Linwood’s Bar & Grill at Chaminade invites food and wine connoisseurs to experience the third in the series of popular “Farm to Table” dinners. Savor products straight from fertile farms and wines from the vintners of Santa Cruz’s finest local wineries. Guests have the opportunity to meet the farmers and winemakers who are presenting the fruits of their harvest, while enjoying menus specially prepared by Chef Beverlie Terra.
The July dinner includes wines from Santa Cruz’s own Poetic Cellars, beef from Old Creek Ranch and eggs and produce from Black Hen Farm and A.C.E. Organics.
Farm-to-Table Dinners take place on Chaminade’s terrace patio, boasting unsurpassed views of the Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay. A reception with wine and passed hors d’oeurves takes place from 5:30-6:00pm with the four course dinner following.
July 23, 2010 menu
Reception
Deviled egg sampler
Guanciale wrapped mozzarella with fresh basil crostini
Grilled nectarine pizette
Cold roast beet soup shots
Starter
Zucchini blossom stuffed with goat cheese and pear
Micro greens
Cinnamon basil crème fraiche
First Course
Roast carrots, beets, squash, onions and Burrata cheese on Mache
Soft boiled eggs
Citrus pistou basil vinaigrette
Second Course
Slow-braised short ribs from Old Creek Ranch
Gremolata
Farm vegetable sauté
Grits
Dessert
TBA, but something decadent and chocolate with Bing cherry ice cream
Poetic Cellars wines accompanying July Farm to Table dinner
Winemaker Katy Lovell is dedicated to creating poetry in the bottle from the finest local vineyards here in the Santa Cruz Mountains, from a beautiful vineyard in Livermore and from old vines in the heart of the Redwood Valley.
Wines featured:
Chardonnay, Chestnut Hill Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains
Viognier, Verse Vineyard, Livermore Valley
Ballad, Bordeaux Blend
Syrah, Stanza Vineyard, Livermore Valley
Cost: $65. per person plus tax and gratuity includes hors d’oeuvres, family-style dinner, dessert and wine.
Call 831/475-5600 in advance to reserve
Friday, July 23, 2010
Time: 6:00pm 9:00pm
1 Chaminade Lane
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Note: - Chaminade offers a discount Farm-to-Table Overnight Package.
View menus online for the remaining dinners of the series on Aug. 20 and Sept. 24.
By June Smith
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