Sonoma County Restaurant Week Giveaway
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Yess…the Oprah giveaway streak continues! Not to worry, I’m not done with the chocolate yet…but let’s take a brief respite for some food and wine 
The first-ever Sonoma County Restaurant Week begins February 22nd and will run through February 28th (about time, huh?).
The seven day event will celebrate Sonoma’s wealth of local, farm-fresh food, sustainable practices, and of course, wine! Some of the county’s best restaurants (the girl & the fig, Dry Creek Kitchen, Zazu, El Dorado Kitchen, just to name a few) will be serving three-course dinner menus at $19, $29, or $39, depending on the restaurant.
The good folks at the Sonoma County Tourism Bureau are offering you the chance to win a $25 gift certificate to two of Sonoma’s finest restaurants, the girl & the fig in Sonoma and Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg.
Rather than bore you with my jibba jabba…I’ll let the mouth-watering food speak for itself.
the girl & the fig: Restaurant Week Menu
Wild Mushroom ‘Vol au Vent’ Local foraged mushroom ragout, shallot & garlic confit, carrots & puff pastry
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Duo of Liberty Farms Duck Sautéed breast & leg confit roulade, caramelized salsify, brussels sprout leaves & blood orange gastrique
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Chocolate Éclair Espresso crème chantilly
Dry Creek Kitchen: Restaurant Week Menu
Local Organic Sonoma County Greens Caramelized Goat Cheese, Brioche Croutons, Banyuls-Shallot Vinaigrette
or
Roasted Red Beet Soup Candied Orange, Toasted Brioche, Rosemary Crème Fraiche
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Mushroom Crusted Tri Tip ‘Steak’ Potato Mousseline, Arugula & Piquillo Salad, Balsamic Reduction
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Crispy Skinned Pacific Red Snapper Sautéed Mushrooms, Local Watercress, Mushroom & Cognac Consommé
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Chocolate Fondant Bittersweet Chocolate Ice Cream, Cocoa Streusel, Salted Caramel Sauce
Served with Christopher Creek Petite Sirah “Port” Russian River Valley 2007
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Citrus Napoleon Cream, Graham Cracker, Crispy Sweet and Tart Meringue, Lemon-Milk Sherbet
Served with Dry Creek Vineyard Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc Dry Creek Valley, Soleil 2005
Hey, wipe that drool off the keyboard.
To win (2) $25 gift certificates, one to each restaurant, simply leave a comment here telling me: What does Sonoma County cuisine mean to you?
Giveaway deadline is Friday 2/19, 11:59 pm PST.
Note: gift certificates do not have to be used during restaurant week.
Disclosure: giveaway donation by the Sonoma County Tourism Bureau.
Update: Congrats to Michelle, winner of Lick My Spoon’s Sonoma County Restaurant Week Giveaway!
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amazing seasonal, local, uber-fresh ingredients. friendly down to earth service. and great local wines to round things out.
To me, Sonoma County food means that every detail of each dish has been carefully and creatively thought through and is delicious, innovative, and sustainable. Yum.
Thanks for posting about this! Sonoma County food (to me) is all about fresh local ingredients that don’t need much seasoning or fuss. Just clean, classic food!
Sonoma cuisine means rustic, down to earth, farm fresh, flavorful and real food!
Being someone who truly appreciates good, local, fresh food this Sonoma Restaurant Week sounds amazing. I hope these restaurants inspire others to have sustainable practices as well! Oh goodness, I really hope I get to eat there sometime soon! HINT, HINT
Yum, those menus sound delicious! Sonoma cuisine to me means local fare served up in unique and delicious combinations, accompanied by wonderful Sonoma wines!
Sonoma County restaurants have varietes of great food. I love trying new flavors at all the great restaurants around this area. Yes & paired withSonoma County Wines!
Sonoma County cuisine is delicious, local, with only the freshest, organic ingrediants. It is a variety of flavors but only the best, most unique outcome gets to your plate! I love Sonoma County food and wine!
Yummy! Local! Fresh! and cooked to detailed perfection. Boo, now I’m hungry!!
Oh and don’t forget to drink some delicious local wines too!!
Sonoma County cuisine means a feast for the senses–the palate foremost, but also the experience of dining in a relaxed country setting with natural beauty and artful architecture and interiors.
There are very few other locales that offer such a wide range of good food as we have here in Sonoma County. When you travel to other places you just have to make do with a lot fewer options and lower quality.
Sonoma food is a picnic because I am a broke grad student. Every time I go up to wine country, I pack a picnic for the group. I love the wine, though.
Sonoma County cuisine means to me local & very fresh. I could be a Localvore by eating there!
Sounds Wonderful
Sonoma food means fresh, local and raw! You can have it all here in our own little world.
Locally farmed fruits and vegetables, delicious organic mixed green salads, vegetarian options at every restaurant, and (of course) wine pairings!
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