Newsletter
August 26, 2007
The Farmhouse Restaurant
Harvest Dinner with Wine Pairings
Wednesday August 29, 2007 7pm
Featuring Beckmen Estate wines from the Santa Inez Valley, California.These wines are high quality Rhone varietals from a sustainable, family farm in California and we will do a 7 course dinner pairing with these estate wines. Our distributor from Frederick Wildman as well as Greg Taylor, former owner of Friends Lake Inn will be here to go over tasting notes. It should be a great dinner and we are looking forward to this dinner! Please call to make reservations at 518-668-3000. Cost is $65/per person.
Upcoming Dinners for our Harvest Dinner
Thursday September 6th—Featuring the owners of Flying Pigs Farm (where we get our pork) from Shushan, NY. ($45 per person for a 7 course tasting menu).
Music Labor Day Saturday
We will be featuring Mikki Bakkan, a local musician from Saratoga. She will be playing on Saturday September 1st, from 7-10pm in our bar area. Stop in after golf or for a drink and enjoy her music.
Feast of Fields Sept 20th benefiting Saratoga P.L.A.N.
Chef Kevin London is pleased to be invited to participate in the 3rd Annual Feast of the Fields, a benefit raising money for open space in Saratoga County. This event pairs up chefs from around Saratoga and around the country with farmers to create exquisite dishes. Check out the website for Saratoga P.L.A.N. (http://www.saratogaplan.org/feastofthefields.html) to find out more about this event and see us there!
Restaurant Closures—please plan accordingly
Restaurant Closed Thursday 8/30 for Men's League Banquet and Thursday September 20th for Feast of the Fields benefit
Saturdays 9/15 and 9/22 for Weddings
Golf Course
Closures
We will be closed in the afternoons of Sept 7th and Sept 8th starting at 12 noon for some golf tournaments. Foursomes are still being accepted for the Christopher J. Steves Memorial Tournament on Saturday September 8th. The price is $75 for golf, cart, lunch, buffet dinner and prizes. Any questions please call Matt Steves at 518-792-8474 or Email to matt@1-survey.com
Sept 30th –Member Member
This will be our first Member Member golf outing for our 2007 golf members. There will be a 1pm tee time with prizes and hors d' oeuvres to follow. Teams of 2 for 18 holes,(low gross and low net). Members sign up at the proshop.
Look for 2008 membership rates and specials coming in the next few weeks.
Inn
Now is the time to book a weekend getaway to view some of New York's best fall foliage. We still have some dates for Columbus day weekend, so please check out our website at www.topofheworldgolfresort.com to find out prices and availability.
Come out and enjoy the end of summer in the North Country, it goes by quick!
Top of the World Newsletter #5
March 15, 2007
Welcome to another spring! We are busy here at Top of the World, preparing to paint the building, working on upcoming events and planting vegetables in our greenhouse!
GOLF
Even though there is still snow on the ground, we are getting ready for spring. With temperatures in the 50s this week, it sure felt like it was fast approaching.
We have finished up some new tees and put in irrigation on our old nine holes which should make for a great year on our 18 hole course. We plan on opening sometime in mid to late April depending on the spring weather. Check back on the website or call 518-668-3000 to find out when we do open the course.
We are now taking memberships for 2007 and the prices are listed below.
Memberships:
Single: $650.00
Couple: $975.00
Family (two married adults with a child under 18 yrs old): $1,175.00
Junior (under 17 yrs old): $260.00
Golf & Cart Combo (single cart): $1,350.00
Golf & Cart Conbo (double cart): $1,650.00
Senior (65 yrs + Monday - Thursday): $500.00
Senior & Golf Combo (single cart): $1,100.00
Senior & Golf Combo (double cart): $1,310.00
Corporate Rate (50 rounds): $1,200.00
If anyone is interested in a league on Tuesday or Wednesday night, please call us to let us know. We will help get the word out and see if there is any interest.
THE FARMHOUSE RESTAURANT
The 2007 opening of the Farmhouse restaurant will be on Friday May 11th, in time for Mother's Day. We plan on being open 5 nights a week this year and will continue our Community Night also. Stay tuned for our exact hours for lunch and dinner operations. Reservations are accepted anytime.
We will continue to host private events and parties on the nights the restaurant is closed. We also have some themed dinners and fundraisers scheduled this season, so we'll be sure to keep you informed.
Chef Kevin London says he'll be adding some new local farmers to provide meats, cheeses, and vegetables to our menu. Our menu showcases the best of seasonal and local produce and continues to change weekly. We plan on posting our menus the week in advance on our website. We will continue to supply 70% of the vegetables from our own farm on site and are starting to plant in the greenhouse this week! If anyone is interested in buying any of our produce throughout the season, please call 518-668-3000 and talk to Kim about this possibility.
We do have openings on the farm and in the restaurant so if you are interested; please email kim@topoftheworldgolfresort.com your resume.
THE INN
Our Bed and Breakfast will be open from the beginning of May through mid-October. Our wonderful guest rooms overlook the beautiful Adirondack Mountains and we offer a complete country breakfast. Come share a room in our inn and be a part of our charming and friendly atmosphere. Rates are on our website: www.topoftheworldgolfresort.com and inquire about our play and stay golf packages. We can also arrange dining reservations, hot air balloon rides and other area attractions to make your stay memorable and eventful. Come stay with us!
We now are offering a 3 bedroom guest house on our property for weekly and daily rentals. Recently refurbished the house sleeps 6, has a new kitchen and spacious living room with a quiet wooded backyard. Golf is included for 4 people and check our website for rates as we are filling up in July and August fast!
UPCOMING EVENTS---JDRF GOLF TOURNAMENT
We are hosting a tournament here at Top of the World to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (something near and dear to us here) on Wednesday May 16th. It will be an 18 hole, 4 person scramble with lunch and an awards reception. Lunch and registration is at 11:45 followed by a 12:30 tee time. Hors d' oeuvres and reception will follow golf. The cost is $75 per person and we are also looking for hole sponsors, volunteers and donations for prizes. Contact Kim at 518-668-3000 or kim@topoftheworldgolfresort.com or TJ at Troode@jdrf.org. Come enjoy a great spring afternoon supporting a worthy cause.
We look forward to a great 2007 season here at Top of the World and we hope you can be a part of it!
