Winery dinner in Sonoma. 9/21/23

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Beebamom

We are having a second celebration of John’s birthday with a fancy dinner at a winery inSonoma, CA. Each dish is paired with a wine from the winery in a multi-course dinner. We do not go out to dinner or even get take-out very often. We would rather dine out less frequently and spend our dining dollars on something special.

My dinner varied a bit from the set menu as the chef prepared special dishes without gluten for me. All the produce, meat, and seafood is sourced locally. I took pictures of each course.

Clam chowder with new potato, Manila clam, dill, and caviar
Smoked Mt. Lassen trout, tomato, cucamelon, and runner bean
Shredded summer squash and zucchini with a ricotta sauce ( The dish for everyone else was summer squash and ricotta tortellini.)
Dry-aged beef with maitake mushroom, ruby beet, and farm greens
Farm plums, almond cake, coconut ice cream, and preserved quince I thought I would have to send this back but was assured that the almond cake was made with almond flour.

By the time we got to the “pasta” course I was getting pretty full and handed some of the last three dishes over to John. He was more than happy to help me out.

The dinner was delicious and I was sos grateful to the hospitality staff and the chef for going out of their way to make sure that my dinner was according to my dietary needs.

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