This Week at Casa Dante

www.casadante.com       See us on    FACEBOOK  or Casa Dante Facebook Dear Friends, Happy Mother's Day to all our Moms & GrandMoms. Don't forget to show and tell Mom how much you love her and appreciate what she has done for you. Of course, we can help if you need. We'll be open on Mothers Day, this Sunday May 8th, at 1PM and serving till 9PM. If you really want to give Mom a treat, bring her in for dinner on Friday or Saturday night. Live entertainment and a song book that will get her memories stirring. Friday night Jazz by The Don Carter Trio and Saturday night Julian & Dominique will entertain all the Mom's this weekend. ( see the entertainment schedule below ) We welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have as we want Casa Dante to be your "special" place. Again, Happy Mother's Day from all of us here at Casa Dante! Until next time! Dom & Toni Marino Proprietors Open Table . Mothers Day is Sunday May 8, 2011. -Spring is celebration time! Remember that we have special menus for parties. graduations, communions, baptims, weddings & rehearsal dinners. Check with our staff for dates and times you need. Rooms for small or large parties up to 140. Free valet parking. -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 Entertainment this week!       Friday May 6, 2011         The Don Carter Jazz Trio light Jazz stylings by great musicians  Saturday May 8, 2011  "Julian & Dominique "  The "gold standard" at Casa Dante. You will have a blast! Reserve now!  See the full entertainment schedule at www.casadante.com/entertainment

Healthy Italian    A Mother's Day "Champagne Lemonade" Rated: 5 stars out of 5 Cook time is 10 minutes and it yields 8 cocktails. ?RATINGS & REVIEWS(12)? Ingredients 1 cup sugar 3 cups water 1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice 1 bottle Champagne or sparkling wine Thin lemon slices, for garnish Directions Put the sugar and 1 cup water into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil. Cook for 1 minute until the sugar has dissolved, turn off the heat, and allow the sugar syrup to cool. In a pitcher combine the cooled sugar syrup with the lemon juice and remaining 2 cups water and mix well. Fill a Champagne flute halfway with the lemonade and top with Champagne. Garnish with a lemon slice. Recipe courtesy of Tyler Florence   s Did you know!     Some Mother's Day facts! 85.4 million Estimated number of mothers in the United States in 2008. 54% Percentage of 15- to 44-year-olds who are mothers. 82% Percentage of women 40 to 44 years old who are mothers. In 1980, 90 percent of women in that age group were mothers. 8,509 Number of florists nationwide in 2008. Their 89,741 employees will be especially busy selling bouquets for Mother's Day. The flowers you buy mom probably were grown in California or Colombia. 11, 715 Number of employees of 107 greeting-card publishing establishments in 2008. 14,027 The number of cosmetics, beauty supplies and perfume stores nationwide in 2008. Perfume is one of the most popular gifts given on Mother's Day. 26,683 Number of jewelry stores in the United States in 2008 -- the place to purchase necklaces, earrings and other timeless pieces for mom.? 4.13 million Number of women who had babies in 2009. Of this number, about 409,840 were teens, and more than 8,000 were age 45 or over. 25.1 Average age of women in 2008 when they gave birth for the first time, up from 25.0 years in 2006 and 2007. 40 Percentage of births taking place annually that are the mothers' first. 42,746 Number of births each year attended by physicians, midwives or others that did not occur in hospitals. 1-in-31 Number of twin births per 1,000 total births in 2008, the highest rate on record. July The month with the highest number of births, with 375,384 taking place that month in 2008. Tuesday The most popular day of the week in which to have a baby, with an average of more than 13,415 births taking place on Tuesdays in 2008. Meals with Mommy 54% and 79% Percentages of children younger than 6 who eat breakfast and dinner, respectively, with their mother every day. The corresponding percentages who eat with their father were 41 percent and 66 percent             quote of the week     A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ?- Tenneva Jordan         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 Russell, 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. 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 April 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  Recipient of the "Diners Choice Award"  on Open Table  for April 2011       Thanks to our many fans!

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