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Kim Weston - 1st Fall Dinner Prep @Hotel 1110

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The week before Wednesday August 22, Kim Weston shopped for his 1st Fall Dinner Series held at Hotel 1110. We had such a fun time going to the local establishments like: Monterey Fish CO. on Monterey Wharf #2 for calamari, Pezzini Farms in Castroville for artichokes for the frittata, Carmel Farmers Market for our herbs - open May through September in the Barnyard Shopping Village, Salumeria Luca for the pasta - located next to Luca's Restaurant in Carmel. We ordered small cocktail oysters from Neal at Morro Bay Oyster CO. Kim made the Limoncello and Lemon Basil Sorbet from our garden lemons and he cooked up a huge batch of Sicilian meatballs. Stay tuned for the slideshow from the dinner.

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Kim Weston - Fall Dinner Series @Hotel 1110

Kim Weston, Fall Dinner Series @Hotel 1110 Monterey CA
Kim Weston, Fall Dinner Series @Hotel 1110 Monterey CA

Hotel 1110 is proud to announce the upcoming "Fall Dinner Series" – featuring Kim Weston –

to be held monthly on various Wednesday evenings, August through November 2012.

Hotel 1110 Fall Dinner Series - Schedule:

– Wednesday, August 22

– Saturday, September 22

– Wednesday, October 31

Reservations can be made by calling Hotel 1110 at 831-655-0515 between the hours of 10am-8pm (choose the option to speak to the Front Desk).

This series will further continue our hotel's tradition of offering our guests unique, elegant culinary experiences centered around Monterey-area food and wine. Our dinner series will especially focus on locally-sourced sustainable food by featuring meats and vegetables from local suppliers.

We are very fortunate that renowned local artist/photographer Kim Weston has agreed to be our first Artistic Chef for this series. Kim is a 3rd-generation Carmelite artist.

 "I have always loved to cook," shares Kim. "Food and preparation of food for friends, guests and lovers has always been a passion of mine. To share a love of food with friends is the same as sharing my artistic photographs. I am not a photographer only when I have my camera in my hands – I am a photographer every minute of the day, whether it’s cooking, gardening or walking with my wife on the beach."

Kim adds, "At this first dinner on Wednesday, August 22, I have chosen a menu in honor of my wonderful wife Gina, whose Sicilian grandfather taught me these simple, delicious recipes. His use of wonderful, locally-caught food that was pulled, plucked and gathered from the Monterey Peninsula created meals that were meant to be shared together.” Themes for the remaining nights of the series will be announced soon.

Dinner and Room Reservation Options

While our Fall Dinner Series makes for a traveler's perfect mid-week getaway on the Monterey Bay, the event is also open to locals only interested in joining us for dinner. Please note that dinner seating and available rooms are very limited a nd reservations are required.

– Dinner Only – $75 per person

– Dinner and 1-Night of Lodging at Hotel 1110 – $275 for two persons; $200 for one person. Prices do not include Monterey lodging tax.

– Optional next day visit to Kim Weston's studio Wildcat Hill (the original home and darkroom of photographer Edward Weston, located in the Carmel Highlands). Here you will get a chance to view original Weston photographs while tasting delicious local wines and enjoying a light lunch. – $45 per person

Reservations

Reservations can be made by calling Hotel 1110 at 831-655-0515 between the hours of 10am-8pm (choose the option to speak to the Front Desk).

Hotel 1110, Monterey CA
Hotel 1110, Monterey CA
Hotel 1110 Monterey CA
Hotel 1110 Monterey CA