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TERRANEA RESORT PRESENTS SEASONAL HOLIDAY DINING

From Pacific Ocean Views and Fine Dining to Holiday Cocktails and Seasonal Desserts, Terranea Offers Distinctive Ways to Celebrate the Season

 

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA - Overlooking the Pacific Ocean from the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Terranea Resort will mark the winter holiday season with a range of dining experiences, from a five-course Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner at its Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant, Mar'sel, to a Christmas Day buffet at Catalina Kitchen with views of Catalina Island. Seasonal dishes, holiday cocktails and desserts will also be available at Bashi, Nelson's, Lobby Bar and Sea Beans, offering guests a variety of ways to celebrate along the Southern California coast.

 

Hanukkah Dining

From December 4 to 12, Terranea Resort will offer seasonal food and beverage specials at select restaurants in recognition of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights.

 

• Catalina Kitchen: Blue Margarita ($24) made with Tanteo Tequila Blanco, Blue Curaçao, lime juice and white cranberry juice and Cinnamon Apple Cake ($16).
• Bashi: Ama Ebi Nigiri (sweet shrimp sushi) with Crispy Shrimp Head ($28) and Cinnamon Apple Cake ($16).
• Nelson's: Oven Braised Brisket & Gravy with baby carrots, Yukon potatoes and Brussels sprouts ($36 for adults, $15 for kids 5-12) and Cinnamon Apple Cake ($12).
• Lobby Bar: Cinnamon Apple Cake ($16).

 

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Mar'sel

Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25, from 5 to 9 p.m.; Live Entertainment

Mar'sel, Terranea's signature restaurant overlooking the Pacific, will serve a seasonal five-course tasting menu prepared by Chef Fabio Ugoletti and his culinary team on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The menu highlights seasonal ingredients and refined presentations, with an optional wine-pairing experience featuring selections from the restaurant's award-winning wine collection. The dinner begins with Smoked Salmon & Persimmon Carpaccio with Kaluga caviar, pomegranate, chives and watercress followed by Clam and Fennel Chowder with gratin scallop, broccoli floret and saffron-orange dressing. Tagliolini Pasta with winter truffle, mushroom ragu and green onion coulis precedes Wagyu Rib Eye "Tagliata" accompanied by Brussels sprouts, chestnuts, butternut squash puree and holiday spice jus. Dessert is Yule Log of chocolate cake, coconut mousse, passion mango gel and meringue. The restaurant's regular à la carte menu will also be available.

$215 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Reservations available at opentable.com/marsel-at-terranea-resort.

 

Christmas Eve Dining at Catalina Kitchen

Thursday, December 24, from 5 to 9:30 p.m.

In addition to its customary menu, Catalina Kitchen will offer Christmas Eve specials featuring seasonal seafood, holiday-inspired entrees and a classic dessert. Highlights include oysters with passionfruit mignonette, Crab and Avocado Stack with heirloom tomato and Key lime mustard aioli, and Roasted Heirloom Beet Salad with whipped goat cheese, Cara-Cara orange and pistachios. Entree selections will include Ora King Salmon with Japanese pumpkin puree and pumpkin seed pesto, Smoked Sea Salt-Roasted Prime Rib with creamed spinach, Yorkshire pudding and roasted Yukon potatoes, and Lobster Radiatori Pasta with Maine lobster, roasted corn and Calabrian breadcrumbs. Warm English Toffee Pudding with vanilla ice cream and candied pecans will round out the holiday offerings.

Menu pricing is a la carte. Reservations available online.

 

Christmas Day Buffet at Catalina Kitchen

Friday, December 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

With sweeping views of the Pacific and Catalina Island, Catalina Kitchen will host a Christmas Day buffet featuring breakfast favorites, seafood, carving stations and seasonal desserts. The selection will include smoked salmon mini bagels, granola parfaits, omelets, steak and eggs, French toast and pancakes, alongside a grazing table of cured meats, California cheeses, hummus, vegetables and seasonal fruit. Stone-oven pizzas and a sushi station will provide additional options. The seafood bar will feature tiger shrimp, lobster tails, mango shrimp ceviche and ahi tuna tartare. At the carving station, guests can choose from herb-crusted prime rib, roasted lamb chops and turkey breast. Desserts will include a Yule log, apple and pecan pies, eggnog pudding and pumpkin cheesecake. Two seasonal cocktails will be available: the Mistletoe Kiss, made with Tito's vodka, lime juice, rosemary syrup and cranberries ($24), and a Christmas Old-Fashioned featuring Maker's Mark, bitters, cranberry-orange syrup and a rosemary sprig ($24).

Buffet is $145 for adults, $65 for kids 5-12, and complimentary kids under five, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Reservations available online.

 

Additional Christmas Dining at Terranea Resort

Additional Christmas Eve specials will be available at several resort dining venues. Bashi will serve Niku Jaga, a braised short rib dish with shiitake mushrooms and potatoes ($46), alongside Merry Sangria made with Daou wine, orange juice, simple syrup and whiskey ($22) and pumpkin cheesecake crème brûlée with black sesame gelato ($16). At Nelson's, the resort's casual oceanfront restaurant, the holiday menu will feature beef tamales with rice and beans ($28) and cranberry amaretto bread pudding with chocolate gelato ($16). The Lobby Bar will offer live entertainment on Christmas Eve and a puff-pastry apple galette with butter pecan caramel gelato ($16). Sea Beans, the resort's outdoor café serving specialty coffees, teas and house-made sweets, will feature seasonal treats, including Christmas monster cookies, chocolate pecan yule log, pistachio cranberry bark, Christmas tree cookies and assorted holiday pies.

 

Holiday dining reservations are available online or by calling 877-717-0541.

 

Where:    Terranea Resort

100 Terranea Way

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275

Phone: (310) 494-7891

www.terranea.com

 

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About Terranea Resort

Located on Southern California's Palos Verdes Peninsula, Terranea Resort is a luxurious 102-acre oceanfront destination. Opened in 2009, the resort offers unparalleled views and world-class accommodations ranging from hotel suites to bungalows, ocean-view casitas and private villas. Amenities include The Spa at Terranea, an award-winning 50,000-square-foot wellness destination recently enhanced by a $4.5 million refresh that elevates its breezy indoor and outdoor oceanfront spaces, The Links at Terranea, a nine-hole, par-3 golf course; four swimming pools; a 140-foot waterslide; Marea luxury boutique; 135,000 square feet of event space, ideal for meetings and weddings alike; and five scenic restaurants showcasing the resort's farm-to-Terranea philosophy utilizing Terranea's herb and vegetable gardens, lemon groves and more. The resort also offers unique activities such as falconry, archery, kayaking, paddleboarding, guided coastal hikes, and exploration of nearby ocean coves and beaches. Terranea is a member of the American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts program and Virtuoso Travel Network. For more information about Terranea Resort, or to book your stay, please visit www.terranea.com or follow Terranea on Facebook and Instagram.