This Week at Casa Dante

737 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 - (201) 795-2750  êêê & 1/2 (of 4)STARS The Star Ledger  Wine Enthusiast 2009 Award of Distinction Wine Spectator Award 2010!*|“Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence” www.casadante.com  See us on    FACEBOOK  Dear Friends: If you love wine, food and music our October 7th Wines of Napa Valley Dinner menu is set for viewing at www.casadante.com/events     The Don Carter Trio will provide music for the evening while we sip wines and savor Chef Greggs cuisine. As always, please book early as I have to put a cap on guests for this dinner.  Check out our entertainment schedule for this weekend and hope to see you here!    Dom & Toni Marino Proprietors Casa Dante 3.5 stars Star Ledger, 2010 Wine Spectator Award, 2009 Wine Enthusiast Award, Best Italian in NJ by AOL, Top three Italian inNJ, Inside Jersey Magazine Check out the specials and discounts below and join our  FACEBOOK  fan page. Entertainment this week!     www.casadante.com/entertainment or other events at www.casadante.com/events       Friday September 24, 2010        Davido sings Saturday, September 25, 2010     Paul Fasone sings and plays piano in the banquet room See the entire live entertainment schedule on www.casadante.com/entertainment  for August and scroll down here for recipes, tid-bits and other"happenings" at Casa Dante!

Did you know!...    Wine Facts & Napa Valley   Year grapes first planted in Napa Valley = 1838 (by George Yount) First winery built in Napa Valley after Prohibition = Stony Hill (1951) First large winery built in Napa Valley after Prohibition = Robert Mondavi (1966) (Louis Martini Winery was built in 1933 just prior to the end of Prohibition) Biggest Napa Valley crop before grapes = Prunes Largest corporate owner of vineyards in Napa Valley = Diageo (British corporation) Largest private owner of vineyards in Napa Valley = Andrew Beckstoffer (Beckstoffer Vineyards, St. Helena) Number of cases of Napa Valley wine produced annually = 9.2 million (2006) Gross revenue from sales of that wine = 10.128 billion (2006) Ranking of United States in world wine production (1999) = 4th = 533,596,000 gallons (behind Italy, France and Spain) (2008) Ranking of United States in world wine acreage (1999)=4th=905,000 acres Ranking of United States in world wide consumption=Second place - soon to become first Percentage of U.S. wine made in California = 90% Percentage of California wine made in Napa Valley = 4% Average annual soft drink consumption of Americans per capita = 55 gallons Average annual beer consumption of Americans per capita = 22 gallons Average annual coffee consumption of Americans per capita- 22 gallons Average annual bottled water consumption- 11 Gallons  Wine Talk

  

Our first of the season "Wines of Napa Valley Dinner" is scheduled for Thursday October 7th at 6:30 Details and menu can be viewed at www.casadante.com/events and on Blogger including wines, foods and live entertainment.

Healthy Italian   Spaghetti with Tuna & Green Olive Pesto Ingredients Coarse sea salt    3/4 cup firmly packed medium-sized pitted green olives    1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves    1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley    1/4 cup broken walnut pieces    1 garlic clove, roughly chopped    5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided    1 pound spaghetti    1 lemon    1 (5-ounce) can imported tuna in oil, drained and flaked    Freshly ground black pepper    Freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese for serving    Directions Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, in the bowl of a food processor, combine olives, basil, parsley, walnuts, garlic and pinch salt; blend until finely chopped. With machine running, add 3 tablespoons oil in a slow stream. Blend, scraping down sides once, until smooth and well combined. Set pesto aside. Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente. Reserving 3/4 cup pasta cooking water, drain pasta, transfer to a large serving bowl and immediately toss with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add pesto and half of the pasta cooking liquid to bowl; toss to combine. Zest lemon over pasta, add tuna and toss to combine. Add more pasta cooking liquid to moisten pasta, if desired. Season pasta with salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately with cheese for sprinkling  New Yea   Casa Dante's 40th New Years Eve Bash! I know its early but this one will be amazing, so start thinking about it now. Live entertainment, dancing, party favors, cocktails, hors deouvres, champagne and more. Hotel rooms & transportation available. Casa Dante first opened its doors in 1971. We are in our 40th Anniversary year  and our celebration is under way. New Menu items, Bigger Wine Dinners, Great Holiday deals, a Fantastic New Years Celebration! Stay tuned for more news........ Extra Specials for email group only ...we want you to take advantage of us!  We are offering a 10% discount on parties up to eight on Monday through Thursday for the month of September 2010. This is only for email  or Blogger customers! Just print this and bring it along. You must be in our database, so make sure you are included by calling or emailing your request.  Sunday Specials for August 10% Discount for parties up to 10 people. Take the family out for Sunday Dinner and get a bonus along with a great Sunday meal. Just mention to your server and thanks! Here's, another...on Mondays through September 2010...half price on bottles of wine up to $200 in our award(s) winning wine list.  Just come in and order dinner.  ( This one is really catching on....Monday evenings are becoming a big wine night here.) The above deals are for email customers only and may not be combined with any other offer.  Heres a tip.....Google " Casa Dante" and check out web coupons and deals we have out there! Im trying to help you have a great meal, and save money too! Remember that we deliver larger office orders on weekdays throughout Jersey City and closer vicinities. Call 201-795-2750 for details! If you are a fan of  Casa Dante, the best way to get the word out is on the internet! You can help us improve Casa Dante's online visibility on the youth dominated internet. Please review us on on any of the following sites and keep tried and true institutions like ours in play. Thanks for your help! http://www.zagat.com/Verticals/PropertyDetails.aspx?VID=8&R=42603 http://www.yelp.com/biz/casa-dante-restaurant-jersey-city http://yellowpages.aol.com/business/nj/jersey-city/casa-dante-restaurant/0-110358357/ http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/6670237/jersey_city_nj/casa_dante.html http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/53/581459/restaurant/North-Jersey/Casa-Dante-Jersey-City

737 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 - (201) 795-2750

*** & 1/2 (of 4)STARS The Star Ledger | Wine Enthusiast 2009 Award of Distinction

Wine Spectator Award 2010!| “Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence”

http://www.casadante.com/ |See us on FACEBOOK

Dear Friends:

Happy Rosh Hoshanah to all our friends who observe. We wish you a happy & peaceful New Year!

Casa Dante has won numerous awards for our wine list. The most recent being a Wine Spectator award for 2010. We realize, however, that in these times its not so easy to buy an award winning bottle given the prices and our general economic condition. We've come up with a solution to get you a glass of fabulous wine with your meal. Starting this weekend we will make available a top name addition to our wines by the glass program that will absolutely delight you. You benefit from the small uptick we get from other wines, and we will benefit later...when things get better you will order that bottle..guaranteed! Ask Louie for details when you come in for dinner.
Thanks for reading and check our all the entertainment, events and other special options we provide here at Casa Dante

Dom & Toni Marino
Proprietors
Casa Dante


Entertainment this week!

www.casadante.com/entertainment or other events at www.casadante.com/events

Friday September 10, 2010
The Don Carter Trio
He has played with the best Jazz names in the business...very smooth...

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Julian & Dominique A fabulous duo, always a fun evening..they fill the house so reserve early!


See the entire live entertainment schedule on www.casadante.com/entertainment for August and scroll down here for recipes, tid-bits and other"happenings" at Casa Dante!


 
 
 
Did you know!...

Napoleon pastry (nuh-POH-lee-uhn) - It is known as mille-feuilles in France. Outside of France it is known as 'Napoleon.' It consists of layers of puff pastry interspersed with pastry cream or whipped cream and iced with fondant and chocolate or with confectioner's sugar.

History: (1) It is believed to have been developed in France during the latter part of the 19th century. The Danish people have been told for generations that a Danish royal pastry chef invented the dessert way back in the 1800s on the occasion of a state visit between the Emperor Napoleon and the King of Denmark, in Copenhagen. Some sources believe that the chocolate lines on the pastry appear to form the letter 'N' for Napoleon. (2) A final story or tale is that the dessert was really a French invention after all, and that it was Napoleon's favorite pastry. It is said that he ate so many of them on the the eve of Waterloo that he lost the battle.

Now this will knock you over

Napoleons
The general concensus among the food history books is that 'napoleons,' a popular flaky pastry dessert, were not named for the famous emperor.

'Napoleons...have nothing to do with Bonaparte, the daring Corsican...The name is the result of a misunderstanding of the French word 'Napolitain' which should have been translated as 'Neopolitan' pertaining to Naples. They are very much like the French 'mille-fueille' or the Italian 'mille foglie' both of which mean 'a thousand leaves
An Italian thing all along....go figure!

Wine Talk
Remember September 20th Dress for Success Dinner, which we sponsor and proceeds from go to the Dress for Success, Hudson County. Several of our suppliers and producers will be providing the wines for this event. Please attend this worthwhile and fulfilling cause which benefits the Jersey City community!

Our first of the season "Wines of Napa Valley Dinner" will be scheduled for Thursday October 7th at 6:30 Details will be provided in the coming email broadcast, on our website www.casadante.com/events and on Blogger including wines, foods and live entertainment.

WE have a great Zinfandel for you wine lovers. "Lust" by Michael David. Excellent and robust. Its a special occasion wine that will make your meal and evening! I highly recommend this fabulous wine

Healthy Italian
There's more to Italian food than spaghetti and meatballs. As one of the world's oldest and most influential cuisines, Italian fare has something to please every palate and cardiovascular system. Check out the following recipe from Italy...

Tortellini & Zucchini Soup
Tortellini makes a quick week night pasta dinner  but they also add substance that turns this quick, colorful vegetable soup into a meal. One caveat: Read the label carefully, and avoid pasta products made with hydrogenated oils or unnecessary preservatives. Enjoy this soup with a slice of multigrain baguette and a spinach salad.

Serves: 6
Preparation time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 large carrots, finely chopped
1 large onion, diced
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
2 14-ounce cans vegetable broth
2 medium zucchini, diced
9 ounces (about 2 cups) fresh or frozen tortellini, preferably spinach and cheese
4 plum tomatoes, diced
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar

Preparation
1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add carrots and onion; stir, cover and cook, stirring occasionally until the onion is soft and just beginning to brown, 6-7 minutes. Stir in garlic and rosemary, and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

2. Stir in broth and zucchini; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the zucchini is beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add tortellini and tomatoes and simmer until the tortellini are plump and the tomatoes are beginning to break down, 6-10 minutes.

3. Stir vinegar into the hot soup just before serving.
Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Per serving:
203 calories
8 g fat (2 g sat, 4 g mono)
10 mg cholesterol
28 g carbohydrates
7 g protein
4 g fiber
386 mg sodium
400 mg potassium


Casa Dante's 40th New Years Eve Bash!

I know its early but this one will be amazing, so start thinking about it now. Live entertainment, dancing, party favors, cocktails, hors deouvres, champagne and more. Hotel rooms & transportation available.

Casa Dante first opened its doors in 1971. We are in our 40th Anniversary year and our celebration is under way. New Menu items, Bigger Wine Dinners, Great Holiday deals, a Fantastic New Years Celebration! Stay tuned for more news........

Extra Specials for email group only
...we want you to take advantage of us!
We are offering a 10% discount on parties up to eight on Monday through Thursday for the month of September 2010. This is only for email or Blogger customers! Just print this and bring it along. You must be in our database, so make sure you are included by calling or emailing your request.

Sunday Specials for August
10% Discount for parties up to 10 people. Take the family out for Sunday Dinner and get a bonus along with a great Sunday meal. Just mention to your server and thanks!

Here's, another...on Mondays through September 2010...half price on bottles of wine up to $200 in our award(s) winning wine list. Just come in and order dinner. ( This one is really catching on....Monday evenings are becoming a big wine night here.)

The above deals are for email customers only and may not be combined with any other offer.

Heres a tip.....Google " Casa Dante" and check out web coupons and deals we have out there! Im trying to help you have a great meal, and save money too!

Remember that we deliver larger office orders on weekdays throughout Jersey City and closer vicinities. Call 201-795-2750 for details!

If you are a fan of Casa Dante, the best way to get the word out is on the internet!
You can help us improve Casa Dante's online visibility on the youth dominated internet. Please review us on on any of the following sites and keep tried and true institutions like ours in play. Thanks for your help!

http://www.yelp.com/biz/casa-dante-restaurant-jersey-city
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/53/581459/restaurant/North-Jersey/Casa-Dante-Jersey-City
http://citysbest.aol.com/north-jersey/best-dining/italian-restaurants/
http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/6670237/jersey_city_nj/casa_dante.html
http://www.zagat.com/Verticals/PropertyDetails.aspx?VID=8&R=42603

This Week at Casa Dante

737 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 - (201) 795-2750

***& 1/2 (of 4)STARS The Star Ledger | Wine Enthusiast 2009 Award of Distinction

Wine Spectator Award 2010! | “Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence”

http://www.casadante.com/  | See us on FACEBOOK

Dear Friends:
Casa Dante is back on Sundays! As an enticement and treat, anyone coming in this Sunday for dinner will get dessert on us! Our way of saying glad to have you back from the Shore, the Hamptons or The Cape!
The fabulous Laura Hull Trio this Friday night. Nothing like geat food and smooth jazz!

Saturday John Buccheri sings Humperdink, Sinatra, Bennet and others...This guy has a great voice! You will be amazed at what he can do with it.

Please remember our Oct 7th Wines of Napa Valley dinner...start of the season wine night with great food pairings and live music.

Can't tell you what a thrill I get when someone mentions he or she read my email newsletter. I love it and I love the feeback! Next time you see me walking through the place, please tell me what you think.

Thanks for reading.
Dom & Toni Marino
Proprietors
Casa Dante

3.5 stars Star Ledger, 2010 Wine Spectator Award, 2009 Wine Enthusiast Award, Best Italian in NJ by AOL, Top three Italian inNJ, Inside Jersey Magazine

Check out the specials and discounts below and join our FACEBOOK fan page.

Entertainment this week!
www.casadante.com/entertainment or other events at www.casadante.com/events

Friday September 3, 2010

"Laura Hull" Trio great vocals & smooth jazz!

Saturday, September 4, 2010
John Buccheri sings




See the entire live entertainment schedule on www.casadante.com/entertainment for August and scroll down here
for recipes, tid-bits and other"happenings" at Casa Dante!


Did you know!... Martini Trivia

Presidnet Franklin Delano Roosevelt loved martinis, was a sloppy mixer and he even occasionally used unconventional ingredients in his. Some of those items were anisette or fruit juice. Richard Nixon was another martini lover and liked his about seven to one. It is reported he was drinking a martini the night the Watergate crisis drove him from office.

The famous writer Ernest Hemingway also loved Martinis and his favorite was The Montgomery after the WW2 British Field Marshall who liked his odds on the battlefield to be15-1. Since Hemingway liked his ratio of gin to vermouth 15-1 he was known to always ask for Montgomerys.

WC Fields would start the day with two double martinis. He would have one before and one after breakfast. He was also known to take an oversized cocktail shaker full of Martinis to the studio for the days shoot. He drank about two quarts of gin a day.

James Bond is probably the most famous person associated with a Martini. He always asked for it to be Large and very strong and very well made. More precisely Shaken and not stirred. The Martini called The Vesper is named after a beautiful blond double agent called Vesper Lynd.

Hawkeye, Trapper and B.J. in M*A*S*H made their own gin to make martini(s) in a still in the Swamp. In the first-season episode "Chief Surgeon Who?", Hawkeye declares, "Actually, I'm pursuing my lifelong quest for the perfect, the absolutely dryest martini to be found in this or any other world. And I *think* I may have hit upon the perfect formula." Upon hearing this, Trapper asks, "Five-to-one?" Hawkeye replies, "Not quite. You pour six jiggers of gin, and you drink it while staring at a picture of Lorenzo Schwartz, the inventor of vermouth." (This is inaccurate, though, as vermouth was actually developed by Antonio Benedetto Carpano.)

We hope this has aroused your desire for a Martini...if so , Casa Dante makes great Martini's...ask your server!


Wine Talk
Remember September 20th Dress for Success Dinner, which we sponsor and proceeds from go to the Dress for Success, Hudson County. Several of our suppliers and producers will be providing the wines for this event. Please attend this worthwhile and fulfilling cause which benefits the Jersey City community!

Our first of the season "Wines of Napa Valley Dinner" will be scheduled for Thursday October 7th at 6:30 Details will be provided in the coming email broadcast, on our website www.casadante.com/events and on Blogger including wines, foods and live entertainment.

WE have a great Zinfandel for you wine lovers. "Lust" by Michael David. Excellent and robust. Its a special occasion wine that will make your meal and evening! I highly recommend this fabulous wine

Martini Recipes

The Dirty Harry!
Go ahead make my day. This Dirty Martini might just blow you away.
Ingredients:
6 oz. vodka
1 Dash Dry Vermouth
4 Stuffed Green Olives
1 oz. Brine from Olive Jar

Directions:
In a mixing glass, combine the vodka, dry vermouth, olives, and the brine.
Pour into a martini glass over ice, you can either drink it on the rocks, or strain out the ice.
And Enjoy!

Prep Time: 1 Minute
Yield: 1 serving


Dry Gin Martini
Ingredients:
2 1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth
1 Cup Ice
1 Green Olive, pitted or Lemon Twist
Directions:
In a cocktail shaker with ice, pour in the gin and vermouth, cover and shake gently. Strain the drink into a martini glass, and garnish with an olive or lemon twist.
And Enjoy!
Prep Time: 2 Minutes
Yield: 1 serving

Cosmopolitan
The drink choice of the early Sex in the City gals, this pink concoction hits the right spot.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Cranberry Juice
1 tsp. Dry Vermouth
1 Twist Lime Zest, garnish

Directions:
In a cocktail shaker with ice, pour in the vodka, cranberry juice, and vermouth. Shake for 10 seconds, and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with the lime twist.
And Enjoy!

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Yield: 1 serving



New Year Casa Dante's 40th New Years Eve Bash!
I know its early but this one will be amazing, so start thinking about it now. Live entertainment, dancing, party favors, cocktails, hors deouvres, champagne and more.
Hotel rooms & transportation available.

Casa Dante first opened its doors in 1971. We are in our 40th Anniversary year and our celebration is under way.
New Menu items, Bigger Wine Dinners, Great Holiday deals, a Fantastic New Years Celebration! Stay tuned for more news........


Economic Stimulus Specials for email group only

...we want you to take advantage of us!
We are offering a 10% discount on parties up to eight on Monday through Thursday for the month of September 2010. This is only for email or Blogger customers! Just print this and bring it along. You must be in our database, so make sure you are included by calling or emailing your request.


Sunday Specials for August
10% Discount for parties up to 10 people. Take the family out for Sunday Dinner and get a bonus along with a great Sunday meal. Just mention to your server and thanks!

Here's, another...on Mondays through September 2010...half price on bottles of wine up to $200 in our award(s) winning wine list. Just come in and order dinner. ( This one is really catching on....Monday evenings are becoming a big wine night here.)


The above deals are for email customers only and may not be combined with any other offer.

Heres a tip.....Google " Casa Dante" and check out web coupons and deals we have out there! Im trying to help you have a great meal, and save money too!

Remember that we deliver larger office orders on weekdays throughout Jersey City and closer vicinities. Call 201-795-2750 for details!

If you are a fan of Casa Dante, the best way to get the word out is on the internet!


You can help us improve Casa Dante's online visibility on the youth dominated internet. Please review us on on any of the following sites and keep tried and true institutions like ours in play. Thanks for your help!
Zagat,  Urban Spoon,  Yelp , OpenTable, Citysearch , cityguide aol