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As you would expect from the world-renowned San Diego resort, Town and Country’s Award winning recipes are something to write home about. Trellises Garden Grille, located inside the resort, is well known for its California Fresh cuisine, featuring fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks, and delicious specialty dishes. While you may not have the culinary skills of the chefs at Trellises, now you can sample some of Town and Country’s award winning recipes at home.

• For an upscale twist on a familiar comfort food, try Trellis Garden Grille’s Lobster Mac and Cheese. First, heat oven to 375, then bring a four-quart saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add twenty-four ounces of penne pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is cooked about halfway through, about three minutes. Drain the pasta, transfer it to a bowl, and set it aside. Melt one tablespoon of butter in the saucepan, over medium heat, and add a tablespoon of flour, stirring constantly, for about a minute, to make a roux. Stir in one quart of half-and-half and continue to cook, stirring often, for about ten minutes, or until the sauce has thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Removing the pan from the heat, stir in eight ounces of shredded Jack cheese, eight ounces of Mascarpone cheese, one-cup clam juice, one half cup brandy, one tablespoon of nutmeg, and two minced chives. Season with salt and pepper, and add reserved pasta. Sautee twelve ounces of chopped lobster meat with two or three ounces of olive oil, and a little bit of salt and pepper, until it is cooked halfway through, about two minutes. Fill four ovenproof eight-ounce ramekins halfway with pasta mixture, then spread one quarter of the lobster evenly across the top of each serving. Fill the remaining space with pasta mixture. Mix together a cup of panko breadcrumbs, and two or three ounce of olive oil, and cover the top of each ramekin, to form a loose crust. Bake for about ten to twelve minutes, until the surface of each ramekin is golden brown and cheese is bubbling. Remove from oven and garnish with fresh chives.
• Another of Town and Country’s award winning recipes is Cioppino. For this delicious stew, cook eight large minced garlic cloves, two finely chopped medium onions, half a California bay leaf, a teaspoon of dried oregano, and a teaspoon of hot red pepper flakes one and a half teaspoons of salt, one half teaspoon of black pepper, and a quarter cup of olive oil, in an eight-quart heavy pot, over medium heat, for about five minutes, until onions are softened. Add a diced green pepper and two tablespoons of tomato paste and cook, continuing to stir, for about a minute. Add one and a half cups of dry white wine and boil until reduced by half, about five or six minutes. Stir in a can of whole plum tomatoes, chopped, and their juice, a cup of clam juice, and a cup of chicken broth, season with salt and d pepper, then cover and simmer for thirty minutes. While the stew simmers, hack a pound of King crab leg through the shell into two to three inch pieces. Add these pieces and eighteen small hard shell clams, scrubbed, and simmer, covered, until clams just open, about five to ten minutes, checking every minute after five minutes to transfer opened clams to a bowl.  Lightly season a pound of skinless red snapper or halibut fillets, cut into one to one and a half inch pieces, and add fish, with one pound of deveined and shelled large shrimp and three quarter pounds of scallops. Simmer, covered, until just cooked through, about five minutes. Discard bay leaf, return clams to pot, stir in a quarter cup of finely chopped parsley and three tablespoons of finely chopped basil, and serve immediately, accompanied by focaccia.

Of course, even if you can make some of Town and Country’s award wining recipes at home, nothing compares to the impeccable service you will enjoy when you visit Trellises Garden Grille. Aside from the regular dining, Trellises also features the Tiffany Room, which is the perfect venue for semi-private and private dining. Whether you are feasting on Town and Country’s award winning recipes, exploring the city, or just enjoying the perfect San Diego weather, a stay at the legendary Town and Country Resort Hotel, conveniently located minutes from downtown and dozens of thrills and attractions, is a great option. Call to reserve accommodations and stay up to date with Town and Country by following our blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube channel, or by finding us on LinkedIn.