A Touch of Europe®
Bed & Breakfast
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and
Fine Dining Establishment
- 220 North 16th Avenue
(map), Yakima, WA 98902
- A memorable destination getaway...
the ever popular and historic Queen Anne
Victorian home (Circa 1889).
Enjoy luxurious surroundings and private, seasonal
multi-course meals,
creatively prepared by European Chef Erika Cenci.
Served elegantly by candlelight.
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and Breakfast
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"Best Breakfast in the Northwest"
Award 2006 - Inn Traveler
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National Register of Historic Places
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Official Guide to American Historic
Inns, B&B & Country Inns
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Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest
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Located in the Mansion
District
of Old Yakima
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Multi-Course
Candlelight Breakfast included in rates
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Gateway to
Yakima
Valley
Wine Country
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Fine
Dining
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An Adventure in
Private European Dining
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Choose a European
Theme such as German, French, European,
Spanish, Italian, Yugoslavian, Indian, Greek
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Best Evening Cuisine Award 2005
...Inn Traveler
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Best Chef Award 2004, USA & Canada
...Inn
Traveler
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"Without question the most romantic
dinners in the Valley." ...Best
Places to Kiss in the NW, 7th & 8th editions
Unable to stay at A
Touch of Europe?
Plan ahead for one of Chef Erika's exquisitely flavorful dinners.
She or her husband Jim will help you pair wine with flavors of your
pre-arranged custom meal.
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Your Hosts and Proprietors
European Chef Erika Cenci and General Manager James Cenci
Erika and James (Jim) Cenci, owners and operators of
A Touch of Europe, invite you to enjoy true Victorian atmosphere,
genuinely enriched with old-world European hospitality and charm.
English- and German-speaking hosts enhance visits for those traveling
from abroad. We do all we can to make your stay in Yakima and
in our home as memorable as possible.
"Best Chef" - 2004 Award - Inn Traveler
Chef Erika's newest cookbook:
Clean Food... Flavor is Trump
by Chef Erika G. Cenci
Order through the publisher
396 pages; quality trade paperback;
Catalogue #07-1417; ISBN 1-4251-3623-0 Author Chef Erika G.
Cenci shares proven sensational signature recipes in this, her third
cookbook, as usual using combinations of seasonal ingredients to yield
unimaginable flavor-consistently gourmet; seasonal food in recipes are
surprisingly inexpensive; recipes are easily adaptable to everyday meals,
and they are recipes naturally suitable for all lifestyles and occasions.
Erika's
previous cookbook:
 A
Touch of Europe® Cookbook
Bringing Fresh to the Table Naturally
by Erika G. Cenci
Order through Amazon.com
394 pages; quality trade paperback;
Catalogue #04-2768; ISBN 1-4120-4960-1 Over 300 palate-revitalizing all-natural
light-medium-hearty-vegetarian and heart-healthy recipes for family, special
occasions and entertainment. Includes desserts and other specialties to make
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A European Stay East of
the Cascade Mountains
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Your European
Accommodations
The luxurious
Gold Room
($136.00), Mahogany Room
($123.00), and
Walnut
Room (currently
unavailable) each showcase an ornate queen
bed, tasteful era appointments, elegant antique furnishings, private
bath/showers, bathrobes, air-conditioning, and other modern
conveniences and amenities. The Gold Room also has a gas-log
fireplace and a large in-suite bathroom. The Mahogany and
Walnut rooms are at separate ends of the hallway, and each has
a private bathroom next door to the room. All guest rooms in our
home are upstairs.
A grand, multi-course, candlelight breakfast is included in
rates. However, adult friends, who are not lodging guests, may
join you for breakfast at an extra charge, provided
notification of such
The Gold Room
plans are requested, and approved, in advance.
"A Touch of Europe B & B, centrally located in the
mansion district of Old Yakima, is more than just another B&B. Its
rich history and five-star cuisine make it a destination all by itself."
Bill Morton, Food, Travel & Second
Half Lifestyles Journalist.
(Mercer
Island Reporter, Wednesday, June 20, 2001)
"No amateurs here."
Globe and Mail, Canada's leading news source, 2003
"Rave Reviews" - Best
Places Northwest
"Four Stars - Top 30 of
300" - Unofficial
Guide to B&Bs, NW
"Specially Recommended" -
Fodor's Best B&Bs in Pacific NW
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Our Guest Ratings
"Best of the Best."
"Truly, a delightful 'Adventure in European Dining' --
without the cost of airfare to Europe -- in Yakima!"
"Gateway to Yakima Valley Wine Country."
"Once in a while, one has the good fortune to find a
truly unique place."
"A real slice of heaven! Scrumptious food,
beautiful home,
and gracious hosts."
"It doesn't get any better than this."
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Private, Five Star Fine
Dining
Expect it... Enjoy it.
An Adventure in European Dining...
without
the airfare.
The best restaurant in all
of Eastern Washington,
may not be a restaurant.
A Touch of Europe™ Bed & Breakfast
and
Fine Dining Establishment
Traditional High Tea Multi-Course Luncheon
Approximately $30/person * Approximately $30/person *
(Six Person Minimum - 20 Maximum)
(Six Person Minimum - 20 Maximum)
Three to Four Course Dinners
Five to Seven Course Dinners
Approximately $50/person *
Approximately $50/person *
(Two Person Minimum - 20 Maximum) (Four Minimum - Eight Maximum)
* Prices are
determined at time of booking and vary according to number of
diners, number of courses and whether domestic or wild game is chosen.
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Lodging Guest
or not...
you can arrange for a private gourmet dining experience.
It's
exciting, unique and conveniently arranged by
telephone. If you're planning a stay with us, arrange
your private meal when reserving your accommodations for lodging.
If you are unable to stay at A Touch of EuropeTM,
you still can arrange for your private gourmet dining experience --
an experience you will plan to repeat as often as you can.
Your
mood basically determines the main entrée.
Choose from domestic meats, fowl, seafood, or wild game, or... a
specialty multi-course theme dinner, such as German, French,
European Spanish, Italian Yugoslavian, Indian and Greek. These
are some of many options available, if you would like to reminisce a
little about one of your world-travel meals. Prepared
genuinely -- from scratch, exclusively for your "Adventure in Fine
European Dining" without the European airfare.
European Chef Erika or
James personally handle your
requirements when you call to make reservations.
Enjoy, as many do,
repeatedly.
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Best Evening Cuisine Award 2005
...Inn Traveler
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Best Chef Award 2004, USA & Canada
...Inn Traveler
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"Best Breakfast in the
Northwest"
Award 2006
...Inn Traveler
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- Copyright © 1999 -
2008 Susan R. O'Hara. All rights
reserved.
- Last revised:
March 24, 2008
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