The Common Man Takes Diners on a Tour of Italy

Looking to escape the cold for a while? Take a trip someplace warmer this winter without travelling outside New Hampshire—the folks at Lago are offering a 20-week Tour of Italy that will spice up your life and bring you a taste of Europe in your own backyard!

Starting this week and going through the end of May, Chef Thomas Faba of Lago at Bay Point is showcasing a menu of three-course dinners that changes each week, highlighting dishes unique to one of the 20 regions of Italy. The special menu will also offer wines from each region to accompany the meal. The Tour of Italy dinners will be available Monday – Thursday for $24.95 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Read the rest of this entry »

Seven Deadly Sins Wine Dinner Returns to Meredith

Looking for a dining experience that’s so decadent it may just be sinful?  Look no further than Meredith, NH, where Lakehouse Grille will hold its annual seven-course wine dinner featuring delectable dishes paired with luscious wines from Michael David Winery, the makers of Seven Deadly Zins and many other fine wines.

The Seven Deadly Sins Wine Dinner will take place on Wednesday, September 21^st at 6pm in the new Carriage Room at Lakehouse Grille.  With its sweeping views of Lake Winnipesaukee, this beautiful part of Church Landing at the Inns & Spa at Mill Falls provides the perfect setting for a fabulous meal.  The evening will be hosted by Michael and Kristy Phillips, owners of Michael David Winery.

The event is a seven-course dinner, with each course named after one of the biblical Deadly Sins, also known as the Cardinal Sins or Capital Vices.  The dishes on the menu are so indulgent, they’re sinful!  A complementing wine from Michael David Winery also balances each course.  For example, the second course, “Pride,” is pan-seared monkfish medallions with Walker Farm corn sauce and Church Landing herb emulsion, served with a glass of Incognito White.  The dessert course is called “Lust” and features devil’s food brownie cake with raspberry butter cream and strawberry Chambord reduction.  Scary good!

The dinner is a great deal at $65 per person.  For reservations, call Lakehouse Grille at 603-279-5221 or visit theCman.com, and get ready for a sinfully good time!

Carrie Reed
The Mill Falls Blogging Team

Image credit: gfpeck at flickr.com

“Crush” Wine Dinner at Lakehouse Grille

It’s harvest time in Napa Valley, and vineyards there are celebrating “Crush,” the gathering of grapes for their excellent wines.  Crush times around the world are traditionally observed with festive parties and special meals shared amongst friends, and in this spirit, Lakehouse Grille in Meredith is having its own Crush celebration.

On Thursday, November 4^th, Lakehouse at Church Landing will be offering a special wine dinner featuring seasonally inspired bites paired with flights of wine selected from their favorite California vineyards.  For just $30 per person, choose the White Flight or the Red Flight, with three courses highlighting various coordinated wines, such as Atlantic salmon cake with braised watercress and horseradish crème fraiche with a glass of Acrobat Pinot Gris, or Smoky grilled tenderloin of beef with forest mushrooms, veal reduction, and crispy potato paired with a glass of Independent Producers Merlot.  Of course, the Sweet Flight offers a choice of delicious desserts with after-dinner spirits like Indian bread pudding with vanilla crème anglaise along with a taste of Otima 10-year port.

Celebrate the harvesting of the grape with good friends at Lakehouse Grille
next Thursday, and enjoy beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee while slowing down to honor what makes life special!

Carrie Reed
The Mill Falls Blogging Team

Image credit: RaeA at Flickr.com

“Seven Deadly Sins” Wine Dinner at Lakehouse Grille

There’s still time to reserve your seats for the upcoming wine tasting dinner in Meredith!  The Seven Deadly Sins Wine Dinner will take place on Thursday, June 17^th at Lakehouse Grille at Church Landing.  Reception begins at 6:00pm, and the first course will be served at 6:30.

The event is a seven course dinner, with each course balanced by a complementing wine and named after one of the biblical Deadly Sins, also known as the Cardinal Sins or Capital Vices.  The dishes on the menu are so decadent, they must be sinful!  For example, the fourth course, “Greed,” features marinated super jumbo lump crab, micro greens, poached white asparagus, and grilled heirloom tomatoes drizzled with white balsamic vinaigrette.  It is paired with a glass of tantalizing Lunetta Prosecco.  The dessert course is called “Lust.”  Tempting!

The dinner is a great deal at $75 per person, and there are still some seats available.  For reservations, call Lakehouse Grille at 603-279-5221, and get ready for a sinfully good time!

Image credit:  gfpeck at flickr.com