Beginning in 2003, the inn initiated the Supper Club dinners as a celebration of the bountiful fruits, produce, and meats all available from the local farms of Saratoga and Washington County.

The combined effort of three friends, Chris O’Meara, Gordon Sacks, and Tim Cartwright, and the support of their friends, made the Supper Club dinners a rousing success. The menus were inspired by the freshest ingredients offered at the Saratoga Farmers Market that morning. Four courses were served and paired with interesting wines. Guests arrived knowing only that a phenomenal experience lay ahead. The only choice that remained was whether to go vegetarian or omnivore.

The Supper Club was the dream of three friends who loved food. Chris and Gordon were childhood friends. Tim and Gordon had met while at Vassar College. The idea was simple-serve the best and freshest food possible in a setting that allowed the cooks to have as much fun as the guests. Gordon’s dedication to promoting local food and relationships with local farmers allowed the Supper Club to have meats prepared the day before an event and fruits and vegetables picked that morning. Tim’s experience in managing a successful NYC bistro provided the perfect catalyst and Chris’ professional cooking talents pulled it all together.

Chris received his training at The Culinary Institute of America. His formative work experience was gained in San Francisco where he completed a one-year externship at Wolfgang Puck’s Postrio, which was followed by a stint with James Beard Award-winning chef Traci Des Jardins at Rubicon. O’Meara believes that his California experience opened his eyes to a vast range of product and influences and that, fundamentally, Alice Waters’ philosophy of freshness and seasonality is the proper way to approach cooking. Prior to coming to Bacon Hill, Chris worked in the kitchen at Bouley in Lower Manhattan.

Supper Club dinners will continue in 2004 at Roadhouse 29, a restaurant and bar recently acquired by the three partners.

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