporting and especially cooking with the kids who have passed through the doors of this amazing facility. Tim is currently working on his first book project reflecting on the topic and his childhood in foster care.
The Brew Chef’s Original Hopzalt seasonings are delicious, hand crafted blends of American hops, the world’s finest salts and all natural ingredients. The full line is available at www.brewchefhopzalts.com. The Brew Chef has been spotted cooking and catering at local breweries and hosting beer events everywhere. Chef Schafer can be reached at [email protected] on Facebook and Instagram.
