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CommentsSoul Kitchen Briefs
11 February - 10 March 2010
Staff ReportPublished: February 11, 2010
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Crest Café Happy Hour Specials
The Crest Café is offering après ski specials four nights a week from 3 to 8 p.m. On Wednesday, enjoy $2 grilled fish, chicken, or tri-tip tacos. Thursday is sushi night with tasty rolls and sake, and on Friday and Saturday nights take part in wings and pizza, with three flavors of wings at 50 cents apiece and discounted pizza specials. Crest Café will also be offering beer and wine specials along with $1.50 PBRs every day. Info: 150 Alpine Meadows Road, (530) 581-3037
St. Valentine’s Day Specials
Sunday Feb. 14
Enjoy a menu for two for $100 ($140 with wine) at Moody’s. The five-course dinner includes Dungeness crab, a root vegetable bisque with foie gras, grilled lamb chops or seared ahi tuna, and raspberry éclairs. Info: 10007 Bridge Street, Truckee, (530) 587-8688, moodysbistro.com
Baxter’s is offering a four-course dinner. Items can be ordered a la carte, or $74 for the entire meal. The menu includes oysters Rockefeller, lobster salad, pan roasted striped bass, confit beef tenderloin, and lavender love. Info: Northstar Village, (530) 562-3200, northstar.com
The River Ranch will be featuring “Lovers Specials” including diver scallops, Maine lobster, beef wellington for two, and strawberry trio dessert. Info: Corner Hwy 89 and Alpine Meadows Road, Tahoe City, (530) 583-2801, riverranchlodge.com
Drunken Monkey is offering a dinner at $50 per person, or $35 for vegetarians, that features hot and sour soup, dreaming monkey roll, Peking duck, and Wagyu beef. Info: 11253 Brockway Road #105, Truckee, (530) 582-9755
Jake’s on the Lake is offering a three-course menu for $79 per couple along with the entire dinner menu. Info: 780 North Lake Boulevard, Tahoe City, (530) 583-0188, jakestahoe.com
Squaw Valley’s “Romantic Dinner Package” includes a cable car ride and ice skating session along with a four-course dinner for $79 per person or $159 per couple. Dinner includes pheasant soup, surf and turf, and dessert. Info: 1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Valley, (530) 583-6985, squaw.com
TMCC Offers Indian Cooking Class
Wednesdays, Feb. 17 to March 10
Truckee Meadows Community College is offering an Indian cooking class, to be held at Billinghurst Middle School. Taught by daughter-mother team of Palkin and Shipa Zed, this class will provide a hands-on glimpse into the cuisine of India. 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays from Feb. 17 to March 10. Cost is $89 with discount for seniors. Materials cost $12. Pre-registration with TMCC is preferred. Info: 6685 Chesterfield Lane, Reno, wdce@tmcc.edu, (775) 829-9010, tmcc.edu/wdce
Calling all Beer Geeks to Join the North Tahoe Brew Crew!
Friday Feb. 19
The North Tahoe Brew Crew is a newly formed group of North Tahoe/Truckee area homebrewers and craft beer enthusiasts committed to linking up homebrewers, supporting aspiring homebrewers, increasing understanding and appreciation of craft beer, and building an active craft brew community in the North Tahoe/Truckee area. The group hosts a variety of beer-infused gatherings focused on homebrewing, craft beer education, and beer-food pairing. Join the North Tahoe Brew Crew for the first annual Beer and Cheese Slam! and potluck from 6 to 10 p.m. Bring a beer and cheese pairing and vote for your favorite. Info: Kevin Drake, (530) 308-1942, groups.google.com/group/north-tahoe-brew-crewor
Souper Show Down
Saturday Feb. 27
Enter your soup into Tahoe City’s first annual soup cook off on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Rideout Community Center. Tahoe City Recreation is hosting with professional and non-professional categories. Cost is $20 to enter a soup or $2 to come and eat soup. A first and second prize will be awarded for both categories as well as a people’s choice award. Info: 740 Timberland Lane, Tahoe City, (530) 583-3440 ext. 10, tahoecitypud.com/parks-rec/special_events.shtml
Burger Me! Launches Interactive Website
Downtown Truckee’s Burger Me! launched a new website this month featuring a playful design, lots of interactivity, and information about the hamburger joint. Through the new site, visitors will find Burger Me!’s latest specials and sources of the restaurant’s meat and produce. Those with a few minutes to kill can also play the game Burger Time. Local marketing and graphic design firm SmallPond Studio designed and developed the website. The firm used Flash to create the highly interactive site, built so it can be indexed by search engines and viewed by computers without Flash, including cell phones. Info: 10418 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, (530) 587-8852, burgermetruckee.com
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