Culinary Veteran to Oversee Expanded Menus and Future Cooking Classes
(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) – SouthWood Golf Club – the award-winning public course owned by The St. Joe Company and operated by Billy Casper Golf – has named culinary veteran Bill Mann executive chef at its neighborhood-oriented restaurant and grill.
Mann brings more than 25 years of culinary expertise to the head chef position. His background includes experience at more than 10 restaurants, as well as work in personal catering and golf club food and beverage. He has designed numerous menus throughout his career and will oversee an expansion of SouthWood’s offerings, as well as potentially instructing cooking classes for the community.
“We are excited to introduce Chef Bill and his unique culinary style to the SouthWood community and greater Tallahassee,” says SouthWood general manager Beth Murphy. “Mann’s extensive and diverse restaurant and food service background is a perfect fit and we know that his culinary creations will be a great success.”
“The SouthWood community is a special place and I’m looking forward to introducing some new menu ideas and programs to further build on the restaurant’s already strong reputation,” said Mann.
The restaurant and grill are centerpieces of the golf course’s clubhouse, a 7,200-square-foot building with a wrap-around porch facing the 18th hole. The dining room, which seats 100 guests, is balanced by a monumental cherry and granite fireplace and a handsome bar. The interior has vaulted ceilings with exposed structure and full height windows providing an abundance of natural light. It was recognized by the prestigious ZAGAT Survey as one of “America’s Best 19th Holes.”
For more information about SouthWood visit www.southwoodgolf.com .
About SouthWood Golf Club
Designed by PGA Tour star Fred Couples and renowned architect Gene Bates and managed by Billy Casper Golf, SouthWood Golf Club is among the region’s most-acclaimed courses. Highlighted by stands of stunning, Spanish moss-draped oak trees, the 7,172-yard layout meanders over rolling hills, through wooded areas and open land. A course that tests Tour-quality players and provides an enjoyable experience for golfers of all abilities, SouthWood features five sets of tees on every hole. The 2,986-yard “Wee Tees” provide the ideal course set-up for juniors, beginners or players seeking to improve their short game. SouthWood Golf Club has garnered numerous honors since opening in November 2002. Most recently, the course was ranked one of the “Top 50 Courses for Women” by Golf For Women and named among the Top-10 layouts of the new millennium by Travel + Leisure Golf. SouthWood was also named to Golf Digest’s list of “America’s Best New Courses,” selected by GOLF Magazine as one of the top 35 public courses – out of 325 nationwide – to open in 2002, and named Tallahassee’s best golf course by Tallahassee Magazine.
About the SouthWood Community
SouthWood is a mixed-use community in Tallahassee, Florida, where residents can live, learn, work and play. The community sits on 3,300 acres of graceful rolling hills lined with moss-draped oaks and over 1,000 acres of community-wide interconnected green space, including numerous lakes, parks and wetlands and a 123-acre Central Park and Lake. Residential opportunities include apartments, town homes, and single-family homes, including custom-built homes. Miles of walking and biking trails wind throughout the community. In addition to the Fred Couples/Gene Bates-designed semiprivate golf course, SouthWood features a Community Center with pools, an Education Village providing lifelong learning opportunities and a vibrant Town Center at the heart of the community. An abundance of wildlife creates an ever-changing landscape for birdwatchers and nature lovers.
For more information about residential opportunities, visit www.joe.com
About JOE
The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida’s largest real estate development companies. We are primarily engaged in real estate development and sales, with significant interests in timber.
More information about JOE can be found at our web site at www.joe.com.
© 2009 The St. Joe Company. “JOE,” “St. Joe,” “SouthWood,” and the “Taking Flight” design are service marks of The St. Joe Company.
Contact:
Shane Sharp
Buffalo Communications
704.519.8381
ssharp@billycaspergolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
Bill Feidler
703.615.4034
bfeidler@billycasperogolf.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
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