Sweet Valentine’s Day Offerings at the Epicurean Hotel, Fenway Hotel and The Karol Hotel

WHO:
Epicurean Hotel and its signature restaurant, Élevage; Fenway Hotel and its signature restaurant, HEW Parlor & Chophouse; The Karol Hotel and its rooftop restaurant, Vantage.

WHAT:
Three of the area’s most popular hotels are offering romantic options for Valentine’s Day weekend. Tampa’s Epicurean Hotel, Fenway Hotel in Dunedin and the newly-opened Karol Hotel in Clearwater have all created special Valentine’s Day menus available at their signature restaurants.

Élevage at Tampa’s Epicurean Hotel is presenting a four-course, prix-fixe menu for $85 per person on Sunday, February 14. The menu includes:
First Course: Stracciatelli – peach, heirloom tomato, purple basil, roasted tomato vinaigrette
Second Course: Prawns – calabrian chili , romesco, chili tread, fried garlic, crostini or beef carpaccio – chanterelle mushrooms, shaved manchego, crispy capers, nasturtium, sea bean vinaigrette
Third Course: Lobster Risotto – lobster sauce, house made ricotta, chive blossoms or Chilean sea bass – dungeness crab beurre blanc, asparagus or Australian wagyu – forest mushrooms, charred broccolini, black garlic
Choice of Two Sides: roasted baby potato, asparagus, crispy brussels, miso broccoli or sautéed mushrooms
Fourth Course: frangelico crème brûlée

Bone-in Tomahawk Ribeye for Two is available for an additional $40.

HEW Parlor & Chophouse at the Fenway Hotel in Dunedin is offering a romantic three-course prix fixe menu for Valentine’s Day weekend, Feb. 13 and 14. The menu includes one selection from each course:
Appetizer – Poached Pear Salad, Smoked Lobster Chowder, Chophouse Meatballs or Roasted Wild Mushroom Flatbread
Entrée – Butternut Squash Steak ($55); Cast Iron-Seared Jumbo Scallops ($60); Pan-Seared Chilean Sea Bass ($65); Porcini Dusted Filet Mignon (10oz) ($70); Surf & Turf ($80); or Tomahawk Ribeye (40oz)($130)
Side – Homestyle Smashed Potatoes, Molasses Sweet Potato Mash, Braised Collard Greens or Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Dessert – Chocolate Layer Cake, Baba au Rhum or Fruit Sorbet

Music will also be provided by harpist, Seth Lynn from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Karol Hotel in Pinellas County is offering an eight-course, prix-fixe dinner at its rooftop restaurant, Vantage. The $175 per person, eight-course dinner is being offered Feb. 14 and includes:
Beef Tartare – truffle essence, green apple, sriracha, chives, capers, cornichon, crostini
Heart-Shaped Lobster Ravioli – Maine lobster filled, lemon butter, haricots verts, tomato, parmesan
Roasted Beet Salad – golden beets, candy stripe beets, watermelon radish, goat cheese, orange supreme, arugula, beet powder, citrus vinaigrette
Intermezzo – passionfruit sorbet, pomegranate seeds, basil syrup
Diver Sea Scallop – parmesan tuile, sea beans, roasted tomato, brown butter, micro greens, carrot purée
Elk Tenderloin – white polenta, baby carrot, snow peas, candied shallots, chimichurri, red wine butter, fiddlehead fern
Cheese Course – gouda, purple haze goat, bleu affinee, honeycomb, dark cherries, candied nuts, fig jam
Apple Tartine – vanilla bean gelato, phyllo, glazed apples, whipped cream, mint
A wine pairing for six of the courses is also being offered at an additional $75 per person.

WHEN:
Epicurean Hotel: Sunday, Feb. 14, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Fenway Hotel: Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Karol Hotel: Sunday, Feb. 14, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

WHERE:
Epicurean Hotel: 1207 South Howard Avenue, Tampa, Florida (complimentary valet parking to 7 p.m. and $5 following)
Fenway Hotel: 453 Edgewater Drive, Dunedin, Florida (complimentary valet parking)
The Karol Hotel: 2675 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, Florida (complimentary self-parking)

HOW:
Reservations are recommended for each property.
Epicurean Hotel: via Yelp or call (813) 999-8726
Fenway Hotel: via Yelp or call (727) 683-5990
The Karol Hotel: via OpenTable or call (727) 273-7850

For more information and to view full menus, visit the following event pages for each property, Epicurean, Fenway, and The Karol Hotel.

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Kelly Prieto
Hayworth Public Relations
386-677-7000 x 2  | Office
[email protected]