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Silver S p r i n g C o u n t r y C l u b i n R i d g e f i e l d H o s t s C l u b C h e f s O f C o n n e c t i c u t F o r S p e c t a c u l . . . Page 2 o f 1 4 Silver Spring Country Club in Ridgefield Hosts Club Chefs Of Connecticut For Spectacular Luncheon By F r a n k C o h e n F r i d a y M a y 13,2011 Admittedly, the private club world i s n ' t m y milieu. I ' m sure 1 stand out like a n e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l . Who let this guy in here? Historically, private clubs have been known for stodgy food, the chefs shackled by the members' conservative tastes. But increasingly, private clubs have been s e r v i n g m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g f o o d . S o m e great cooking can now be found at private clubs. For instance, executive chef Christopher Kube is reportedly d o i n g g o o d w o r k a t t h e H a r t f o r d C l u b . A n d 1 h a v e p r e v i o u s l y p r a i s e d t h e f o o d o f e x e c u t i v e c h e f Jacques L a r s e n a t S i l v e r S p r i n g C o u n t r y C l u b i n R i d g e f i e l d . H a r r y ' s B i s h o p ' s C o m e r , W e s t H a r t f o r d G r a n t s , W e s t H a r t f o r d 1 Bringing me back t o t h e S i l v e r S p r i n g C o u n t r y Club mhtml:file://C:\Documents a n d S e t t i n g s \ L i s a \ M y D o c u m e n t s \ R e s t a u r a n t s C T 0 5 - 1 3 - 1 1 R e v . . . 8/21/2011

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S i l v e r S p r i n g C o u n t r y C l u b i n R i d g e f i e l d H o s t s C l u b C h e f s O f C o n n e c t i c u t F o r S p e c t a c u l . . . P a g e 2 o f 1 4

S i l v e r S p r i n g C o u n t r y C l u b i n R i d g e f i e l d H o s t s C l u b C h e f s O f C o n n e c t i c u t F o r S p e c t a c u l a r L u n c h e o n

B y F r a n k C o h e n F r i d a y M a y 1 3 , 2 0 1 1

A d m i t t e d l y , t h e p r i v a t e c l u b w o r l d i s n ' t m y m i l i e u . I ' m s u r e 1 s t a n d o u t l i k e a n e x t r a t e r r e s t r i a l . Who let this guy in here?

H i s t o r i c a l l y , p r i v a t e c l u b s h a v e b e e n k n o w n f o r s t o d g y f o o d , t h e c h e f s s h a c k l e d b y t h e m e m b e r s ' c o n s e r v a t i v e t a s t e s . B u t i n c r e a s i n g l y , p r i v a t e c l u b s h a v e b e e n s e r v i n g m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g f o o d . S o m e g r e a t c o o k i n g c a n n o w b e f o u n d a t p r i v a t e c l u b s . F o r i n s t a n c e , e x e c u t i v e c h e f C h r i s t o p h e r K u b e i s r e p o r t e d l y d o i n g g o o d w o r k a t t h e H a r t f o r d C l u b . A n d 1 h a v e p r e v i o u s l y p r a i s e d t h e f o o d o f e x e c u t i v e c h e f J a c q u e s L a r s e n a t S i l v e r S p r i n g C o u n t r y C l u b i n R i d g e f i e l d .

H a r r y ' s B i s h o p ' s C o m e r , W e s t H a r t f o r d

G r a n t s , W e s t H a r t f o r d

1 B r i n g i n g m e b a c k t o t h e S i l v e r S p r i n g C o u n t r y C l u b

m h t m l : f i l e : / / C : \ D o c u m e n t s a n d S e t t i n g s \ L i s a \ M y D o c u m e n t s \ R e s t a u r a n t s C T 0 5 - 1 3 - 1 1 R e v . . . 8 / 2 1 / 2 0 1 1

Page 2: RestaurantsCT 2011 Review - Jacques Larsen

S i l v e r S p r i n g C o u n t r y C l u b i n R i d g e f i e l d H o s t s C l u b C h e f s O f C o n n e c t i c u t F o r S p e c t a c u l . . . P a g e 5 o f 1 4

i n c l u d i n g o x t a i l s t r u d e l ,

v e a l k i d n e y i n m u s t a r d s a u c e ( j u s t f a b u l o u s ) ,

f o i e g r a s a n d p r o s c i u t t o o n b r i o c h e ( t h a n k y o u s i r , m a y 1 h a v e a n o t h e r ? ) ,

m h t m l : f i l e : / / C : \ D o c u m e n t s a n d S e t t i n g s \ L i s a \ M y D o c u m e n t s \ R e s t a u r a n t s C T 0 5 - 1 3 - 1 1 R e v . . . 8 / 2 1 / 2 0 1 1

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S i l v e r S p r i n g C o u n t r y C l u b i n R i d g e f i e l d H o s t s C l u b C h e f s O f C o n n e c t i c u t F o r S p e c t a c u l . . . P a g e 6 o f 1 4

s c a l l o p a n d G r i n n e l l c a v i a r i n a C h a m p a g n e s a u c e .

a n d t a r t l e t s w i t h t r o u t c a v i a r , c r e m e f r a i c h e a n d c h i v e s .

A f t e r t h e h o r s d ' o e u v r e , p e o p l e t o o k t h e i r s e a t s f o r l u n c h .

I w a s l u c k y e n o u g h t o s i t w i t h N i c o l a Z a n g h i ,

m h t m l : f i l e : / / C : \ D o c u m e n t s a n d S e t t i n g s \ L i s a \ M y D o c u m e n t s \ R e s t a u r a n t s C T 0 5 - 1 3 - 1 1 R e v . . . 8 / 2 1 / 2 0 1 1

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S i l v e r S p r i n g C o u n t r y C l u b i n R i d g e f i e l d H o s t s C l u b C h e f s O f C o n n e c t i c u t F o r S p e c t a . . . P a g e 1 0 o f 1 4

E v e n m o r e i n t r i g u i n g w a s a u n i q u e s u r f - a n d - t u r f o f o c t o p u s a n d b o n e m a r r o w i n a p o t a t o - a n d - c r e m e -f r a i c h e f o a m .

S o m e w h a t m o r e c o n v e n t i o n a l b u t e q u a l l y g r e a t w a s a s t e a k c o u r s e w h i c h i n c l u d e d s l i c e d s i r l o i n a n d g r i l l e d filet m i g n o n i n a r e d w i n e s a u c e , p l u s b e r r i c h o n n e p o t a t o e s , r a p i n i

m h t m l : f i l e : / / C : \ D o c u m e n t s a n d S e t t i n g s \ L i s a \ M y D o c u m e n t s \ R e s t a u r a n t s C T 0 5 - 1 3 - 1 1 R e v . . . 8 / 2 1 / 2 0 1 1

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S i l v e r S p r i n g C o u n t r y C l u b i n R i d g e t i e l d H o s t s C l u b C h e t s O t C o n n e c t i c u t tor S p e c t a . . . f a g e 1 1 o t 1 4

a n d b e a m a i s e s a u c e .

H i g h l y u n c o n v e n t i o n a l ( b u t h i g h l y d e l i c i o u s ) , d e s s e r t w a s a w h i t e c h o c o l a t e c r e m e u x w i t h p i n e n u t b r i t t l e a n d A m e r i c a n p a d d l e f i s h c a v i a r .

A t t h e e n d o f t h e m e a l , t o a s t s w e r e m a d e

m h t m l : f i l e : / / C : \ D o c u m e n t s a n d S e t t i n g s \ L i s a \ M y D o c u m e n t s \ R e s t a u r a n t s C T 0 5 - 1 3 - 1 1 R e v . . . 8 / 2 1 / 2 0 1 1