This Weeks Dinner Specials

Some great specials in the Sun Mountain Lodge Dining Room this week: For a starter, try the local organic greens with Sunny Pine Farms goat cheese, toasted walnuts, house-made Bresaola, organic Lapin cherries and a Lapin cherry vinaigrette. A couple of great entrees: Asian braised Berkshire pork cheeks, ginger garlic emmer and sesame scented local vegetables or pan seared Alaskan ling cod on Israeli cous cous studded with house-made pepperoni and thyme, finished with a fennel/apple composition and pineapple vinaigrette. And to top it all off, a "Strawberry Lemonade" for desert. This is a layerd lemon panna cotta, strawberry gelee and champagne sorbet with a white chocolate strawberry truffle. I had this and it was fantastic!! Come on up and enjoy these specials. Call 509 996 4707 for reservations.

Tsillan Cellars Wine Dinner

Saturday night, August 13, the Sun Mountain Lodge Dining Room will be featuring a fine four course dinner paired with the wines of Tsillan Cellars from Lake Chelan. Owner Bob Jankelson will be on hand to pour and talk about his wines from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. The first course is seared Taylor Bay scallops with vanilla polenta paired with the Tsillan Cellars 2008 Gewurztraminer. This will be followed by deconstructed cherry antelope pie with hazelnut streusel and the 2008 Tsillan Cellars Sinestra, a blend of Sangiovese, Barbera and Nebbiolo. The main entree is a Blue Star Coffee rubbed pork loin with wild mushroom emmer risotto, grilled baby leeks and a Romanesco sauce. The wine is the Tsillan Cellars Piccolo Rosso 2007, a blend of Merlot, Cab Franc, Nebbiolo, Barbera and Sangiovese. Desert will be grilled peach brulee with sage derby cheese and a Tsillan Cellars 2010 Estate Pinot Gris. Price for this fabulous dinner is $85 per person plus gratuity and tax. Room and dinner packages are available from just $196 per person plus tax. Call 509 996 4707 to make reservations.

Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival

The Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival starts this Friday and runs through Saturday, July 30. Eight days of wonderful classical music in a beautiful setting. Fifteen nationally recognized musicians will be performing a great variety of works. From Debussy's String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10 to Villa-Lobos's Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 and No. 5. Don't miss it. For complete schedules, ticket information and more visit www.methowmusicfestival.org.

Free Slide Show

Don Portman, Sun Mountain Lodge's Director of Cross Country Skiing, and mountain man extraordinaire, will be presenting a slide show entitled "Day Hikes in the North Cascades" on Wednesday, July 13. A skilled outdoor writer and photographer, Don has had articles featured in Powder Magazine, Cross Country Skier Magazine, Ski Trax and many more. Don't miss this fun, informative event. Start time is 7:00 PM in the Sawtooth Room at Sun Mountain.

New Orleans Themed Interactive Dinner

This Sunday night, July 10, Executive Chef J. Russell Bradshaw will be presenting a New Orleans themed Interactive Dinner. Join the chef and learn how to, and help to, prepare these sumptuous dishes: Pasta Jambalaya, Shrimp Creole and Vieux Carre Souffle. Wine manager Don Elsing will be pairing these dishes with some fine wines. Cost is $65 per person plus gratuity and tax. To make your reservations, call 509 996 4770/