Room Highlight: Agatha Christie Grand Suite

A new feature we will be adding to the blog is Room Highlights. We will have a picture of the room and description, as well as some interesting facts about the pieces found in the room and how it was designed. This week’s Room Highlight is on the Agatha Christie Grand Suite.

The Agatha Christie Grand Suite is located in our separate carriage house. When current owners Jeff and Julie Anderson first bought the Inn, the room was actually used as the garage. They knew that they wanted to expand the Inn and create a suite out of the space, but because of the size and shape they were stumped on what to do with it. They area was too long to make it into a typical room. Finally, after weeks of deliberation, designer Ed Hawksford came up with the idea of a train car. Because the rooms are all named after literary figures, they named it Agatha Christie, paying homage to her book “Murder on the Orient Express”. Designer Ed Hawksford used a picture of a train car off of the Orient Express to create the suite as you see it today.

The room features a king-size birth style bed, a tub room with a large whirlpool tub (6 ft in diameter!), a kohler massage tower/steam shower combination in the second bath area, custom woodwork, a gas fireplace and a private patio. It is also the only room in the house that is handicap accessible. The room is truly exquisite and by far the most popular room that we have. Many couples choose to spend their anniversaries, wedding nights, and honeymoons in the Agatha Christie Grand Suite.

To see more pictures of the room, please visit our website:

www.rivertowninnn.com

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Basque Country Wine Dinner

 

We got off to an exciting start today, inkeeper Mary found a dog lounging in our fountain.  Apparently, he had quite an adventure wandering the neighborhood and wanted to cool off. We had to catch him and keep him at the Inn until his owner arrived. It turns out that even being  an older dog, Lightning still lived up to his name! If anyone is planning on visiting Stillwater this weekend, there are some fun free activities happening this Saturday! As part of an Open House for this summer, there will be free Trolley Tours and Andiamo Boat Tours. There will also be music, dancing and a magician at Teddy Bear park for the little ones. The fire and police departments will also be displaying some of their equipment in Lowell Park.

 Be sure to check it out!

Here at the Inn, all of the staff  is bustling about today getting ready for tonight’s wine dinner, “Basque Country”. I just finished arranging flowers for the table. They look gorgeous! It will be a great night for the dinner, the weather is wonderful. Placing the menus on the table, I couldn’t stop my own stomach from grumbling. It sounds delicious! Chef Ray Wyatt did let me sample the dessert, which is a custard tart. It was divine… Here is the menu for this evening:

Creme de Esparragos de Navarra

(Navarran White Asparagus Soup)

Paired with: 2007 Gran Feudo Rose

Croquetas Bacalao en Salsa Verde

(Salt Cod Croquettes with Salsa Verde)

Paired with: 2007 El Coto de Roja

Mollejas al Ajillo

(Sweetbreads with Garlic and Parsley)

Paired with: 2002 Vina Salceda

Condonices in Salsa de Chocolate, Pencas de Acelga Albardadas

(Quail in Bitter Chocolate Sauce with Fried Chard)

Paired with: 2005 Embruix De Vall Llach

Tarta de Arrese

(Bilbao-style Custard Tart)

Paired with: Sandeman Armada Rich Cream Oloroso

 

Please Click Below For More Information on Our Wine Dinners:

 

Basque Country Cooking Class

We held our Basque Country Cooking Class today and our guests had a wonderful time!

Today they made everything from a Black Olive & Tuna Spread for crostini to White Asparagus Soup to Pollo A La Vasca (Basque-style Chicken). They learned how to home-smoke fish and they even braved making Sweetbreads with Garlic & Parsley! Sweetbreads are not for the faint-hearted, they are the thymus and pancreas glands of a sheep. An unusual food by today’s standards, but they weren’t squeamish and they actually liked it when they tasted it! After they were finished cooking, they were able to retire to the front porch to sit and enjoy the beautiful weather with their meal and a few glasses of sparkling wine. Everyone had a good time, though a few did have to cancel their dinner reservations because they were too full! Here is everything that they made today:

Black Olive & Tuna Spread on Crostini

White Asparagus Soup

Salt Cod Fritters

Salsa Verde

Basque Style Chicken

Sweetbreads with Garlic & Parsley

Almond Tart

Sweet Basque Cream

To see more information on our cooking classes, please visit our website at www.rivertowninn.com, or call (651)430-2955.

We also have a few seats left for our Basque Country Wine Dinner on April 23rd! For more information, please click here: