Yesterday April 27, 2008 was the 8^th Annual National Date Chef Competition. Our Executive Chef Roy Luna qualified as one of the 6^th entrée finalists for his dish, “Date and Moroccan Spiced Pork Lollipops." Not only did Chef Roy and our team have to prepare food for all the judges, but the competition was open to the public and we ended up preparing food for over 500 people. The team did a great job with the food and the decorating of the booth. They went with a Hawaiian theme, from handing out leis to having a palm tree ice carving as part of the display.

There was a total of 5 awards handed out last night, one for each of the three categories (Appetizer, Entrée, and Desert) and the other two were Best of Show, and Peoples' choice. After a long day of hard work by Roy, Jamie, and Rebecca, the team was rewarded with a tremendous surprise. Roy was awarded the “Best of Show” award. This was very deserved and a terrific accomplishment. There were chefs from all over the country and the competition was the best it had been in years. Chef was just humbled and honored to be there and in the presence of such great chefs.

Chef was the hit of the competition with his ever-vivacious personality. He was interviewed by radio, T.V. and the newspaper. As soon as the article and pictures come out in the Desert Sun, we will make them available on the website.

Please join me in congratulating Chef Roy Luna and his team for an incredible job and an award well deserved!

Friday was a spectacular day for the 5^th Annual Lumpy’s Scramble for Autism. Last year the event raised over $80,00 for the Coachella Valley Autism Society of America. The weather was fantastic, and the field of 136 players had a great time. Barney Adams and Greg Brown of Adams Golf participated in the event. The evening dinner and dance event were held at the Santa Rosa club featuring the John Stanley King Band.

The Maui Wowie Beach Party enjoyed great weather and over 50 dinner guests. The highlight was Chef roasting a whole pig. People raved about the party. Chef was on his game, with this great party followed up by the win at the Date Festival.

Azul Restaurant continues to be open for Breakfast, Lunch and our Red Basket Menu from 3pm to 5 pm.

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and Azul with be rolling out the proverbial red carpet for Mom. Chef Roy has put together a feast for a Queen!

Be prepared as we roll out a special dinner so that the homeowners can sample the victory winning entrée that Chef Roy put together for the 8^th Annual International Date Competition. The dates and times will be sent our in our next email update.

As the temperatures move up, the prices move down at Trilogy. Check out the latest prices and specials available at our website.: www.Trilogygolfclub.com/laquinta

On the Anthony Kim watch, he continued to roll with a tie for 20^th at the Byron Nelson EDS Classic. The weather and new golf course design played havoc with a lot of players. Anthony played strong on the weekend to move up from 60^th to 20^th. Anthony continues to climb up the Fed Ex Cup and the World Rankings.

Until next week, keep rolling the rock!