{"id":381046,"date":"2022-12-06T06:02:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T20:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=381046"},"modified":"2022-12-06T06:02:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T20:02:34","slug":"wine-and-dine-at-reopened-kevins-at-arc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wine-and-dine-at-reopened-kevins-at-arc\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine and dine at reopened Kevin\u2019s at ARC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, Guam\u2019s Food Guy Ken Stewart, Aqua Resort Club general manager Sachiko Gerrard, and Pacific Wine and Spirits president Dan Matsuno pose with the newly launched Aniti red and white wines during the Kevin\u2019s The Prime Rib and Seafood Restaurant reopening and 5th year anniversary wine-tasting event last Thursday. (LEIGH GASES)
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In a night that appealed to all senses, wine and hors-d\u2019\u0153uvres were served in Kevin\u2019s The Prime Rib and Seafood Restaurant at Aqua Resort Club Saipan during their reopening and 5th Anniversary Wine Tasting event last Thursday night.<\/p>\n

ARC general manager Sachiko Gerrard welcomed the VIP guests in attendance to taste the wines and the hors-d\u2019\u0153uvres that were served throughout the night and welcomed everyone to Kevin\u2019s as it opened for the holidays.<\/p>\n

Kevin\u2019s is now open through the whole month of December with limited hours from 6pm to 10pm on Thursdays and Sundays with ARC\u2019s new executive chef Inok Lee bringing Italian cuisine to the restaurant\u2019s revamped menu.<\/p>\n

Their new menu from The Chef\u2019s Table is $75 which includes an appetizer, soup, entree, and dessert, while the Chef\u2019s Holiday Menu at $100 includes wine flight, appetizer, entremet, entree, and dessert.
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The wine bar featuring Pacific Wine and Spirits\u2019 newly introduced Aniti red and white wines in the Aqua Resort Club\u2019s Kevin\u2019s The Prime Rib and Seafood Restaurant\u2019s menu: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah. (LEIGH GASES)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

\u201cI really hope everybody comes here to try. I don\u2019t think anybody will regret it. [They] are going to enjoy it,\u201d said Gerrard.<\/p>\n

Throughout Thursday evening, with music in the background from the band Channel B, the restaurant featured a bar boasting Pacific Wine and Spirits\u2019 five new French vin de pays, or fine wine collection named \u201cAniti,\u201d or spirit in Chamorro.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The wines introduced to Kevin\u2019s menu were the Aniti labeled Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah.<\/p>\n

The wines were then paired with hors-d\u2019\u0153uvres concocted by Lee.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The white wines\u2014Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay\u2014were paired with a shucked oyster with green apple granita and crab cake slider with squid ink brioche and guacamole and Italian San Daniele ham with cantaloupe and balsamic gel and salmon rillette, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The red wines\u2014Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon\u2014were paired with Winter Sweet Pumpkin Gnocchi with Blue Cheese Cream, and hickory wooden smoked beef rib eye with jalapeno aioli. A dessert of red velvet macaron and chocolate souffle was also served.<\/p>\n

PWS president Dan Matsuno said it\u2019s been a year in the making to create the French wines along with the local brand and label of Aniti, and they have worked together with ARC to launch it in the CNMI\u2013 with other hotels on Saipan and Guam to follow suit.<\/p>\n

Guam\u2019s Food Guy Ken Stewart, who was at the event, said that the wines \u201cwere a great introduction to wine from France\u2026 What I think more than anything else was how chef Inok Lee paired these wines. He literally tasted them all and created these pairings\u2026 as a food guy, he\u2019s done an extraordinary job of pairing these wines perfectly with these appetizers\u2026 I almost had tears in my eyes [at] how exquisite the pairing was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Northern Marianas College vice president of Administration and Advancement Frankie Eliptico said that the wines were \u201csmooth, full-bodied, and very delicious\u2026 \u200b\u200bI\u2019m glad that they\u2019re introducing new flavor profiles to our local population and I look forward to seeing what other items that they\u2019re offering.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier in the evening, Matsuno said he will sponsor some wines for the 2023 NMC\u2019s Golf Open which Eliptico said he is looking forward to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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