Friday, June 17, 2011
Restaurant Week set to tantalise Hunter Valley Goer’s tastebuds
Foodies and Wine Lovers be prepared! As part of the Hunter Valley Wine and Food Month in June, Restaurant Week 18 June – 26 June, will wine and dine those attending the region.
During Restaurant Week, several highly regarded restaurants will feature a series of set price grazing menus featuring local Hunter Valley produce, paired with three 50ml tastes of Hunter Valley wine.
For any food and wine connoisseur, these grazing menus will allow you to sample some of the best chefs and winemakers work in the Hunter Valley, it should not be missed. Just look at the menus, they speak for themselves!
Briar Grillade
Menu:
Atlantic salmon fillet served on a Thai infused green pea puree
Twice cooked pork belly with braised red cabbage and a homemade apple chutney
Chargrilled lamb rump with a warm chickpea and pumpkin salad and a chilli mint dressing
www.mountview.biz
Restaurant Botanica
Enjoy a flight of three amazing Tyrrell's wines in the guise of three 5oml tastes. With the wines, make your selection of two entrée and two main courses from our a la carte menu and one dessert/cheese course per couple.
Restaurant Cuvee
Menu:
Quail tortellini, jus and coriander salad
Fish of the day with lemon thyme, gnocchi and garlic aioli
Lamb tenderloin, sultana puree, roasted beetroot and crispy potato
Cheese plate
http://www.petersonhouse.com.au/
Emerson's at Pokolbin Restaurant
A menu of Emerson's tapas served with David Hook wines in one of the region's iconic dining rooms.
Location:
http://www.emersonsatpokolbin.com/
www.davidhookwines.com.au
Roberts Restaurant
Menu:
Sashimi tasting plate of Hiramasa kingfish, yellow fin tuna and atlantic salmon
Grimaud duck breast, caviar lentils, fennel puree, candied orange salt and poached pear
Black trumpeter mushroom crusted beef tenderloin, leek tart, bone marrow and bordelaise sauce
Cheese plate
http://www.towerestate.com/
Hunter Valley Wine and Food month is a Tourism NSW Regional Flagship funded event and is supported by the NSW Government through Tourism NSW and its Regional Tourism Partnership Funding Program.
For a full month’s program, individual event details, and information on how to book tickets and accommodation visit http://www.hunterwineandfood.com.au/

