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COW TOWN – an evening honoring Wisconsin Cheesemakers!

Michelle — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:26:21 +0000

Title: COW TOWN – an evening honoring Wisconsin Cheesemakers!
Description: marion street cheese market and the wisconsin milk marketing board present COW TOWN – an evening honoring wisconsin cheesemakers!

**featuring** multiple cheesemakers, fine wine, craft beer & artisanl spirits! 10 different savor, sweet and singularly exquisite edibles!

$30 per person – buy tickets on line or in store http://marionstreetcheesemarket.com/shop/cow-town-november-16th-2011-event/

PLUS – get 10% off all your purchases that night, and an MSCM tasting glass! Over 21 event! AND at 9pm, join us for a screening of Living on the Wedge!
Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2011-11-16

Halloween Festivities Receive A “Pleasant” Twist Pleasant District Embraces Construction with Truck or Treat !

Michelle — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:07:31 +0000

The Pleasant District is hosting Truck or Treat, a family fun event in the Pleasant District on Friday, October 28th. The evening will consist of trick or treating at Pleasant District businesses, which will have construction tokens, treat bags, and hard hats for kids, while supplies last.

Post trick or treating, make it a ghouls night out and do dinner at Barclay’s American Grille, La Bella Pasteria, Marion Street Cheese Market, Poor Phil’s, and/or Szechwan-Beijing Restaurant! All five restaurants will offer family dining specials. Also, each of these pleasant eateries will provide your lil’ ghosts and goblins with construction-themed coloring and activity sheets. Mary Jo Schuler, President of the Pleasant District Association says, “We’re open for business, construction is moving ahead, and the streetscape is taking shape.” “Truck or Treat is a way for the community to tour the district, see all of the progress that is being made, and nab some treats too,” adds Schuler. Costumes, and candies, and hard hats, oh my!

Pleasant District Association • Open for Business during Construction • pleasantdistrictoakpark.com

Truck or Treat • On South Marion • Friday, October 28, 2011 • 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Chicago Craft Beer Week & MSCM Prix Fixe Tuesday

Michelle — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:15:29 +0000

MSCM continues the Craft Beer Week TAP Stravaganza with a special Fixe Menu.

Enjoy this amazing Chef’s Menu for $33 / person. For just $20 more, you get a 7 glass sampler of some of the best Barleywines made in America.

Barley TAPstravaganza Chef Choice Menu

First – Arancini – crispy carnaroli rice + Widmer’s 4yr cheddar + barleywine port syrup

Second – Artisan cheese course with house made barleywine raisin jam

Third - Milo’s farm egg + grilled mushroom & swiss chard ragout + fingerling potato Moody Blue cheese hash + ramp butter

Dessert – Beer & cupcakes – dark chocolate barleywine cupcake + cascade hop buttercream + barleywine float

No substitutions. Tax and gratuity not included.

Barleywine – TAP-Stravaganza / chicago beer week

Michelle — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:45:13 +0000

Barleywine Tap-Stravaganza/Chicago Beer Week

Join us Tuesday, May 17th from 6pm to 10pm, Marion Street Cheese Market & Louis Glunz Beer are proud to announce a Barleywine Tap-Stravaganza!

For one night and one night only, we’ll be featuring SEVEN different,, limited release Barleywines all on tap in our bistro. For just $20, you get a 7 glass sampler of some of the best Barleywines made in America.

What is a Barleywine, you may ask. Barleywine is a big, complex ale that can be aged like fine wine. It is loaded with lots of malt and and in the American style, also a ton of hops. Barleywine is typically also very high in alcohol content. And in the hands of serious craft brewers, Barleywine can be an amazing and unique beer that can vary greatly from brewery to brewery.

And with 7 on tap that evening, you will get the chance to enjoy some very rare and extraordinary Barleywines from some of America’s finest craft breweries. Here is the line-up for the evening:

Arcadia Cereal Killer

New Holland Pilgrim’s Dole

Great Divide Old Ruffian

Anchor Brewing Old Foghorn

Two Brothers Bare Tree

Dogfish Head Olde School

Three Floyd’s Behemouth

To learn more about what makes Barleywine so special, unique and exciting, check out this great link: http://beer.about.com/od/barleywi2/p/Brlywineprofile.htm

Brunched out? Bring Mom for dinner @ MSCM instead!

Michelle — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:50:56 +0000

If you’re brunched out, or just want something a little different, try Mother’s Day Dinner @ MSCM! Pair with a great wine, beer or bubbly and Mom will be thrilled! PLUS, no one has to fight over who is going to clean up, we’ll take care of that!! Make a reservation now at Opentable.com or call 708.725.7200

Mother’s Day Dinner Special prix fixe – $40
Starter – Grilled asparagus + poached egg + tarragon hollandaise + crispy parmesan

Choice of entree
Pork Chops & Applesauce – a tribute to Carol Brady (and Alice)!
or
Grilled Black Earth Meats Pork Chops + roasted cinnamon apple sauce + mashed sweet potatoes + green beans amandine
or
Beef Stroganoff – Grassfed beef tenderloin + egg yolk noodles + charred wild mushrooms + crème fraiche truffle gravy
or
Crispy Whitefish – Beer battered whitefish + fingerling potato salad + sweet Amish coleslaw + dill tartar sauce

Dessert
Classic Lemon meringue pie with Lehman’s orchard raspberry coulis

(tax, tip and beverages are not included)

4/26 Prix Fixe 3 course menu

Michelle — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:26:34 +0000

Tuesdays Prix Fixe at MSCM

3 courses$33/ choose one from each category

First Course
roasted pear and almond soup + toasted almonds + crumbled goat cheese
or
organic greens + white balsamic vinaigrette + dehydrated apricots + toasted pistachios

Second Course
crispy whitefish tacos + spiced black beans + tomatillo salsa + red cabbage jalapeno slaw
or
whole egg pappardelle + coriander pork sausage + fennel marinara + ricotta salata
or
white cheddar grits + braised mushrooms + wilted spinach + crispy tempeh

Third Course
flourless chocolate cake + cherry caramel + toasted pecans + vanilla malt gelato
or
carrot cake + white chocolate cream cheese icing + rum poached golden raisins

this menu will be first come first served and there will be limited availability no substitutions please

1st Tuesday with Mindful Metropolis @ MSCM

Michelle — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:42:43 +0000

1st Tuesday with Mindful Metropolis – Tuesday 5/3/11 – - 5:30 to 7:30pm
Join us for our “1st Tuesdays!” The first Tuesday of every month we will gather at a local venue that shares our passion of mindful living and release the newest issue of the magazine.

This event is free. Light appetizers will be served by Marion Street Cheese Market.

Transportation:
Located in Downtown Oak Park.
City Dwellers: take the Green Line to Harlem (half hour from loop) and exit via the east stairs. Marion Street is only a 1/2 block away.

Please RSVP via the Facebook page or email info@mindfulmetropolis.com so we know how many to expect!

Marion Street Cheese Market — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:11:38 +0000

An Evening of GREED with MSCM and Al Gini
and you thought LUST was provocative??

Executive Chef Leonard Hollander has crafted a gourmet greed-themed dinner menu and Loyola University Chicago’s Al Gini will be providing the food for thought with a discussion on another deadly sin: GREED. Join us to celebrate and/or condemn Tax Day 2010! So, if you hunger for dinner and a show, join us for an evening of greed on Tuesday, April 13th @ 7:00pm. $40 per person. Make your reservations by calling 708.725.7200

The Menu
asparagus bisque + smoked asparagus + black truffle crema
golden beets + honey glazed almonds + capriole chevre
roasted sableish + forbidden rice + charred scallions
coconut coffee tart + vanilla bean honey + cayenne crisp

In honor of President’s Day: George Washington’s Recipe for Beer

Marion Street Cheese Market — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:21:23 +0000

George Washington was a devout beer lover. In particular, he was fond of the dark, English-style brew known as porter, and always demanded that an ample supply of it be kept on hand at Mount Vernon, his Virginia estate. However, it was not porter, but rather “small beer,” for which Washington once recorded an early recipe. Preserved in the manuscript collections of the New York Public Library is a notebook kept by Washington, which includes the following hand-written recipe.

“To Make Small Beer
Take a large Siffer [Sifter] full of Bran Hops to your Taste. — Boil these 3 hours then strain out 30 Gall[ons] into a cooler put in 3 Gall[ons] Molasses while the Beer is Scalding hot or rather draw the Melasses into the cooler & St[r]ain the Beer on it while boiling Hot. let this stand till it is little more than Blood warm then put in a quart of Yea[s]t if the Weather is very Cold cover it over with a Blank[et] & let it Work in the Cooler 24 hours then put it into the Cask — leave the bung open till it is almost don[e] Working — Bottle it that day Week it was Brewed.”

PS. In case you don’t have a cask or bran hops, you can stop in at MSCM and we’ll help you select the perfect beer – growler or bottles! Toast the President’s today with a nice porter!

LUST: Exploring the 7 Deadly Sins

Marion Street Cheese Market — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:39:23 +0000

Title: LUST: Exploring the 7 Deadly Sins Description: Decadent dinner and captivating conversation with Loyola University’s Al Gini, resident philosopher, Eight-Forty-Eight. Executive Chef Leonard Hollander has created a unique menu for this special evening. $40 per person / reservations required. … Continue reading →