By Nicole Newsom
SNELLVILLE, Ga. | Summit Chase Country Club, a longtime Gwinnett staple since its establishment in the 1970s, will move away from the traditional country club concept and will soon open its doors as a scratch-based kitchen, featuring farm-to-table food. It will be named The Kitchen at Summit Chase, and open to the public on Wednesday, March 9.
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It has hired an up-and-coming executive chef, Alex Friedman, who has a resume featuring experience at some of the South’s best restaurants.
Vice President and General Manager Don Britt explains the name behind The Kitchen by sharing a personal connection: “In our home, our family’s always gotten together for family dinners, and where do we end up? We end up in the kitchen. And what do we do in the kitchen? We gather. We talk. We enjoy one another. We make memories. We spend time together in the kitchen, quality time. So we look forward for people to come out, with friends and families, and come to The Kitchen. And make memories that are homemade and seasoned [with] love!”
While Summit Chase will retain private membership programs and amenities, the golf course has been sold.
Chef Alex, 43, grew up in Indianapolis, Ind. He is a graduate of Johnson and Wales Culinary School in Charleston, S.C. He and his wife have two children and live in Loganville.
He comes with an impressive resume, including Asheville’s Biltmore Estate, Roswell’s Pastis Restaurant and Bar, Atlanta’s Anis Café and Bistro, Old Fourth Ward’s P’cheen International Bistro & Pub, and, most recently, Winder’s Bistro Off Broad. He entered the international La Chaine des Rotisseurs Young Chef Competition and placed first in the Southeast and second in the nation (where he was the youngest competitor), and later competed on the Food Network’s CHOPPED in 2012 (season 12).
Moreover, in 2020, Chef Alex was honored by Georgia Grown and the Georgia Department of Agriculture by being named one of six Georgia Grown Chefs of 2020.
With a distinct culinary vision for creating seasonally influenced cuisine, Chef Alex believes in sourcing beautiful local products from the many hard-working and talented farmers that are the backbone of Georgia’s agricultural and farming industry and has built many relationships with local farmers and culinary artisans over the years. Now, as the new executive chef of The Kitchen at Summit Chase, Chef Alex will bring his creative and inspirational farm-to-table cuisine to the Gwinnett community and beyond, as Summit Chase becomes a destination for gastronomes.
The club’s bar has been remodeled and named The Pub at Summit Chase, an extension of the restaurant but also an experience all its own.
The property will also be expanding its special events, with improved venue offerings as well as new activities and experiences for all to enjoy. Summit Chase is currently available for booking private events with a capacity of up to 250, but will also soon enter Phases II and III of its renovations. The first of these new spaces is anticipated to be The Barn at Summit Chase.
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