“Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.”   

                                                                            … Ben Franklin

     Mr. Franklin was so right. Wine is meant to be enjoyed, shared, and celebrated and we at Woodfield Chophouse are very happy with the success of our first wine and food pairing event. It was held on Nov. 6th with Tom Rogari as our wine merchant. With both grace and humor he guided our guests through the process. Guests were greeted and seated in our lovely front room which made for a warm intimate setting; a place for quiet conversations and opinions shared. The evening provided our chefs with the opportunity to introduce guests to ingredients of dishes as well as identifying the elements of flavor in the wine which  made for an enjoyable and memorable experience. Our guests enjoyed 5 food coarses, each paired with an appropriate wine selection.  

     Following the evening’s event many of our guests moved to our “wee” bar to continue conversations and ask the question… “when’s the next wine event”? All said and done, it was a great evening!

  As promised the management and staff of Woodfield Manor hosted our first annual halloween party on Oct. 31st.  All Woodfield employees and most of our guests dressed in their finest holiday costumes.  All types of imaginative outfits were to be found, from the beautiful to the truely goolish.   The chefs served up some really tasteful buffet items for all to enjoy.   The Manor’s exterior and interior were decorated to suit the occasion, outside  smoke  and strobe lights greeted the arriving party goers, and inside spider webs and other spookish effects were in abundance, to make the creatures of the night feel at home.   Present too was  a tarot card reader  to advise all, who were brave enough to ask, what their future might hold.   If the positive comments by all involved is any indication,  Halloween night at Woodfield Manor will be an annual tradition to cherish.

                                           Joanne Wolfe