Tag Archives: Weekly Wine Pairing

The Plausible Pairing of New…

Spring truly is the season of new.  This week we bring you a brand new dish from our kitchen as a Weekly Wine Pairing, and Jeramy has paired it with a new-to-our-list wine.  This is another one of those wine discoveries we made with the help of a customer. Only this time the customer was [...]

Sweet Potato Pairing

Weekly Wine Pairing Available Wednesday-Saturday Or While Supplies Last    SMALL PLATE Sweet Potato Ravioli Rosemary Cream Sauce Parmesan Shavings Toasted Walnuts Special W.W.P. pricing: $8 (normally $10) Paired With Chardonnay, Domaine Eded, Santa Cruz Mountains, 2009 Special W.W.P. pricing: $9 /Glass $36 /Bottle (normally $11/$44 respectively) An Equation To Ponder  “People often inquire how [...]

Holiday Hours

Thanksgiving:  CLOSED to the public.  Serving to families in need. This year’s charity is CASA. Tuesday, December 4th  CLOSED for DINNER  (private party).  OPEN for LUNCH. Friday, December 14th OPEN for DINNER.     CLOSED for LUNCH  (private party) Monday, December 17  CLOSED  (private party) Christmas Eve:  OPEN One seating only.  6:00pm.  Call for reservations. [...]

Weekly Wine Pairing for July 18th-July 21st

Weekly Wine Pairing Grilled California Seabass  Spiced Tomato Sorbet, Sauce Vierge, Hint of Saffron, Cappelini Special W.W.P. pricing: $22 Paired With Pinot Noir Roar, Santa Lucia Highlands, 2010 Special W.W.P. pricing: $12/Glass  $50/Bottle California Dreaming This week we celebrate our great state, with a pairing involving many of the foodstuffs that make those not living [...]

6th Annual Bastille Week At Valentien Restaurant

Okay, so we all know that Bastille Day is July 14th, well, maybe some of us know that.  For those of you who don’t, here is a quick wiki primer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day Basically the French people grew tired of the royals, some prisoners in the Bastille (hence the holiday’s name) overthrew the guards, setting in motion [...]

A Legend Inspires

Last week Jeramy received a call from one of our specialty purveyors about an upcoming harvest of mushrooms.  Not just any mushrooms, but rather the fungi of a chef’s dream.  Would we be interested? Jeramy’s reply, “of course!”  Staring at our delivery, we knew we had to do something special to showcase the outstanding flavor. [...]

All The News That’s New

As of late, it seems our world of wine has been seemingly intertwined with the Art World. Fundraising for a Local Treasure Last week we poured wine at a very successful fundraiser for the Bakersfield Museum of Art.  If you have never been to  BMOA or it’s just been awhile, you owe yourself a visit.  [...]

This Week’s Featured Wine Pairing

We affectionately call it the WWP.  You’ll always call it delicious.  If you never joined us for one of our WWP’s, you’ll want to start right away. This week, in fact!   This week we are featuring a delightful quail with plum compote just perfect for a light entrée or as an appetizer to share. [...]