COMING ATTRACTIONS
ELWCC chef will cook up
up delicious program in August
Fire up and let’s get cooking! The August 19 Palm Harbor Newcomers Club luncheon program will feature a cooking demonstration by East Lake Woodlands Country Club’s Executive Chef Donato Sassano. Let’s dish!
Chef Sassano will show how to prepare special cold soups for hot summer days. Additionally, Donato will share his top 10 tips for selecting the best fresh ingredients to take meals to the next level of taste and healthy eating, and he will answer audience culinary questions.
Donato brings a rich and varied history to the kitchen. He was raised in an Italian family of restaurateurs who come from the island of Sardinia. He has great memories of his grandparent’s restaurant and particularly his grandmother’s hand-rolled meatballs. He is the third generation to share his talent for preparing quality dishes, but the first in his family to graduate from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America.
Donato loves cooking for large groups. He finds his greatest challenge s are responding to menu requests from his four sisters and, given the hectic, long hours of his profession, finding time to spend with his wife and children.
Donato was the winner of the 2004 Sarasota Chefs Competition and the 2005 Florida Iron Chef competition. He was the executive chef of DJ’s restaurant in Sarasota, and has worked with a dozen country clubs during his years with Club Corp. of America.
The luncheon and meeting will be held at East Lake Woodlands Country Club, 1055 East Lake Parkway, Oldsmar. Doors open at 10 am with the meeting at 11 am, followed by lunch at 11:30 am and then the program.
What a delicious way to beat the summer’s elevated temperatures. In this case, if you can’t stand the heat, get INTO the kitchen with Donato!
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Menu selections:
Entree' 1—Polynesian Pasta Salad with marinated beef
Entrée 2—Trio Salad: egg salad, chicken salad & tuna salad nested on crisp lettuce
Selections come with rolls, coffee & tea
Dessert:
Orange sherbet with cigarette cookie
Cost $20
Make checks payable to PHNC, indicate menu selection and
Mail to:
Dee Munderloh
341 Buckingham Place
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
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LAKERIDGE WINERY & VINEYARDS TOUR (Clermont)
When: Wednesday October 13th. Bus departs Boot Ranch Parking Lot at 9:15 am and will return at 5:30pm.
Cost: $39.00 per person
Includes: Full Buffet Luncheon at La Hacienda Restaurant at Mission Inn (Howie-In-The-Hills), Lakeridge Winery Tour and Wine Tasting, Escot Bus transportation, bottled water and snacks, driver tip.
Please fill out and return the form found in the Chatterbox on page 4 by September 23rd.
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SAVE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, FOR HOLIDAY GALA
PHNC will welcome the holidays with its annual holiday gala on Friday, December 3rd. This year's theme is Creme de la Creme, and organizers promise the "finest in festivities, food and friends".
The gala will once again be held at Countryside Country Club and will feature raffles, music, delicious food and many other delights.
Watch for the invitation in next month's Chatterbox, and start asking friends and family members to save the date because you won't want to miss this opportunity for a special night out with special people.
Palm Harbor Newcomers Club
