JW MARRIOTT DESERT RIDGE RESORT & SPA OFFERS GOURMET VALENTINE'S DAY DINING February 14, 2012

Tuscany, featuring authentic Italian cuisine offerings of hand-crafted pastas, specialty pizzas, and small plates will be serving a romantically inspired Valentine's menu starting with an amuse bouche of crispy oyster bruschetta featuring lemon ricotta, prosciutto and artichoke hearts. Diners will then enjoy a choice of wild arugula salad with champagne-basil vinaigrette or creamy roasted cauliflower soup with truffle oil. An intermezzo will be served of brut rose sorbet.
Entrée choices include a choice of pan roasted free-range chicken, Yukon potato puree served with broccoli rabe; whole fennel stuffed Branzino with a white bean-pancetta ragu; pappardelle tossed with sweet corn and Capri tomatoes; or bone-in rib eye with celery root puree, Royal Trumpet mushrooms and roasted apple reduction.
A lover's portion of desserts includes a milk chocolate lime crème brulee with rosemary caramel in a citrus olive oil cake or strawberry and passion fruit cheesecake lollipops.
The cost is $85 per couple or $45 per person for the Tuscany Valentine's dinner, served from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.