The Celebrate Lavender Dinner officially closes the Sequim Lavender Festival on Sunday July 18, 2010 with a six course dinner prepared by local chefs Dave Long and Steve McNabb, of Oven Spoonful. The evening begins at 7pm where our guests will enjoy the beautiful waterside views at the John Wayne Marinawhile being entertained by harpist Ingrid Larson-Alexander, and tasting Olympic Cellas Me’lange Nouveau, a local lavender wine. The menu will celebrate the lavender season with a lavish dinner featuring the lavender of the Sequim Lavender Growers Association and great northwest and local food. The dinner is sponsored by the Sequim Gazette and Olympic Cellars Winery.
The menu includes:
- Glass of Olympic Cellars Me’lange Nouveau, a local lavender wine
- Cucumber mint soup with Lavender “Pearls” – seared scallop citrus & shallot with Qualicum Beach scallops from Vancouver, British Columbia
- A salad of avocado and grapefruit with pickled chives, olives and baby lettuces served with lavender dressing
- Lavender cured Quillayute River Salmon with summer succotash
- Orange & basil gelato.
- Lavender duck breast from “Nicky Farms USA – Portland, Oregon wild and sustainable meats” served with green beans with a hazelnut dressing, new potatoes, and tart cherry Gastrique.
- Northwest cheese plate with lavender “honey comb.”
- “Cake & ice cream” - lavender ice cream, lavender scented sponge cake with Italian butter cream frosting, fresh berries, candied lavender, coffee and tea
Additional sources includes food from a variety of growers from the Olympic Peninsula and around the Northwest including: Lazy Jay Tree Farm- produce, Nash’s Farm- produce, Johnston Farms-produce, Holmquist hazelnuts, Brown’s Dairy- milk, Mt. Townsend Creamery- cheese, Elwha Apiary- honey, Purple Haze Lavender Farm- lavender!
Dave Long took an interest in food at an early age. He cut his chops in some of Seattle’s finest restaurants and hotels, alongside several noted chefs, such as Caprial Pence, at Fullers, Jerry Traunfeld, at the Alexis Hotel, and Rip Ripley, at the Greenlake Grill. Then he traveled north to Bellingham where he worked as executive chef for Rhododendron Cafe, Chuckanut Bay Catering and Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club. The beauty of the Olympic Peninsula called Dave back to open and manage the Port Angeles Brewing Company. When the business sold, Dave started teaching culinary arts for the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center, where he inspired several students to choose a career in culinary arts, and founded Oven Spoonful. Steve McNabb is a former student of the Port Angeles Skills Center. Steve grew up working with many local chefs, worked in Seattle restaurants, and last season was Executive Chef at the Saltery Lodge, one of Southeast Alaska’s newest and most exclusive fishing lodges.
Reservations required as seating is limited. Tickets are $80 per person and include tax and gratuity. For tickets call: 877-681-3035, visit the Lavender Festival website store at www.lavenderfestival.com, or in person at Oven Spoonful Bakery at 110 East First Street in Port Angeles. This event is intended for adults. Vegetarian options available.
The Sequim Lavender Festival has been named one of North America’s Top 100 Events by the American Bus Association and is the largest lavender event in North America, making Sequim the Lavender Capital of North Americat®. The three day event features Seven Farms on Tour, each offering lavender-centered activities, demonstrations, music, food, u-pick, and more. Three day admission to the Farms on Tour is $15, with no charge for children 12 and under. The Street Fair in downtown Sequim offers more than 150 craftspeople and vendors of local lavender, musical entertainment, great foods and wine tasting. Also located next to the Street Fair, the Family Fun on the Field event brings local non-profits and families together for some old fashioned fun. There is no admission charge to the street fair. Free parking is available downtown and at each of the farms and a free shuttle bus service connects the entire festival. Many Community Events compliment the weekend schedule to entertain everyone. For more information please contact us by e-mail at info@lavenderfestival.com, website at www.lavenderfestival.com, or by telephone at (877) 681-3035 (toll free).
The Festival is proudly produced by the Sequim Lavender Growers Association® (SLGA), a community of farmers, committed to knowledge of how to grow better lavender with less effort in an environmentally sustainable way. The Festival is produced by Olympic Peninsula Community Celebrations. Both are Washington nonprofit corporations.
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