Saint Patrick's Day at McCormick & Kuleto's Seafood Restaurant Easter at McCormick & Kuleto's Seafood Restaurant Truchard Vineyards Wine Dinner at Mantra Restaurant on 3/26/08

Saint Patrick's Day at McCormick & Kuleto's Seafood Restaurant
900 North Point Street, San Francisco / 415.929.1730

On Saint Patrick's Day, Monday, March 17, McCormick & Kuleto's Seafood Restaurant will feature, at lunch, a classic Hot Corned Beef Reuben Sandwich with sauerkraut, Gruyere cheese and Russian dressing on toasted light rye bread ($10.95) and, at dinner, Corned Beef and Cabbage with fingerling potatoes, baby carrots, cippolini onions and brown sugar-dijon mustard glaze ($17.95).

Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake will be served all day as will the restaurant’s regular a la carte menu.

Miss these treats and you’ll be green with envy. Hours: 11:30 am to 10:00 pm.

Easter at McCormick & Kuleto's Seafood Restaurant
900 North Point Street, San Francisco / 415.929.1730

On Easter, Sunday, March 23, McCormick & Kuleto's Seafood Restaurant will feature, in addition to the regular a la carte menu, three specials available all day.

The special will be a Bay Shrimp with Green and White Asparagus Appetizer with white truffle oil, black truffle and champagne vinaigrette ($11.95); Grilled Alaskan Halibut Steak with Meyer lemon confit, balsamic syrup a and basil chiffonade over Yukon gold potatoes with Pomodoraccio tomato gratin and sautéed spinach ($28.95); and Braised Leg of Lamb with potato gnocchi and roasted Roma tomatoes ($22.95).

An Easter holiday brunch will also be served from 11:30 am to 3:00 p.m.

Truchard Vineyards Showcases Fine Wines At Mantra Restaurant
A Wine Dinner Scheduled for March 26, 2008

Palo Alto, CA - Mantra Restaurant has announced a Truchard Vineyards Wine Dinner to be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, beginning at 7:00 PM.

The evening’s menu, prepared by Mantra Executive Chef Sachin Chopra, will consist of four courses, each paired with the perfect Truchard Vineyards wine. The cost of the dinner, with wine, is $75.00 per guest, excluding tax and gratuity. Call (650) 322-3500 to reserve seats for the dinner.

Anthony Truchard, owner of Truchard Vineyards, will be on hand to answer questions.

A flight of Truchard wines will also be available in Mantra’s bar and lounge for $19.00 per person or $29.00 per person with an appetizer plate, both excluding tax and gratuity.

Mantra is known for its California cuisine with a dash of India and is a “Top 100” restaurant as rated by the San Francisco Chronicle. Showcasing renowned wines is also a hallmark of Mantra. Comments Ashwani Dhawan, the owner of Mantra, “Through our wine events, we offer customers the chance to become better acquainted with a variety of premier wines without the formality, expense and inflexibility that are typical of many wine dinners. We’re also able to highlight how to pair wines with rich and flavorful food from Asia.”

Mantra is located at 632 Emerson Street near University Avenue, in Palo Alto, California. Dinner is served nightly, Sunday through Thursday from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM and on Friday and Saturday from 5:00 PM until 11:00 PM. Lunch is served Monday through Friday from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. The Daru Lounge is open until 11:00 PM on weekdays and until midnight on weekends.

Visit Mantra on the Web at www.mantrapaloalto.com. Reservations, also available through OpenTable.com, can be made by calling (650) 322-3500.