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Park Avenue Club
APRIL 2015
Keeping Members Engaged and Informed
Executive Director
Michael Frodella
Dear Members, I am pleased to report that Park Avenue Club is working closely with Rutgers
University and has been selected to be a case study for the Rutgers Masters pro-
gram.
What that means for the club, is that Rutgers will be studying our membership in
greater detail to assess how the club may better serve you.
What this means for you, is that you will have a voice by way of your participation in
a survey which will assess the various ways in which each of you utilizes your club
membership.
The survey will be arriving via email and we hope that you will be able to participate
as each voice counts. This is an exciting time for the club as well as our membership
as we expect some wonderful outcomes.
Thank you to all on behalf of the Park Avenue Club team and the Park Avenue
Foundation.
In This Issue:
From the Director’s Desk
Your Club and You
New Club Events
Social Clubs Spotlight
Monthly Events
Monthly Recipes
Calendar of Events
Team PAC
Sincerely,
Welcome to the Club!
New Members
Look at what and who is new!
YOUR CLUB & YOU
Radia Funna
A. Michael & Becky Smith
Emile & Audette Williams
Kenneth & Catherine Ann Shea
Glenn Schunkewitz & Yvonne Kloehn
David Walker
Anthony & Donna Pusillo
Greg Doherty & Susan Esposito
Ed & Paula Eichhorn
***Member Referral Program***
Why not spread the good word of PAC to fam-ily members, colleagues and friends that you know would benefit from the many privileges that club membership affords you. There is something here for just about everyone.
As a thank you for being an ambassador to this great club, you will be rewarded with up to $200 in food and beverage gift certificates for any of your referrals that join the club.
This is a win for you, for your referral and for our 10 amazing charities, the ultimate “paying it forward”...
PAC Wins Wedding Awards
The Park Avenue Club is thrilled to announce that we have been honored
with not only one, but TWO prestigious bridal awards! A huge thank you
to our beautiful couples, past, present and future, we are so humbled by
your wonderful words regarding your magical experiences here at the club.
Thank you...
EARTH DAY Wednesday, April 22nd Do-
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE…
What are you doing this earth day? We ask that you take a look at your lightly used clothing, children’s toys and equipment, household items, etc. and find a way to recycle them. We invite you to reach out to one of our 10 charities and donate. Whether you donate furniture to Morris Hab-itat For Humanity, non-expired unused canned food from your pantry to the Community Foodbank of NJ, lightly used clothing to Jersey Battered Women’s Services, or an old instrument to the N.J. Youth Symphony, there is something that everyone can use. Please call the club at 973-301-8233 and we will gladly connect you with the appropriate contact at the Foundation’s respective 10 wonderful charities.
PARK AVENUE FOUNDATION CHARITIES
Boys and Girls Club of Newark Boy Scouts of America Patriots Path Council The Burgdorf Foundation Community Foodbank of NJ Jersey Battered Women’s Services Morris Museum Morris Habitat For Humanity N.J. Youth Symphony Share Our Strength P.G. Chambers School
Graduation Season is Here!!!
Celebrate the big day at PAC as Chef Arnold has created an amazing menu just for you, your family a& friends. We are committed to delivering the highest level of service, while celebrating “The Spirit of Giving” in our community. Contact catering today for availability and special promotion-al pricing.
Introducing...
NEW CLUB ADDITIONS
What great success we all had at our inaugural cocktail party! This is a special PAC society reserved for our young executive socialite members. This is a place where the fabulous “under 40” crowd gets to come out and play. Every month PAC will be featuring a different Y.E.S.S event from Cocktail Parties to Wine & Tapas Mixers.
Some Y.E.S.S events will be open to your amazing friends while others are reserved exclusively for you.
Join us on April 30th at 6:30 pm for an amazing PAC dinner party. We will enjoy a fabulous 3 course menu inclusive of wine, beer and cocktails as we sit around a fabulously grand table set for the very best.
**This is a closed Y.E.S.S event and is open to club members only.
For those of you that have an interest in meeting new people with a true opportunity to socialize with one another in a pri-vate and small setting then this dinner social is all about you.
The Silo Room Dinner Socials will take place once a month on a Friday and will be held well...in our cozy and intimate Silo room.
This is a first come first serve opportunity and each dinner will hold a maximum of 10 members. The regular A La Carte din-ner menu will be available for you and your fellow members are certain to impress and entertain.
**This is a closed PAC event and is open to club members only.
Introducing PAC’s very own Hot Topics! How many times have you watched your favorite TV show, seen a great movie, watched some cutting edge current news events or were shocked about something your favorite enter-tainment star did and just wanted to talk to someone about it?
Well this Hot Topics Social Club is all about that, talking and socializing about the things that excite us most. Each month we will feature a couple of kick-off Hot Top-ics but then it is game on from there.
This is a great way to get out, meet new people and have a blast while doing so. This is a purely social club so why stay in when you can come on out…
WRITER’S WORKSHOP
“MEMOIRS”
Tuesday, April 28th
6:30 pm $15/pp
HOT TOPICS
SOCIAL CLUB
Thursday, April 23rd
6:30 pm $15/pp
Your Memoir as a Novel…A Writing Salon How long have you been talking about that book inside you? The one you’re still planning to write. We all have one, it’s even on your bucket list! Poetry, letters, prose, journal writing, funny, serious, poignant. Fiction from truth, your Bildungsroman. Here is the opportunity to finally so it, success and an evening of sharing with others with the same dream is guaranteed..
Please join us for a social evening of the kind of conversa-tion you miss, a “salon” if you will, with light fare and an informal yet focused discussion on writing.
This a unique and inspirational opportunity for both young and old alike so be sure not to let this moment pass you by.
RSVP to PAC at 973-301-8233
COME OUT…
And try something new
YOUNG EXECUTIVE
SOCIAL SOCIETY
(Y.E.S.S)
Thursday, April 30th
6:30 pm $55/pp
(incl. dinner & house
wine & beer)
SILO ROOM DINNER SOIREES
(Members Only)
Friday, April 17th
7:00 pm A La Carte
SOCIAL CLUBS SPOTLIGHT
Bourbon Club
Women’s Social Club
Mahjong Club
Join members of varying Mahjong talent, for a unique and exciting night. If you own a Mahjong tile set, please bring it along to ensure that everyone can play.
Cooking Club
Thursday, April 9th 6:30 pm $45/pp
Wednesday, April 15th 6:30 pm $10/pp
French Club
You don’t need to speak French to be a part of this club. Fran-cophone or Francophile, there is something for everyone. Join us as we get together to discuss all things French, eat French fare and do so all in great company.
Wednesday, April 29th 6:30 $45/pp
Wednesday, April 15th
6:30 pm $55/pp
Spring is here and with spring comes PAC Cigar Club celebration of the top cigars of the year! Come join us on the PAC patio to discuss and try some of the latest Cigar Aficionado’s top 25. If you haven’t been to a cigar club event yet you are missing out so come join us for a night of food, drinks, and cigars. Please RSVP by Saturday April 11th with the total number in your party to John Passantino [email protected].
In the early 20th century Irish whiskey was the most popular whiskey in the US. After prohibition, Irish whiskey never re-gained its foothold in the spirits market…until now. As the whiskey boom continues across all styles, Irish whiskey too is experiencing a renaissance. Join us as we taste several differ-ent Irish whiskeys and decide what suits us best.
Saturday, April 11th
7:00-11:00 pm $125/pp (all inclusive)
WEC is holding it’s $30 Wine Night. It is time to find some great wines (both red and white) for $30. Our $20 wine night bought us some amazing wines. What will happen if we add $10 to the budget? Guests are asked to showcase the best 750 ml bottle of wine they can find for $30 . Chef Arnold will be treating us to an advanced look at some dish-es he is working on for the new Spring menu. Please RSVP to [email protected] no later than April 9th.
Wine Enthusiast Club
Thursday, April 16th
6:30 pm $30/pp + Bottle of Wine
Cigar Club
Car Club
Park Avenue Club’s Car Club, which is steeped in automotive passion from gear heads, to classic car collectors as well as Euro-pean exotics, is partnering with Driven By Purpose and helping to kick off a new year of events to benefit charity.
This will be a high end luxury brand cocktail party featuring Bentley, Aston Martin, Rolls Royce and Aires Jewelers to name a few. Hudson Mod Magazine will also be there covering this must attend event. For those automotive aficionados, you would not want to miss out on seeing in person a LaFerrari as well as a Porsche 918.
For more information please contact Car Club Chariman Scott DeCarolis at [email protected]
Wednesday, April 22nd
6:30 pm $25/pp
Wednesday, April 8th 6:30 pm $15/pp
TOPIC: Gluten free diet, the who, what, where, why, when and
how. Nicole Cerillo RD of Barnabus Health, will be discussing
the ins and outs of gluten and your body,
Cooking with wine – To quote the amazing Julia Child - "If you do not have a good wine to use, it is far better to omit it, for a poor one can spoil a simple dish and utterly debase a noble one." For this cooking club event, we will discuss when to use certain wines, what kinds of wine to use for cooking various dishes and how much to actually use. Watch, inter-act and then enjoy a three course meal...
National Beer Day
Thursday & Friday, April 9th & 10th 12:00 pm-2:30 pm ALC
Join us in Charity’s Grill Room and enjoy The 2015 Masters which we will be show-casing on our flat screen TV. You may join us just to watch, grab a drink at the bar, or enjoy a classic lunch, featuring legend-ary food from the Augusta Masters includ-ing pimento cheese sandwiches, BLTs and chicken salad as well as delicious Arnold Palmers.
Organic Wine Dinner
Easter Egg Dy-ing & Hunt
Friday, April 24th 6:30 pm $85 per person
FIRST COURSE
Olive Oil Poached Wild Scottish Salmon with Peppercress,
Daikon Radish Salad and Pea Puree Domaine Carneros by Taittinger,
Brut Rose, Napa, California
SECOND COURSE Manglista Bacon Wrapped Local
Monkfish with Spring Bean Succotash and Ramp Nage Broth
Grgich Hills, Chardonnay, Napa, California
THIRD COURSE Heritage Farms Duroc Pork Tenderloin
with Black Garlic Polenta, Swiss Chard and Madeira Demi
Domaine des Florets “Les Cuvees 3S”, Cotes du Rhone, France
FOURTH COURSE Grass Fed Beef Roast Filet Mignon
with Heirloom Carrots, White Asparagus and Chive Whipped Potatoes
Hall, Cabernet Sauvignon
DESSERT COURSE Coconut Macaroons and
Chocolate Covered Strawberries Served with Coffee and Tea
2015 Golf Masters Saturday, April 4th
11:30 am $25/pp
Hop along the bunny trail at PAC! We are hosting our 2nd annual Easter egg hunt. The fun doesn’t stop there, after the hunt the decorating begins. You will each receive a 1/2 dozen eggs, along with bowls of egg dye to create museum worthy pieces of egg art.
Easter Brunch
Sunday, April 5th 11am & 11:30am or 1pm & 1:30pm
$60/adult $25/kids 6 to 12 years (5 & under free)
Continue the tradition with our incredi-ble Easter Brunch prepared PAC style with over 48 feet of buffet classics and scrumptious treats!
MENU HIGHLIGHTS
Baby Kale Salad with Red Quinoa, Toasted Pine Nuts, Shaved Parmesan
and Lemon Vinaigrette
Assorted Cured Salmon Display & Smoked Fish Display
with Traditional Garnishes
Omelet & Waffle Station
Carving & Soup Station
Chipotle Marinated Petite Filet with Charred Onion Relish
Shrimp Cocktail and Jonah Crab Claws
Banana and Nutella Stuffed French Toast
Tuesday, April 7th 50% OFF ALL BEERS
This is THE day for all of you beer lov-ers out there. Come to the club and celebrate the beauty that is beer and save 50% while doing so.. Full Sail IPA, Smuttynose Brown Dog Ale Six Point Crisp, Great Divide Colette, Blue Moon, Guiness and so many more...
Steakhouse Night
Kids Club
Administrative Professionals
Day
Friday, April 10th 5:30-9:00 pm $80/pp
FIRST COURSE Colossal Shrimp Cocktail with Spicy Mus-
tard and Traditional Cocktail Sauces
SECOND COURSE “The Wedge” Iceberg Lettuce
with Blue Cheese, Crumbled Bacon, Russian Dressing, Beefsteak Tomato
and Shaved Red Onion
THIRD COURSE Choice of the Following Steaks
(All Steaks are Certified Angus Beef)
12oz Roasted Chautebriand, 16oz Bone-In Sirloin,
18oz King Cut Prime Rib
SIDES & SAUCES Béarnaise Sauce, Horseradish Cream,
Roasted Shallot Demi & Steamed Asparagus, Truffle Mashed Potatoes,
Caramelized Onions and Roast Mushrooms
DESSERT COURSE Italian Ricotta Cheesecake with
Warm Wild Berry Compote
Friday, April 10th 5:30-9:30pm $15/per child
Ages 4-12 may come to the club & enjoy dinner, a movie & arts and crafts. Let us be your built-in babysitter, while you relax & dine alone or with company.
Wednesday, April 22nd 11:30am -2:30pm
Complimentary Glass of Sparkling Wine
Don’t forget to recognize the hard work and support of your administrative pro-fessional today! We invite you to make a lunch reservation for you and your admin and they will receive a complimentary glass of sparkling wine in celebration of the day. This is a sell-out day at the club so make your reservations today.
Cocktail of the Month
ENJOY
APRIL SHOWERS
Ah it’s that time again when we start introducing some yummy fresh produce in our drinks and be re-warded by the bright refreshing flavors they impart. This gin based drink not only tastes good, but also looks the part as well. On the next rainy day, take a moment to relax and enjoy this wonderfully fresh cocktail.
Ingredients 6 Mint Leaves 1/4 of a lemon 2 Seedless Green Grapes 1/8 Green Apple 1/3 oz. Simple Syrup 1 1/4 oz. Hendrick’s Gin Directions
1) In a shaker muddle the mint, lemon, apple, grapes and simple syrup. 2) Add the gin and fill with ice. 3) Shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh cracked ice 4) Garnish with an apple fan, mint sprig and a grape
QUINOA SALAD, SNAP PEAS, PICKLED
of the Month
Recipe MONTHLY RECIPES
SERVES 6 SERVES 1
MUSHROOMS & PORCINI DRESSING
Quinoa Ingredients 1 cup quinoa , 1 1/2 cups cold water, 1/2 tsp salt , 1tbsp Olive Oil
The quinoa can be made ahead of time and refrigerated if you like. Soak the quinoa for 15 minutes in cold water. Rinse thoroughly, & drain through a large fine mesh strainer. Replace in 2 qt pot with the water, salt & oil. Bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to very low, cover and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to sit covered for 5 min. Fluff gently with a fork and set aside to cool.
Salad Ingredients ½ lb fresh snap peas, blanched and chilled 2 lb button mushrooms, washed and sliced 2 bunch chives, sliced ¼ lb dried porcinis, ground in coffee grinder until powder 1 cup mayonnaise 2 tbsp, fresh lemon juice
1)To pickle mushrooms, heat 2 parts water, 1 part vinegar (I like to use rice wine vinegar) and ½ part granulated sugar until sugar dis-solves. Let cool. Sauté button mushrooms in very hot pan with a little bit of oil. Be sure not to overcrowd the pan as you want them to caramelize and crisp up a little. Remove from heat and put mush-rooms in a mixing bowl and pour over pickling liquid. Let sit for 2 hours or overnight. 2)For your porcini mayo, buy some dried porci-nis from your local store. Mix powder with mayo, a squeeze of lem-on, chives, salt and pepper. 3)To finish quinoa salad, combine qui-noa, mushrooms and blanched snow peas. Mix mayonnaise. Let flavors combine 2 hours before serving.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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2
3
4
EASTER EGG DYING & HUNT
5
EASTER BRUNCH
CLUB CLOSED
6
7 NATIONAL BEER
DAY 50% OFF
Power Breakfast
B.Y.O.B
Evening Dining
8
WOMEN’S CLUB
Cellar Selections
Evening Dining
9 GOLF MASTERS
BOURBON CLUB
Surprise Wine Discount
Evening Dining
10 GOLF MASTERS
STEAKHOUSE NIGHT
KIDS CLUB
Evening Dining
11
CAR CLUB
Evening Dining
12
CLUB CLOSED
13
14
Power Breakfast
B.Y.O.B
Evening Dining
15 CIGAR CLUB
MAH JONG
Cellar Selections
Evening Dining
16
WEC
Surprise Wine Discount
Evening Dining
17
SILO DINNER SOIREE
Evening Dining
18
Evening Dining
19
CLUB CLOSED
20
21
Power Breakfast
B.Y.O.B
Evening Dining
22
ADMINISTRATIVE PROF. DAY
EARTH DAY DONATIONS
FRENCH CLUB
Cellar Selections
Evening Dining
23
HOT TOPICS
Surprise Wine Discount
Evening Dining
24
ORGANIC & BIODYNAMIC WINE DINNER
Evening Dining
25
Evening Dining
26
CLUB CLOSED
27
28 WRITER’S
WORKSHOP
Power Breakfast
B.Y.O.B
Evening Dining
29
COOKING CLUB
Cellar Selections
Evening Dining
30 Y.E.S.S.
DINNER PARTY
Surprise Wine Discount
April 2015
Breakfast: Mon.– Fri. from 7:00am to 9:30am Lunch: Mon. – Fri. from 11:30am to 2:30pm
Hours of Operation
Tuesday Power Breakfast: 50% off Breakfast Buffet Tuesday BYOB: No Corkage Fee for Members $20 savings Wednesday Cellar Selections: 50% Savings on Select wines
PAC Value Days
Executive Director: Michael A. Frodella [email protected]
Chief Financial Officer: Joann Roccanova [email protected]
Accountant: Maureen Canosa [email protected]
Executive Chef: Arnold D. Kruck [email protected]
Managing Director: Wendy Tait [email protected]
Director of Operations: Troy Titus [email protected]
Food & Beverage Manager: Edgar Jovel [email protected]
Catering & Events: Nicole [email protected]
Club Administrator: JoAnne Mitchko [email protected]
Member Services: Maureen McGuire [email protected]
Member Services: Tammie Sholtis ___________________ [email protected]
The
PAC Family
