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The Weekly Newsletter |
Menus and Stories for February 2 - 6, 2009
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| The sweetest crew |
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This is Emma. And this is Emma's morning creation. Fresh Fruit. Vanilla Cream. Simple, yes? But delicious, yes?
I love it that the gang comes and gets me these days to take pictures of our food. Good thing that it pleases more than just me.
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Our kitchen gang |
Deb Marty Martha Chris Lito.
What a team.
VERY talented, very flexible, very enthusiastic.
I am, indeed, lucky to work here.
And you are, indeed, lucky to get their food.
(yum!)
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| Casual comfort |
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And another thing that is so great about working here is that I get to wander through the kitchen and adopt a broken piece of fish (Chris's cornmeal fried tilapia, in this case) or the last portion of a cook's creation (Deb's made-right-here Green Bean Casserole, is this one.)
I'm not the only one. The full, unbroken portions appear every day in our deli case. Our staff plates it up and you're good to go.
Easy.
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Dinners to go for this week |
Dinners come with a freshly-made green salad, salad dressing of the day,
and made-right-here bread of the day. We take reservations until noon or so.
Please order by phone (252-1500), by fax (252-0200)
or stop in to speak to one of us in person.
Dinners are ready at 4:30 and can be picked up until we close at 6:00 pm.
Monday February 2 Chicken and Portabella Mushroom Scarpariello 9.95
Tuesday February 3 Braised Beef Tips with Caramelized Onions 13.25
Wednesday February 4 Sorghum-glazed Baby back Ribs 12.50
Thursday February 5 Meatballs and Tortellini in Vodka Sauce 10.75
Friday February 6 Shrimp and Scallops Veracruz 12.75
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Our website |
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| Special casserole of the week |
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We make a special casserole each Wednesday.
Give us a call on Tuesday before we close and we'll fix you up.
Order a half if you have around 4 folks, or, if you have a bigger group,
Or just like leftovers, order a full sized one.
Then come pick up between 4:30 and 6:00 on Wednesday.
This week's special casserole is
Spinach and Turkey Sausage Lasagne
Full: 34.95
Half: 17.50
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Sunday Breakfast starts tomorrow |
Tomorrow is day 1.
Here's a glimpse at our ordering cards. (A co-production: my drawing and Jaime's excellent penmanship.)
When you come see us, you'll order up front, just like at lunch.
We'll give you a card with a picture of an avocado or an apricot.
You'll pay for your breakfast.
You'll get your coffee and find a spot to sit, taking your card with you.
We'll cook and bring you your breakfast (looking for your card.)
And then, after breakfast, you're off for your day's adventure.
Fun!
(oh - when it warms up a little bit we'll be having a weekly Sunday morning bike ride from here. Doesn't that sound like a fine thing? Biking is, after all, primarily an excuse to eat, in my opinion.)
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| Valentine's Day dinner at Laurey's |
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Valentine's Day is Saturday this year. We thought it'd be fun to have you come here for dinner. We have a special menu planned. But I was thinking that it might be fun for you to invite more than just your sweetheart this year. I mean, why is it that Valentine's Day is just about ONE person? Wouldn't it be nice to share dinner with your sweetheart and a couple of friends? Of course, if you want to snuggle in with just your favorite, that's fine. But our tables are mostly for 4 so, well, how about sharing it with another couple or with your sweet (well-behaved!) children?
Here's the menu:
A Sweetheart Salad
Romaine Hearts with Hearts of Palm and Artichoke Hearts
A Pecan-crusted Chevre Madallion
and Blood Orange Vinaigrette
Herb-roasted Pork Loin
with a Pomegranate Champagne Sauce
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Grilled Mahi Mahi with Gremolata Cream
Wild Rice with Toasted Pine Nuts and Slivered Apricots
Sauteed Kale with Browned Butter
And then
Marty's Ginger-Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Hearts
(zounds)
The price for this entire dinner is $45.00 (+ tax).
If you'd like to, you can add our wine flight for 15.00 per person.
To reserve, please call us at 828-252-1500.
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It's party! |
Mardi Gras is, of course, Tuesday (February 24 this year.) We're going to celebrate on Friday, February 20 by having a party.
We'll have live Cajun music.
We'll have room for dancing.
We'll have Mardi Gras Beads.
We'll have small plates of real live Cajun food.
(Gumbo, Etouffee, Red Beans and Rice...)
We'll have King cupcakes too*
We'll have Cajun Beer.
We'll have fun.
This party is also a send off and a fundraiser for my bike ride. 20% of the proceeds of the evening will go towards my bike ride, a fundraiser for Ovarian Cancer awareness. I'll be leaving at the very beginning of March and my bike will already be gone by February 20th, but you can take a look at the route with me and offer your last minute bits of advice and, well, have a fun time.
You don't have to make a reservation for this one, but we'd like to know that you're thinking of coming so shoot me a note, won't you? (laurey@laureysyum.com)
(I LOVE cajun music and food, don't you?)
* oh, if you find the baby, you'll get a festive and fun prize.
"Laissez les bons temps roulez!"
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| A Note from Laurey |
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January 31, 2009
Hi hi hi!
Today is a great day. The chill is leaving. Yesterday's freeze is melting away. Tomorrow it is supposed to be in the high 50s. NICE! This morning I could see light behind the trees as soon as my alarm went off. I love the light. I love the return to longer days. I love the promise of spring.
Tomorrow I am driving to Washington, DC to speak at a big fundraising dinner. A big group of women chefs is gathering to make their specialties for an audience of some couple of hundred guests. This event is a fundraiser for the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance - the primary beneficiary of my upcoming cross country bike ride. I've been invited to speak (for 2 minutes!!). I'm taking my bike and I'm excited.
Two minutes isn't a long time, but still, I'm thrilled to do this initial speaking engagement. Pretty soon I'll be riding across the country, meeting people all along the way. This message, the message about paying attention to your body, is a good one. Early detection can be a life saver. It was for me.
Next Thursday, the 5th, we are going to host a very important event. Lance Armstrong is starting a series of conversations - all over the world - about cancer. He is in Australia right now, kicking off this initiative, getting people to talk about the affect cancer has had on their lives. In September there is going to be a big summit in Ottawa where the results of these global conversations will be collected. Lance and this movement will hopefully make a worldwide difference in this terrible disease. The conversation here on the 5th will be the very first one of these in the entire Untied States. If you'd like to come share your thoughts and concerns (on the 5th from 5 - 7pm), register via e-mail with Mary Hill, the event organizer (maryh@c2cc.ca).
In other news - well, things seem to be cranking up. Though I'm trying to stay focused on every day's tasks, I find myself drifting off to bike ride, bike ride, bike ride things. The other day someone asked, "So, are you going to be MORE tired or more ENERGIZED at the end of the ride?" who knows? I certainly don't. I CAN say that I find myself quivering with excitement. I CAN say that my body is whipping through soreness and feelings of invincibility and the sense that this is absolutely impossible - sometimes in the span of a few minutes. I look around my house, my car, my office, my town, and wonder how it's all going to be. Wonder wonder wonder.
So there I go again. And I still have a desk of assignments: menus to write, an article to do, my checkbook to balance, advertising to plan, on it goes. Then it will be time to go home, walk the dog, and try to settle down enough for sleep. Tomorrow it will be one day closer. And tomorrow we'll start serving breakfast and then it'll be time to go watch the Superbowl with my sweet friends and then it'll be time to go to Washington and then it'll be time for...
I'll be in touch next week.
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Wow! |
I went to Penland last week and spent the day blowing glass with my friend Char. She is quite experienced and showed me this wild technique that results in this shiny metal finish. I look at these pieces and they seem unreal, but I WAS there and I DID make them.
What a crazy thing this glassblowing is. Come take a gander. They're in the second window in the shop.
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