Tag: Home Cooking
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Operational Flow: Lessons from the Sugarbush Kitchen
When I first stepped into the kitchen at Sugarbush Golf Club, I didn’t just look at what we were serving. I looked at how we were serving it. Running a restaurant inside a golf club means more than turning out good food. It means keeping pace with tee times, serving members who expect both speed…
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How a Stormy Afternoon (and Spaghetti) Started My Culinary Journey
It was almost 20 years ago. I was a struggling mini-tour player, grinding through events out in Phoenix, Arizona. My game wasn’t in a good place. Every round seemed to bring more frustration than progress, and the pressure of trying to make it wore me down. Back then, the only thing that brought me any…
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How a Better Fish Fry Helped Us Honor Tradition and Improve Service
When Tradition Meets Throughput When I first came on board at one operation I managed, one thing caught me off guard. There was no Friday fish fry during Lent. For a place built on Midwest hospitality, that didn’t feel right.So I asked why. The answer wasn’t about taste.It was about flow. The Constraint No One…
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How I Cooked 5 Dishes and Rice in Under an Hour — Using One Broth to Tie It All Together
What if you could make a full family dinner in under an hour?Five dishes, a pot of rice, no chaos — and everyone goes back for seconds. That’s exactly what happened in my kitchen tonight. The secret? A professional cooking technique called cross-utilization that I learned in restaurant kitchens and at Le Cordon Bleu, adapted…
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🧠 One Ribeye, Big Impact: How I Upgraded the Sugarbush Menu with a Simple Kitchen Strategy
When I stepped into the kitchen at Sugarbush Golf Club, I knew we could do more than just serve food — we could tell a story with every dish, and run smarter while doing it. Running a restaurant inside a golf club means juggling flavor, food cost, and guest expectations — and I’m always looking…
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🍔 The Story Behind Sugarbush’s Smashed Burger
There’s something magical about the first bite of a properly made smashed burger. When I first came to Sugarbush Golf Club, I wanted to elevate the food experience just as much as the golf. Sure, you can grab a hot dog at the turn—but what if you could finish 9 holes and bite into something…