Shangri-La Springs, a historic property in downtown Bonita Springs plans a 1920s-inspired multi-course dinner New Year’s Eve at Harvest & Wisdom, the property’s farm-to-table restaurant specializing in fresh, organic cuisine.
The five-course menu — inspired by a menu created for Calvin Coolidge for New Year’s Eve in 1924 — includes a choice of entrée and complimentary glass of Champagne. In addition to the full wine list, Harvest & Wisdom’s sommelier has selected wines from the restaurant’s cellar to pair perfectly with the 1920s era menu. Cost is $125 per person plus gratuity, tax is included.
“We were inspired by the Golden Age in creating this special menu, with elegant traditional dishes given our signature twist with fresh ingredients from our organic garden,” said Chef Allen Fisher, who created the menu with Chef de Cuisine David Robbins. “Diners can expect a special touches and exquisite flavors.”
Michelin-starred Executive Chef Allen Fisher, a competitor on Food Network’s Chopped, brings more than 18 years of professional cooking and kitchen management experience including with famed chef Daniel Boulud in New York, and an extensive background of developing new concepts using local and organic products.
Chef de Cuisine David Robbins has more than 15 years of experience including at acclaimed farm-to-table concept Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown, New York.
The New Year’s Eve menu will start with a glass of Champagne and caviar, followed by consommé Olga and then a Waldorf salad. Guests can have their choice of main entrée, choosing among filet with foie gras and truffle with potato Anna, roast squab served with cress, lamb and sauce chasseur, aiguillette of bass with asparagus gratin, or courgette marrow farci. A selection of petit fours for the table will conclude the exquisite dining experience.
Harvest & Wisdom will offer two New Year’s Eve seatings beginning at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Reservations are required. For information, call 239-949-0749 or click here for online reservations.
Also at Shangri-La Springs New Year’s Eve from 5 to 10 p.m. is A Lemurian Odyssey: Gateway to 2020, featuring the five-course dinner at Harvest & Wisdom, followed by transformational experiences facilitated by The Oracle in the Octagon beginning at 7 p.m. Experiences include powerful clearing, a Hawaiian ritual of forgiveness and a powerful activation led by Aurora Juliana Ariel, a pioneering doctor, scientist, author, musician, entrepreneur, producer, mystic and healer with a doctorate in psychology, more than 38 certificates and degrees in advanced healing modalities and is a Kahuna. Tickets are $250 per person and available here.
About Shangri-La Springs
Built in 1921, Shangri-La Springs offers a variety of unique services including a stately property with an organic garden, fitness studio, organic restaurant, full-service organic spa, gift shop and event and wedding venue rated GOLD in the Naples Daily News 2019 Best of Bonita/Estero. The Blue Zones Project recognized organization specializes in offering guests a nexus of beneficial practices, activities and engagement opportunities that include wellness classes, art shows and special programs. A range of natural and organic treatments and products including facials, massages, eucalyptus steam room, far infrared sauna and private garden lounge are offered at the Spa at Shangri-La Springs, which was rated SILVER for Day Spa in the Naples Daily News 2019 Best of Bonita/Estero. The organic farm-to-table restaurant Harvest & Wisdom, with an ever-changing menu crafted with produce fresh from the on-site garden, locally sourced organic proteins and organic beverages, is open Tuesday-Saturday for lunch. In addition, the historic property is undergoing interior renovations to open as a full-service boutique hotel that will feature 21 guest rooms, outdoor dining area and conference room in the Great House. Renovations are also underway for six guest rooms located in Villa Ascona, a building positioned near the property’s courtyard, perfect for spa weekends or bridal party accommodations. Shangri-La Springs is located at 27750 Old 41 Road in Bonita Springs. For more information call 239-949-0749 or visit www.ShangriLaSprings.com.
