Don't Forget the Lemon Zest

Willi Daffinger, C.E.C., A.A.C. was the retired executive chef of the exclusive Rolling Rock Country Club in Ligonier, PA. After arriving in New York City in 1957 after his many years of working in hotels and restaurants in Europe, he began living his American culinary dreams, ultimately cooking for actors, the president of the United States, princes and princesses, and prominent executives. Throughout his career, Daffinger was keenly interested in the American Culinary Federation apprentice program, working for the betterment of the organization and development of creating better junior chefs. In his spare time, he enjoyed reading and amassed quite a library, foraging in the woods for Chantarelle mushrooms, and vacationing each year to Mexico. He enjoyed cultivating his flowers at home. Daffinger sadly died this summer. He was married to his wife of fifty-three years, deceased. They have one daughter, a lawyer, and one son, Ph. D. Cand. also deceased.