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COLONIAL WILLIAMSBUR G RECEIVES AWARDS FOR DINING AND GOLF

Golden Horseshoe, Regency Room Recognized for Excellence


WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Colonial Williamsburg's Regency Room has been named to the 2006 Fine Dining Hall of Fame and joins nine restaurants located across the country on this year's list. Each year, Nation's Restaurant News welcomes a select number of outstanding restaurants into its Fine Dining Hall of Fame. Condé Nast Traveler has named the Williamsburg Inn and Golden Horseshoe Golf courses to its reader's poll of top 100 golf resorts in the world, the magazine announced in the June 2006 issue. In naming the Regency Room to the Hall of Fame, Nation's Restaurant News cited the rich tradition and history of the Regency Room, its opulent,	One of the Inn's most serene spaces, the Regency Room incorporates period design elements from the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, England. To obtain this image, contact Penna Rogers at (757) 220-7121 or through e-mail at progers@cwf.org
stately interior with crystal chandeliers, silk draperies, and palm-leaved columns, and the subtle adherence to its Virginia location reflected in the menu and the Southern hospitality of the staff. The Regency Room has hosted world leaders, movie stars and royalty, but it is most well known for a history of serving multiple generations dining at the same table. "We are catering to returning guests with the rich traditions we maintain and also to a new clientele aware of all the trends that are out there today," said the Inn's general manager Nicholas DiMeglio commenting on the award. "We have to be sure we serve favorites such as crabmeat Randolph and specialty desserts that have been on the menu for 25 or 30 years, while at the same time introducing new items popular today." "We cook for our guests," said executive chef Hans Schadler, who describes his cooking style as "very simple and very clean. We don't let our egos get in the way." The Regency Room menu includes fresh fish from the Chesapeake Bay, French- inspired dishes like Châteaubriand with sauce béarnaise, as well as Virginia Eastern Shore rockfish and Southern pecan pie.
Designer Robert Trent Jones Sr. called the Gold Course his "finest design." The original green on the signature 16th hole is the last in a set of spectacular par 3 holes. The green slopes from back to front and is surrounded by five bunkers. To obtain this image, contact Penna Rogers at (757) 220-7121 or through e-mail at progers@cwf.org.		Maintaining a reputation for Southern hospitality and service is important to Williamsburg native DiMeglio. "It's humbling when I think of the history of the Regency Room and the guests who have come through the doors over the years. We're constantly looking at new ways to blend the different worlds better. We want guests from around the world and around the corner to return again and again to the Regency Room. The road to perfection is always under construction." Condé Nast Traveler's 11th annual golf resorts survey ranks the Williamsburg Inn and the Golden Horseshoe courses 51st in its reader's pole of top 100 golf resorts in the world. The ranking includes such features as overall course design,
speed of play, accommodations, service, dining and overall facilities. "We are proud to be recognized among the great golf resorts in the world," said Glen Byrnes, director of golf for the Golden Horseshoe. "The ranking recognizes the commitment our entire team has made to our guests. It's not just the beautiful course, but the facilities, the service, the dining and the overall experience." The ranking places the Williamsburg Inn in the company of some of the most famous names in golf resorts in Scotland, Ireland, Hawaii, the Caribbean, Central America and across the continental United States. The three golf courses of the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club are public courses, but club membership offers preferred rates for cart rentals, guest fees, and weekend tee times; discounts in the pro shop, club storage, unlimited play and social and competitive events. The Golden Horseshoe Golf Club includes 45 holes on the first side-by-side father-son courses designed by golf course architects Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Rees Jones and will host the men's 2007 NCAA Division I championship tournament in the spring of 2007. Established in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is the not-for- profit educational institution that preserves and operates the restored 18th-century Revolutionary capital of Virginia. Williamsburg is located 150 miles south of Washington, D.C., off Interstate 64. For more information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-HISTORY or visit Colonial Williamsburg on the Internet at www.ColonialWilliamsburg.com and www.goldenhorseshoegolf.com.