Traveling with the Gulf Coast Connoisseur Club
Chef Tommy Klauber and Michael Klauber have been immersed in the hospitality business since they were children, growing up on the shores of Longboat Key, Florida at their family-owned Colony Beach and Tennis Resort. They have been fortunate to study and travel the culinary highways of the world extensively and are consummate hosts as you might expect!
Michael opened the successful, award-winning Michael's On East Restaurant in Sarasota over 20 years ago. Tommy has owned and operated the highly-acclaimed Pattigeorge's since 1997, and recently opened a new restaurant in Lakewood Ranch's shopping and dining district, Polo Grill and Bar. Tommy is one of America's brightest and most creative chefs and Michael is one of the most well-known restaurateurs and wine experts in the US. Today their almost unlimited access to chefs and winemakers around the world consistently create one-of-a-kind experiences. Their seven Connoisseur Club culinary adventures to date have taken them (and their fellow travelers!) to France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, South Africa, Chile, Argentina, Napa Valley and Southeast Asia.