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DATE: January 08, 2007
A ROMANTIC RENDEZVOUS AT THE FORT THIS VALENTINE’S DAY
Fresh flowers and decadent Steak Oscar celebrate the year’s most romantic holiday
Morrison, CO –This Valentine’s Day, The Fort is pairing the holiday’s most romantic symbol -flowers- with their celebrated Four Course Prix-Fixe Valentine’s Dinner. A fresh bouquet of “Washington” Red Tulips ($40)or One Dozen Red “Freedom” Roses ($80) may be ordered at the time customers call to make a Valentine’s Day reservation. The flowers will be placed upon diners’ tables, greeting them upon their arrival at The Fort. Also special for Valentine’s Day is Executive Chef Trevor Dierolf and Sous Chef Geoffrey Groditsky’s romantic Four Course Prix-Fixe Valentine’s Dinner ($60 per person, not including tax or gratuity). To make a reservation for Valentine’s Day dinner or to purchase tableside delivered flowers, please call The Fort at 303-697-4771. Flower purchases must be made by February 1st, 2008 to ensure delivery.
The Four Course Prix-Fixe Valentine’s Day Dinner begins with succulent Oysters on the Half Shell accompanied by a flute of sparkling wine. The Fort’s Dinner Salad, composed of a medley of crisp greens topped with tangy pickled ginger, diced jicama, toasted pepitas and a peppadew pepper, serves as a second course with freshly baked Pumpkin Walnut Muffins and Rustica Rolls.
For the main course, Chef Trevor Dierolf has prepared a delicate Buffalo Steak Oscar: a juicy 8-ounce buffalo filet mignon atop Dungeness lump crab meat and tender asparagus spears, blanketed in a decadent béarnaise sauce. Dinner is served with Garlic White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes. For dessert, diners are treated to the Heart of Passion: a heart-shaped chocolate filled with creamy and tart passion fruit mousse—a sweet and exotic endnote to the meal.
The Fort’s regular menu of favorites including buffalo, beef, quail, and salmon will be offered along side the Valentine’s Day special menu. Served with a tossed salad, warm bread, pumpkin-walnut muffins, roasted shallot mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables, items featured on the regular menu range in price from $22 - $52
The Fort won the Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator for the fourth consecutive year in 2007, was named a “Must See” in The Rocky Mountain News’s 2007 Dining Guide, “Top of the Town: Classic Denver Restaurant” by 5280 Magazine in 2006, and is listed on the National Register of Historic places. The Fort is located 20 minutes southwest of Denver on Highway 8, just north of the Highway 285 intersection. Reservations may be made at www.thefort.com or by calling 303-697-4771.
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