Par Fork! the Golf Resort Cookbook: A Gourmet Guide to Top U.S. Golf Resorts [Paperback]

Gwen Ashley Walters (Author), Gwen Ashley Walters (Author), Olin Ashley (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 2002

Winner of the 2003 GLYPH Award for "Best Cookbook" by an Arizona Publisher, Par Fork! The Golf Resort Cookbook is the perfect gift for the golfer gourmand on your list.

From Pebble Beach to Pinehurst, 19 award-winning golf resorts are presented with detailed travel information, exclusive golf pro tips, complete breakfast and dinner menus, plus more than 130 recipes home-tested and rewritten with the home cook in mind.

Gorgeous color photographs of the resorts and the food only enhance the appeal of this must-have cookbook. Mouthwatering recipes such as Macadamia Nut-Crusted Chicken and Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding will send you running to the kitchen in no time.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book will appeal to this new generation of golfers..." -- Foreword Magazine, February 2003

"Walters again shows readers how to duplicate the luxury of resort eating at home." -- The Arizona Republic, January 2003

A hole-in-one! This is truly a multi-course delight, in all ways. -- Antonia Allegra, Director of the Symposium for Professional Food Writers at the Greenbrier

Forget the sweet spot, ignore your swing and head for the kitchen. -- Robin L. Kline, Savvy Food Communications

Gwen Ashley Walters is a genius at convincing exclusive resort chefs to part with their cooking secrets. -- the late Michael McLaughlin, cookbook author

About the Author

Gwen Ashley Walters is a professionally trained chef, award-winning author and a Certified Culinary Professional.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Pen & Fork Communications (October 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966348621
• ISBN-13: 978-0966348620
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,625,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Slam, February 20, 2003

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Walter "The Boomer" Sanders (Down the middle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Par Fork! the Golf Resort Cookbook: A Gourmet Guide to Top U.S. Golf Resorts (Paperback)

What a concept: Par Fork combines great golf with great food.

Gwen Ashley Walters takes us to 19 renowned golf resorts and gives us a taste of the history of the courses, signature holes and golf tips from the pros.

Then she has us kick off our golf shoes and put on an apron as we move from the club house to the resorts' restaurants to learn about their culinary history, signature dishes, and pick up kitchen tips from this scratch chef.

I've been lucky enough to play at three of the resorts featured in this fun book - The Broadmoor, The Phoenician in Arizona and the fabled Blue Monster at Doral. It's easier for me to shoot par with these recipes than it was to score in the 70s out on the courses...and a lot tastier, too.

The Broadmoor's Southwestern Breakfast Burrito is easier to make than a two-foot putt but is as exciting as a 305-yard drive. And you don't have to tee this one up just for breakfast, it would work well for a lunch or dinner as well.

Eggplant usually thrills me as much as draining a 40 footer for a triple bogey - kind of an opportunity gone to waste. But there was something about the Phoenecian's Grilled Eggplant that caught both my attention and admiration. I did them over charcoal and the family gallery approved.

I have to admit that I escaped to Joe's Stone Crab after the Blue Monster ate me up. But who needs a ticket to Miami and Joe's when you can whip up Doral's Grilled Sea Bass? It's quick, delicious and versatile and the Coriander Sauce is the perfect caddy.

Buy Par Fork for the golf, buy it for the food, but buy it. I think it will come in very handy helping me justify my love for golf with my willingness to prepare and share a taste of the game with family and friends.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recipes drawn from nineteen of America's top golf resorts, January 5, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Par Fork! the Golf Resort Cookbook: A Gourmet Guide to Top U.S. Golf Resorts (Paperback)

Par Fork!: The Golf Resort Cookbook by food writer, cooking teacher, and award-wining cookbook author Gwen Ashley Walters showcases menus and recipes drawn from nineteen of America's top golf resorts including The Greenbrier, The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess; Doral Golf Resort & Spa; and The Lodge at Pebble Beach. These world class golf resorts also provide "kitchen friendly" world-class recipes that range from Butternut Squash & Green Pea Risotto; Double-Cut Grilled Pork Chops with Apple Pear Habanero Chutney; Grilled Salmon with a Scallion Caper Beurre Blanc; and Apricot Ginger Sea Bass; to Braised Pineapple Rum Tarts with Pineapple Saffron Compote; Roasted Corn & Lobster Salad; Chocolate Charlotte with Whipped Mascarpone & Mocha Broth; and Macadamia Nut-Crusted Chicken. Nicely illustrated with color photography, Par Fork! would make an elegant addition to any dedicated gourmet golfer's personal or professional cookbook collection.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Above Par!, January 18, 2007

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Cwgrlvic (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Par Fork! the Golf Resort Cookbook: A Gourmet Guide to Top U.S. Golf Resorts (Paperback)

This is a very nice book in many ways - great for the coffee table, but very useable. The recipes are intriquing, yet not too difficult sounding and the photos of the courses are outstanding. I will purchase another copy as a gift without hesitation.