February 3, 2010 Valentine's Day at Local Ocean Seafoods
Have a sweetheart of a dinner at the cafe on Sunday, Feb. 14, or order your seafood love to go (at least a day ahead, please) and celebrate at home.
Valentine’s Day Dinner at Local Ocean Cafe
Browse Aquarium exhibits with your sweetie, while you enjoy this special prix-fixe menu (available with or without wine pairings tailored to the menu).
Start with sparkling wine or sparkling French cider, followed by your choice of oysters on the half-shell or boquerone and roasted red peppers, served with Sokol Blosser Evolution or Meditrina wines.
The third course offers shrimp bisque or a chilled-shrimp and mixed greens salad with Dijon vinaigrette, with Abacela Albarino or Temperanillo wines.
For the fourth course, choose from seared wild coho salmon and roasted poblano peppers served over linguini, tossed in a saffron tomato sauce and finished with Oregonzola; bacon-wrapped albacore tuna with frizzled onions and sautéed vegetables; fresh whole Dungeness crab, served warm with clarified butter; or beef culotte served with roasted fingerling potatoes and seasonal vegetables. A vegetarian entrée is available on request. Wine pairing for this course is a pinot gris or pinot noir from Four Graces.
Enjoy the after-glow with the sweetest course of all – choose from dark chocolate torte or a vanilla custard, paired with tawny port or espresso.
Cost is $35 per person without the wine pairings, $50 per person with wine pairings included. Seating is limited, and reservations are required, at 541-574-7959.
Love to Go
If staying in appeals to you this year, treat your sweetie and dine at home. Plan your meal from the many delicious favorites on Local Ocean’s menu, or take advantage of the Valentine’s Day platter for two, with Dungeness crab, scallops, clams, prawns, oysters, and mussels, ready for love at $25. And don’t forget the bubbly! Local Ocean likes the Santome Prosecco ($17) or the Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs ($25 for 375ml, $39 for 750ml).
Just don’t forget to call ahead and order (541-574-7959) — 24 hours’ notice is required for “love to go” orders. Happy Valentine’s Day!
