Pinehurst’s $19.58 Special
Those fortunate enough to hold tickets either or both of this month’s U.S. Opens will savor both championship golf and championship cuisine.
The equivalent holds true at Denver’s Pinehurst Country Club. Its Press Maxwell-designed golf course, which for years served as the office of World Golf Hall of Famer Paul Runyan, has welcomed numerous regional and national tournaments. Proud of its rich heritage, Pinehurst’s dining room plies members with delectable classics, including the $19.58 Special, the name and price of which suggests the year the club opened.
The $19.58 Special consists of a 6-ounce Sterling Silver Filet Executive Chef Chris Puter has cooked to perfection on a 1,800-degree infrared broiler. The process sears the steak twice as fast as conventional grilling. It locks all the juices into the meat and, Puter notes, “puts a beautiful crust on the steak that’s impossible to get on standard grills.”
Puter tops the meat with a veal demi-glace (click for recipe) and sides it with Southwestern vegeables and King Crab claw. “We run the $19.58 special all week,” reports Food & Beverage manager Craig Petersen, “Our membership didn’t see us as a steakhouse; now they do.”
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