Vail Restaurant Month – Market to Table Week

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The Vail Valley is picturesque. The Aspens are glowing and the valley is filled with star chefs, singular dining experiences, wine & beer tastings, health/wellness/spa packages, romantic getaways, family fun, seminars, chef demos, recipes, family cooking experiences, all-inclusive lodging/dining packages, fashion trunk shows, art gallery receptions, celebrity author readings & book signings, outdoor adventures, and many more one-of-a-kind activities! This amazing event is happening in one of the world’s most beloved mountain destinations, VAIL!!!

Vail Restaurant Month kicked off on September 17th and is running delicious events until Oct 14, 2011. This week wraps up Market to Table and what a week to be outdoors getting healthy. Next week is Health & Outdoors week and the following week begins Family Fest! Here is the schedule for this weekend:

Friday, September 21, 2012

FLAME
Flame Farmers’ Market
4pm-7pm
Join us for a not-so-typical farmers’ market; this one is inside Flame Restaurant! Attendees will enjoy a cocktail party with appetizers made with locally sourced products, including wine and beer. See produce you’d like to take home? It’s all for sale!

$12* per person
Call Flame Restaurant at
970-477-8650 to make reservations.

La Tour
“Market to Table” Mixology Class
5pm-6pm
Learn how to make “Market to Table” Cocktails for your next dinner party! La Tour’s mixology masters will teach you to craft three drinks in one hour, with three different liquors and using local-sourced seasonal products. Featuring: Palisade Peach, Cucumber Cooler, Silvermax Martini! $20* per person.

Tavern On the Square
at The Arrabelle at Vail Square, a RockResort
Wild Mushroom and Local Game Dinner
6pm-9pm
Enjoy our indulgent, five-course, Wild Mushroom and Local Game Dinner in honor of Vail Restaurant Month. Join us for the chef’s enticing creations, featuring dishes from Truffled Veal Cheek Ravioli to Black Truffle Crème Brûlée.
Reservations are recommended, please call 970-754-7704. The Tavern on the Square is located in Lionshead at The Arrabelle, A RockResort. *$45 per person

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Big Bear Bistro
Bruschetta Class
5pm- 7pm
Learn how to make the famous heirloom tomato and pesto bruschetta, including how to make our 2 most popular sauces used on the bruschetta: the honey balsamic vinaigrette and our pesto. Stick around for bruschetta samples and wine will be available for purchase to enjoy during the demo and sampling.A fun event that you can learn something to “wow” your friends with at your next cocktail party. Use this event as an appetizer before heading on to another special dinner event this week. $20 Per Person Call Big Bear Bistro for more info (970) 300-1394 or email us at [email protected].

Elway’s Restaurant
Wine Dinner
6:30PM-9:30PM
MENU:
Passed Appetizer
Roasted Beets, Housemade Ricotta Spoons

First Course
Seared Scallop with Celery Root Purée

Second Course
Pan Seared Duck Breast, Cauliflower Gratin, Mache-Radish Salad, Duck Jus

Third Course
Veal Osso Bucco, Creamy Polenta, Braised Pearl Onions

Fourth Course
Chocolate Mousse Stuffed Figs Dipped in Chocolate, Goat Cheese Ice Cream

$95* per person
For more info call Elway’s
970-754-7818

Sunday, September 22, 2012

Restaurant Kelly Liken

Sunday Harvest Dinner and Jazz Music

• 6pm-10pm Restaurant Kelly Liken will be celebrating the last Farmers’ Market of the season with a final harvest dinner on Sunday, September 23rd. The evening will feature a 3-course prix fixe menu for only $49. Live music from Tony Guilizia and his jazz trio will start at 8:30pm. www.kellyliken.com/reservations 970-479-0175

*$49 per person

Vail Restaurant Month presents a Special
Vail Farmers’ Market
10am – 3:30pm
Bring your friends and family to celebrate “Market to Table Week” and the grand finale of a fabulous harvest year! Vail Restaurant Month in partnership with the Vail Farmers’Market & Art Show presents a very special farmers market in Vail Village, the last market of the 2012 season. Vail Farmers’ Market is the largest in Colorado and acclaimed as one of America’s most enjoyable and popular farmers markets. Enjoy wonderful food, locally sourced produce and meats, chef creations, artisanal cheeses, desserts and preserves, and much more! Entrance is FREE.

www.vailfarmersmarket.com

Larkspur Restaurant
Backyard Autumn Farm Lunch
• 1pm
Join us for a celebration of Colorado’s farmers, a hand crafted lunch and a beautiful outdoor view of the Gore Range. On Sunday, September 23rd, we invite you to enjoy a special meal paired with unique wines, in the company of your friends and family. The menu is inspired by the late-summer harvest and prepared by Chef/Owner of Larkspur, Thomas Salamunovich and Executive Chef Richard Hinojosa. Reservations recommended call 970-754-8050

$75 per person plus tax and gratuity

Wow, how can you not resist!

~MTN Town Magazine

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