May 2009
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SAN DIEGO, California (May 2009)-Once again, San Diego Magazine awarded top choices to A.R. Valentien at The Lodge at Torrey Pines as one of the area’s finest restaurants. The exceptional and innovative restaurant received Best Hotel Dining selections from both the magazine’s editor Tom Blair and restaurant critic David Nelson.
In the A. R. Valentien kitchen, Chef Jeff Jackson directs a “market driven, seasonal approach” to procuring, preparing, and serving the best food available in the San Diego region. Using to advantage the abundance of independent small farms and orchards as well as local small fish and seafood companies, Chef Jackson’s artisan menus focus on the natural flavors and textures of superb foodstuffs.
Chef Jackson and Chef Timothy Kolanko, Chef de Cuisine, known for the Artisan Table dining experience where guests share a communal table and are served truly excellent dishes family style in this relaxed, intimate setting. The Artisan Table is offered each Thursday evening by reservation. Once each month, the Thursday evening dinner party expands to showcase California’s premier wineries at The Artisan Table Winemaker’s Dinner.
In 2008, foodie website epicurious.com honored A.R. Valentien among the top ten farm-to-table restaurants in the nation.
The Lodge at Torrey Pines is perched high on the ocean bluffs in La Jolla, on the 18th Hole of the Torrey Pines Golf Course and adjacent to Torrey Pines State Reserve. The Lodge at Torrey Pines is owned and operated by Evans Hotels, including the Bahia Resort Hotel and the Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa on Mission Bay.
March 2009_______________________________________________
The Artisan Table at A.R. Valentien celebrates two fruitful years of mixing the best of local food, wine and friends.
The Lodge at Torrey Pines® offers relaxed, intimate alternative to traditional restaurant dining. …Read More
Celebrate the Craft | Art · Food · Wine | October 29th – November 1st, 2009: Artists will join San Diego chefs, farmers, ranchers, and vintners in 2009 for Seventh Annual festival highlighting California’s bounty and natural beauty. …Read More
February 2009_______________________________________________
A.R. Valentien among Zagat Survey’s America’s Top Restaurants Third Year in a Row remains among Top Ten restaurants in San Diego Region; praised by ZagatSurvey as “superb” Californian Cuisine. …Read More
October 2008_______________________________________________
The Lodge at Torrey Pines’ A.R. Valentien Restaurant named among Top Ten Farm-to-Table Restaurants in the Nation.
New Menu Concept Launched. …Read More
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Celebrate the Craft | Art · Food · Wine | October 30 – November 2, 2008
Artists will join San Diego chefs, farmers, ranchers, and vintners in 2008 for Sixth Annual festival highlighting California’s bounty and natural beauty. …Read More
The Artisan Table at A.R. Valentien Celebreates Two Fruitful years of mixing the best local food, wine and friends.
The Lodge at Torrey Pines® offers relaxed, intimate alternative to traditional restaurant dining. …Read More
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Celebrate the Craft| Art · Food · Wine | September 20-23, 2007
Artists join San Diego chefs, farmers, ranchers and vintners for 5th annual festival spotlighting California’s bounty and natural beauty. …Read More
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Terra Madre 2006: October 26-30 in Turin, Italy- Largest International Gathering of Small-Scale Farmers and Food Producers: Jeff Jackson of La Jolla, California Attending as Delegate …Read More
July 2006_______________________________________________
The Ultimate Dining Guide 2006:A Though Act to Follow, but in yet another bucolic setting, we have A.R. Valentien among the golf courses at The Lodge at Torrey Pines. It’s easier to break a hundred here than on the greens. Service was exceedingly attentive, and there were lots of complimentary extras. …Read More
Top Chefs to gather to “Celebrate the Craft” and spotlight California’s bounty. San Diego chefs, farmers, ranchers and vintners come together for 4th annual festival of the very best of California’s culinary offerings. Picnic-style festivities and formal dinner highlight weekend. …Read More
February 2006_______________________________________________
Lodge at Torrey Pines announces relaxed, intimate alternative to traditional restaurant dining. Artisan Table Dinners to Start at A. R. Valentien on March 2 …Read More
November 2005_______________________________________________
New Chef de Cuisine carries on in tradition of fresh seasonally inspiried menus. A.R. Valentien at The Lodge at Torrey Pines …Read More
July 2004_______________________________________________
Top Chefs to gather to “Celebrate the Craft” and spotlight California’s bounty. San Diego chefs, farmers, ranchers and vintners come together for 2nd annual celebration of the very best of California’s culinary offerings Picnic-style festivities and formal dinner highlight weekend. …Read More
March 2004_______________________________________________
André Gayot, through the Gayot guides in print and now on the Internet, has provided the serious, professional resource on dining and restaurants for an international readership in search of the best. Gayot.Com names,”The Lodge at Torrey Pines®” as one of the “Top Ten Romantic Hotels” for 2004… …Read More
August 2003_______________________________________________
San Diego Chef’s to “Celebrate the Craft” with a showcase of California’s bounty.
Local chefs, farmers, ranchers and vintners come together for an annual celebration of the very best of California’s culinary offerings. …Read More
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A.R. Valentien Restaurant named Best New Restaurant by Esquire Magazine. First San Diego Restaurant to Make List …Read More
April 2002_______________________________________________
A.R. Valentien Restaurant Opens at The New Lodge at Torrey Pines. San Diego’s Newest Fine Dining Venue Celebrates California’s Cuisine, Art & Architecture …Read More
The Lodge at Torrey Pines, A Tribute to California’s Arts and Crafts Heritage, Opens in San Diego. Elegant Architecture, Luxurious Appointments And Championship Golf, All Overlooking The Pacific. …Read More
August 2001_______________________________________________
The Lodge at Torrey Pines The California Craftsman Spirit Reborn …Read More
