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Easter Brunch at Las Ramblas

hotelcontessa | April 15th, 2011 | Comments Off

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Sunday, April 24th, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
at Las Ramblas

Join us for an elaborate Easter Brunch that will include a
decadent assortment of breakfast and lunch items,
sangria & mimosas and a visit by the Easter Bunny.
»View Easter Brunch Menu

Adults are $37.95
Children 7-16 $15.95
Children 6 & Under Eat FREE off the Kids Menu.
Plus tax and gratuity.

Reservations are filling up fast!
BOOK A TABLE ONLINE NOW
Or call Las Ramblas at 210.298.8040

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Benchmark Hospitality International Chefs Featured at James Beard House, New York

hotelcontessa | January 18th, 2011 | Comments Off

New York, January 2010 …

Executive Chefs from Benchmark Hospitality International’s fine dining restaurants, luxury hotels and resorts were featured recently at the legendary James Beard House in New York City. The chefs prepared a seven-course dinner for the sold out event, featuring cuisine from around the country and the world.

Featured Benchmark Hospitality chefs were Brian West, executive chef, Hotel Contessa and its signature restaurant Las Ramblas on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas; Alan Gould, executive chef of Nine18, the restaurant located at the Villas of Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida; Peter Csikos, executive chef, The Heldrich and its signature restaurant, Christopher’s, in New Brunswick, New Jersey; Francisco (Paco) Aceves, executive chef of Stonewall Resort and Stillwaters Restaurant, located in Weston, West Virginia.

Mary Watson-DeLauder, Benchmark Hospitality’s chief sommelier, paired each of the seven courses with domestic and international fine wines. To do so she worked closely with several wineries, including Quintessa of Napa Valley (2006 Quintessa, Rutherford, Napa Valley) and Veramonte of Colchagua Valley, Chile (2007 Primus, Colchagua Valley, Chile).

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Attached Photo L-R: Chefs Paco Aceves and Alan Gould, Benchmark Vice President Food & Beverage Giorgi DiLemis, Chefs Peter Csikos and Brian West in James Beard’s original kitchen at the James Beard House in New York. Missing from the photo is Mary Watson-DeLauder, Benchmark’s chief sommelier.

For the complete seven course menu, visit: http://www.benchmarkhospitality.com/Media_Center/Press_Releases/Featured_Chefs-6th_Year.asp

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Chef Brian West – Media Appearance KENS TV Morning Show

hotelcontessa | December 13th, 2010 | Comments Off

Brian West prepared a Seared Muscovy Duck Breast w/ Cranberry Goat Cheese Sweet Potato Gratin & Blood Orange Molasses with Stacia Wilson (host) of KENS TV’s Morning Show on December 4th. Bright and early, West showed off one of his signature menu items from Las Ramblas and everyone loved it! Video to come soon!

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Grilled Seafood Salad with Roasted Wild Mushrooms and Cannellini Beans

hotelcontessa | July 29th, 2010 | No Comments »

Grilled Seafood SaladGrilled Seafood Salad with Roasted Wild Mushrooms and Cannellini Beans

August marks the height of Summer, which we all know can be devastatingly hot. No worries, Andrew Gutierrez, Executive Sous Chef for Las Ramblas, has taken to the drawing board and created a fun summer dish, a Grilled Seafood Salad with Roasted Wild Mushrooms and Cannellinni Beans. Drew’s Dish would be nicely paired with a Spanish/Mediterranean white wine such as an Albariño; we’d recommend a 2008 Martin Codax. Get the recipe now, impress the significant with your culinary skills – this is a relatively easy dish and is absolutely amazing!

We hope to see you unwind this summer at the Cork Bar, especially during “Sangria Alegre”, our happy hour inspired with Spanish cocktails and spirits. Or stop by for a quick sangria as your shopping the Riverwalk.

Have a great summer! If you make Drew’s Dish make sure to give him feedback on our Facebook page, we’re always curious on our foodies thoughts!

Here’s the recipe!

Prepares: 2 Salads
Ingredients:

1 ea, Tomato, Red beef steak, thinly sliced
1 ea, Tomato, Yellow beef steak, thinly sliced
2 oz, Spring Mix
1 oz, Croutons
2 oz, Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette
2 oz, Button Mushrooms, Roasted
2 oz, Shitake Mushrooms, Roasted
2 oz, Oyster Mushrooms, Roasted
2 ea, Piquillio Peppers, Sliced
2 oz, Cannellini Beans, Cooked
1 oz, Corn Kenels
To Taste, Pimenton
4 oz, Calamari, Bodies and Tentacles
2 ea, Diver Scallops
2 ea, White Anchovies, Boqueron’s
1 ea, Hard Boiled Egg, Sliced
To Taste, Salt and Pepper
Garnish, Pilment Espelete

Method:

  1. Prepare tomato rings using ring molds
  2. Toss spring mix with croutons and hardboiled egg and vinaigrette.
  3. Place salad into tomato mold
  4. Toss mushrooms corn and white beans together season with salt and pepper and vinaigrette
  5. Season calamari with salt and pepper and pimenton, sear in hot saute pan
  6. Season scallop with salt and pepper and pimenton, sear in hot saute pan and cook to medium rare
  7. Slice calamari and scallop and place into plate
  8. Garnish plate with mushroom salad

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Braised Lamb Shank By Brian West

hotelcontessa | December 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
Braised Lamb Shank with Spanish Sherry Demi as prepared by Executive Chef of Las Ramblas, Brian West

Braised Lamb Shank with Spanish Sherry Demi as prepared by Executive Chef of Las Ramblas, Brian West

This decadent recipe comes from one of San Antonio’s finest chefs, Brian West, Executive Chef of Las Ramblas at the Hotel Contessa.

Ingredients

6 Lamb Shanks
1 cup red wine
3 carrots, peeled, rough chopped
15 roma tomatoes, rough chopped
3 onions, rough chopped
5 guajillos
2 oranges, cut in half
4 cinammon sticks
1 1/2 Bay leaves
1/2 ounce Fresh thyme
1/2 ounce Fresh Oregano
veal stock (enough to cover meat)
2 cups sherry
butter

Directions

Season lamb shanks and sear off in saute pan. Read More

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