Wednesday, September 5, 2012

This Week at Casa Dante


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Welcome back to all those friends back from the Shore, Maine, New Hampshire, The Cape, The Hamptons and other far off locales. Great to have you here and we want to make these next few seasons ( my favorites ) very enjoyable for you.
Wine Dinners, Movie Nights, Holiday Parties....you can tell these are all my favorite times. Lets celebrate them together. Check out these pages and our website in the coming months and we can party together!
See you soon at Casa Dante!

Dom & Toni Marino
Proprietors
                                                                                               
See us at FACEBOOK , our live entertainment options at www.casadante.com/entertainment,  recipes,
and other departments below. If you want past newsletters, recipes or other items go to  Casa Dante Newsletter to retrieve.       
Reserve a spot on Open Table or call direct.
Casa Dante
3.5/4 stars Star Ledger 2010, Wine Spectator Award 2009, 2010, 2011 & now 2012
Rooms for small or large parties up to 140. Valet parking.





Entertainment this weekend!
Friday
 September 7, 2012  
Happy 2 Hours in our lounge at 5:30 with Danny Bacher ...Great voice and Music. He will stay past Happy Hour till 9:30 so please come in and enjoy the sounds with dinner!











Saturday September 8, 2012  The voices and music stylings of "Anthony & Taryn" 














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




My Two Cents
Everybody comes from Brooklyn

I grew up in Gravesend Brooklyn in the 60s. We thought we knew and had everything important in life. Safe neighborhood; Good public schools; the best looking guys and girls; and plenty of opportunity. If you wanted to work, there was always a job somewhere for you. Either so and so would help you work on wall street or another friend could land you a summer job in Coney Island. Yup! Working at the Wonder Wheel was a blast.
Of course, we thought Brooklyn had the best food. The best pizza was found ( and still is today ) at L & Bs Spumoni Gardens. Something about the squares they sell...with the secret sauce. It was and is delicious.
Some of the best Italian food in New York came from Brooklyn.  I remember Carolinas, Gargiulios, New Corners, Ninos.....I can go on and on. Great restaurants.
With changing times, we ran away from al those familiar places to the suburbs. Some of us went to Jersey, others to Long Island. I had a friend that moved to North Carolina. Imagine going from what was then the Italian food capital of the world outside of Italy, and moving to North Carolina. Una disgrazia!
But it all seemed to work out. Today some of the best foods come from suburban areas. From Great Neck to Montvale to Red Bank ( Jersey City too!) you can always find a good restaurant and an enjoyable glass of wine. I wonder if those kids from Brooklyn had anything to do with it?

Thanks for reading!

let me know your thoughts. send your comments to info@casadante.com





    
     Happenings at Casa Dante
 



  • Wine Dinner this fall will be produced by our Sommelier, Dan Roorda in conjuction with food pairings assist by Chef Gregg. Date is to be announced, and it should be an event. The featured wines will be from Stags Leap Vineyards, a major Napa Valley winemaker. If you have interest please email info@casadante.com,  mention "wine" in the subject and we will email you info as we get it.
  • It's not too early; we're planning a big New Years Eve bash and you need to reserve spots as soon as you can. Julian & Dominique will entertain us through the New Year...call for info 201-795-2750
  • 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!
  • Our "Big Night" dinner will be reserved for early December as the sheer quantity of food is too voluminous for a summer/fall feast. Winter seems to be the date all are interested and we will announce the date soon. 
  • Much more fresh 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!
  • We are back on a 7 Day schedule.  

Great Recession Specials
I've reintroduced this section because even though we're 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
  • Make a reservation on Open Table ( links above ) and get discounts, points and notices
  • Half Price wine on Mondays thru September 
  • Come in on your birthday and you get a glass of house wine on us!

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!


whole wheat penne al filetto di pomidoro




Halibut, Swiss Chard and Tomato

  

 call us at 201-795-2750 or see us at Open Table 

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