Temecula Valley Restaurant Month is here and these are the restaurants participating - Press-Enterprise

January is the time of restaurant promotions, and in the Inland region, Temecula Valley Restaurant Month has returned with a new twist.

Restaurant Month takes place yearly throughout the month of January in a bid to promote the area’s restaurants during the slow season following the holidays. Normally, Visit Temecula Valley  — the area’s convention and visitors bureau — asks participating restaurants to focus on a particular kind of menu item such as burgers or flatbreads. This year, the event’s eighth, chefs were asked put forward the dish they think is best.

“Whenever you go to a restaurant, especially if it’s one of the many newer ones that we have, the visitor may not know what to order — it’s a little overwhelming,” said Annette Brown, public relations director for Visit Temecula Valley. “So this is going to help them to choose what to eat and give the chef an opportunity to showcase their favorite dish.”

This year’s lineup, which was open to any restaurant that wanted to participate, features 17 eateries. Several of those are new, including sweet spot Donut Bar, Old Town restaurant Lattitude by JR and Pechanga Resort and Casino’s Lobby Bar.

• The California Kolsch Burrito at Ballast Point is one of 17 different dishes for this year’s Temecula Valley Restaurant Month (courtesy of Visit Temecula Valley).

• The “Classic Italian” sandwich is the dish Cougar Vineyard & Winery deemed the best for this year’s Temecula Valley Restaurant Month (courtesy of Visit Temecula Valley).

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• The pork belly melt from Devilicious in Old Town Temecula is one of 17 dishes for this year’s Temecula Valley Restaurant Month (courtesy of Visit Temecula Valley).

Temecula Valley Restaurant Month is one of many events across the state associated with Visit California’s California Restaurant Month campaign. And there’s a reason you don’t see the typical fixed-price menus in Temecula for the promotion. Brown said Visit California has loosened its requirements for participating regional entities over the years, allowing them to get more creative.

“It started out with Visit California asking all the restaurants to do prix fixe menus and just over the years it’s evolved …  they’re letting all the different regions do whatever they like that they think is a good fit to showcase their restaurants,” she said.

Participating restaurants include:

• Apparition Room: 28693 Old Town Front St., Suite 105. 951-514-6332, apparitionroom.com. Garlic and rosemary crusted lamb lollipops.
• Avensole Winery: 34567 Rancho California Road. 951-252-2003, avensolewinery.com. Charcuterie board and wine flight.
• Baily’s Old Town: 28699 Old Town Front St. 951-676-9567, oldtowndining.com. Surf n’ turf with bone-in ribeye and tiger shrimp in garlic and butter.
• Ballast Point: 28551 Rancho California Road, 951-676-5544, ballastpoint.com. California Kolsch steak burrito with guacamole, pico de gallo, cheddar cheese and fries.
• Bluewater Grill: 26700 Ynez Court.  951-506-2899, bluewatergrill.com. Chipotle blackened swordfish with dirty rice, corn and avocado relish.
• Cougar Vineyard and Winery: 39870 De Portola Road. 951-491-0825, cougarvineyards.com. Classic Italian sandwich with salami, Capicola, Mortadella, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, roasted red pepper, pepperoncini and choice of dressing.
• Devilicious Eatery: 28693 Old Town Front St.  951-506-4024, deviliciouseatery.com. Pork belly melt with brussels sprouts on sourdough bread.
• Donut Bar: 39650 Winchester Rd. 951-587-0423, donutbar.com. French toast made from cinnamon sugar doughnut.
• E.A.T. Marketplace: 28410 Old Town Front St. 951-694-3663, eatmarketplace.com.. E.A.T. Bowls with chicken, beef, or roasted yams and tahini.
• Espadin: 28544 Old Town Front St. 951-216-7311, espadintemecula.com. 50/50 fajitas for two with chicken and sirloin steak, achiote marinade and chipotle.
• Falkner Winery: 40620 Calle Contento. 951-676-8231, falknerwinery.com. Peppercorn Ranch Burger with Monterey Jack cheese, cherrywood bacon, lettuce and tomato.
• Garage Brewing Company: 29095 Old Town Front St. 951-587-2537, garagebrewpizza.com. Bone-in or boneless chicken wings with choice of buffalo, habanero, barbecue, teriyaki or chili sauce.
• Lattitude by JR: 41955 5th St., Suite 102. 951-595-3711, latitudebyjr.com. Mediterranean Skuna Bay Salmon with chickpeas, pesto and coconut chimichurri.
• Le Coffee Shop: 41955 4th St. 951-676-8261, lecoffeeshoptemecula.com. Classic Pains Perdu (French toast), topped with berries and syrup.
• Mad Madeline’s Grill: 28495 Old Town Front St. 951-699-3776, madmadelinesgrill.com. Chile relleno burger.
• Pechanga Lobby Bar & Grill: 45000 Pechanga Parkway. 951-770-8440, pechanga.com. Kurobuta pork chop with parmesan polenta; baby kale; and spanish chorizo and apple salad.
• South Coast Winery: 34843 Rancho California Road. 951-566-4622, southcoastwinery.com. Seared Mediterranean sea bass with roasted butternut squash, braised leeks, toasted pine nuts and brown butter.

If you go

When: Through Jan. 31

Where: Participating restaurants in Temecula Valley

Information: visittemeculavalley.com/restaurant-month

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