Valentines Dinners in Wenatchee Wine Country
Enjoy a gourmet dinner with your sweetheart at the following Wenatchee-area restaurants:
Chateau Cajun Grill (inside Chateau Faire le Pont Winery). February 11 and February 14, 2 seatings 6 and 8 pm
Call 667-WINE (9463) to make reservations.
Receive one lovely rose per couple. $45 without wine; $65 with wine per person plus tax and gratuity.
Starter course: Sauteed scallopes atop a cauliflower and almond puree drizzled with a cider glaze and topped with crispy bacon.
Salad: fresh arugula, poached pear, candied walnuts and cranberries topped with Parmesan crisps, paired with 2010 Viognier
Entrees: Filet medallions in a peppered dark chocolate cabernet reduction with fingerling potatoes and vegetable gratin, paired with 2007 Confluence, or Seared salmon drizzled with a peppered fennel and white cream sauce with wild rice and vegetable gratin, paired with 2008 Pinot Noir.
Desserts: Dark chocolate cake w/mascarpone & chestnut Sorbet, or Cherry apple tart w/salted Caramel ice cream
At Tastebuds, at 5th and Mission Streets, their Valentine's Menu is $45 per person, with seatings at 5:30 and 7:30. Reservations at 888-2783
Appetizers: Choose from Ying & Yang chilled shrimp cocktail or Mediterranean Bruschetta
Soup/Salad: Choose either Creme of Artichoke Hearts soup or Roasted Beet and Blue Cheese salad
Main Course: choose either Braised Beef Gnocchi with Blue Cheese Cream Sauce or Pan Seared Salmon with Tarragon Beurre Blanc with Jasmine Rice and roasted broccolini
Dessert: Choose either Dolce De Leche Cheesecake or Chocolate Souffle Cake with Espresso Whip Cream
At the Red Lion Hotel their Valentine's Menu is available Feb. 10-18 from 4 to 8 p.m. Call 663-0349 for reservations. $49.95 per couple
Starters: Choose either Crab & spinach fondue with grilled flat bread or Fried pork strips with hot mustard and plum BBQ sauce
Soup or Salad: Smoked tomato soup with parmesan chip and basil dust or Grilled hearts of romaine salad with caesar dressing and anchovy oil
Entree: Choose from Coffee crusted 12 oz. Rib eye with chocolate demi glaze, truffled mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus or Northwest Seafood Alfredo with prawns, crab, smoked salmon and fresh mussels
Dessert: Red Velvet cake with coconut cream cheese frosting or Chocolate Mousse with Grand Marnier cream and cashew brittle.
At Iwa Sushi on Valentine's Day, enjoy their lover's special, the "Sweetheart Roll". Or have their lunch special, 2 specialty rolls for $19.95. Sweet.
At Shati's, enjoy Pacific Coast pink crab tossed with caramelized sweet onions and red peppers, a little good mayo and farm eggs…butter-crisped in the oven and finished over bedded baby Rocket with Andalouse and sliced hot house tomato ; choice of Washington grown Filet Mignon pan-seared with fresh Crimini mushrooms caramelized shallot, house-crafted Demi Glace and a touch of whole grain mustard or rustic Pecan Rolled Chicken Breast with artichoke hearts, sun kissed tomato, fresh rosemary, cream and Gorgonzola; dessert is Cordon Rose Cheese Cake. A long stemmed rose for all the ladies. $65 per guest...only 14 tables in restaurant so seating is limited and going quick. Drinks, tax and gratuity separate. Visa or Mastercard to guarantee the table, Non-Refundable. 662-3321



