Roof Terrace Restaurant Partners With Sonoma Valley's J Vineyards And Winery For A November Wine Dinner

The Roof Terrace Restaurant at the Kennedy Center has teamed up with J Vineyards and Winery to present a wine dinner on Thursday, November 15th, featuring a worldly menu paired with wines from Sonoma County's Russian River Valley in California. While overlooking the city's most spectacular view of the Washington, DC skyline, patrons will enjoy Chef de Cuisine Karen Hayes' specially crafted four-course menu with dessert created by Pastry Chef Bruce Connell. The menu features Banana Leaf Roasted Halibut with bamboo rice, kaffir and coconut ginger sauce and Herb Seared Loin of Lamb with feta potatoes, spinach and cumin lamb jus.

During the dinner, Chef Hayes will discuss with the guests how she creates the innovative flavor combinations in her dishes and a representative from J Vineyards and Winery will give tasting notes on each wine and explain how the wines complement the flavors in each dish. The wine dinner begins at 8:00 p.m. and is priced at $125 per guest, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 202-416-8555.

J Vineyards and Winery is dedicated to producing wines that pair well with a plethora of fine foods and enhances the meal. The winery does not produce big, buttery or heavily extracted styles of wine because those styles tend to overwhelm the palate and their philosophy is that wine belongs on the table with food. In addition, the winery is equally dedicated to increasing environmental awareness and was awarded a Sonoma Green Certificate of Compliance, recognizing exceptional efforts towards sustainability with water and air quality, land use, waste and energy.

The Wine Dinner menu will feature the following:

First Course
Seared Sea Scallops
Oyster Foam, Smoked Bacon
J Pinot Gris, Russian River Valley 2006

Second Course
Banana Leaf Roasted Halibut
Bamboo Rice, Kaffir, Coconut Ginger Sauce
J Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 2005

Third Course
Herb Seared Loin of Lamb
Feta Potatoes, Spinach, Cumin Lamb Jus
J Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 2005

Fourth Course
Warm Chocolate-Pear Ginger Cake
Champagne Sorbet
J Cuv�e 20 Brut NV, Russian River Valley, California



The Roof Terrace Restaurant offers modern adaptations of classic cuisine served in a dramatic Deco-inspired dining room, complete with soaring ceilings and alabaster columns of light. Offering a complete fine dining experience, Chef Karen Hayes focuses on light and seasonal foods, using a variety of exotic spices and fresh vegetables to accent her appetizers and entrees.

Depending on the performance schedule, the restaurant is open Sunday through Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Following evening performances in the Concert Hall and Opera House on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Roof Terrace Restaurant offers entrees, small plates, cocktails, coffee and dessert by classically-trained Pastry Chef Bruce Connell, an excellent diversion for post-performance traffic exodus. The restaurant also hosts its critically acclaimed Sunday Kitchen Buffet Brunch every weekend from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Roof Terrace Restaurant is located on the roof of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20566. Reservations are strongly recommended for dinner and brunch. For more information visit www.roofterracerestaurant.com or call 202-416-8555.