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  • MIKE PIZZITOLA
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      Head Golf Professional

      Mike Pizzitola is originally from Destrehan, La. He attended Jesuit High School and played on the golf team for 3 years, and the team finished runner-up in the State tournament in 2002. He then attended Mississippi State University in the PGM program, and moved to Atlanta to work at Alpharetta Country Club. Mike played some mini-tour events while in Atlanta.

      He moved back home in 2013 to pursue a career in insurance but learned quickly that a career in golf is where he wanted to be. Mike won the 2016 Mississippi Mid-South golf tournament at Hattiesburg Country Club along with Paul Maholm and the 2016 Gulf States Ping Sterling-Cut Pro-Scratch at Audubon Golf Club with PGA pro Jared Smith.

  • RAYMOND MOREAU

    • Executive Chef

      Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, our Executive Chef Raymond has been cooking professionally for over 18 years. After graduating from Johnson and Wales University’s College of Culinary Arts, his career allowed him to cook in some amazing places. He has worked in several fine dining restaurants in the Caribbean, including Marmalade in Puerto Rico, and when he came back to the states, he was the Banquet and Catering Chef at Restaurant August in New Orleans for five years. Chef Raymond has been happily married since 2015, and he and his wife just welcomed their first child.

  • CHRIS OKORIE

    • Sous Chef

      Born and raised in New Orleans, Chris started cooking at 20 years old. He won a scholarship to the International Culinary Center of New York and was also given the opportunity to learn how to make pasta and pizza in Parma, Italy. Chris is happy to be here at English Turn as our Sous Chef, and  he enjoys reading and writing short stories in his free time.