April 30th, 2008
Highlights
- Mother's Day Getting Close
- Scotch Club Already Going International
- Martini Class on May 20th
- Carol Shelton Visits The
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From The Kitchen
This
Weekend's Entree Special
Flatiron Steak and Crab Legs -
Surf & Turf
Start
with a perfectly grilled 8 oz. Flatiron Steak paired with an 8
oz. Alaskan King Crab Leg; add Melted Butter, Herb Mashed
Potatoes, and Fresh Sautéed Vegetables, and you have a meal
extraordinaire - for $35. Pair this with a fabulous wine like
the Mazzocco Chardonnay or Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon, and you
have a memorable evening on the way. Enjoy!
A Bit About Our Menus
Our Dining Room
Menu changes a little each month to accommodate fresh
seasonal and local ingredients. It consists of three
Categories:
Small
Plates: Great for sharing several items among friends,
or as an appetizer for one
Salads and
Soups: We use only the freshest lettuces, vegetables,
herbs, and dressing ingredients for our salads and
soups.
Entrees:
Our entrees are prepared using fresh ingredients and specially
chosen fish, seafood and meats, accompanied by sauces prepared fresh
for each plate.
Our Bar
Menu is available both in Casey's Bar and in the Dining
Room - just ask your server to bring you one. It consists mostly of
sandwiches and sides that are fabulous, like our Hinschberger
Sandwich - a tasty beef and sausage burger the grilled onions and a
BBQ sauce that is way good. Give the Bar Menu a try.
Desserts: Your server always has the list of
current desserts, and several of them are now displayed on the
beautiful plate located near the reception desk. Your server will
also be happy to bring that plate out for you to scrutinize before
making a decision.
Wines: Our Wine Menu now contains over 120
wines from around the world. We taste each wine before we put it on
the list (now that's a tough job but someone has to do it), and we
are quite proud of the wines we are able to offer. Please feel free
to ask me for recommendations or to just discuss wines in general -
one of my favorite subjects.
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Featured Wines and Drinks for May:
For the month of
May, Our Featured
Wines Are:
-
2005 Nobilo Icon
- A very nice medium bodied wine from Rueda,
Spain. This wine goes well with most foods as it is so well
balanced.
-
 2005
Walla Walla Vintners
Cuvee This great wine from Walla Walla
received 92 points from Wine Spectator, and has heady
aromatics of dark cherry and spice highlight the nose.
Bright blackberry fruit combines with vanilla notes mid
palate framed with good acidity. The finish shows off well
integrated tannins with a hint of clove that lingers. Well
worth trying!
Our Featured wines are 15% off by the bottle, and
excellently priced at $6.00 per glass for the Nobilo
Icon, and $9.00 per glass for the Walla Walla Vintner's
Cuvee. Try them - expand your palate!
Our featured drinks are the Razzle Dazzle Martini
and the Lady Godiva Martini, since this is Martini May
- each is priced for the month at $6.50.
Wine and Music Event - Friday, May
30th. The Cellar will be conducting
a large (hopefully outdoor) wine tasting and sales
event that includes wines from around the world by
BRJ Distributing, and we will be
highlighting Spanish wines. This event
will offer excellent pricing on bottles and cases
of wine, and Qwahitas (Bryan and I) will be
playing some very nice acoustic light rock for your enjoyment
while tasting. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for
more info.
Click on the links to see our entire Wine Menu
and our current
Dinner
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Live Music and Coming Events
 Saul Chessin with
Craig Green This Friday, May 2nd, 7:00 in Casey's Bar;
Jazz Piano and amazing guitar with originals and
covers.
Nelson Soucek - This Saturday,
May 3rd in Casey's Bar; fabulous jazz and classical guitar
stylings by one of the masters.
Joe Hunt and Nate
Levy - Wednesday, May 7th in Casey's Bar; Guitars
and vocals from a popular Pocatello Group - come enjoy!
Steve Kakacek - May 9th, smooth
jazz clarinet with great jazz standards.
Qwahitas
May 10th, acoustic light rock guitar and vocals with
Bryan and myself.
Kevin Young
-
May 16th, in Casey's Bar; fabulous jazz saxophone and
celebrating his mom's birthday.
And
Coming Soon: Ben
Burdick, and More.
Spend a Fine Evening of Dining and Music
this weekend, at The Cellar
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Notes from Scott
Scotch Club Starting Up
Well, the Scotch Club is already going
as several Members could not wait until May 1st to get at
it. Founding Member, Nancy Caldwell
(pictured to the right), being one of them. Nancy is
actually the one who recommended the concept to us and gave us
guidance as to how to make it work based on a similar club she
belonged to in Boise. Anyway, if you want to be
a member, just ask Jared to set you up with
a membership card and he will track your
tastings.
Now this is way cool: Two of our first Members
and our very first International Members are Randall
and Anet Bargelt - who are the parents of
Abby Beard (our very first bar
tender). Randall and Anet currently live in Scotland and
will be tracking their memberships at what is
becoming our new Sister Pub in Scotland: Forss House, which is
a small 14 bedroom hotel with a restaurant and
pub/bar that is just a few minutes walk through the woods
from their house. The picture to the left is their
cozy bar - they have a fireplace too. And below right is a
picture of Forss House from the countryside. Wow!!
Forss House owner, Anne Mackinzie, has nearly
300 single malts in the house (more than even Mick
Ohman has), and is excited to become our Sister Pub in
Scotland. Which means, if you are headed to Scotland, it is a
must to visit Forss House and the Bargelts. I can
already tell that the Forss House will be a great Sister
Pub, very welcoming, and a prime location for Michele and I to
visit some day and I hope soon - I will look very much forward
to meeting Anne Mackinzie and seeing the Bargelts again.
 Martini
Class - May's 3rd Tuesday Event - on May 20th at 6:30 in
Casey's Bar. Jared will be teaching
some of the fine points to making great Martinis, as well as
sharing recipes. Martie will have light appetizers to go with
the Martinis, and there will be practice sessions and plenty
of tasting as well. The cost is $25 per person. Sign up early
as there is only room for 20 in this class. And bring
your request with you if you are seeking a recipe.
 Carol Shelton in the
House.Last Friday, we had the delightful pleasure of hosting a
small wine tasting and then dinner for Carol Shelton,
owner and winemaker - Carol Shelton Wines. Carol
embodies the Zen of Zin. She makes several fabulous Zinfandels
- we currently have her Karma Zin on our wine menu, and we
plan to bring in her delicious Rose for at
least the Summer. Carol was the winemaker for Windsor
Wines for 19 years before deciding to start her own winery.
She is very gifted and knows so much about wines, especially
Zins. She and her husband, Mitch, fell in love the The
Cellar and our staff, and particularly enjoyed the several
Small Plates they had for dinner. They were accompanied
by Greg and Casey from JR Distributing - that's how we get
Carol's wine here in Southeast
Idaho. Martie (pictured her
with Carol), is working with Carol to get her
back soon for a Carol Shelton Winemaker's Dinner, which
will be an ultimate treat for those who attend. Stay
Tuned.
Mother's Day - Coming
Soon!
May 11th is just around the corner and it is not too late
to make reservations for our Traditional Mother's Day
Brunch. We will have three seatings: 10:30 am; 12:30 pm
and 2:30 pm. The cost is $19.95 for adults and $9.95 for
children under ten years old.
Here is the Menu:
For
our 10:30
am
and 12:30
pm
Seatings:
- Omelet Station: Made to order omelets with your choice
ingredients: Ham, Bacon, Sausage, Cheddar Cheese, Mozzarella
Cheese, Pepper Jack, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Onions, and
Peppers
French
Toast Sticks Served with Maple Syrup
Biscuits
and Country Gravy
Scrambled
Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, and Country Potatoes
Smoked
Trout Scramble - Red Onions, Scallions, Cream Cheese and
Smoked Trout
Sauteed
Green Bean Almandine
Sauteed
Summer Squash and Zucchini
Roasted
Potato and Butternut Squash Salad with Caramelized Onions and
Goat Cheese, tossed in a Whole Grain Mustard Dressing
Greek
Pasta Salad with Feta Cheese, Red Onions, Roasted Red Peppers
Tossed in a Herb Dressing
Grilled
Salmon Served with a Sundried Tomato Sauce
Roasted
Chicken Breast Served with a Tomato and Kalamata Olive
Salsa
Sliced
Fresh Fruit and Assorted Breakfast Pastries
Your
Choice of Coffee, Tea, Sodas, and Orange or
Cranberry Juice
For
our 2:30
pm Seating - the following items will be added
to the above list:
- Mashed
Potatoes Served with Sour Cream, Cheddar Cheese Bacon, and
Scallions
- Roasted
Pork Loin Served with a Hoisin Barbecue Sauce
In
addition, we will have delicious Mimosa's for $4 each or
all you can drink for
$8.
This is Mom's Special Day. Take her to a special
place for Brunch: The Cellar.
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The Cellar is open at 5:00 pm Monday through
Saturday, with dinner seating starting a
5:30.
Daily
Specials:
- Mondays: Prime Rib
Nights - and 10% off all wines by the
bottle purchased with the Prime Rib.
- Tuesdays: Margarita and
Martini Nights - 15% off all Margaritas
and Martinis.
- Wednesdays:
Ladies Night - 50% off all entrees for ladies, the
following rules apply: 1)
make reservations 24 hours in advance;
specify you are coming in for Ladies Night;
2) eight or fewer (total) guests; and 3) no
other discounts.
- Thursdays: Wine
Nights - 25% off all wines by the bottle purchased
with dinner.
- Weekends:
- Chef's Specials from the kitchen.
Reservations are encouraged but not
required. Dress is casual - it's
Idaho!!! But we will compliment you if you come
dressed up for dinner.
The
Cellar also provides on-site and off-site Catering for every
occasion - contact us for more
information.
Phone #: 208.525.9300
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