Mothers Day Brunch Menu 2013

On May 17-19th, 2013, a variety of vintage cars will be in town. The Nickel Age Touring Group is a group of owners of Antique Vehicles built between 1915 and 1927, including unmodified Pierce Arrow, Cadillacs, Jeffrey, Mercer, Rolls Royce and other high end significant antique automobiles.

Soup Choices: City Hotel’s Lobster Bisque or French Onion ($8)

Appetizer Choices: Seared Ahi Tuna with cannellini beans and shaved fennel ($13} or Fried Philo Wrapped Brie with served with a kumquat relish, savory thyme and almond biscotti ($12) or Cold Pacific Oysters on the 1/2 shell Served with Spanish Sherry Vinaigrette, shallots, cracked pepper and sea salt 1/2 dozen $12 or Full Dozen ($24) or City Hotel’s Crab Cakes Dungeness crab cakes, served over red bell peppers & onion confit, orange/chervil remoulade ($10)

Salad Choices ($ 8) Avacado Pink Grapefruit Salad with mâche and a hazel nut vinaigrette or Arugula Salad with shaved fennel, Marcona Almonds, Meyers lemon & extra virgin olive oil or Organic “Little Gem” Butter leaf, chanterelle mushrooms & City Hotel’s French dressing

CITY HOTEL Valentines Day Specials

Entrée Choices: Paella (for two) prawns, mussels, littleneck clams, tuna, chicken, Spanish chorizo, garlic, onions, red peppers, green beans, Arborio rice, and saffron ($47 for two) or Poached Pacific Salmon with fresh herbs, chardonnay and garnished with pickled rhubarb and a lemon buerre blanc served with served with a butternut squash risotto ($28) or Lobster Whiskey Lobster, Kentucky bourbon, cream & butter served Vol-au-Vent ($36) or Crispy Roasted Lamb Chops with honey and marcarpone ($35)

Dessert Choices: Flourless Chocolate Cake with berries and mango coulis or Chocolate, Hazelnut, Cheesecake or Fuji Apple Crisp with vanilla bean ice cream or Double Chocolate Mousse Served with cinnamon whipped cream

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This year we are offering a sumptuous family Thanksgiving dinner at the Columbia City Hotel.

Thanksgiving Dinner Menu 2012

First Course Choices
Butternut Squash Bisque with bacon and leek confit
or
Fresh Pear, & Baby Arugula with blue cheese crumbles, swingles bacon, & toasted walnut vinaigrette
or
Cody’s Escarole Salad with shaved sunchokes, blanched almond, parmesan cheese and lemon basil vinaigrette

Entre Choices
Juniper Brined Turkey with paprika butter, classic pan gravy, buttermilk, bacon & cheddar mashed potatoes, pear, almond and Italian sausage stuffing
or
Braised Short Ribswith roasted sweet potatoes, turnips, burgundy wine, shallots & demi glaze
or
Fresh Herbed Butter Poached Atlantic Salmon with ìDavis Ranch Cornî, lime succotash, & herbed butter
or
Smoked Double-Cut Pork Chop with roasted apples, caramelized onions, fresh thyme and natural juice

Dessert Choices
Baked Apple and Walnut Crisps with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
or
Classic Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream
or
Pots De Creme with Almond Praline

$29 adults and $15 children plus tip and tax
CITY HOTEL RESTAURANT

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What: 30 years now running this yearly tradition held at the historic City Hotel Restaurant, includes a five course meal and fine wines with each course, and a dinner theatre show between each course. The night begins with Christmas carols and champagne toast in the hotel parlor. Also featured in the nights play are local and guest musicians and characters from the mid 1800’s time period, such as Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and Mark Twain.
Formal attire is requested and dress to the time period is the tradition.

When: Dec 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16, 2012, 6:30 pm play begins in the Hotel Parlour

Where: City Hotel Restaurant, Columbia, Calif, Columbia State Historic Park

How: Purchase your tickets for Feast and lodging via phone at the City Hotel 209-532-1479, view the menu and invitation online at cityhotel.com, tickets are $100 per person.

Read about the City Hotel in this article on the Travel Channel

Article by Jimmy Im

City Hotel
Columbia, California
Should you inquire, City Hotel staff will be quick to tell you about Elizabeth, a woman who died in childbirth, interestingly, not at the hotel but on a bed that was formerly at a private estate. The bed was brought to the hotel (Room 1) in the 1970s — and seemed to have brought Elizabeth’s ghost with it. Guests can hear Elizabeth crying at night, often in pain. Doors are inexplicably slammed shut and unusual scents like lavender arise out of nowhere within the room.

Some 200 yards away, at the sister property Fallon Hotel, (which was also built in 1857), 2 mischievous young boys (Jimmy and Abraham) move objects around, smear caramel syrup on the walls in the ice cream parlor and tug on skirts. They were both sons of the original owners; Abraham is believed to have died in a fire in the building in the early 1900s, while Jimmy died much later yet returned to the hotel to reunite with his brother.

Come to Columbia State Historic Park on October 26, 27 & 28, 2012 and celebrate a family oriented Halloween in the best way possible.  There will be many places to investigate for paranormal activity on Saturday night for those interested in ghost hunting but we are also going to have speakers on a variety of paranormal topics, a Mystic Faire and Market Place and other events that take place throughout the weekend.  Some will have a cost and some will be free.  It is also the weekend for Columbia’s Illumination of Jack O’Lanterns when the streets will be filled with strolling musicians, storytellers and reenactments and lighted pumpkins after the sun goes down.  This is not going to be just for ghost hunters but their families as well as the general public, kids included.  In fact, teens ages 12-17 will be able to attend the lectures for $10 pp and children ages 11 and under will be admitted for free.  It will be a family friendly event at a place with something for everyone.

Paranormal, UFO’s, &
Link to info
Key note speaker Nephew of Edgar Allen Poe
Sponsored by City Hotel & CCPI of Fresno

October 13 & 14, 2012 – Saturday & Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm
28th Annual HARVEST FESTIFALL

Join us for a cornucopia of country crafts, comestibles, demonstrations of skills, and music and dancing on the shady streets of Columbia State Historic Park, decorated for the harvest season. Wear your Gold Rush duds and enjoy a visit to the past. Fun for everyone, and it’s free!!! Almost fifty vendors, dressed in 1850s attire, will display their handmade arts and crafts for sale, including pottery, jewelry, apparel, home décor, wood furniture, baked goods and many others; and some will demonstrate their skills. Attractions include demonstrations of spinning and weaving by the Mother Lode Weavers & Spinners, face painting, miniature horses, and entertainment by various local groups of musicians and dancers. Sponsored by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Call 209-536-1672 or visit columbiacalifornia.com.

Visitors are led through Columbia’s historic cemetery by costumed volunteers carrying lanterns where they will visit 13 grave sites. The dead come to life as interpreters tell about their lives, how they died, and how they came to lie in Columbia’s cemetery. Contact Columbia State Historic Park at 209-588-9128.

Join the Fun

What: Columbia Cruise
When: Sun., June 17, 2012 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Limited to 100 Cars Prizes:  Best Truck, Best Car, People’s Choice $20 Entry fee inludes t-shirt. All makes, models that are pre-1972. Details: 209-768-1786 or 209-352-7610

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Columbia City Hotel Valentines Day Specials!
Soup: City Hotel’s Lobster Bisque $8
Appetizer Choices: Seared Ahi Tuna with cannellini beans and shaved fennel $13 ; or Fried Philo Wrapped Brie with served with a kumquat relish, savory thyme and almond biscotti $12
Salad’s: Avacado Pink Grapefruit Salad with mâche and a hazel nut vinaigrette ; or Arugula Salad with shaved fennel, Marcona almonds, Meyers lemon & extra virgin olive oil $9.00
Entrée’s: Paella (for two) prawns, mussels, littleneck clams, tuna, chicken, Spanish chorizo, garlic, onions, red peppers, green beans, Arborio rice, and saffron
$47 for two; or Pan Seared Filet with artichokes, porcini mushrooms, rosemary and roasted garlic served with a Yukon potato celery root & gruyere gratin $32

Valentines Day Specials 2012

Mark Twain recommends this sumptuous, memorable dinner!