The Napa Valley Presents First-Ever Restaurant Month
Napa Valley’s Premier Restaurants Offer Special Dining Opportunities Throughout January to Delight Culinary Adventurers
Sip, sup and savor some of The Napa Valley’s finest foods and wines during Napa Valley Restaurant Month. Throughout January 2011, the legendary wine and culinary destination, where country-lane freshness meets the creativity of some of the world’s finest chefs, is offering unique dining opportunities and special menus at more than 30 of the region’s most notable restaurants.
Embark on a culinary adventure through The Napa Valley and enjoy Michelin Star dining experiences at Chef Thomas Keller’s Bouchon, offering a three-course prix fixe dinner for $25, or Chef Ken Frank’s La Toque at the Westin Verasa Resort & Spa, presenting special menus of truffle-inspired dishes for the entire month - even truffle themed desserts!
Indulge in specially prepared - and priced - seasonal menus from celebrated Napa Valley chefs Michael Chiarello at Bottega (three-course lunch for $54), Cindy Pawlcyn at Mustards Grill (three-course dinner for $32.95) and Bob Hurley at Hurley’s (three-course dinner for $24). Some of the areas newest restaurants including Oenotri, Fish Story, and Bardessono are also offering exciting menus.
Several participating restaurants are featuring 50-percent off of selections on their wine lists, making it a perfect time to enjoy Napa Valley’s famed Cabernets.
To take advantage of these exciting dining opportunities, simply mention “Napa Valley Restaurant Month” at participating restaurants. For more information and details about special offers, visit www.legendarynapavalley.com.
Napa Valley Restaurant Month is part of California Restaurant Month, designated by the California Travel & Tourism Commission (CTTC). Twenty destinations across California, from the desert and coast to wine country and High Sierra, are hosting restaurant weeks this January. “California is the top U.S. destination for culinary travel, so with these deals there’s never been a better time for foodies to visit California,” said Caroline Beteta, CTTC president & CEO. “Since we produce 90 percent of American wine and more than 400 agricultural crops, we attract some of the greatest chefs who enjoy creating with the freshest ingredients – which whets visitors’ appetites for more. Enjoying the California foodie lifestyle this January is a New Year’s resolution we can all stick to!”
Last year travelers in California spent $21.3 billion on food and beverages, more than for any other spending segment and constituting 26 percent of all visitor spending last year (Source: Dean Runyan Associates), Beteta said. For more information about California Restaurant Month, visit www.visitcalifornia.com/restaurantmonth.
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Contacts:
Allison Lane Simpson, 707-963-3304, allison@legendarynapavalley.com
Jeanette Chin, 917-538-3266, jeanette.chin@ypartnership.com
Kathryn Burnside, 916-319-5421, kburnside@visitcalifornia.com
About The Napa Valley
The Napa Valley is home to the founders of America’s fine wine industry – legendary entrepreneurs who showed the world that the art of winemaking had crossed continents – and is prized for its natural beauty, phenomenal culinary scene, world-class hotel accommodations, robust arts community, and one-of-a-kind wellness experiences including the region’s famed spas, mud baths and healing geo-thermal springs. The word Napa means ‘land of plenty’ in the language of its first known inhabitants, the Wappo Indians, and the Valley itself is one of the most precious agricultural preserves on earth - a place that moves in perfect synchrony with the seasons. The area was voted the World’s #1 Food & Wine Destination in the recent 2010 TripAdvisor® Travelers' Choice® Awards, and is internationally recognized as one of only nine “Great Wine Capitals.” Visit www.LegendaryNapaValley.com for more information or to download the new Visit Napa Valley iPhone App and join The Napa Valley community on Facebook and YouTube.
About CTTC
CTTC is a non-profit organization with a mission to develop and maintain marketing programs – in partnership with the state's travel industry – that keep California top-of-mind as a premier travel destination. According to CTTC, travel and tourism expenditures total $87.7 billion annually in California, support jobs for 881,000 Californians and generate $5.3 billion in state and local tax revenues. For more information about CTTC and for a free California Visitor’s Guide, go to www.VisitCalifornia.com.
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