I hope we see you all for this wonderful annual event that includes eveyone in our area, showcasing the best that our little community has to offer.

Link to schedule of events….check out the ‘Wine Smackdown’!

http://savorcannonbeach.com/

Fun, food and wine at the beach…..a great romantic weekend getaway

Each year we get to see and experience the pure and wild joy of watching the whales make their way along our coast.

Trained volunteers at 24 “Whale Watching Spoken Here” sites help visitors spot gray whales during the winter and spring annual migrations. The volunteers are on duty 10 a.m.-1 p.m. to help visitors see the marine animals and offer information about their migration.

Whale Watching sites…Listed from north to south, these are the 24 sites
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Ilwaco, Washington
Ecola State Park
Neahkahnie Mountain Historic Marker Turnout on Highway 101
Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint
Cape Lookout State Park – 2.5 mile hike to site at tip of Cape
Cape Kiwanda
Inn at Spanish Head Lobby on 10th floor
Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint
The Whale Watching Center/Depoe Bay Sea Wall
Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint
Cape Foulweather
Devil’s Punchbowl State Natural Area
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
Don Davis City Park
Cape Perpetua Interpretive Center
Cook’s Chasm Turnout
Sea Lion Caves Turnout – large Highway 101 turnout south of tunnel
Umpqua Lighthouse, near Umpqua Lighthouse State Park
Shore Acres State Park
Face Rock Wayside State Scenic Viewpoint
Battle Rock Wayfinding Point, Port Orford
Cape Ferrelo
Harris Beach State Park, Brookings, Oregon
9th Street Beach, Crescent City, California

There are about 400 gray whales that do not go as far north as Alaska to feed in the summer. They feed along coasts of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. We generally have whales on the central coast from July through mid November. These whales are seen very close to shore while feeding and can often be seen from many of these same locations into January.



First Course

Oysters Bernard – creamed arugula, candied chiles, gingerbread crumble

Sweet Corn Risotto – pork lardoons, Dungeness crab, fresh tarragon

Local Artisan Cheeses – apple butter, crostini

Beet Salad – baby arugula, braised pistachio, chevre aspic, fennel, roast garlic

Butternut Squash Bisque – ginger oil, apple chips

Entrée

Beef Filet – duxelle potatoes au gratin, swiss chard, mustard demi glace

Pan Roasted Salmon – roasted fingerlings, sprouts, pickled radish, zinfandel sauce

Duxelle Ricotta Raviolo– caramelized onion, truffle dust, rosemary oil

Dessert

Valentine’s Day Kisses – meringue, ganache, raspberry coulis

Rose Hip Sorbet – rose hip consomme, fresh rose petals

Duo of Chocolate Soup – dark chocolate and white chocolate soup, fresh berries

$49 per Person Prix Fixe   Gratuity and Beverages Not Included

For a more complete explanation of events, please visit our link to the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce event website:

link:  http://www.cannonbeach.org/chamber/events/cannon-beach-chamber-events.htm

• January 28-30, 2011
  Cannon Beach Arts Symposium
• February 25-27, 2011
  Cannon Beach Yoga Festival
• April- 12 Days of Earth Day
• April- Cannon Beach Chorus Concerts
• April- Spring Unveiling
• April- Sculpture Without Walls
• June- Sandcastle Day
• June- Plein‒Air & More
• July- July 4th Parade, Concert & Firedancers
• September 11 – Cannon Beach Cottage Tour
• October 3 – Childrens Center Benefit
• October 6 – Harvest Fest Dinner
  Cannon Beach Backpack Program and Food Pantry Benefit
• October 16 – Dog Show on the Beach
• November 5-7
  Stormy Weather Arts Festival
• November 12-14
  Women’s Only Weekend

Surrounded by coastal state parks, Arch Cape Inn provides a European atmosphere of narrow drives, a lamp lit cafe, and aFrench hotel where Couples still stroll arm and arm with one another…celebrating l’amour.

Arch Cape Inn has brought historic romance back to life on the Oregon Coast. Our refurbished castle-like property presents a movie-set lodging and dining experience within the atmosphere of an  18th Century French Chateau.

And the nearby town of Cannon Beach, host to multiple artist events, is a small coastal artists’ village that hasn’t been ruined by the glare of hurried development. The romantic coastal setting on the shores of the pristine Pacific Ocean, and the soft spoken aura and tasteful ambiance subtlety encourages love.

Get away from it all for a least a night or two. Open a bottle of wine and listen to the sounds of winter on the Oregon Coast; Let the tranquil settings of the Arch Cape Inn Inn and the exhilaration of the Pacific Ocean  purge the stress of everyday life.

Deliberately small, naturally quiet. Come make a treasured winter memory. Arch Cape Inn & Retreat, an Oasis of Art, Nature, Romance and Exquisite Food and Wine.

Just imagine relaxing in front of a flickering fireplace, eating elegant meals by candlelight, enjoying a couple’s spa treatment and sharing beautiful ocean or mountain views with your significant other. Sound romantic and perfect for Valentine’s Day? It is…and can be found all winter long at Arch Cape Inn & Retreat, according to the experts who regularly update Select Registry, Distinguished Inns of North America, the country’s leading directory of the Finest Country Inns, Luxury B&Bs, and Unique Small Hotels., and its Web site, selectregistry.com. Add in the exhilaration of storm watching or spotting the water spouts of migrating whales passing by, and a winter getaway becomes the perfect experience with your sweetheart, Valentine’s Day or not. Arch Cape Inn & Retreat provides an award-winning lodging experience that offers the perfect combination of dreamlike atmosphere and picture-perfect views together with beautiful lodging, cozy dining, charming towns and picturesque trails where couples can stroll peacefully together and purge the stress of everyday life. For romantics, Arch Cape Inn & Retreat is the perfect wintertime setting to heat up romance.

February is the Month for Valentine’s Romance!   Set within a European castle,  Arch Cape Inn and Retreat, along with the world class natural beauty of Cannon Beach, will be your ideal setting for  an intimately  romantic lodging and dining escape like no other on the Oregon Coast.

With a little help from Cupid’s arrow, unleash your inner Romeo or Femme Fatale on your partner! Enjoying our romantic getaway will reignite that fire or spark a new love affair at any time during the Month of Love. Of course, it can be hard to fan the flames in an impersonal resort or in facilities just not designed with lovebirds in mind – that’s why Arch Cape Inn is the perfect retreat. Our romantic chateau is just a short walk to the beach surrounded by the Coast Mountains.  We’ve got a lodging style that’s guaranteed to please intimate to amorous adventurers. And with world class dining and  wines available, we’re sure to fit the whims of a wide range of starry-eyed lovers.

While staying at our Cannon Beach hotel as a guest or visiting from other locales, join us for the entire month of February, as each weekend we treat you and your Valentine to the ultimate in a romantic experience.

Our February lodging discounts and month-long Valentine’s Dinner menu not only celebrate Romance, but the delicious bounty of the Pacific Northwest. Our Chef, Noah Kaufman, takes the pure fresh flavors of the Pacific Northwest and, using his gifted palate, gilds them with sexy subtle taste and texture sensations that will exceed your imagination.

Come celebrate your love with us at Arch Cape Inn and Retreat, Cannon Beach’s exclusive  Oasis of Art, Nature, Romance and Exquisite Food and Wine.

Arch Cape Inn & Retreat Wine Tasting and Winemaker Dinner

March 12&13

Chef Noah EunJung Kauffman in good company with many of the Oregon’s finest wineries invite you to a meritage of Oregon wine maker dinners at Arch Cape Inn & Retreat’s signature dining room. Reservations are currently being accepted to these inspired, exquisitely paired dining adventures. Limited seats are available. Reservations may be made by phoning  (503) 436-2800. Prices vary.

Guests attending the winemaker dinners are invited to ‘spend the night at the Inn’.    Please phone Arch Cape Inn & Retreat at (503) 436-2800 to request selection of guest room rates.

On Friday March 12, & Saturday, March 13, join Dave Butler, owner of Walnut City Wine Works for a special dinner with proceeds benefiting the Cannon Beach Children’s Center. The purity, concentration, and richness unique to the Willamette Valley are captured in complex, fruit-driven wines with complementary oak profiles. These are the hallmarks of this privately owned winery, located near McMinnville, Oregon.

Savor Cannon Beach Winemakers Weekend

Arch Cape Inn & Walnut City WineWorks

With Chef Noah Kaufman

Friday March 12

5 pm

Wine Tasting with Walnut City WineWorks

Wines: Walnut City 06 Viognier and

08 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Wines paired with Northwest artisan cheeses and freshly baked breads

6PM

Ala Carte Dinner offering to follow immediately in the Inn’s dining room. Limited seating.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Winemaker Dinner with Walnut City WineWorks: with Dave Butler and Winemaker Michael Lopez

Hours: 5 pm – Closing

DINNER MENU:

Amuse Bouche

Dungeness crab, Wild mushrooms in Puff Pastry with wine reduction sauce

Walnut City 06 Viognier, 08 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Appetizer

Miso-glazed Black Cod with Spring Greens

06 & 07 Walnut City Pinot Gris

Soup

Spring Harvest Soup

06 Walnut City Reserve Pinot Noir

Entrée

Choice of

Spring Chinook Salmon or

Ginger Pinot Noir Lamb

Sautéed Fiddlehead ferns

Oregon Truffle Risotto

06 Bernard Machado Pinot Noir

Desserts

Toasted Hazelnut mousse

Brown Butter Pear Tart

Chocolate Pot de Creme

06 Walnut City Late Harvest Viognier

Artisan Cheese Plate

06 Reserve Pinot Noir

COST: $115 per person / 15% service charge not included.

For reservations please call 503–436-2800

*Vegetarian options are available upon request at the time of reservations.