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Just beyond San Francisco's Golden Gate is California's "bit of England" the Pelican Inn
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Inspired Cuisine
Let our local experts share the very best of the region, serving carefully selected ingredients from their onsite garden or the morning's catch. Savor traditional favorites and explore new flavor combinations with each mouth-watering course. Explore our Favorite Recipes to create your own gourmet experience.
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The Boathouse at Suttle Lake
Sisters, Oregon
Enjoy an exquisite dining experience enhanced by breathtaking views of Suttle Lake. The Boathouse chefs take pride in pleasing guests with unique and delectable Northwest-inspired menu selections. With the philosophy "There is Strength in Sustainability" in mind, meals are prepared utilizing local organic products offering fine cuisine worthy of the spectacular setting overlooking the lake. These views, cuisine, fine selection of liquor, beer, and Northwest wines and outstanding service combine to ensure guests enjoy a memorable dining experience.
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Breakfast at Abigail's
Victoria, British Columbia
Serving gourmet breakfast every morning, Abigail’s Hotel fills with the inviting aroma of homemade breads, scones, and muffins. For early risers, Abigail’s own blend of Arabica coffee is brewing in the library as the sun rises. Help yourself to a seat in the sunny breakfast room, or outside on the patio weather permitting. As members of the International Slow Foods movement, Abigail’s master chefs go to great lengths to obtain the finest ingredients in the Northwest, including local farm fresh fruit and vegetables, aromatic herbs, edible flowers from hotel's own gardens, as well as fresh baked breads, in-house smoked fish, and fine meats.
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Slow Food Cuisine at the Willows
Lummi Island, Washington
Dedicated to the sustainable practice of using foods native to a given region and utilizing and supporting Mother Nature at her best, this commitment to Slow Food is what makes dinner at The Willows a fine-dining experience any season of the year. The main dining room offers a 180° view of Rosario Strait and the San Juan islands, treating guests to brilliant sunsets and occaisional whale spottings. The Inn's Nettles Farm supplies organic produce and pastured chicken eggs, while Riley's reef net fishing brings the freshest, healthiest gourmet seafood imaginable.
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A Distinctly Pacific Northwest Twist
Seaview, Washington
Delightful meals in the restaurant and pub are served with a large helping of warm hospitality and genuine personal service...the things that have made the Shelburne Inn a popular Pacific Northwest destination since 1896. Innovative menus showcasing fresh, local ingredients and a convivial atmosphere conspire to create lasting memories. Artisan breads and desserts are all made by hand in the Inn’s own bakery. Emphasis is placed on wines and micro-brewed beers of the region. The Pub is English in style, but with a distinctly Pacific Northwest twist.
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A Visual Feast
Gold Beach, Oregon
Whether gazing at the river over breakfast or mingling on the terrace with hors d'oeuvre before dinner - the comfort of Slow Food and a graceful setting are a perfect match. Savor a visual feast featuring our Chef's special touches. Fresh local greens, berries and wild organic mushrooms, mesquite grilled salmon and sturgeon, and our famous popovers. Join in our version of the Northwest Indian Potlatch.
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Food for Thought
Orcas Island, Washington
Inn at Ship Bay's Dining Room offers seasonal menus predominently featuring fresh locally farmed products. Striving to use only sustainably harvested seafoods and antibiotic-hormone free meats & poultry as available, all foods, breads, and desserts are created in-house, using the finest products. Food is fresh, produced daily, wholesome, and predominantly organic and local. Bread is baked using a sourdough starter that is over 100 years old. In warmer months, visitors enjoy outdoor waterfront dining with stunning water views.
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Gourmet Breakfast at the Mansion
Healdsburg, California
Breakfast at the Mansion is a culinary treat. You may start with a Cappuccino, or perhaps a Cafe Latte, but always with fresh juice and freshly ground gourmet coffees and a full assortment of teas and cocoas. The gourmet breakfast buffet features fruit dishes, meat, and a daily hot entree, including Honor Mansion Eggs Benedict and Grand Marnier French Toast. Enjoy breakfast to the sounds of the waterfall and the warmth of the morning sun glistening through the Redwood trees surrounding the pond.
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Dine Well at the Seagrille
Victoria, British Columbia
The most spectacular seafood restaurant in Victoria, the Seagrille offers a fresh new approach to coastal cuisine. Seasonally inspired ingredients harvested from the sea and grown fresh on Vancouver Island, simply as nature intended. A temptation of flavours, colours and textures artfully paired with the region's finest wines. Watch the sunset from heated outdoor patios that open out to magnificent ocean views. Understated contemporary design in a truly westcoast, seaside setting, with wood-burning fireplaces, a cozy winebar and an award-winning wine cellar.
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Dining in Ashland at the Winchester
Ashland, Oregon
The Winchester has offered 26 years of fine dining, continually striving to offer a diverse selection of menu items featuring the freshest local ingredients available to Chef Josh Vidalo and his dedicated crew. Receiving multiple Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence for showcasing some of the finest vintages Southern Oregon has to offer, The Winchester takes wine as seriously as the food. Supporting farms, ranches, and fisheries guided by principles of sustainability and hosting regular wine bar events, the Inn showcases the very finest of the Rogue Valley and Southern Oregon.
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Cellar Door Restaurant
Groveland Yosemite National Park, California
Savor incredible California-fresh cuisine, select from locally brewed beers and hundreds of wine labels and delight in a delectable dessert while reliving your Yosemite adventure. Menu choices include crisp salads, fresh fish, pasta, melt-in-your-mouth steaks and daily specials, all created with fresh seasonal ingredients. Guests off to the park can enjoy a full-service picnic lunch, complete with a blanket/tablecloth and utensils, all tucked into a traditional picnic basket or rugged backpack.
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Comfort Food with a California Twist
Upper Lake, California
Located adjacent to the historic Tallman Hotel on Main Street in Upper Lake, the Blue Wing Saloon and Cafe is a re-creation of the town’s original saloon built in the 1880s and demolished during Prohibition. In the tradition of the original saloon, customers enjoy fine food as well as local wines and microbrews at affordable prices. Savor dishes such as Rufus Tallman's Grilled Meatloaf or Pan Seared Salmon in Special Citrus Agave Sauce and experience the Blue Wing's version of California comfort food.
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Riverside Dining
Kooskia, Idaho
The Syringa Café at The River Dance Lodge features Mediterranean and Northwest Regional fare with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients. Savor homemade huckleberry pies, a variety of traditional entrees including fresh fish, meats and healthy salads or enjoy one of the Mediterranean specialties available. Complement your meal with a delicious selection of wine and microbrews. Relax next to the cozy fireplace and enjoy a book from the River Dance Lodge library or a game of cards from the games collection.
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Restaurant 301
Eureka, California
Over 27 years ago Restaurant 301 began the quest for dining excellence. Growing their own edible flowers and vegetables and supporting local farmer's markets and farms, the most wonderful fresh cheeses, meats, seafood, vegetables and local wine are shared with guests. Recipients of the Wine Spectator Grand Award for the last ten years, an honor only bestowed upon 77 other restaurants in the world, Restaurant 301 offers over 3800 wines. Discovery Menus present two special multi-course menus utilizing the season's best ingredients, exemplifying the creativity of Restaurant 301's kitchen staff and their garden-to-table philosophy.
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Honest Home Cooking
Steamboat, Oregon
Each night the staff at the Inn dedicates itself to a single purpose - the dining pleasure of the Inn's guests. Homemade bread and Oregon wines lend agreeable accompaniment, and every meal is brought to a gracious conclusion with a tempting dessert made for the occasion. From March through mid-June, Steamboat Inn hosts a series of highly acclaimed winemaker and guest chef dinners where meals prepared by some of the finest chefs in Oregon are paired with wines from Oregon's premier wineries. Cordiality is the secret ingredient at Steamboat Inn.
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Breakfast at Casa Laguna
Laguna Beach, California
Breakfast at the Casa Laguna is a very important part of the experience. The philosophy that Chef Joshua Roberts brings to the food he prepares echoes that of the Slow Foods Movement, of which the owners of the Casa Laguna Inn & Spa are members. Chef Roberts imposes the "What grows together, goes together rule" for almost all the ingredients he uses. He states, "Use the abundance of what is grown, caught or harvested nearby and at the same time to ensure the best flavors and food experience."
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Sonoma Harvest Breakfast
Occidental, California
Aglow from the oversized stone hearth, the Wine Cellar dining room offers a morning culinary experience you won't soon forget. Beautifully prepared and presented, each day's featured fare is a feast for the eyes as well as the palette. The marvelous dishes are created with herbs from the Inn's own gardens and produce from the best Sonoma farms. Elegant and hearty, breakfast will leave you satisfied and ready to explore the charms of Sonoma County.
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Terry's Lounge
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Proudly serving local California wines, Mighty Leaf teas, and the best cocktails in Carmel, Terry's Lounge offers delicious entrees and tapas featuring fresh local ingredients. Savor choices to delight your inner foodie including Crab Cakes served with orange and cranberry chutney highlighted with Grand Marnier, and the Cypress Burger topped with Gruyere cheese served with garlic and herb fries. From breakfast to dinner, choices are rich or light, and richly varied.
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Creative California Cuisine
Elk, California
Chef and General Manager David Rosenthal and his wife Allison strive to offer guests the finest in both wine and food along with outstanding service. Distinctive, creative California cuisine, with freshness in mind has created a culinary haven at this secluded retreat. Menus change daily to provide guests with the freshest ingredients. Considered one of the premier seaside dining choices in Mendocino County, prix fixe menus are prepared from local farms and sea. The Harbor House wine list has won Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence every year since 2000.
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Haute Contemporary Cuisine Meets Vegetarianism
Mendocino, California
Masterfully crafted dishes explode the myth that it takes meat to make a meal. The Ravens’ Restaurant is really two restaurants: in the evening providing extraordinary vegan cuisine and in the morning becoming Breakfast at the Stanford Inn, offering a small number of dishes based on eggs within a primarily vegan menu. The Ravens' mission is to provide healthy organic cuisine that rivals the finest Northern California restaurants. With produce and herbs provided by the onsite Big River Nursery, dining at The Raven's is a truly exceptional experience.
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Dining at The Snug
Muir Beach, California
The Snug room of a 16th century hostelry is a cozy Pub parlor room replete with comfy wingback chairs, an overstuffed sofa, antiques and a crackling fireplace. In this spirit, the Pelican Snug is just that. Offering a hearty blend of country English fare including prime rib and Yorkshire pudding, Beef Wellington, bangers & mash, and shepherd's pie, the Pelican English bar reflects the best of the pub. With a selection of books and games, fine ales, draught beers, stouts, pilsners and a whole range of wines, sherries and ports from around the world, The Snug is perfectly suited for relaxing, sipping or merely enjoying the glow of the fire.
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Ristorante Italiano
Eugene, Oregon
At Ristorante Italiano, you’ll find a warm, welcoming bistro with full bar and comfortable dining room serviced by attentive staff. Owner and Chef Maurizio Paparo invites you to enjoy the bounty of Willamette Valley, preparing dishes using the the freshest of local, organic ingredients, just as he did when he began his culinary training in Florence, Italy. As part of the Slow Food Movement, meals are prepared utilizing the seasonal offerings of the region, treating guests to the absolute finest of the area.
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The Jacksonville Dinner House
Jacksonville, Oregon
Superb dining with a distinctive cuisine, featuring fresh seafood, stuffed hazlenut chicken, prime rib, rack of lamb, a variety of "healthy for your heart" selections and over 2,000 wines. Fresh herbs are spices are grown organically from the gardens on the premises. Bistro dining offers lighter fare, while a beautiful garden setting treats visitors to the Best Patio in Southern Oregon.
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