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Hudson
Restaurant Week starts July 23rd and Casa Dante participates as usual. We
have great lunch and dinner menus for you to try. If you're new to Casa
Dante, this is a first rate introduction and we hope to keep you as a
patron and friend. see us here or
at casadante.com/events
Thanks for
reading and have a great weekend!
Dom &
Toni Marino
Proprietors
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and other
departments below. If you want past newsletters, recipes or other
items go to Casa
Dante Newsletter to retrieve.
Casa Dante
3.5/4
stars Star Ledger 2010, Wine
Spectator Award 2009, 2010 &
2011
Check out the specials and discounts below
and join our FACEBOOKfan page.
Rooms
for small or large parties up to 140. Valet parking.
Entertainment this
weekend!
Friday July 13, 2012
Happy
2 Hours in our lounge at 5:30 with Danny Bacher...he will stay past
Happy Hour till 9:30 so please come in and enjoy the sounds with dinner!
Saturday July 14, 2012 The vocals and
smooth Sax sounds of "Vintage"
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My
Two Cents
What is
happening to Italian cooking?
I was
invited to a lunch meeting in an Italian restaurant recently, and although I
get my fill here at Casa Dante, I was happy to sit elsewhere that day. We are
naturally very picky about food and how its prepared, so I decided to remain
quiet and keep my opinions to myself.
Surprisingly,
the food was very well prepared and quite tasty, but it wasn't Italian? Which
leads to what I have been saying for years; Italian cooking is morphing,
either intentionally or not, into something which conforms with current
trends and gimmickry. But its not Italian! Piling loads of cheese, San
Marzano tomatoes, oregano and extra virgin olive oil on a flank
steak doesn't automatically make it Italian. Italian food doesn't need
to be fried, baked and covered in cheese and sauce to be
"authentic"....please!
It seems
that the culture has been infiltrated by trendy tv chefs and food network
writers putting a new twist to tried and true favorites. That's okay;
given the diversity of our area and our nation, this is welcomed. But let's
not call it what it isn't. When I have a new diner order Mozzarella in
Carrozza and refers to it as "fried cheese" that he didnt like
cold the next day, this is a lack of culinary education. Or someone
complains the pasta was undercooked; we call it "al dente", which
is the way it should be eaten! Am I being too critical here?
At this
rate true Italian cooking will disappear by the next generation. We're all
working hard, so no one is at home cooking and keeping up the traditions, and
the Iron Chefs are ruling the roost. Somebody help our cuisine!
thanks for
reading!
Happenings
at Casa Dante
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- Hudson
Restaurant Week starts July 23rd and Casa Dante is participating. Come
in for a culinary experience at a very reasonable price. Our menu for
the week is tasty, nutritious and economical. Enjoy!
- Make
sure you take advantage of our Recession
specials, next segment below...we know that driving here
plus tolls is quite an expense these days....see below so we can help
you have a great meal at Casa Dante!
- Much
more fish and healthier choices on our menus. As you may know, our fish
is always fresh, never frozen. We have many vegetarian choices and, of
course, our meats are the best cuts available. " The veal is like
butter" she exclaimed!
- Our
first wine dinner of the season will be in September. For those of you
interested please check our website, or see us on FACEBOOK
- We
are taking
Mondays off during July and August instead of our
usual Sunday closing. Most of our friends who go down the shore on
weekends come back early enough to want dinner on Sunday. We're here for
you!
Great Recession
Specials
I've reintroduced this section
because even though were easing out of this "great recession"
there are still many out there who struggle paying high gas prices and
increased tolls and the like. As such, see the following
"deals" for those of you who have read this far down:
- 10% discount on
parties of 4 or more Monday thru Thursdays....but you need to
print and present this to your server...thanks for reading
- Summer Tuesday's
1/2 price wines from our award winning wine list with your
dinner order.
- Make a reservation
on Open Table ( links above ) and get discounts, points and
notices
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Owner's Table
For those of you who "friend" us
on Casa Dante Facebook, you
know that I take photos of food and goodies at my table and post them. We
use our "like"FACEBOOKto notify
events, parties, holidays and the like. But our "friend" page
is reserved for my own messages to you...usually involves food.....my
friends love these...some of you who have moved to far away places (
Florida, North Carolina, California etc ) really seem to appreciate them.
If you're on Facebook, check us out. We'd love to see you
there!
Recent posts
A
great Goat Cheese salad, appropriate for Summer Weekend cookouts!
and
then, Veal Piccata. Tender enough to cut with a fork!
A
dessert of Profiterols is always a great way to top a meal!
Happy Summer to all!
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Remember that we deliver larger office orders on weekdays
throughout Jersey City and closer vicinities. Call 201-795-2750 for
details!
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Dante's can be found over the internet on many sites such as
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