Press Release – Salt of the Earth Michigan Beer & Wine Dinner Series Continues This Week
From a Promote Michigan press release…
Salt of the Earth’s 2012 Michigan Beer & Wine Dinner Series
Continues Wednesday, February 8 with Rustic Bubbles v.2
(FENNVILLE, Mich) – Join us for an evening of Michigan bubbles, ‘rustic canapes’ and friendly conversation….as Salt of the Earth presents L. Mawby/ M.Lawrence Michigan Sparkling Wines with Rustic Bubbles – v2, with featured guest, winemaker Mike Laing.
We had such a good time with this party last year we had to do it again. We turned Chef’s Matt Pietsch and Jesse Hahn (Trailer Park’d and Fork in the Road, Lansing) loose, and they came back with a wild shopping bag of ingredients to play with.
The Menu:
First Course
Lump Crab – Bleu Cheese – Honey – 3 month ham
Tasso Ham-Pickled Banana-Avocado-Mac-Micro Radish
Pairing: Talismon
Second Course
Pork Belly – Scallop – Lime – Pasilla – Coriander
Smoked Trout-Granola-Yogurt-Roe
Pairing: Green
Third Course
Venison – Buffalo Ricotta – Rutabaga – Agro dolce
Duck Fat Fry – Soft Boiled Duck Egg-Duck Pastrami-Love
Pairing: Wet
Fourth Course
Orange – Olive Oil – Tapioca – Vanilla
Tuna-Turnip-Chile Thread-Apple
Pairing: Consort
Fifth Course
Cocoa – Beet – Hazelnut – Sweet Cream
Parsnip “Flan”-Beet Sorbet-Camembert
Pairing: GR
Cost is $45 plus tax & gratuity. Reservations are required, call 269-561-SALT (7258).
Press Release – Valentine’s Day at Fieldstone Grill
Press Release – Bravo! Valentine’s Day Dinner
From a Bravo! email….
Valentine’s Day Dinner
If you can not join us in the restaurant, enjoy a special to go menu for a Valentine’s Dinner in the comfort of your own home on Valentine’s Day. Our chef, Shawn Hagen, is preparing a fabulous to-go (take out) dinner for two. The dinner comes complete with finishing instructions. You can pick it up cold, heat it at home and relish a quiet, romantic dinner. You will look and feel like a top chef with only a minimal amount of the work!
Valentine’s Day
Take Out MenuMixed Greens Salad
Beef Wellington Bordelaise
with Roasted Potatoes and Honey glazed carrotsBravo! Fennel Bread
Sparkling Wine
White Chocolate Mousse
with raspberry sauceDinner for two $65.00
Call 269-344-7700 to reserve your meal.
Pick it up February 13 or 14, 2012Happy Valentines!
Chef Shawn Hagen
Arnie’s Bakery & Restaurant – Wyoming
777 54th Street SWAfter a little over a week off, it was time for me to go back to work. There was one little wrinkle in that plan though. My work needed my company car last week so they came and took it. That mean I was either going to have to leave my personal car in Grand Rapids for a while until we had an opportunity to get it home or J was going to have to take me to work.
We chose the latter since J’s mom was in town. It is the longest trip J would take in over a month and we’d get to try out another restaurant in the Grand Rapids area.
Things have changed a little bit with a baby. We now have to think about what would be a good place to be if she started crying. Since it was our first trip out of the house, we really had no idea how she was going to act.
We decided to play it safe and go to a family restaurant. What better family restaurant in the Grand Rapids area than Arnie’s Bakery & Restaurant?
The Arnie’s Bakery has been part of Grand Rapids since the early 1900’s. The restaurant opened in the 70’s in Rockford and that location is still open today. There are three other locations in Grand Rapids. There’s one near Centerpointe Mall, a new store on Leonard and one in Wyoming.
Since we were coming from the south, we chose the Wyoming location on 54th Street and Clyde Park. Read more…
Bacchus Wine & Spirits
3112 Oakland DriveSo, where to take my daughter for her first meal out? We had our first pediatrics appointment this morning and it was the first time we had been out of the house since coming home from the hospital. After our 11:30, we had the debate on whether we wanted to chance sitting down for lunch somewhere or grab something to go. Since L was crying as we were driving, we opted for the picking something up to go.
We were both in the mood for something lighter and something quick. For whatever, we have neglected the Deli at Bacchus Wine & Spirits. I always see the smoker going when I drive by and even though it wasn’t fired up today, I still wanted to try their deli sandwiches.
Bacchus Wine & Spirits is at that weird intersection where Oakland Drive, Whites Road, and Parkview Avenue all sort of intersect. The building is across the street from the D & W Fresh Market which makes it easy to find.
Bacchus is a specialty food store that specializes in unique cheese, sausages, and meats as well as liquor store with a wide selection of liqour, wine, and beer. They’ve been in business since 1971 at that same corner. Read more…
Penn Station East Coast Subs – Gull Road
5909 Gull RoadAfter a couple of long days, things were settling down for J, me, and the new addition to our family, L. Like we were expecting, sleep was rare the first couple nights and eating for me since we got to the hospital on Thursday was something I sort of put on the back burner.
On Monday night, the hunger pangs were setting in and after I got J settled with her meal and Baby L was content, I asked if it was ok if I took off for a little bit to get something to eat for myself.
We’re not out in the Gull Road area very often, so I really didn’t know what my options were. I had thought about fried chicken but I didn’t want to bring that back to the hospital room. I remembered there was a Penn Station somewhere on Gull Road so I went looking for that knowing that it’s always a quality meal.
After getting a few honks for driving too slow while I was looking in all the strip malls along Gull Road, I finally found the Penn Station on Gull Road just to the southwest of 26th Street and across the street from Applebees. Read more…
Water Street Coffee Joint at Borgess
1521 Gull Road- Kalamazoo, MI 49048
- (269) 226-5099
- Website
- No Online Menu
Well, the day is finally here. J and I headed to the hospital to welcome our daughter. Things didn’t turn out exactly as we planned and we ended up being in the hospital much longer before the birth than we had anticipated.
We checked into Labor & Delivery around 6 AM on Friday morning. By 6 PM Friday night, there was very little progress. Neither one of us had eaten since an early morning stop at the McDonalds drive thru and the combos I brought with me just weren’t cutting it.
I didn’t really want to leave J by herself, but I needed something to eat. She had just ordered something from the cafeteria, but I hadn’t purchased any meal tickets for myself. Since I would have had to go down to the downstairs to go to the cafeteria, I decided to see what the coffee shop in the atrium had to offer.
If you’ve been in Kalamazoo for any period of time, you already know Water Street Coffee Joint. They have three locations in town. The downtown restaurant is right across the street from Bell’s on Water Street. The second location is on Oakland in the Oakwood Neighborhood. Not being a coffee drinker, I’ve never really had any reason to go to either location. We did meet our Doula at the Oakwood location for our initial meeting, but J and I had eaten dinner at Fletcher’s beforehand, so we didn’t even really look at the food options. Read more…
Kalamazoo Restaurant Week….
…started today. From KalamazooRestaurantWeek.com
Downtown Kalamazoo Restaurant Week is the perfect time to try those restaurants in Downtown Kalamazoo that you have always talked about visiting. For $25, participating restaurants will create signature, 3 course meals. This course might be dinner for two, it might be an appetizer for four. But guaranteed, the price is $25 and it will be a unique blend of something you can’t find on their menu. What makes this week “special” is the featured product and the chance to try something new.
Press Release – Saugatuck Brewing Company Winter Tasting Series
From a Promote Michigan press release…
Saugatuck Brewing Company Announces Winter Tasting Series
(Douglas, MI) – SBC will be conducting 4 tasting events at the brewery to be held on the last Thursdays of January, February, March and April at 7pm.
The themes will be:
- · January 26 – “Different Yeasts/Different Flavors”
- · February 23 – “Different Hops/Different Flavors”
- · March 29 – “Understanding Beer Styles”
- · April 26 – “Specialty Beers”
The tastings will be lead by SBC sales manager Scott Farney and brewer Dexter Gauntlett. Admission will be $10 at the door ($8 for Pint Club members).
Press Release – Moscow Festival Ballet Theatre Dinner at Bravo!
From a Bravo! Restaurant email….
Moscow Festival Ballet Theatre Dinner January 22, 2012
Please join us after the 2:00 performance for a special three course dinner featuring classic Russian fare.
Menu
1st Course Selections
Pirozkhi (fried dough with filling): Savory braised short rib pieWhite Fish Caviar with Buckwheat Blinis (small pancakes)
and sour creamZakuski: A small taste of cured meat & fish
with house pickled vegetables2nd Course Selections
Salad Romanoff with poached chicken, peas, potatoes, eggs and
roasted red peppers topped with sour cream dill dressingGrilled eggplant & tomato salad with feta cheese and fresh mint
Cured Salmon Gravlax (Russian Lox) with vodka dill and cucumbers
3rd Course Selections
Kulebiaka Salmon (a splendid temptation) with slow cooked onions
and vegetables wrapped in pastryChicken Kiev: Herb butter stuffed in a breaded chicken breast
served with caramelized wild rice and fig & pear chutneyVeal Pojarski (a favorite of Nicholas): Ground veal and cream
with caramelized onionsA Menu fit for a Czar! $35.00 per person
Moscow Festival Ballet Performing at Miller Auditorium
In 1989 Sergei Radchenko, a principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet, realized his dream by combining the classical elements of the Bolshoi and the Kirov ballet companies into a new company of his own. In classic Russian ballet style, this company performs a fantasy fairytale highlighting four ballets: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Giselle.
SW Michigan Dining 