A sampling of this year�s dinner menus includes entrees such as cumin-crusted wild Alaska salmon with stewed organic lentils and sautéed spinach; steamed fresh wild Alaska halibut with baby bok choy, sesame ginger cilantro broth and snow pea-carrot julienne; Wolf Ridge lamb medallions with pinon sage pesto, couscous and broccolini; and a wide range of dishes to suit the varied tastes of the traveling public. 
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Lake Yellowstone Hotel was completed in 1891 and restored to its 1920s grandeur in 1990

. Lake Hotel Dining Room

�Every year we increase our sustainable offerings with the goal of 50 percent of our total menu by the year 2015,� said Jim Chapman, executive chef for Xanterra Parks & Resorts in Yellowstone. �Adding fresh sustainable fish and other items such as switching from imported cheese to domestic artisan cheese not only increases our sustainability, but our quality too.� 

Xanterra�s efforts to purchase from sustainable fishing, farming and ranching operations are supported by the Western Sustainability Exchange, the Marine Stewardship Council and the Animal Welfare Institute. Sourcing several of these items helps to support more than 350 family farmers and ranchers in nine states. 

Specific practices include: 

• Serving the freshest highest quality sustainable seafood from Montana Fish Company in Bozeman, Mont. 
• Serving Montana Ranch Brand Beef in Yellowstone restaurants. This is 100 percent Piedmontese beef raised in Montana without added hormones or antibiotics. 
• Serving Wolf Ridge Lamb and Wool lamb medallions from Pray, Mont. 
• Using Amaltheia Dairy�s organic goat cheese from Belgrade, Mont. 
• Serving farm-raised game and organic chicken. 
• Carrying organic legumes from Timeless Farms in Conrad, Mont. 
• Continuing membership in the Chef�s Collaborative, a national network of more than 1,000 members of the food community who promote sustainable cuisine. 
• In partnership with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., offering organic shade-grown Fair Trade Certified coffee in many of its restaurants. 
• Offering Silk brand organic soy milk in restaurants. 

Lake Yellowstone Hotel is the park�s oldest hotel. It was built as a simple hotel in 1891, but famed architect Robert Reamer transformed it over the course of several years to an elegant structure with majestic columns, gables and moldings. The hotel sits on the shore of Yellowstone Lake and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to hotel rooms, the Lake Yellowstone Hotel operation offers recently renovated Frontier cabins. 

Xanterra operates lodging, restaurants, gift shops and activities in Yellowstone National Park. General reservations for accommodations, tours and activities can be made by calling (1) 307-344-7311 or toll-free 866-GEYSERLAND (1-866-439-7375) or online at www.travelyellowstone.com. 

Xanterra Parks & Resorts® (consisting of Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Inc. and Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C.) operates lodges, restaurants and other concessions at national parks and state parks and resorts. Xanterra Parks & Resorts is the country's largest park concessioner. Xanterra operates concessions in the following locations: Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Crater Lake, Death Valley, Rocky Mountain and Petrified Forest National Parks, and Mount Rushmore National Memorial; and at the Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif.; and eight Ohio State Parks. Its affiliate Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. operates concessions at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Xanterra also operates the Grand Canyon Railway in Williams, Ariz.

Long committed to the preservation and protection of the environment, Ecologix, Xanterra Parks & Resorts' environmental program, includes a variety of proactive environmental stewardship programs in each location. Xanterra has been repeatedly recognized for its environmental leadership in the hospitality industry and is the recipient of many honors, including major awards from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Travel Industry Association, Colorado Department of Public Health, State of Arizona, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Utah Department of Environmental Quality.

Xanterra Parks & Resorts 
6312 S. Fiddlers Green Circle
Suite 600 North
Greenwood Village, Co 80111

Media contact: 
Mona Mesereau
(1) 720-842-5271
[email protected]

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