A Touch of Europe® Bed & Breakfast
and Fine Dining Establishment

A Touch of Europe B&B and Fine Dining photo

220 North 16th Avenue (map), Yakima, WA   98902
Reservations:  509-454-9775 or 888-438-7073
Email:  AToEurope@msn.com   Fax:  509-452-1303
Proprietors: Jim and Erika Cenci

A memorable destination getaway... A Touch of Europe,
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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Bed and Breakfast
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  • "Best Breakfast in the Northwest" 
     Award 2006 -     Inn Traveler

  • National Register of Historic Places   

  • Official Guide to American Historic
    Inns, B&B & Country Inns  

  • Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest   

  • Located in the Mansion District
    of Old Yakima

  • Multi-Course Candlelight Breakfast included in rates  

  • Gateway to Yakima Valley Wine Country

 Fine Dining
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     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.

  • An Adventure in Private European Dining  

  • Choose a European Theme such as German, French, European, Spanish, Italian, Yugoslavian, Indian, Greek    

  • Best Evening Cuisine Award 2005         ...Inn Traveler

  • Best Chef Award 2004, USA & Canada  ...Inn Traveler

  • "Without question the most romantic  dinners in the Valley."                      ...Best Places to Kiss in the NW
                                                           7th & 8th editions

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.

       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 you a star in your kitchen.

 

 
A European Stay East of the Cascade Mountains
 

Your European Accommodations

All rooms are upstairs, air conditioned, all with queen beds, goose down comforters, extra pillows, Italian chocolates, basket of fresh Yakima Valley fruits, bottled water, period antiques.  Common areas include an upstairs sitting room, the turret, an outside wrap-around porch and a rear patio.

     The luxurious Gold Room ($137.00), 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

"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
 

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."
 

Private, Five-Star Fine Dining
 Expect it... Enjoy it.
An Adventure in European Dining... without the airfare.

Best Chef certificate from Book of Lists
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.    

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.

  • Best Evening Cuisine Award 2005          ...Inn Traveler

  • Best Chef Award 2004, USA & Canada          ...Inn Traveler

  • "Best Breakfast in the Northwest"  Award 2006         ...Inn Traveler

 

 

Yakima Valley Wine Country Lodging - A Touch of Europe B&B and Fine Dining

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