Salmon Challenge
“Inside Passage: A Seafood Journey” continues last year’s popular Inside Passage Menu dedicated to seafood and shellfish from the Pacific Northwest, Canada and Alaska. Seafood fans in Carlsbad can test their tasting skills with a May 8 Salmon Challenge before joining a month-long celebration of Inside Passage seafood and shellfish timed to the opening of wild halibut fishing season, allowing Bluewater to offer the freshest, best-quality fish at the lowest prices of the year. • Tuesday, May 8, at 6:30pm – Inside Passage Tasting: Salmon Challenge. Salmon aficionados are treated to a sampling of the freshest King, Atlantic and Sockeye salmon varieties, both wild and farm-raised, to determine their favorite. The evening includes a special pairing of wines from Oregon and Washington. The cost is $34.95 per person and available on May 8 only. • May 9-31 – Inside Passage Menu: Oysters, Cedar Plank Salmon and Halibut. Bluewater Executive Chef Jason Mazur combines freshly shucked oysters on the half shell from Washington and British Columbia with Cedar Plank Salmon from the Pacific Northwest and wild Alaskan Halibut. Bluewater’s sommelier has paired the menu with Northwest wines for $34.95 per person.