Under the Full Moon: A Jack London Birthday Dinner

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Under the Full Moon: A Jack London Birthday Dinner

Over a century ago, Jack London gave Sonoma its nickname: the Valley of the Moon. He made his home right here in Glen Ellen, and this December, we're marking his birthday under a sky that fits — this year's dinner falls on a rare super full moon, the same wild, luminous backdrop that shaped so much of his writing and his life in this valley.

Join us at Songbird Parlour for an evening built in his honor — a menu drawn from excerpts of his own words, paired with wines sourced specifically from Glen Ellen, the ground he walked and wrote from. It's Songbird's own love letter to the man who named the place we call home — intimate, literary, a little wild, and deeply rooted in place, the same way we try to tell a story with everything we serve.

Menu:

I. The Oyster Pirate
At fifteen, he raided the oyster beds of San Francisco Bay by moonlight.
Tomales Bay oysters · horseradish mignonette · Bejkr sourdough crumb · meyer lemon brown butter

II. Saxon’s Garden
From The Valley of the Moon, the novel that gave this valley its name.
Little gems · garden herbs · winter pear · shaved aged sheep’s milk cheese · salted caramel vinaigrette

III. The Cruise of the Snark
In 1907, he set sail from the Bay for the South Seas.
Pacific salmon · red coconut curry · charred lime · kabocha pumpkin

IV. Ashes, Not Dust
“I would rather be ashes than dust!”
Bone-in lamb shank braised in Glen Ellen red wine · ember-roasted roots · smoked jus

V. The Cold Moon
“There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise.” (The Call of the Wild)
Crème de fromage panna cotta · late-harvest viognier syrup · black cocoa crumble

Each course paired with wines from Glen Ellen. $140/pp

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