Amuse
passionfruit sorbet + champagne
For the table
housemade aged gouda bread + caramelized apple butter

First Course
jonah crab fritter + shaved fennel salad +
meyer lemon aioli
or
organic baby arugula + red wine poached figs +
La Quercia Prosciutto + fresh mint

Second Course
American artisan cheese course + nuts + jam

Third Course
coffee braised Cook’s bison shortribs+ roasted winter vegetables + Heritage Prairie grits + horseradish jus
or
grilled diver scallops + warm soba noodles +
pickled shitaake mushrooms + grapefruit ponzu
or
smoked onion gnocchi + grilled artichoke +
braised pearl onions + crispy kale

Dessert
a selection of Nick’s inspired petit-fours
(guava + chevre, chocolate + espresso, bacon + banana, pomegranate + walnut)

Perfect Wine and chocolate pairings will also be available
1st Tier $15 and 2nd Tier $30

Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2012-02-14

FRIDAY 12/16:  (4:30-7:30)

*Truffle Truffle – an artisan chocolates & confections company
based in Chicago, with a passion for personalization!  They are offering you tastes of their
delicious truffles – perfect for holiday gifts!

*Tenzing Wine & Spirits – is a Chicago-based wholesale wine,
spirits and sake distributor, inspired by the Sherpa guide and the Nepalese
word for balance, or equilibrium.
They’ll be offering tastes of Combier Orange Liqueur, Fair Trade
spirits, Vodka and coffee liqueur

*Lagnaippe Beverage – works with
environmentally conscientious people who use ecologically responsible practices
to create products that express their region and culture. Offering Leopold
Brothers Orange, Leo Bros Cherry, Leo Bros Gin, Leo Bros Peach Whiskey, and the
NEW Chinato (fortified Nebbiolo) from Oregon state!

SATURDAY 12/16 : (1-4)

Colby from Distillery Geeks – Smith & Cross Jamaican Pot Stilled Navy Strength rum, Niesson Agricole Rhum, 2 bottles of BEAUTIFUL scotch, 2 bourbons!

Join us for the official celebration of the renaissance of South Marion, the formal introduction of the Pleasant District, and the completion of the Streetscape Project! On Thursday, December 1st, 5:30PM-7PM, the Pleasant District will be hosting a Grand Opening and Block Party. We’ll be rockin’ around the Pleasant District with live entertainment along with refreshments and prizes. This Pleasant evening will also include dinner specials and holiday promotions at local businesses.

Please contact Stacey Cortez, our Catering Manager, at stacey@marionstreetcheesemarket.com to inquire about catering options from Marion Street Cheese Market.  We can cater wine, beer, cocktails, cheese and meat trays, passed appetizers, desserts and so much more.  Let us bring the MSCM experience to your home
or office party!

**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

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

Celebrate the first ever national American Cheese Month with a Wisconsin artisan cheese and beverage pairing event to benefit the American Cheese Education Foundation (ACEF). Hosted by Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) and Marion Street Cheese Market, the festivities include a guided tasting featuring cocktails by Death’s Door Spirits, beers by Goose Island Brewery, and Wisconsin artisan cheeses such as the award-winning Pleasant Ridge Reserve (Uplands Cheese Company), Bandaged Cheddar (Bleu Mont Dairy), Casa Bolo Mellage (Carr Valley), Dunbarton Blue (Roelli Cheese Haus), and Tilston Point Blue (Hook’s Cheese Company) among others which are all available for sale throughout October at Marion Street Cheese market. Cost is $20 per person.
Date: 2011-10-16

Celebrate and Enjoy with MSCM!
The American artisan cheese movement continues to rapidly grow and thrive. The American Cheese Society has created American Cheese Month in October to explore and celebrate the amazing number of artisan cheesemakers thatare making world-class cheese right here in the United States.

Each week in October we will be featuring cheeses from a different region of the United States during American Cheese Month. We will begin with cheese from the East Coast for the week of 10/4/2011-10/10/2011.

Holly Springs from Sweet Grass Dairy in Georgia
-A hand crafted raw goat milk cheese that is sweet with warm and nutty flavors, and a beautiful pearl white paste. Great as a table cheese or to cook with. -sale price: $24.30/lb

Rupert from Consider Bardwell in Vermont
-An aged raw cow milk cheese which resembles the classic European cheeses Comte and Gruyere. Firm with a rich lactic flavor and hints of walnuts -sale price: $26.10/lb

Harpersfield from Brovetto in New York
-This raw cow milk cheese is washed in the Ommegang Ale which leaves a smooth and slightly granular texture with an underlying hint of hops and saltiness -sale price: $19.80/lb

Hudson Red from Twin Maple Farms in New York
-A washed rind raw cow milk cheese which is tangy, gamey and grassy with a supple texture and a flavorful with a silt-like rind
-sale price: $23.40/lb

Bier Meck from Fingerlakes Farm in New York
-A mildly rich and nutty unpasteurized cow milk cheese which is washed in Ithica Beer Company’s Smoked Porter -sale price: $21.60/lb

Alpine from Hawthorne Valley in New York -Our only biodynamic cheese which we offer! This has a texture of an aged parmesean with slightly salty undertones…and tastes like strawberries and cream!
-sale price: $27/lb

Start Date: 2011-10-04
End Date: 2011-10-10

We are getting ready for the holidays by moving out some wines to make space for some new wines. We are offering some fantastic wines at deep discounts this week. Here is a list of just some of the wines we have on sale this week:

Discounted wines include (but are not limited to):
Hickory Creek Cabernet Franc (reg. 30, take 30% off),
Lamplighter Merlot (reg. 10, take 40% off),
La Corte Negroamaro (reg 15, take 20% off),
Domain Figueirasse Rose (Reg 13, take 25% off),
Stella Rosa Brachetto (reg 15, take 20%)
Marco Donati (reg 20, take 35%)
Bodegas Tradicion Oloroso 30 year Sherry (reg 99, take 30% off)
Start Date: 2011-10-04
End Date: 2011-10-16