Diana Delucia
Stamford, CT (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Golf Kitchen
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Location:
Stamford
Industry:
Entertainment
Year Founded:
2025
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Growth (not profitable)
Entity Type:
Limited Liability Company
Description:
**GolfKitchen: Behind the Velvet Rope. Inside the Kitchen.**
Elite private golf clubs are no longer just about the fairways. They've become destinations for world-class culinary experiences — investing heavily in kitchens, menus, and talent. The problem? Most culinary graduates never consider golf clubs as a career path, while elite clubs compete desperately for the same shrinking pool of trained chefs as restaurants, franchises, and corporate dining.
GolfKitchen is changing that narrative.
Built on 15 years of brand equity from Diana DeLucia's GolfKitchen Publications, this premium streaming reality series takes audiences behind the velvet rope and into the extraordinary kitchens that membership lists protect — glamorizing a world most culinary professionals never knew existed, and inspiring the next generation of chefs to discover it.
The concept has already proven itself before a single episode has aired. Elite clubs worldwide are calling Diana. McLaren Motors has initiated collaboration conversations. The insider world isn't waiting — they're already paying attention.
Led by Diana DeLucia, producer Curtis Graham, and media veteran Mark Dvornik, GolfKitchen sits at a rare intersection: **golf, fine dining, premium entertainment, and genuine cultural impact.**
We are seeking **$2M** to complete our pilot, produce the first 9 episodes, and bring this series to a global audience — targeting investors who understand that the best opportunities live where passion meets purpose.
With a realistic 3-year market potential of **$18M**, our base-case return for seed investors is **$3.5M** — a compelling entry point into a category nobody else has claimed.
**The world knows the fairways. Nobody has shown them the kitchen. Until now.**