The site had been an a la carte restaurant and wedding facility when the Zwebens bought it and they continued operating as that for a number of years before gradually shifting to catering only. The site originally had been Shadow Brook Farm, established in 1910 by wealthy New York physician Dr. Zweben, along with his father, Sidney, and brother Sandy, bought the approximately 18-acre property and restaurant 43 years ago. ![]() “The Shadowbrook is a very, very special place,” Zweben said, wanting to hand it over to someone who would appreciate its history and reputation. That attitude and the new owners’ experience sat well with the former owner, Robert Zweben. They had considered renaming the institution, “but being here for a couple of weeks, getting to know the history and tradition,” he said, “we felt it was important to keep it as Shadowbrook.” ![]() They’ve owned them for 15 and 27 years, respectively, with Kourgelis calling them more traditional sites, as compared to the Shadowbrook. ![]() Kourgelis and his partners own and operate two other catering facilities, the Venetian, in Garfield, and Seasons, Washington Township. “Our goal is to continue to have this the best catering facility in the area,” he said. And that means sprucing up the location, refreshing wallpaper, making minor repairs and revitalizing the garden and grounds, Kourgelis explained. The only real changes planned are to “give it a little shot of love,” he said. for more than four decades by the Zweben family and “We want to continue the wonderful job that they did,” Kourgelis said. Kourgelis, Saddle River, along with his five partners, have taken over the venerable facility, operating at 1 Obre Pl. “The same reason everybody booked this place is the reason we bought it,” noted Jim Kourgelis, who is one of the six new owners, who took over the site in the last couple of weeks. ![]() SHREWSBURY – Nothing is expected to change for the Shadowbrook catering facility under its new ownership, including its name.
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