Fill travel desires and tantalize taste buds too in Northern California's Tuolumne County during Restaurant Week, January 19-25, 2020. Tuolumne County is a traveler's playground and a foodie's paradise. Dine and play in Yosemite National Park, Gold Country, and the High Sierra.
In conjunction with California Restaurant Month, Visit Tuolumne County will host Tuolumne County Restaurant Week, a celebration of local cuisine, chefs, wine and cider makers, and food producers. During Restaurant Week, an eclectic group of restaurants and food producers will offer special menu items, discounts for the week, unique culinary experiences and more.
The culinary scene in Tuolumne County is evolving and keeping up with trends across California. Many restaurant menus incorporate local products from surrounding farms, unique dishes, and personal touches from local owners and chefs. Visit Tuolumne County CEO and President, Lisa Mayo, comments, “We're excited to put a spotlight on our local culinary scene. This should be a fun week for residents and visitors alike.”
Visit Tuolumne County is celebrating Restaurant Week with several local restaurants that are happy to share their unique stories. Follow the Restaurant Week Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/TuolumneCountyRestaurantWeek/, or visit the website, https://www.visittuolumne.com/dinetc, to keep up with participating restaurants, specials, and stories. Or drop in the Visit Tuolumne County Visitors Center at 193 South Washington Street, Sonora Ca. 95370, for a list of participating restaurants.
About Tuolumne County, California
Tuolumne County rhymes with “Follow Me,” located 133 miles/200 km east of San Francisco, is a pristine, scenic expanse reaching into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Gold was discovered in Tuolumne County in 1848, setting off the major gold rush of 1849. The main highways leading to the picturesque drive from the San Francisco and East Bay Area are Highways 108 and 120 from the west and Highway 49 from the north. The State Highway 120 entrance to Yosemite National Park is considered the “front door” of the park for the San Francisco Greater Bay Area. The Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and other surrounding areas provide natural vistas and settings for hiking, water skiing, horseback riding, rafting, camping, snowmobiling, boating, snow skiing, fishing, and other outdoor activities. Seven restored historic hotels, four golf courses, numerous and varied dining establishments, historic saloons, four wineries, and hard cider distillery, train rides, casinos, seven museums, two state historic parks, two live theaters, many bed-and-breakfast inns, and a variety of Airbnb accommodations are among the many other attributes that make the county a year-round vacation destination. www.visittuolumne.com
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Contact: Katie Kirkland, Communications and Tourism Manager, katie@gotuolumne.com, 209-533-4420
