Roger Hough, CMC
Master Chef Roger Hough earned the Certified Master Chef title in 1996.
Career highlights:
- Former executive chef of the Beachouse Restaurant in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
- Chef Hough was a member of the 1988 U.S. Culinary Olympic team, which won multiple medals in Germany.
- His career began in Denver, where he started as a dishwasher at a private club and worked his way through kitchen positions before moving into larger leadership roles, including director of food and beverage for chain hotels and later corporate chef for a company operating multiple theme restaurants, where his work included training and menu development.
- Former co-owner and corporate chef of Kettle Works in Rathdrum, Idaho, leading research and development for a production kitchen focused on soups and sauces for the restaurant industry.
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