Holiday Happenings

February 1, 2010

Always Mine Valentine Weekend Dinner At The Legendary Garden City Hotel

The Garden City Hotel caters to those craving a culinary Valentine celebration at Rein, the legendary hotel's signature restaurant.

Designed by award-winning Chef Steven De Bruyn, the Always Mine three-course dinner of healthy aphrodisiac-inspired meals and sharing dishes is accompanied by a complimentary glass of wine or champagne and red rose in a $75 per person prix fixe from Friday, February 12 to Sunday, February 14.

Couples may extend the evening with a romantic stay. The Let's Fall In Love visit, $379 plus tax, combines Chef De Bruyn's dinner for two at Rein with luxurious overnight accommodation including chocolate-covered strawberries, chilled champagne and rose petal turndown service.

ALWAYS MINE VALENTINE DINNER MENU

APPETIZERS
*Spicy ginger-marinated grilled shrimp, velvety avocado cream, Hawaiian hearts of palm and prickly pear salsa
*Make Your Partner's Pancakes with Chinese scallion pancakes, hoisin duck, mango salsa and pickled vegetables
*Arugula-fennel blood orange salad, extra virgin macerated Turkish olives and shaved pecorino
*Valentine trio of oysters with Champagne, asparagus with dill-cured salmon, potato pancake and caviar black & whites

MAIN COURSES
*Beef duo of braised short ribs and pan-seared tournedos served with a Great Hill Blue bread pudding and mustard greens
*Wild salmon with sauteed mushrooms, braised celery hearts and black truffle-port wine sauce
*Fresh wide ribbon pasta, rabbit ragu with baby vegetables and a Frenched rack
*Herb-roasted organic chicken breast, creamed spinach with parsnips, chanterelle mushrooms and roasted fingerling potatoes

HOT & SEXY DESSERTS
*Strawberry-chocolate fondue with vanilla whipped cream
*Drinkable Dessert: Passion fruit milk shake with pineapple-rum gelee
*Decadent hot chili chocolate cake with piment d'espelette

Couples who prefer breakfast to dinner may choose the Lovers' Dream visit, $289 plus tax. A full American breakfast for two in Rein is served after an evening with luxurious overnight accommodations including rose petal turndown service, chocolate-covered strawberries and chilled champagne.

The All For Love couple's retreat, $595 plus tax, allows Valentine celebrations to fit a couple's own schedule and for two consecutive nights throughout February. In addition to luxurious overnight deluxe accommodations and breakfast for two at the hotel's signature restaurant, Rein, guests may choose these amenities on their night of choice: chocolate-covered strawberries, chilled champagne, rose petal turndown service and an in-room couple's massage.

Says The Garden City Hotel's General Manager, Nasser Samman, "For years we have welcomed couples from near and far for Valentine's Day but also year-round. They visit for a weekend escape or to enjoy Chef De Bruyn's culinary talents. Others return for a reminder of their nuptials having been engaged or married here. It's our pleasure to set the scene for these romantic celebrations."

The legendary Garden City Hotel is also a hub for a day out at local museums at Museum Row and nearby shopping at Roosevelt Field. Those who enjoy ice-skating may visit Long Island's Rockefeller Center, a cozy and seasonal outdoor rink located at the RexCorp Plaza in Uniondale, or, catch a New York Islanders hockey game at Nassau Coliseum. For concert-goers, there are regular events at Nassau Coliseum and Tilles Center. The hotel's village setting sets the scene for a year-round strolls including bird watching from the local greens. For those seeking a day-trip or evening in Manhattan, a 45-minute train journey, the Long Island Rail Road is a walk across from the hotel.

The Garden City Hotel
45 Seventh Street
Garden City, NY
(516) 747-3000

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