This summer at Grand View Lodge we couldn’t be more excited about our new menu at Italian Gardens. So, in case you can’t make it to the Lodge right away and you want to try to whip up a culinary delight, we have decided to feature a chef favorite dish off of the new menu for this “what’s cooking?”. Get the recipe for the Grand View Lodge Linguini Recipe.

Are you a fan of Au Gratin Potatoes? This traditional French dish has been around for 100 years. But how about spaghetti squash au gratin? The Lodge Dining Room at Grand View Lodge has put a new touch to this classic side. This is easy to serve for family dinner, or bring to a potluck style gathering. Just follow our simple recipe and you’ll leave everyone coming back for seconds.

Are you a fan of Butternut Squash and Shrimp? Enjoy this perfect combination just in time for the holiday season. This is easy to serve for family dinner, or bring to a potluck style gathering. Just follow our simple recipe and you’ll leave everyone coming back for seconds.

Did you recently attend our de’Vine Wine and Culinary Weekend? If you did then you probably had a taste of the award winning Bourbon Chicken Soup from our Chef’s Soup Challenge. Six of Grand View Lodge’s finest culinary teams competed to create their best soup du jour.

Chef Shawn Lowman prepared this cream-based soup with fresh ingredients and bourbon to add that extra kick of life to the recipe. The use of heavy cream adds a decadent texture to the soup. In addition, sautéing the ingredients together versus boiling them add a great flavor and aroma to the soup.

The soup is garnished with a topping of fresh shaved scallions and chopped tomato for a fresh and earthy twist. After a spoonful taste, you’re going to want more than just one bowl! For recipe, click here!

Each year, the Grand View Lodge Culinary Team tries to create a little creative competition between the chefs of the resort. At the de’Vine Wine and Culinary weekend this year, each chef was challenged to create their own soup recipe to be tasted and voted on by 200 plus de’vine attendees. This year’s 2016 Soup Challenge winner was Banquet Chef, Shawn Lowman.

Shawn joined the Grand View Lodge Culinary Team back in 2009. Born in Elk River, he formerly worked closer to home at the University Club in St. Paul and the Earl Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. Since joining the team here, Shawn has experienced some of his most memorable moments being a chef.

“My favorite moment as a chef was definitely cooking for the Food Network’s Simon Majumdar from the TV shows Iron Chef America and Cutthroat Kitchen at de’Vine in 2014,” says Lowman. “It was an honor to cook for Simon who’s known as one of the toughest critics.”

Shawn’s winning soup is a Tequila Curry and will make your taste buds melt. Dare to recreate the recipe at home and wow your guests with Lowman’s creation.