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DINING
A.R. Valentien at
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
A.R. Valentien at A.R. Valentien at The Lodge at Torrey Pines
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
City/Region: La Jolla/San Diego
The Lodge’s signature restaurant, A.R. Valentien, takes its name from a talented ear-
ly-1900’s California artist whose works in ceramics, watercolors and oils are now valued
collectors items. A.R. Valentien features fresh regional San Diego cuisine served in an
elegant, timbered room overlooking the 18th hole of Torrey Pines Golf Course. The
restaurant’s decor also includes an exhibit of original Valentien artworks.
The restaurant itself is a tribute to Southern California heritage and Craftsman
architecture, with a metal-strap post-and-beam structure, handcrafted wood-framed
windows, stained-glass lanterns and a frieze painted with pine boughs. The layout of
the restaurant is also conducive to elegant San Diego fine dining, with several small
rooms and plush booths to lend intimacy.
Jeff Jackson brings more than 30 years experience to The Lodge at Torrey Pines.
As the former Executive Chef at Shutters on the Beach and winner of the esteemed
USA Bocuse d’Or Culinary Gold Cup, the cooking at A.R. Valentien is market driven
and seasonally influenced. The emphasis is placed on the quality and freshness of
foodstuffs, which are prepared with the least amount of handling, and cooking methods
that benefit the flavors and textures to the fullest.
A.R. Valentien at The Lodge at Torrey Pines
11480 North Torrey Pines Road • La Jolla, CA 92037
858-453-4420
www.lodgetorreypines.com
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A.R. Valentien at
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
A.R. Valentien at A.R. Valentien at The Lodge at Torrey Pines
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
City/Region: La Jolla/San Diego
The Lodge’s signature restaurant, A.R. Valentien, takes its name from a talented ear-
ly-1900’s California artist whose works in ceramics, watercolors and oils are now valued
collectors items. A.R. Valentien features fresh regional San Diego cuisine served in an
elegant, timbered room overlooking the 18th hole of Torrey Pines Golf Course. The
restaurant’s decor also includes an exhibit of original Valentien artworks.
The restaurant itself is a tribute to Southern California heritage and Craftsman
architecture, with a metal-strap post-and-beam structure, handcrafted wood-framed
windows, stained-glass lanterns and a frieze painted with pine boughs. The layout of
the restaurant is also conducive to elegant San Diego fine dining, with several small
rooms and plush booths to lend intimacy.
Jeff Jackson brings more than 30 years experience to The Lodge at Torrey Pines.
As the former Executive Chef at Shutters on the Beach and winner of the esteemed
USA Bocuse d’Or Culinary Gold Cup, the cooking at A.R. Valentien is market driven
and seasonally influenced. The emphasis is placed on the quality and freshness of
foodstuffs, which are prepared with the least amount of handling, and cooking methods
that benefit the flavors and textures to the fullest.
A.R. Valentien at The Lodge at Torrey Pines
11480 North Torrey Pines Road • La Jolla, CA 92037
858-453-4420
www.lodgetorreypines.com
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