Neil Connolly

former Kennedy family chef

Neil Connolly has spent a lifetime in professional kitchens, restaurants, hotels, and private clubs. His honors and achievements are many and prestigious. A sample of these include The Culinary Olympics in Germany where he received four gold medals and a perfect score in the world competition. He has been honored as a distinguished visiting chef at Johnson and Wales University. Chef Connolly has received over 35 medals and awards in his distinguished career. He was a member of the American Academy of Chefs, Confrie La Chaine des Rotisseurs Society, Verband der Koche Osterreichs, Landessektion Tirol Innesbruck Austria, and the Honorable Order of the Golden Toque Society, to mention a few, and has recently written a cookbook of his years with the Kennedy Family, entitled, *In the Kennedy Kitchen*.