Reconnect for a Night of Romance and Epicurean Pleasures this Valentine’s Day at Mirbeau Inn & Spa
02/01/2012 - Skaneateles, NY
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Reconnect for a Night of Romance and Epicurean Pleasures this Valentine’s Day at Mirbeau Inn & Spa
WHAT: It's no mistake that Mirbeau has been voted "Best for Couples" and "Best for Romance" by SpaFinder Readers. With its picturesque atmosphere including its expansive spa, cozy French Steakhouse, extensive wine list, romantic fireplaces and French décor, Mirbeau is the perfect setting for Valentine's Day and year-round retreats, whether just for a few hours or overnight. For those who can’t make it to France this Valentine’s Day, the warmth and comfort of a French wine country estate and four-course, wine-paired dinner at the French Steakhouse at Mirbeau Inn & Spa is the next best thing.
In addition, just in time for Valentine’s Day, on Wednesday, February 8 at 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm, Mirbeau is offering guests and local residents the opportunity to surprise their sweethearts with homemade confections by offering a Create Your Own Valentine's Chocolates cooking class, demystifying the craft of chocolate making. Priced at $45, reservations required.
For those wanting to take the guess work out of gift giving, a Mirbeau Inn & Spa Gift Card will not disappoint, with the flexibility for loved ones to choose how to spend their time at Mirbeau. Gift Cards can be used towards a spa treatment, savory meal, night out at the wine bar, personal training session, overnight stay, or even Mirbeau’s very own guest room beds. To purchase gift cards visit: www.mirbeaugifts.com.
WHEN: The Valentine’s Day menu will be offered Saturday, February 11 through Tuesday, February 14, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Create Your Own Valentine’s Chocolate cooking class will be held on Wednesday, February 8 at 6:00 or 7:30 p.m.
HOW TO RESERVE: Valentine’s Menu priced at $75 per person ++, 3 Wines Paired +$35. Cooking classes are priced at $45 per person. Reservations can be made by calling 315.685.1927 or toll-free at 877.MIRBEAU (647.2328).
VALENTINE’S DAY MENU
First Course
Seafood for two: Oysters, Shrimp, Crab Claws & Legs; Cocktail and Cucumber Mignonette Sauces
Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras with Orn Blinis and Mission Figs
Mushroom-Spinach-Gruyere 'Wellington': Ooey-Gooey Puff Pastry Pie
Second Course
Shaved Fennel and Endive Salad with Toasted Almonds and Mustard Vinaigrette
Curried Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup
Intermezzo (Valentine's Day only)
Pear Sorbet "Bellini"
Entrée
Chateaubriand for Two: Center Cut Filet Mignon Roast with Dauphinois Potatoes & Creamed Spinach
Steak Diane: Two Sauteed Filet Mignon Tournedos with Mushrom-Tarragon-Bordelaise Sauce, Roasted Carrots
Lemonsole ala Meuniere: Topped with Browned Butter-Caper-Lemon Sauce and Served with Pommes Dauphine & Asparagus
Dessert
Black Forest Chocolate Bombe
A Dessert Inspired by the Soon-to-Be-Released Movie
When Baked Alaska Met Bananas Foster
Valentine's Chocolates - February 8th
WHERE: Mirbeau Inn & Spa
851 West Genesee Street, Skaneateles, New York
The 34-room Mirbeau Inn & Spa is an intimate, year-round retreat for rejuvenation and romance, offering gracious hospitality, award-winning cuisine, and world-class spa treatments in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes wine region. Steeped in elegant French country style, Mirbeau is tucked into 10 acres of Monet-inspired gardens, surrounded by spruce forests, rolling hills, crystal clear lakes and more than 100 wineries. Mirbeau Inn & Spa is the only Forbes Four-Star Award winner for hotel, spa and restaurant in New York State, and an AAA Four-Diamond winner. It is also distinguished by the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, Top Ten Spas in the World in the categories of romance, boutique, yoga and cuisine in Spa Finder’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards, Top Five Spas for Couples in the World in back-to-back years of Spa Magazine’s Silver Sage Readers’ Choice Favorites, has been awarded a spot on Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 30 Small Resorts in the US for three years in a row and won a 2011 SpAWARD for Most Romantic Spa.
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CONTACT: Shara Seigel / Katherine Van Ness
Middleton & Gendron, Inc.
(212) 284-9938 / (212) 284-9937
sseigel@mg-pr.com / kvanness@mg-pr.com
Contact: Shara Seigel/Katie Van Ness
