Excerpt from: Visitor's Guide to the Colorado Rockies
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| December 03, 2008 | | A spectacular evening in Vail, Colorado | This New Year's Eve, The Lodge at Vail is offering 3 great options to bring in the New Year.
Option 1: New Year's Eve at the International Ballroom
NEW YEAR’S EVE
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM
8:00 p.m.
$295 per person, $195 for children under 12
Includes party favors, Champagne reception, cash bar,
live entertainment, dancing and midnight toast
(cruise-ship style seating)
Oyster Trilogy
ossetra caviar and Champagne mignonette
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Maine Lobster Bisque
cream royale
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Wild Alaska Salmon Roulade
scallop and black truffle mousse and sorrel sauce
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Intermezzo
rose sorbet with aquavit
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Grilled Filet of All-Natural Beef
foie gras butter, fluted mushroom, potatoes duchesse
and white asparagus
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Watercress, Orange and Fennel Salad
Roquefort Vieux Berger and pomegranate vinaigrette
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Baked Alaska
vanilla, ginger ice cream and caramelized meringue
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Parade of Chocolate Mignardises Reservations taken daily at 970-754-7841
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Option 2: New Year's Eve at The Wildflower Restaurant
NEW YEAR’S EVE
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
THE WILDFLOWER
8:00 p.m.
$325 per person, no children’s menu available
“A Celebration of Champagne”
because life is too short...
Seven course dinner, each paired with
boutique growers’Champagne.
Amuse-Bouche
Kushi Oyster with Acietes de Xeres “caviar” mignonette
Pierre Gimonnet et Fils 1er Cru Brut, N.V.
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Seared Sonoma Foie Gras
Gala apple pie à la mode au poivre
Gaston Chiquet “Special Club”, 1999
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Double Chicken Consommé
sautéed breast “in mourning”
L. Aubry Fils Rosé, N.V.
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Ossetra Caviar Glazed John Dory “La Mer”
sea urchin mashed potatoes, sea beans and sauce à l’amèricaine
Chartogne-Taillet Blanc de Blancs, N.V.
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Intermezzo
“pine-apple” essence
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True Kobe Beef “Charcoal”
baby beets with red onions
Pierre Peters Cuvée Spéciale “Les Chétillons” Brut, 2001
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Grilled Asparagus Mat
Joe Schneider’s Stilton, Bellota Jamón Ibérico ham
and port vinaigrette
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Banana Caramel Passion Fruit Cake
mango chutney and coconut sorbet
A. Margaine Traditionelle Demi-Sec, N.V.
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Parade of Chocolate Mignardises
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Option 3: New Year's Eve at Cucina Rustica - Great for Families
NEW YEAR’S EVE
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
CUCINA RUSTICA
5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
5:00 Seating - $80 per person, $30 for children under 12
8:00 Seating - $150 per person, $50 for children under 12
A four-course plated dinner with a children’s buffet.
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