Saturday, May 22, 2010

The Menu



Juniper
Grill







Smoked Turkey Sandwich 8.00
Shaved turkey breast, herb havarti cheese, cranberry Serrano aioli, vine ripe tomato,
Bibb lettuce on toasted French bread

Red Ledges Burger 11.00
Half pound Angus burger, apple wood smoked bacon, sharp white cheddar cheese, vine ripe tomato, sweet onion, Bibb lettuce, roasted
garlic aioli on a fresh roll

Grilled Chicken Sandwich 9.00
Boneless chicken breast, roasted red bell peppers, vine ripe tomatoes, aged provolone cheese, green chili spread on toasted French bread

Chicken Lettuce Wraps 8.00
Coriander poached chicken, Provolone cheese, diced tomato, cucumber, red onion, simple vinaigrette in crisp Bibb lettuce **

Fish or Shrimp Tacos 10.50
Fried Gulf Wahoo or shrimp, Serrano chili
slaw, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, white
corn tortillas, chimichurri dipping sauce

Nathan’s All Beef Frank 7.00
Soft sourdough roll, assorted condiments

Brat and Caramelized Onions 7.50
Soft sourdough roll, assorted condiments
SOUP AND SALADS
Red “Wedges” 8.50
Petite lettuce wedges, Pt. Reyes blue cheese, roasted vanilla bean scented pears, candied pecans, Port wine vinaigrette, crispy shallots

Southwest Chopped Chicken Salad 9.00
Grilled chicken, diced tomatoes, red onion, sharp white cheddar cheese, red bell pepper, black beans, chickpeas, crisp lettuce, crunchy tortilla, cilantro balsamic vinaigrette

Watermelon and Cucumber Salad 10.00
Cubed watermelon, sliced European cucumber,
red onion, watercress, toasted pine nuts,
simple vinaigrette **

Side Salad 3.50
Crisp lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion

Soup of the Day 4.00

FOR THE KIDS
Grilled Cheese 6.50

Hot Dog 6.50

Chicken Strips 6.50

SWEET TOOTH
Marinated Strawberries 5.00
Halved strawberries, Bourbon vanilla beans,
honey, citrus scented mascarpone cheese
Creme Brulee 6.00
Chef’s selection of flavor

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

"You're Gonna' Win"


Two weeks prior to the grand opening of Red Ledges, a Private Four Seasons Community. The setting was bleak, drab, and almost gnarly. Contractors working, mobiles chirping, staff scrambling, and owners rambling. Too much to do in too little time! This was the view of our soon to be golf clubhouse. Over Sixty days of consecutive work for myself, event after event, tournament to tournament, my life found itself a new living. Crazy...sure, retarded...maybe, daring...by all means. Let the real truth be the judge of that though. When one says that a picture is worth one thousand words...I'm not certain. I will let you determine that with the "after" picture, that's all I can offer unless you have seen it for yourself.





When the season was all said, tried, strangled, beaten, true, and done; we came out on top. Over thirty lots out of twelve hundred put the development fourth in the nation. Oh..I can't forget Golf Magazine's "Best New Private Course in America" for 2009 as well as "Best New Course in Utah". Our owners have spent hundreds of millions and a time span of over thirty years to accomplish this extraordinary accolade. Mitchel Anthony Burns "Tony" is more than thrilled with our success. He was in for his oh so often visit last week before we had opened the doors to our membership and sales prospectives. As expected, he chose to eat at the Juniper Grill (that's my world) everyday for his go to spot while in town. Not quite prepared for the full menu we improvised to accommodate him. It is not every day that a fortune 500 CEO comes by your "shoe box" of a kitchen for a bite. In a mild conversation, as he walked out the door to depart the Heber Valley, he leaned over to me and said, "you're gonna' win". To have the support of a man dangerously powerful, deeply pocketed, and remarkably bright is humbling, inspiring, and probably the most terrifying three words of gratitude I have encountered yet!