This Week at Casa Dante

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Memorial Day Weekend is upon us. Alot of traffic heading south to shore points. If you're staying in town, like us, come in for dinner, entertainment and a little dance ( if you're up for it ) and we'll provide a free summer drink. It's our thank you for spending time with us. 

We're already offering lighter fare on our menu. Plenty of fresh fish, whole wheat pasta choices, lighter desserts ( fruit platters and sorbet's ).

This weekend's "Theme" is "Foods of Tuscany". Come in and relax, dine and listen to some of our best entertainers. A reminder that not all life goes down the shore this weekend. And you can beat the traffic too.

Thanks for reading and dining!

Dom & Toni Marino

Proprietors

 

Open Table . Fathers day  is Sunday June 19, 2011.

-See Entertainment for this Friday and Saturday below.

Reserve a spot on Open Table or call direct.

Casa Dante

3.5/4 stars Star Ledger 2010, Wine Spectator Award 2009 & 2010, Wine Enthusiast Award 2009, 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.

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

Rooms for small or large parties up to 140. Valet parking.

Entertainment this week!

  

   Friday May 27, 2011   

    

The Laura Hull Jazz Trio 

wonderful vocals and two of the finest jazz musicians in the business!  come in

Saturday May 28, 2011

 "Danny Heise"  Solid Singer and quality songs from two generations. Relax, have dinner, dance and enjoy a memory or two. 

 See the full entertainment schedule at www.casadante.com/entertainment

Happenings at Casa Dante         Theme menu for the week is "Foods of Tuscany". Our " Additions" to our regular menu will include choices from the Tuscan region. Enjoy! If you have any suggested foods or recipes please let us know at info@casadante.com   Casa Dante will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday May 30. We are open all weekend with specials and entertainment. Come in on Saturday Night or Sunday and I'll provide a free "Summer Drink" for you. Our thanks for spending time with us! ( if you read this far down you've earned yourself this give-away. congrats!)   Father's Day is Sunday June 19th and we will be honoring Dad with a special "Dad's" Menu and a few other surprises.   I will soon announce a special Summer Wine Event. Light full bodied or dry white summer choices for the tasting. Keep this in mind as I may include light courses of passed Italian delicacies and desserts. To be announced!   Spring is celebration time. Remember that we have special menu's  for parties, graduations, communions, baptisms, weddings and rehearsal dinner. Check with our staff for dates and times you need. !   Anyone interested in a Beer Tasting? Write me at info@casadante.com and let me know. If enough interest I will oblige!                     Healthy Italian     Summer Heirloom Tomato Salad       YIELD: Makes 6 servings COURSE: Salads Ingredients 3 tablespoons balsamic or red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 pounds mixed firm-ripe heirloom or other tomatoes 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves Salt and cracked black pepper Preparation 1. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar and oil. Rinse and core tomatoes and slice 1/3 to 1/2 inch thick. Arrange in layers in an airtight container or on a serving dish, drizzling vinegar mixture and sprinkling mint, basil, salt, and pepper evenly over each layer. 2. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes or up to 4 hours. Bring to room temperature before serving. Arrange in layers in an airtight container or on a serving dish, d s Did you know!  Quick Tomato Facts Americans obtain more of their vitamins from tomatoes than from any other vegetable. Salsa has replaced ketchup as the top selling condiment in the United States. Now there is a salsa/ketchup combination available. One ounce of tomato puree has twice the vitamin C and 20 percent more beta carotene than one ounce of fresh tomato. To peel tomatoes easily, place them in boiling water and remove from heat, allow to stand for one minute then plunge them into cold water. Another way to peel a tomato is to place a long fork into it and hold it over a gas burner until the skin blisters. The skin should peel off easily. Tomatoes will keep longer if you store them stem down. Tomatoes may be broiled and sprinkled with grated cheese for a different taste treat. Tomatoes should ever be left to ripen in direct sunlight, as they will lose most of their vitamin C. When slicing tomatoes, it will be easier if you use a bread knife with saw teeth. It will not even tear the skin. Tomatoes are sometimes picked green and ethylene gassed on their way to the supermarket right in the trucks. This can be accomplished during an overnight run. There is a big difference in vitamin loss and taste in a gassed tomato and a vine-ripened one. Americans eat approximately 24 pounds of tomatoes per person, per year. If you are expecting a frost and have tomatoes on the vine, pull them up by the roots and hang them upside down in a cool basement until the fruit ripens. The federal government can detect only 55 percent of the 100 approved pesticides. Green tomatoes will ripen faster if you store them with apples. Both give off ethylene gas when ripening and the extra shot of gas will make them ripen faster. Green tomatoes will also ripen faster if stored in a cool place wrapped loosely in newspapers. This method may take a week or two.

 

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quote of the week   Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. Mark Twain     If you have a quote you think worthy, please email to me at info@casadante.com with your name and I will approve, post it here and give you mention! Casa Dante  40th Anniversary since 1971.  We would love your participation. If you have a story, photo or just a blurb of a memory involving Casa Dante, please forward it for inclusion in this section. Send it to info@casadante.com   Looking forward to hearing from you! A customer sent me an article from July 30,1978. New York Times review of Casa Dante. Two stars, not bad! B H Fussell, of the NY Times described the then newly relocated Casa Dante  "....like a boisterous Italian embrace....in a Fellini movie".    I agree with the comparison. I don't want to post the entire review here, but if you're interested in seeing it, just email info@casadante.com and I'll send it to you! Extra Specials for email group only ...we want you to take advantage of us!  We are offering a 10% discount on parties of four ( minimum, please!)  to eight guests on Monday through Thursdays for the month of May 2011. 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.  Mondays through  May 2011.. This is only for May and email customers so read carefully 50% discount on any bottle from my wine list up to $150 when you order dinner, and mention this posting. 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 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, Open Table,Citysearch  See this broadcast anytime on Blogger.com

This week at Casa Dante

www.casadante.com       See us on    FACEBOOK  or Casa Dante Facebook

Memorial Day quickly approaches, and we take this time to remember those who served and those who still serve in faraway places around the world. We wish peace to all who have been directly affected in the course of duty to our country. We honor your sacrifices and thank you preserving our way of life

On another note, I received a notice on my door this morning that the world will end on Saturday, May 21 at 6PM. If it doesn't and your plans need to change, why not come in for dinner, fabulous wines and some great entertainment. ( How about that segway! See our Friday and Saturday schedule below )

Our specials menu through the next several months will feature foods of various regions of Italy. Whether from the Veneto, Puglia, Tuscany, Emilia Romagna, Bari, etc we will have foods of those regions highlighted as specials for your enjoyment.

Check out the new section below " Happenings at Casa Dante". We will post dates, events, special functions, notices and important news relating to you and Casa Dante.

Thanks for reading and dining!

Dom & Toni Marino

Proprietors

 

Open Table . Fathers day  is Sunday June 19, 2011.

-See Entertainment for this Friday and Saturday below.

Reserve a spot on Open Table or call direct.

Casa Dante

3.5/4 stars Star Ledger 2010, Wine Spectator Award 2009 & 2010, Wine Enthusiast Award 2009, Best Italian in NJby AOL, Top three Italian inNJ, Inside Jersey Magazine

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

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

Rooms for small or large parties up to 140. Valet parking.

Entertainment this week!

  

   Friday May 20, 2011   

    

The Champian Fulton Jazz Trio great voice, fine musicians!

Saturday May 21, 2011

 "Julian & Dominique"  You know the drill. They're Great, they fill the house and you need to reserve for banquet room tables now!

 See the full entertainment schedule at www.casadante.com/entertainment

Happenings at Casa Dante         Theme menu for the week is "Foods of Sicily". Since we're from that region we figured we'd start our Theme Specials with our home area and work our way around the boot. If you have any suggested foods or recipes please let us know atinfo@casadante.com   Casa Dante will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday May 30. We are open all weekend with specials and entertainment.   Father's Day is Sunday June 19th and we will be honoring Dad with a special "Dad's" Menu and a few other surprises.   I will soon announce a special Summer Wine Event. Light full bodied or dry white summer choices for the tasting. Keep this in mind as I may include light courses of passed Italian delicacies and desserts. To be announced!   Spring is celebration time. Remember that we have special menu's  for parties, graduations, communions, baptisms, weddings and rehearsal dinner. Check with our staff for dates and times you need. !   .

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Memorial Day Trivia:

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance of those who have died serving our country.

General John Alexander Logan ordered the Memorial Day holiday to be observed by decorating the war dead.

On Memorial Day, the flag should be at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff.

Red Poppies are recognized as the Memorial Day flower.

"Taps" is often played at ceremonies on Memorial Day.

Memorial Day was first called "Decoration Day" because of the practice of decorating soldier’s graves with flowers.

New York was the 1st state to officially recognize Memorial Day.

Flowers and flags are the two most popular items people use to remember soldiers.

The south refused to honor the dead on Memorial Day until after World War I when the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring civil war dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war.

Memorial Day was declared a federal holiday in 1971.

 

 

Healthy Italian

 

• Grilled Chicken Burgers

a Great alternative to Memorial Day barbecue Beef Burgers. Try this recipe instead. You will be delighted!
Ingredients

1 onion, chopped

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms

1 tomato, seeded and chopped

2 carrots, chopped

2 pounds ground chicken

1 egg

1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs

1 tablespoon Old Bay ™ Seasoning

kosher salt to taste

black pepper to taste

Directions

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil grate.

Lightly spray a saute pan with cooking or oil spray over medium heat. Saute the onion with the garlic first, then the bell pepper, then the mushrooms, tomatoes and carrots, all to desired tenderness. Set aside and allow all vegetables to cool completely.

In a large bowl, combine the chicken and vegetables. Add the egg, bread crumbs and seasonings to taste. Mix all together well and form into 8 patties.

Grill over medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes per side, or to desired doneness.

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quote of the week   " It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." Norman Schwarzkopf       If you have a quote you think worthy, please email to me at info@casadante.com with your name and I will approve, post it here and give you mention!

Casa Dante  40th Anniversary since 1971. 

We would love your participation. If you have a story, photo or just a blurb of a memory involving Casa Dante, please forward it for inclusion in this section. Send it to info@casadante.com   Looking forward to hearing from you!

A customer sent me an article from July 30,1978. New York Times review of Casa Dante. Two stars, not bad!

B H Fussell, of the NY Times described the then newly relocated Casa Dante  "....like a boisterous Italian embrace....in a Fellini movie".    I agree with the comparison.

I don't want to post the entire review here, but if you're interested in seeing it, just email info@casadante.com and I'll send it to you!

Extra Specials for email group only

...we want you to take advantage of us! 

We are offering a 10% discount on parties of four ( minimum, please!)  to eight guests on Monday through Thursdays for the month of May 2011. 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. 

Mondays through  May 2011..

This is only for May and email customers so read carefully

50% discount on any bottle from my wine list up to $150 when you order dinner, and mention this posting.

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 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, Open Table,Citysearch