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FOR: ARTERRA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Diego Marriott Del Mar
October 25, 2007
11966 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
858.369.6032
www.arterrarestaurant.com
CONTACT:
Jennifer Chidester
Limelight Public Relations
858.472.1952
jennifer@thelimelightpr.com
Maya Del Guidice
Limelight Public Relations
619.402.3828
maya@thelimelightpr.com
AWARD-WINNING ARTERRA AT MARRIOTT DEL MAR PASSES THE REIGNS TO NEW
CHEF DE CUISINE
Southern California Seasonal Cuisine Restaurant Promotes Jason
Maitland to head the kitchen for both the acclaimed Restaurant and
new Outdoor Lounge
(San Diego, CA) – San Diego’s award-winning Arterra Restaurant, Bar
and Outdoor Lounge recently named Jason Maitland new chef de
cuisine. Specializing in contemporary cuisine, each Arterra dish
stands by the restaurant’s “art of the earth” roots— featuring
local, seasonal and finest farm-fresh produce and proteins.
A graduate of the New England Culinary School in Vermont, Maitland
has been an integral part of the Arterra kitchen since the
restaurant’s opening in January 2002. Joining the staff as junior
sous chef, Maitland quickly became promoted to executive sous chef
under Brian Pekarcik. With Pekarcik’s recent decision to return to
his hometown of Pittsburgh, where he now heads the kitchen at The
Marriott City Center, Maitland was the perfect choice to take over
the reigns and continue to build Arterra’s reputation for inspired,
unique and modern cuisine.
“Jason is an exceptionally talented chef and we’re proud to say
he’s been with Arterra Restaurant since its inception,” said
Arterra’s general manager Tom Mastricola. “His true art is his
instinctive understanding of the natural flavors found in fresh,
seasonal flavors and in allowing the ingredients to speak for
themselves. While he is a veteran in Arterra’s kitchen his youth
brings a consistently fresh perspective and each dish he creates
never fails to amaze our guests.”
Maitland’s personal touch is already evidenced in Arterra’s new fall
menu, highlighting the finest of the season with dishes such as
Chino Farms Beet Tasting (featuring four different preparations of
fresh, organic beets prepared as a chilled soup with/ citrus foam,
roasted& pickled with/ shaved fennel, carpaccio, and tartare – all
complimented with fresh citrus) and Crispy Skin Artic Char served
with a curried white lentil puree, creamy forest mushroom bread
pudding and apple-celery root slaw in a curry vinaigrette. The fall
menu also features special holiday cocktails and spirits, including
a mission fig and vanilla infused Pumpkin Trace bourbon.
Located in the San Diego Marriott Del Mar, Arterra offers an
elegant, yet comfortable, space while providing guests with spacious
indoor private dining and meeting rooms, as well as cabanas
accompanied by heated lamps on the outdoor patio overlooking
California’s rolling hills.
About Arterra
Concepted by award-winning Chef Bradley Ogden, Arterra features
farm-fresh American regional cuisine from ingredients gathered at
the peak of each season. Featuring an inspired menu of contemporary
American flavors that are straightforward and simply stellar,
Arterra specializes in cuisine that reflects the diversity of
American cooking culture - updated, refined and intensely flavorful.
Produce, meats, poultry, fish, game and other products are
harvested or hand-selected by local ranchers, farmers and fishermen
exclusively for Arterra. The restaurant complements its dishes with
an eclectic blend of over 350 American & International wines
carefully selected by Wine Director, Ted Glennon, earning it
recognition by Wine Enthusiast as one of America’s Best Wine
Restaurants.
Arterra is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through
Friday, breakfast and dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday.
The bar and outdoor lounge is open every day from 11:30 a.m. to 12
midnight. with a special menu available from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
For reservations please call 858.369.6032 or visit the website at
www.arterrarestaurant.com.
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