Valentine’s Day weekend will feature a host of celebrations at Crystal Springs Resort (http://www.crystalgolfresort.com/) in Hamburg, New Jersey, with luxurious prix fixe dinners, hotel dine & spa packages, and a unique Wine Cellar experience.
Restaurant Latour will serve an elegant four-course menu from Thursday, February 13 to Saturday, February 15…
Amuse Bouche
Winter Vegetable Salad: Roasted Kabocha Purée, Baby Kale, Salt-Roasted Beets, Butternut Squash, Roasted Pear-Hazelnut Vinaigrette
Diver Scallop: Truffle-Crusted Scallop, Winter Celeriac Purée, Chervil-Potato “Window,” Black Truffle Demi-Glace
“Surf n’ Turf”: Black Angus Beef Wellington, Buter-Poached Maine Lobster, Sea Bean-Yellow Foot Fricassee, Burgundy Butter
Valrhona Chocolate Tasting: White Chocolate Kumquat Cake, Tres Leches Cream, Mocha Pot du Crème, Dark Chocolate Gelato
Mignardises
The cost of the four-course menu is $115.00 per person; $150.00 per person with wine pairings (plus tax & gratuity). The regular a la carte menu will also be available on 2/13 & 2/15, but not on Valentine’s Day 2/14.
Couples may also elect to have a rare dining experience in the renowned Wine Cellar’s Bordeaux Room on Friday, February 14, at 7:00 p.m. Surrounded by verticals of wine from the storied houses of Bordeaux, the centerpiece of Crystal Spring’s award-winning 135,000 bottle wine collection, guests will enjoy a four0-course menu created by Executive Chef Timothy Fischer.
Prince Edward Island Mussels: Roasted Red Pepper Sambuca, Lemon Cream Grilled Stecca Bread
Bordeaux Spinach Salad: Strawberries, Humboldt Fog, Raspberry Vinaigrette
Entrée (Choice of): Fire-Roasted Filet Mignon: Lobster Celeriac Mash, Warm Rapini, Roasted Red Pepper Salad, Beurre Rouge Reduction; Herb-Crusted Hen: Garden Pesto, Tomato Spätzle, Parsley Root, Heirloom Baby Carrot; Truffle Linguini: Roasted Wild Mushrooms, Shave Truffles, Goat Cheese Cream
Dessert (Choice of): Chocolate Trio: La Bête Noir, Gianduja Gelato, Flourless Soufflé; Passion Fruit Panna Cotta: Blood Orange-Pomegranate Sauce
The cost of the special Wine Cellar Valentine’s Day dinner is$100.00 per person; $150.00 per person with wine pairings (plus tax & gratuity).
The Resort’s Crystal Tavern will offer a special five-course menu on February 13 – 15…
Cape May Salt Oysters: Cucumber Gelée, Horseradish “Pearls”
Shaved Celeriac-Watercress Salad: Caramelized Goat Cheese, Medjool Dates, Roasted Pistachios, Prosecco Vinaigrette
Entrée (Choice of): Wild Honey-Glazed Skuna Bay Salmon: Salmon Caviar, Hen of the Woods Mushrooms, Chestnut Fritter, Black Lentils, Rose Petal Beurre Blanc; Grilled Sterling Silver Beef Striploin: Baby Kale, Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes, Sweet Potato Croquettes, Dijon Gastrique
Tarentaise: Amaretto Honey, Quince, Raisin Crostini
Passion Fruit Chocolate Bombe: Powdered White Chocolate, Candied Toasted Almonds, Passion Fruit-Strawberry Coulis
The cost of the special five-course menu is $80.00 per person; $115.00 per person with wine pairings (plus tax & gratuity). The à la carte menu will also be available.
On February 13 – February 15, a four-course Italian Valentine’s menu will be served at Springs Bistro…
Porcini Lemon Risotto: Baby Artichokes, Swiss Chard, Cippolini, Fontina
Butter-Poached Bay Scallop: Red Beet Potage, Candy Stripe Beets, Micro Salad, Horseradish Foam
Entrée (Choice of): Goffle Road Game Hen: Maple-Cured Mangalitsa Belly Stuffing, Grilled Honey Polenta Cake, Grilled White, Green Asparagus, Root Vegetable Slaw; Buffalo Tenderloin: Foie Gras Butter, Gorgonzola Potato Gratin, Garlic Rapini; Skuna Bay Salmon: Fresh Horseradish Crust, Salmon Crackling, Glazed Baby Root Vegetable, Chianti Butter Sauce; Truffle Pappardelle (Vegetarian): House-Made White Truffle Pappardelle, Shave Burgundy Truffle, Parmesan Cheese
Gianduja Cheesecake: Chocolate Graham Crust, Espresso-Honey Foam, Blood Orange Purée
The cost of this special menu is $70.00 per person (plus tax & gratuity). The à la carte menu will also be available.
The Resort’s Grand Cascades Lodge will also be offering a romantic dine & spa package for the weekend. Couples will enjoy a luxury room, couples Chardonnay Massage, dinner for two at Crystal Tavern, and a romance basked with bubble bath, bottle of Champagne, chocolate-dipped oranges, cinnamon-spiced pecans, and Turkish apricots, Rates start at $892.60.
For more information, or to make reservations for the above-noted events, please call (973) 827-5996, ext. 3.
Bon Appétit!
TAD
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