Fireworks, roasted squab, Lynyrd Skynyrd music among New Year's options


By Polly Keary, Editor
New Year's Eve is a week away, and even though it's on a Tuesday night, there are still lots of opportunities to ring in the New Year with friends, a special meal, maybe some music, and a glass of champagne. Here are places in the valley with events planned.-á
Monroe
Adam's Northwest Bistro and Brewery
104 N. Lewis St., Monroe
Monroe's most creative restaurant has put together a special four-course dinner menu for New Year's Eve.
The appetizer course includes a truffled egg custard with parmesan foam, caviar with potato blini and chive cr+¿me fraiche, and oxtail terrine with carrot puree and pickled beets.
That is followed by a choice of duck consomm+¬ with confit duck dumplings or a poached pear salad with gorgonzola flan, smoked almonds, winter green and pomegranate pearls.
There are two choices for the main course; roasted squab with sweet potato and mascarpone ravioli, braised chard, faro risotto and huckleberry sauce; or a chef's choice fish with savoy cabbage purse filled with fennel and mushrooms potato pave and Meyer lemon confit.
The dessert course includes a buttermilk panna cotta with blackberry sauce, cabernet sauvignon sorbet with bitter chocolate or lemon custard with br++l+¬e meringue.
An optional wine pairing includes a different selection for each course, including champagne or sparkling with the appetizer, a lighter white with the soup or salad, a red wine with the squab and perhaps a lighter red with the fish, and port or sauterne with the dessert.
The meal is $60; for an additional $30 indulge in the wine pairing.
For more information, call (360) 794-4056.
 
 
The Paradise Tavern
116 E. Main St., Monroe
Start your evening with a prime rib dinner, then dance to the popular local band Midnight Hour until, well, the midnight hour, when you can honk horns, kiss and dance to Auld Lang Syne.
For more information, call (360) 794-1888
 
The Slaughterhouse Lounge
19829 168th St. S.E., Monroe
The Slaughterhouse Lounge is hosting their second annual New Year's Eve party with Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band Whiskey River.
The evening begins with a five course dinner catered by Jeno's Italian Restaurant, then live music with champagne at midnight.
Tickets are $75; call Paula to reserve your table today at (425) 501-7563.
 
Sultan
 
Bubba's Roadhouse-á
924 Stevens Ave., Sultan
Bubba's Roadhouse is bringing the New Year in with a bang-literally. Head over to the beer garden by 6:30 p.m. to see a fireworks show showcasing the products available at Majestic Fireworks, a block to the west. Then sit down to a prime rib dinner, and stay for a karaoke party with Blu-Jey. starting at 8 p.m.
Call (360) 793-3950 for more information.
 
JD Slicks
923 Main St., Sultan
JD Slick's is hosting a New Year's party with live music and food. Tickets are $45, and that includes a table reservation, two drink tickets and a ticket to the midnight buffet. The buffet will include prime rib stroganoff or teriyaki chicken, sweet and sour meatballs, chopped green salad and bread. Dance to the Bullet Creek Band, raise a glass of champagne at midnight and keep the glass as a memento.
For more information, call (360) 217-8174.
 
Gold Bar
Prospector's Steak and Ale
201 Croft Ave., Gold Bar
An annual tradition continues at Prospector's Bar and Grill, starting with a prime rib and lobster dinner, and karaoke all night long. There will be a snack bar before midnight, and champagne as well. Karaoke will go until 1:30 a.m.
For more information, call (360) 799-2461.
 
Snohomish
French Creek Manor
9931 167th Ave. S.E., Snohomish
French Creek Manor teams up with Turtletraxx Entertainment Services to present a Silver & Gold New Year's Eve featuring dance show band XSNRG. A buffet dinner featuring prime rib and baked salmon with all the trimmings, party favors, with a champagne toast at midnight, all for $45. The doors open at 6:30, dinner at 7:45 and music from 9 pm to 1 am. Purchase tickets at www/brownpapertickets.com/event/526441
 

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