Behind the Line: Meet the Signatures’ staff
Name, Title at Signatures: Laura Hofford, Front of House Supervisor Age: 22 Time worked at Signatures: 2 Years in June Laura Hofford, front of house supervisor Favorite food memory: “When we were little, I only lived a mile from my grandma so we’d walk over there and pick fresh strawberries, blueberries and pea pods and eat them. They were so good.” Last meal on Earth: “My mom’s homemade chow mein, and of course, ice... [Read More...]
Construction Update: January 2012
The snow may have officially fallen–and stayed–but construction continues on the renovations to the Winona Golf & Dining properties. The Grill at Signatures entrance is framed outside of the Winona Golf & Dining property. All of the inside framing has been complete inside The Grill at Signatures as well as the new pro shop, and the electrical, plumbing and HVAC has been installed. In the second week of February, all of the new... [Read More...]
More than dried bread
By now, a regular Signatures’ blog reader would see that it’s all in the details when it comes to preparing each and every dish on our menu. Exactly how far do we take it? Down to the bread crumbs. House-made croutons at Signatures. Each house fresh garden salad is adorned with homemade croutons–extra crunchy, herby cubes of starchy bliss to dip into one of our house-made dressings; (try the lemon-parsley vinaigrette yet?!) The process... [Read More...]
Behind the Line: Meet the Signatures’ staff
Name, Title at Signatures: Chelsea Spilker, host and banquet server Age: 20 Chelsea Spilker, host and banquet server at Signatures Time worked at Signatures: 3 months Favorite food memory: “Every year, we always make cookies with my mom and decorate them for the specific holiday–Easter, Halloween, Christmas–any holiday. Now that my brothers and sisters are having kids, we are continuing it with them which is really fun.” Last... [Read More...]
Sit back and enjoy
New chairs adorn the Signatures dining room. The Signatures dining room received a welcome delivery this week as the new chairs were delivered, after a very long and arduous process, according to Winona Golf & Dining President David Wilson. The final chairs took eight months of planning, envisioning and–ultimately–reordering, to get just right. Multiple sample chairs were sent throughout the decision-making process that did not live... [Read More...]
A sausage by any other name
It may not be the prettiest process, but creating Signatures’ own sausage has been a labor of love for Sous Chef Joseph Foster for the Winter 2012 menu. Sous chef Joseph Foster creates house-made buffalo sausage at Signatures. Featured on top of the white bean cassoulet accompanying the Lamb Shank dish on the entree menu, the house-made bison sausage has gone through some revamps during the creation of the seasonal menu. “We did some practice... [Read More...]