November, 2007

November, 2007
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Editor’s Memo

  • Speaking for Themselves (and You)

    Publisher's Note

  • No Mixed Feelings About “Mixed Greens”!
    In one night, five competing clubs in western New York come together for a wild event that completely kills the notion that they’re stuffy and that their F&B offers are boring.

    Club Features

  • How St. James Plantatıon Makes 81 Holes and Four Clubs Work as One
    By focusing on how to continually captivate resident members, rather than just keep them captive, a developer and golf management company have combined to provide a full complement of club services to their community.

    Food & Beverage

  • Takıng Catering On the Road
    When it comes to food service that goes beyond the dining room, you could say it’s all about catering to your customers.
  • Off-Premise Wedding Menu
    (Estate in Boca Raton, 180 Guests)
  • Pickled Red Onions
  • Catering Menus
    Cocktail Reception Menu at Bellport Country Club
  • Cost Analyze Recipes
    Submitted by Paul Verica, Executive Chef, The Club at Longview, Charlotte, N.C.
  • Upscale the Bar Menu
    Submitted by Jon Reecher, Director of Catering at The Greenbrier Resort

    Chef to Chef

  • Adding to the Bounty
    Executive Chef Russell Scott, CMC has an impressive culinary background that brought unique perspectives to his current position at Isleworth Country Club.

    Course & Grounds

  • Bringing Course Improvements to Life
    Superintendents who face the daunting task of restoring or renovating a course should remember what Mom said: Things worth doing are worth doing well (and that goes double for the second time around).
  • The Five-Step Program
  • A Clock Garden
    Submitted by Tom Stevenson, PGA, Director of Golf, Bay Creek Resort & Club

    Design & Renovation

  • Feeling Good About Spa Design
    Even spas with the fanciest services or most attractive offers won’t pay off if they aren’t designed and decorated properly.
  • Beauty Meets Function
  • Adding a Touch of History For Distinction
    Submitted by Tom Stevenson, PGA, Director of Golf, Bay Creek Resort & Club

    Recreation & Fitness

  • The Shape of Things to Come
    As fitness continues to become a vital component in club and resort life, fitness programming must continue to evolve.

    Today's Manager

  • What You $ay Through Your Pay
    You can bring in the best motivational speakers, but if your staff thinks they’re being paid (or valued as) peanuts, that’s still the quickest route to poor morale and declining service. Here are some tips to help keep rewards programs from doing more harm than good.

    Membership/Marketing

  • Getting in on golfing getaways
    Clubs and resorts are expanding their reach by tapping into vacation packages, travel clubs, and golf groups and cooperatives.
  • The Next Big Thing (Already)

    Recipe Exchange

  • Floral Greens Salad with roasted beets, criterion apples, peppered goat cheese and sugared pecans; served with Spanish sherry vinaigrette
    Submitted by George M. Petrocelli, CMP, Director of Catering, Boca Raton (Fla.) Resort & Club­­
  • Pan-Seared Shrimp and Scallops Veracruzana
  • Vegetable Quesadillas with a Chipotle Chile Sauce and Mango Salsa
    Submitted by Russell Scott, CMC, Executive Chef. Isleworth Country Club, Windermere, Fla.
  • House Smoked Atlantic Salmon on potato pancakes
    Submitted by Russell Scott, CMC, Executive Chef. Isleworth Country Club, Windermere, Fla.
  • Pan Roasted Loin of Lamb and Lamb Jus
    Submitted by Russell Scott, CMC, Executive Chef. Isleworth Country Club, Windermere, Fla.
  • Wild Mushroom and Coach farm dairy goat cheese Strudel (Meatless Entree)
    Submitted by Russell Scott, CMC, Executive Chef. Isleworth Country Club, Windermere, Fla.
  • Lobster Puffs
    Submitted by Richard Rosendale, CCC, Team Captain for the 2008 Culinary Olympic\", chef/owner of Rosendale\'s in Columbus, Ohio

    Products at Work

  • Talk Around the Clock
    If it holds that “timing is everything” in club life, too, Round Hill CC now has things well-covered—in all directions.

    Product Showcase

  • The Segway x2 Golf
  • Single-Sided Bag Rack
  • Slippers for Your Club or Spa
  • Vaportek Optimum 4000 Odor Controller
  • Glo-Ice® Tray and Light Box Combination
  • Swirl Tables
  • The Dartmoor Collection
  • Funbrella Palm
  • Deluxe-Style Starters Console
  • Kold-Draft Launches New Line of Energy-Efficient Ice Cubers
  • 2800-SK/III electronic cook/hold/smoke oven
  • TRS model Vegetable Slicers
  • Cook-N-Hold ovens
  • Outdoor Grill Islands
  • Otis Spunkmeyer® ­­

    Last Resort

  • Snakes Alive!
  • The Disney Channel’s premiere of “High School Musical 2”

    People in the News

  • Full Steam Ahead
    Product: Star Fast Steamers