Greetings to All!

What a great summer! Overall, I think this was one of our best summers for weather,  member activity and people served at Dockside. The swimming raft seemed to be in constant use; our sailing fleet was resurrected and we served over 3000 people at Dockside in July. It really is kind of funny. At times Dockside seems like a ghost town, but then we have these mini tsunamis of people come in. Two new additions members enjoyed were the printed specials and the Build Your Own Salad sheets. I want to thank Mr. & Mrs. Clarkson for those two suggestions. They had seen those ideas at other places and suggested we try them here. We will try a few new things this fall and, if you have any suggestions, let me know. I have been hearing from you about having more cooking classes, so we will add a few more including a kids cooking class.

On Septembet 11th there is a fundraiser for the Farm Fresh Atlas of Southeastern Wisconsin at the Club. Several chefs from the area will be helping us and are big supporters of local food including Peter, the chef owner from La Merenda restaurant, and Dave Swanson from Braise Cooking School (former chef at Sanford's). For more information go to wisconsinlocalfood.com. Also, on September 8th, at 11:30 a.m., I'll be on 90.7 fm public radio talking about local food and a cooking demonstration I'll be doing at the Wisconsin Lamb and Sheep Festival on September 12th.

Happy eating and enjoying early fall.

Chef Jack

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