The can’t-miss is the Burgundy pork chop, a 14-ounce bone-in pork chop brined in red wine with rosemary and garlic. If you’re in the mood for beef, you can’t go wrong with the 14-ounce ribeye or the 12-ounce New York strip. The tribal wild caught salmon, chicken marsala and sauteed halibut are excellent choices. While waiting for Hegsted, the Chinook proves to be an excellent dining option. The Hegsted menu is slated for September. “We’re trying to take what we have here to the next level.” “We can’t express how excited we are at what Adam is working on (at the Chinook),” said Chuck Spahn, director of food and beverage at Coeur d’Alene Casino. The former executive chef at the CdA Casino, who is the owner of Eat Good Group and chef/owner of Incrediburger and Eggs, among others, is putting the finishing touches on changes at the Chinook. James Beard-nominated chef and entrepreneur Adam Hegsted is revamping the Chinook menu. The High Mountain Buffet is history, but restaurants such as Chinook Steak, Pasta and Spirits, which offers fine dining options, are busy. It’s not quite business as usual for the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel, but the area destination is providing guests with an escape. Mary’s rice pilaf and Indian fry bread, a Native American treat served with huckleberry jam and local honey just before sunset. The dancers gyrated to the primal beat provided by local percussionists from their drum circle on the lawn during the casino’s “Authentic Cultural Dinner.”Īnecdotes were delivered while guests dined on delicious local cuisine featuring venison stew and huckleberry salmon.

The bright lime green and hot pink colors of the costumes worn by the Indigenous dancers were a wonderful contrast to the high blue sky on a picture-perfect night at the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel.

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