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Greetings from
Chef Michael
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April 12, 2008
Snow is falling yet again. It is hard to
believe that it really is spring after the cold, wet and windy weather
of the last few days. Robins are in my yard though, as are the
cardinals, nut hatches and woodpeckers. The rabbits are running
around looking for something green and tender to munch on.
Good luck to them. With baseball season underway, tax day just a
couple of days out, and mothers day just four weeks down the line I
guess spring, for better or worse, is indeed here. Sometime in
the next few days we will be sending e-mail to those of you on our
mailing list telling you about our Mother's Day Brunch. The menu is planned and will appear elsewhere
on the web site. We will open
at 10:00 AM on May 12th for the brunch and will take reservations for seating between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM on that
day. We recommend that you do make reservations for the brunch,
particularly if you are coming with a large group.
Specials
this week include Monday's and
Tuesday's stringozzi with roasted eggplant, wild mushrooms and tomato. On Thursday and Friday we will serve
the last wild boar of the season. We toss a rich ragu of wild boar, fennel and tomato
braised in milk with our house made tomato and egg fettuccine.
The milk helps tenderize the long, slow cooked meat and enriches yet
softens the flavor. On Saturday
and Sunday we will serve stringozzi with lobster, roasted squash and
truffle cream. This dish has long been a customer
favorite.
We are starting to get crop reports from Greg
at Riverbend Farms, but the early spring produce is still a few weeks
away. Once local crops begin we will make one of our seasonal
menu changes. Until then, be sure to stop in and try some of the
great dishes on our current menu and sample from our new wine list.
The before 6:00 PM
special is underway. Two people, two
dinners with wine for only $26 on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. With the rising price of food these days, this special offer
is an even better value than before. Details are available elsewhere
on the web site. The after 8:00 PM special will return in the
fall.
Strawberry
rhubarb crostata, and and orange, chocolate and mascarpone tartlets are
among some of our tasty new desserts.
As always, keep an eye out for our
beer and
wine specials.
We encourage you to enroll in the
new TCO Rewards Card Program. Earn points that translate into
dollars when you dine at any TCO restaurant. Ask your waiter for
details.
If you are interested in traveling to
Italy with me this year, visit my web site at http://www.historicitaly.com.
We will be traveling from the 2nd to the 12th of November 2008.
Availability is limited to 14 and this wonderful food and wine tour
remains a great value in the face
of the falling U.S. dollar. There are only 3-4 openings
available now and registration closes at the end of May. While
the web site is not yet
updated, you can get a good idea of the program by checking out the
itinerary from last season.. Some very special surprises have
been added. I hope to have all the new information on the web
site by next week.
Buon appetito,
Chef Michael Rostance |
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