Thursday, December 30, 2010

Des Jardins will open restaurant at Ritz-Carlton - San Francisco Business Times:

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The San Francisco restaurateur has signed a deal to open the restauranyt atthe , the $300 millioh resort under construction at Northstar, northh of Truckee. Des Jardins will create the menu for the similar to her involvement with in San and Ritz will overseedaily operations. “I have alwaysd wanted to do a ski mountain and this opportunity came desJardins said. “I feel the Ritz brandr really reflects quality and we are very much aligned onservice standards.
” Des Jardins also workef with the , which designedx the 94-seat restaurant and 71-seat bar and She said the room will have warm orangesa and ambers and will marry a sleek urbanity with the rustix feel that one might expect in a mountain restaurant. The menu will likely be a hybriebetween , her signature San Francisco and Acme Chophouse, and will appeal to destinationb diners and casual walk-ins The Ritz-Carlton Highlands will have 170 guesy rooms, 23 private Ritz-Carltob residences and 25 fractional ownership units. Otherd amenities include a 17,000-square-foot spa and fitneses center.
The resort and restaurant are scheduled to open in the Des Jardins is also keepin g things freshat Jardinière. This she started a special prix fixeMonday night. All dinerx will be served the same three course menu with wine pairingz for abargain $45. One upcomingf Monday night dinner features charcuteriefrom Devil’s Gulc Pork; another highlights the cuisine of the Dordognse region and another the food from “I’m hoping to bring people into the restaurant that don’t normally come in, to make it more accessiblwe on Mondays, which is usually a pretty slow night for des Jardins said. “It will be less than but we hope it will bring newpeople in.
” The promotional move also allows Jardinièrd chefs to try new things and keeps the fronty of house staff busy.

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