SacBee Restaurant Review
We’re Seeing Stars. . .
Four of Them!
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After a long-anticipated second visit to Carpe Vino, the Sacramento Bee’s veteran restaurant, wine and food editor, Mike Dunne, has spoken. “Classy and civil” Carpe Vino earns four stars, the only restaurant in Placer County currently distinguished with the newspaper’s highest rating.
We’ve been in business for more than six years now—two and one half of that engaged in fine dining—and Dunne’s distinction is the culmination of untold hours of labor coupled with a financial and personal investment that I dare not calculate. To characterize as a “struggle” all of the effort that went into building Carpe Vino would be an understatement.
In his review (http://www.sacbee.com/117/story/1358788.html), Dunne hits on the themes that I have written about in Window on Old Town and in our new brochure (PDF is available on our website). It is the unique combination of our venue, cuisine and staff that make Carpe Vino such a special place. It is one thing for me to say it; another thing entirely for a highly respected critic such as Mike Dunne to applaud our efforts.
In his review, Dunne spared no praise using “exceptionally sensuous,” “original composition,” “remarkable acuity,” “more inviting than ever” and “imaginative” to describe Courtney’s and Eric’s dishes he sampled during his visit in October. He also urged his readers to visit soon, because Courtney will be leaving in February and we’ll be refining our menu format then.
For all of us at Carpe Vino, this is a big deal. . .a very big deal that I am sure is most appreciated by my restaurant colleagues in our region. It is a huge accomplishment simply to be reviewed, much less be recognized with four stars. My restaurant friends around town will full well understand I am not beating my chest in celebrating this accolade. It just feels so damned good, and it is especially rewarding in the tough times in which our community is sagging.
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