Holiday Cocktails, S’mores and Fire Pits to Make the Season Delightful

CARMEL VALLEY, CA (September 2015) With the arrival of colder temperatures and holiday lights, Will’s Fargo Steakhouse + Bar announces its winter drink menus with concoctions designed to remind you of happy memories from holidays past as well as a “S’mores for the Holidays” bar and hot chocolate drinks for the kiddies.

Winter Drinks include:
• Pomegranate Margarita: Silver tequila, Pama liq, Cointreau and fresh lime juice, served on the rocks with a salted rim
• Pear Cranberry Ginger Martini: Grey Goose la poire, canton ginger, cranberry juice and St. Germaine
• Spiced Cider: 100 proof Captain Morgan spiced rum, apple cider and cinnamon and nutmeg whipped cream

Beginning November 1st – December 31st, brave the elements, huddle around blazing fire pits with hot beverages warming your hands and heart. For a pure shot of nostalgia, it's hard to beat Will’s Fargo Steakhouse + Bar s'mores over an open fire. Start roasting marshmallows and get the Graham crackers and chocolate pieces ready, you are sure to have flashbacks to those family camping trips or scout outings around the evening campfire.

Order a s'mores kit! Grab a metal skewer from a ceramic vase and toast away as a rolling cart topped with jars of Graham crackers, marshmallows and dark chocolate makes the rounds, all for $5. Add a glass of house bubbly for only $5 more!

Need to warm the kids up with a big frothy cup of hot cocoa this season? Will’s Fargo Steakhouse + Bar offers holiday house-made hot chocolate treats for the kiddos. You won't find Hershey’s chocolate syrup here! Ask for extra whipped cream or marshmallows to help get you in the holiday spirit. Will’s will also offer special candy cane and peppermint-flavored hot cocoa for the holidays.

Reservations recommended: http://wfrestaurant.com/ or call (831) 659-2774

Background on Will’s Fargo Steakhouse + Bar:
Will’s Fargo Steakhouse + Bar became a landmark steakhouse in 1959 and has been a peninsula favorite for over 55 years. Entering Will's is stepping back into a time when fine food and service were the rule, rather than the exception. An intimate courtyard patio offers seasonal outdoor dining. Will's also features an intriguing small saloon with a full bar that pours an honest drink and features a lighter menu, including such standards as salads, burgers, and other delectable items. Dinner from 4:30 p.m. nightly. Indoor and outdoor seating available as well as a pet-friendly patio.
About The Owners:
Carmel Valley’s iconic steakhouse Will’s Fargo is owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Nick Elliott and Hunter Lowder, who also team up to run nearby Holman Ranch, a wedding and special event venue that also produces wine and olive oil. Lowder formerly served as manager of Rio Grill in Carmel, while Elliott is a culinary school graduate. At Will’s, Lowder manages the front of the house while Elliott runs the bar. The couple maintains Will’s Fargo’s reputation as an elite steakhouse and popular locals’ hangout, while also using the property as an off-site option for Holman Ranch guests.

The History of Will's Fargo:
The Will’s Fargo building was constructed in the late 1920s to be a tea room and later served as a Road House located on the “milk run” between Monterey and Tassajara, eventually becoming a dinner house named The Carousel. Will Fay established Will’s Fargo Restaurant in 1959; the name simply a take-off on his first name which seemed appropriate for what he called the “dressed-up saloon” interior. With the use of antiques and collectibles, Will merged the gracious aura of a Victorian parlor with a western “Wells Fargo” way station. An evening at Will’s Fargo brings back a bygone era.

Background on Chef Jérôme Viel:
A classically trained French chef born in Brittany, Jérôme Viel began studying the culinary arts at the age of 15. Traveling throughout Europe to study each region’s specialties, Chef Viel worked with some of the world’s greatest chefs.

He left Europe in 1999 and landed in Carmel Valley, Calif., working at two prestigious resorts, Bernardus Lodge and Stonepine Estate. Viel fell in love with bucolic Carmel Valley, met his wife and started a family (the couple have two daughters). For the last 12 years Viel has worked as executive chef at Carmel Valley’s iconic Will’s Fargo Steakhouse + Bar.

Chef Viel learned the basics of traditional French cuisine, working with Pierre Estival at Le Métropole in Beaulieu-sur-Mer and at L'Hotel Antares, at Meribel in the French Alps, a one-star Michelin restaurant. He learned Italian influences from Pierre Carrier at the Albert 1er, a two-star Michelin restaurant in Chamonix.
Chef Viel left the French Alps and ended up in another magical place, Corsica, at Hotel Cala Rossa in Porto Vecchio. He then spent two years in Switzerland working between Hotel Des Trois Rois in Basel and with Roland Pierroz, at Le Rosalp in Verbier, where he had the privilege of working alongside some of that country’s most prestigious chefs, including Philippe Rochat and Fredy Girardet.

Address: 16 W Carmel Valley Rd Carmel Valley, California
Phone Number: (831) 659-2774
Hours: Dinner Everyday from 4:30PM till closing
http://wfrestaurant.com/