November, 2006

November, 2006
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Editor’s Memo

  • Cutting Through the Blog

    Club Features

  • A Peaceful Path to Profits at Stonebridge Meadows GC
    A hands-on owner, national golf management company, and trio of managers learn to comfortably and successfully co-exist in a serene corner of Arkansas.

    Off the Cuff

  • The Content You Want, In Print and Online
    Nothing pleases a publisher and editor more than to know we are connecting with our audience.

    Food & Beverage

  • Getting Rich with Desserts
    The love affair with chocolate continues to boost after-dinner sales.

    Chef to Chef

  • Bringing Great Golf Full Circle

    Course & Grounds

  • Forming Good Habitats
    Sound environmental practices can play well with the game of golf.

    Club Architechure

  • Tables for Two
    A daily-fee club becomes an F&B destination, through an innovative clubhouse expansion and unique partnership with an established local restaurant operator.

    Pro Shop

  • Making The Club More Eventful
    A commitment to member events can help solidify satisfaction—and boost sales throughout a facility.
  • Spin Me Round
    Hand-Spun Pizza Crust

    Recreation & Fitness

  • Homme Improvement
    Tailoring spa services to men helps clubs and resorts capitalize on this growing spa demographic.

    Today's Manager

  • Not-So-Rude Initiations
    Some tasteful approaches to setting and selling dues and fees, without hitting members and guests between the eyes.

    Technology

  • The 10 Commandments of Database Marketing
    A new breed of software tools helps savvy club marketers cozy up to members and capture highly qualified sales leads.
  • Power Tools for Marketers

    Recipe Exchange

  • Chocolate Whiskey Cake
    Submitted by Yascha Becker, Pastry Chef, Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, Sandestin, FL
  • Chocolate Pot de Crème
    Submitted by Vincent Sanzotti, Executive Chef, and Heather Witman, Pastry Chef, St. Clair Country Club, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Chocolate Cubed
    Submitted by Ericka Idler, Pastry Chef, Aqueous Restaurant, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, PA
  • Caramelized Georgia Peach & White Chocolate Turnover with Southern Comfort & Praline Ice Cream
    Submitted by Gregory Jolliff, executive chef at The Grille at Troon North Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • CHOCOLATE FANTASY
    Submitted by Vincent Sanzotti, Executive Chef and Heather, Witman, Pastry Chef, St. Clair Country Club, Pittsburgh, PA
  • CHOCOLATE ALMOND TORTE
    Submitted by Linda Sue Crowley, Executive Pastry Chef, Fox Den Country Club, Knoxville, TN
  • INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CAKES
    Submitted by Peter Kovalec, Executive Pastry Chef, Bent Creek Country Club in Lititz, PA
  • S'MORE BROWNIE SUNDAE
    Submitted by Peter Kovalec, Executive Pastry Chef, Bent Creek Country
  • CREME CHOCOLATE CHARLOTTE
    Submitted by Yascha Becker, Pastry Chef, Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, Sandestin, FL
  • Lobster Boulinaise
    Submitted By: Henry Pietrowski, Jr., Executive Chef, Pine Valley Golf Club, Pine Valley, N.J.
  • Paprika-crusted Lamb Loin with Citrus Mashed Potatoes
    Submitted by: Henry Pietrowski, Jr., Executive Chef, Pine Valley Golf Club, Pine Valley, N.J.

    Products at Work

  • Beating the Heat
    Oakmont gears up its kitchen to serve more than 50,000 meals at next year’s U.S. Open.

    Product Showcase

  • Bathroom Disinfectant Wipes
  • Lather King Hot Foam Shave Cream Machine
  • Authority Creeping Bentgrass
  • Chadwick Armchair
  • MardiGras Tables
  • Devon Dining
  • Savannah Table and Stacking Chair
  • Professional Dish Washer with Built-In Water Softener
  • Keg Cellar
  • Insulated Transport Cabinet (CA67-ESIN-40CD)
  • Bush’s Best Homestyle Chili
  • Dipt’n Dusted Calamari Rings and Tentacles
  • Ladies Golf Belt
  • Forged 755 Iron
  • Slenda Dinnerware
  • Trillimu Collection
  • Coppertone Continuous Sunscreen Spray 30 SPF (with a new 50 SPF coming our way)
  • Home Ambiance Fragrance (Le Frgranze d’Ambinate)
  • Greens Flag

    Last Resort

  • Club Mad
  • (Eternal) Life?
  • Golf Graduates

    Special Report

  • PGA Fall Expo Show Highlights
    Vendors hope “what happened in Vegas” won’t stay there.