Stags
Leap Wine Dinner on Thursday,
November 8th. Please see menu and wines at www.casadante.com/events or call us
for details. A bit of Jazz background by Danny Bacher; Great wines and
food items not found on our menus. Call in for a spot.
New Years Eve
celebration this year is now being booked. Julian &
Dominique will provide entertainment. Live feed to Times Square, Great
Dinner, Party Favors, Welcoming cocktail and Champagne toast are included.
Limite availability. Call us now. See FACEBOOK
videos for past celebrations or www.casadante.com/events
for more info
Big Night movie and dinner
will be held on December 14. If you've seen the movie, you know the menu. But
we'll post it next week. Wines and soft beverages will be included.
Gregg will go all out so bring your appetite and watch a great movie as well.
Don't forget to
book that Holiday Party early this year. We can accomodate small and
large functions. Call or write Gidget@casadante.com
Please reserve
early for Holiday events & parties.
See you soon and
thanks for reading!
Dom & Toni
Marino
Proprietors
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 &
now 2012
Rooms
for small or large parties up to 140. Valet parking.
My Two Cents
Turnpike Blues
The
EZ Pass I've been carrying in my car for more than ten year's has, sadly,
dulled my sense of how the increase in tolls has affected our wallets and
businesses. As most of you know, many of our customers are from outside the
Jersey City area. Those friends who lived locally for many years and bought the
suburban home still come to enjoy a good meal at Casa Dante. What I didn't
calculate, because of that mind numbing tag on my car, was how the tolls have
increased over the last two or three years. A typical two way trip into and out
of Jersey City might add an extra eight to ten dollars to a meal. Significant!
Sure
we've seen a drop off of customers from far-away places in New Jersey.
Attributing most of this loss to the current recession has been the overriding
reason. But the cost of just getting here cuts into our business, as well as
other concerns in Jersey City. This has become a main determinant whether
someone dines at their favorite restaurant or just a conveniently located one!
It's a sad statement for us and for our economy. Had I been paying cash all
this time rather than blowing through with that tag on my windshield I would
have had a better feel for our customers plight. In this vein, see discount
listed below as I try to ameliorate this terrible situation.
Thanks
for reading!
I
am taking guest writers for this column. Send me your copy to the email below
and I will post it during the upcoming season.
Please
keep it short and relevant, please!
Entertainment this
weekend!
Frida October 26, 2012
Happy Hour in our lounge at 5:30 with Bryan Beninhove on Sax and vocals by "Vera Sousa"... they will stay past Happy Hour till 9:30 so
please come in and enjoy the sounds with dinner!
Saturday
October 27, 2012 "Julian & Dominique" this Saturday night! A Prelude to
their New Years Eve appearance here! ( book
now as spots are limited for this Saturday)
See the full
entertainment schedule at www.casadante.com/entertainment
Happenings
at Casa Dante
- Stags Leap Wine Dinner produced by our Sommelier, Dan Roorda in conjuction with food pairings assist by Chef Gregg. Save the date of Thursday Novermber 8th. The featured wines will be from Stags Leap Vineyards, a major Napa Valley winemaker. See www.casadante.com/events. If
you have interest please email info@casadante.com,
mention "wine" in the subject and we will email you info
as we get it. Dinner & Wines
paired will be $85 per person, limited availability so please reserve now
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 201-795-275 . . Full dinner, party favors, dancing,
live feed from Times Square and, of course, live entertainment by Julian & Dominique. Party starts at 8:30 well into the New Year.
The Price is $150 per person. email gidget@casadante.com with your reservation request.
- 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 Friday December 14th. Featuring
the main menu from the movie, wines, desserts and coffee. All included in
a price will be $125 per person plus tax and gratuity. Please email cathy@casadante.com to reserve a space for this fabulous meal.
The menu will be listed on our website next week.
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. I'm always adding to this so make sure you read. 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
- 10% anytime
discount to active military personnel and their families. God Bless
America!
- Make a
reservation on Open Table ( links above ) and get discounts, points and
notices
- Half Price
wine on Mondays thru October
- Come in on
your birthday and you get a glass of house wine on us!
- 10% discount
to St Peter's students and alumni thru October and November
- 10% discount
on Gift Certificates purchased now till Christmas Eve ( Must be used after
Christmas Day, please)
- Come in with
a party of two or more and I'll credit a one-way trip on the Turnpike to
get here. Just show something with your address on it, we'll do the rest.
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!
Eggplant Rollatini appetizer...delicious!
