This Week at Casa Dante

www.casadante.com       See us on    FACEBOOK or Casa Dante Facebook Dear Friends: We are featured in commercials on WKTU this month. Let us know if you hear it. It's always nice to get feedback about advertisement or, for that matter, this newsletter. We write and send it ourselves so I don't consider it "spam". If I walk by a table and someone says that he read "so and so" or she laughed at my quote of the week.....well, that makes my day. Thanks for letting us know. To our friends who celebrate this holiday week, Happy New Year &  May you be inscribed in the book of life! Thanks for reading! Dom & Toni Marino Proprietors Reserve a spot on Open Table or call direct. Casa Dante 3.5/4 stars Star Ledger 2010, Wine Spectator Award 2009, 2010 & 2011 Best Italian in NJ by AOL, Top three Italian Restaurant inNJ, Inside Jersey Magazine Check out the specials and discounts below and join our  FACEBOOKfan 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 weekend!   Friday October 7, 2011  Danny Bacher ....        Saturday October 8, 2011  "Julian & Dominique"    always a fun night, lots of singing dancing and great food. See the full entertainment schedule at www.casadante.com/entertainment

Happenings at Casa Dante Wine Dinner is Thursday November 3rd. We will feature The Marchese di Frescobaldi "Wines of Family Run Vineyards" collection. Or course, you know they include Ornellaia & Mormoretto which are some notable wines and names that will be presented by the vineyards representative Mr. Paul Castillo. Topped off by the food pairing of Chef Gregg. ( Gregg was recently featured in Jersey City Magazine ) A bit of live Jazz rounds out what is typically a wonderful evening. See the full wines and menu at www.casadante.com/events. Please do join us! Please let us know your interest at info@casadante.com. Menu will be posted shortly. We keep wine dinners intimate, so consider this a heads-up to reserve a spot now. How about this..Thanksgiving is next month! Although Thanksgiving is tradionally celebrated at home, we know that in today's busy lifestyle, this is often unrealistic and expensive. Combined with the time needed for shopping, preparing, cooking, serving & cleanup, the holiday's could become more of a chore than a celebration. Casa Dante offers an alternative; We are open forThanksgiving Day celebration on Thursday November 24th. Featuring either a Special Menu or just order ala carte off our regular menu. We don't do "seating's"( ie: 1pm, 3pm, etc )  so you choose the time by making reservations ( first come, first served so act soon). Let us do the work, the service, and the cleanup; you enjoy time with you family in a great restaurant! I've extended the 1/2 price wine Mondays with dinner through November.  This program has become a great tradition here and we've been introduced to many new wine lovers as a result. Our Wine list was honored with a Wine Spectator Award for 2011 so the wines match the offer: Great!       New Years Eve with Julian & Dominique  at Casa Dante. If you've been here during this holiday, you know its always alot of fun. The New Years Bash starts at 9pm. It includes Champagne toast, dinner, cocktail, party favors and entertainment, televised feed from Times Square and more..We will open our doors at 3 PM for regular diners in our front room.I'll be posting more information as we get closer right here and on our website. I hope you take advantage of this early notice for our regular attendees. We are taking reservation now for this big night! ( see our FACEBOOK page to view photos & videos of last years celebration ) Holiday Season Reminders: Christmas Eve Fish Dinner: Serving 3 till 9pm  Traditional Fish Dinner or ala carte menu. Spend a quiet evening surrounded by your family. Enjoy a fabulous meal, award winning wine list for your choosing and then still have time to go home and open gifts. We make it enjoyable, easy and no work for you or your family! Holiday Parties welcome. Plenty of room for large groups. Reserve as early as you can. we can customize your menu or order ala carte. Valet parking in our lot. Casa Dante is back on a seven day schedule. Open Daily Lunch and Dinner, Friday late closing, Saturday Open 4 till late closing, Sunday 2pm till 9:30pm. Memories of Home cooked food! an email response from a subscriber regarding foods that you remember your Mom ( or Dad) made.  Your "smell" memory is something that persists throughout your life. A dinner I loved way back when----------stuffed breast of veal--------which we called 'bonzette'.  My mother stuffed this with bread stuffing and roasted it in the oven alongside potatoes pizziola, As I remember, this was the whole breast of veal----don't even see that anymore--------but I wouod sure like to see this on your menu.                  jerseyrose Thank you Jersey Rose! Great Recipe Hanger Steak with Mushrooms and Red Wine Sauce Quick and easy dish for the steak lover, minus the expense. Enjoy! yield: Makes 4 servings active time: 40 minutes total time: 40 minutes 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 12 ounces assorted mushrooms, torn or cut into large pieces Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, divided 1 1 1/2-pound hanger steak, trimmed, pounded to 1/2" thickness Coarsely cracked black pepper 3 garlic cloves, lightly crushed 1 6" sprig rosemary 1 cup dry red wine 3/4 cup low-salt chicken stock 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden, about 7 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl; set aside. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet over medium heat. Season steak with salt and cracked pepper. Add steak, garlic, and rosemary to skillet. Cook about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer to a cutting board. Let rest while preparing sauce. Discard garlic and rosemary from skillet. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat. Add wine; cook, stirring up bits, until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 3 minutes. Strain; return liquid to skillet. Stir in stock; bring to a boil. Simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; Whisk in 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in mushrooms and 1 tablespoon tarragon. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon mushroom mixture onto plates. Thinly slice steak; serve over mushrooms. Garnish with remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon. quote of the week "We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police."   author: Jeff Arder -- 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 Did you know?   These were sent me by a friend. Do not have anything to do with food, but funny, in a strange way! The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. Men can read smaller print then women can; women can hear better. It is impossible to lick your elbow. The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000 Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David?Hearts - Charlemagne?Clubs -Alexander, the Great?Diamonds - Julius Caesar If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? A. Their birthplace. Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"? A. One thousand Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common??A. All invented by women. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil??A. Honey In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight." It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the "honeymoon". In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them, "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's" Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice. ~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~ At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow Extra Specials for email group only Mondays through November 2011.. This is only good for Sept-November and email customers so read carefully 50% discount on any bottle from my wine list up to ( no limit )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.  FACEBOOK 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  Looking for a previously posted recipe or item? See this and most prior broadcasts anytime http://casadanterest.blogspot.com