May 11th is Mother’s Day, and Madison County is a great place to show your mom how much you love her. The Brae Loch Inn in Cazenovia will be serving up their famous buffet from 10:30 until 5pm. For the 38th year Ye Olde Landmark Tavern will be the place in Bouckville to take mom as they will serve their full dinner menu from noon until 8pm. If Italian is your mother’s favorite food, try Grimaldi’s in Canastota. They will be serving from Noon until 6 and every mother will get a rose. Of course reservation are recommended.
There are restaurants all over the county offering specials on Mother's Day. Offering a wonderful view of Oneida Lake, Fisher Bay Restaurant in Bridgeport has breakfast and dinner specials, including their prime rib and shrimp or prime rib and scallops. Zabroso, which is located inside the Oneida Community Mansion House is offering seatings at noon and 2:30. The Colgate Inn has a fabulous menu planned for mom and they are taking reservations from 9am to 2pm. If you haven't been to the Poolville Country Store lately now is you chance as they will be serving brunch from 10:30 to 1 and then a nice dinner from 5 until 9 on Mother's Day!
So you now have no excuse not to find a wonderful place to take mom for dinner on May 11th.
Tuesday, April 22nd from 6pm-8pm Nirchi's wil be hosting a Finger Lakes Wine Festival! They have invited some of the premier Finger Lakes Wineries to offer guests samples of their wines. Nirchi's will be offering appetizer samplings as well. This is a great opprotunity to learn ore about the Finer Lakes Wineries and sample some amazing wines. The event is free, but is only available to those 21 and over.
A regional favorite and one of the best restaurants in Central Leatherstocking is ready for its spring reopening. Ye Olde Landmark Tavern in Bouckville will fire up its grills Thursday March 13th and reopen for the season. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this unique building is home to the restaurant and five nicely appointed guest rooms. It is a sure sign that spring is almost here when the Landmark opens for business.
Nirchi's Italian Grill and Heron Hill Winery are partnering to present a wine dinner on March 13th in the grille's banquet room. Heron Hill, a Finger Lakes winery, is sending a representative to the dinner to explain the wines and why they go so well with the meal. The menu for the evening was created by Nirichi's own Cody Templar. The cost is $55 per person or $100 for a couple and that includes everything. The menu for the evening looks great:
Cucumber Shrimp Canape' paired with Heron Hill Eclipse White
Asiago Cup Salad paired with Heron Hill Semi-dry Riesling
Garlic and Cream Broiled Halibut with Scalloped Potatoes, paired with Heron Hill Pinot Noir
Grilled Tropical Tuna Steak and Asparagus paired with Heron Hill Eclipse Red
Pineapple Sorbet paired with LH Vidal.
For reservations or more information contact Sarah at the grill at 315-655-0382.
Post Standard reporter Glenn Coin has a nice profile of the Oneida Community Mansion House today on Syracuse.com. The Mansion House is one of Madison County's historical treasurers and with the addition of the Zabrosso restaurant and wi-fi in the hotel rooms, they are making some major changes. Check them out for yourself this winter with this getaway special:
Relax in one of eight spacious guest rooms in a National Historic Landmark, once the home of one of the longest lasting of the 19th century utopian communities. All rooms have cable television and wireless internet service. Your stay includes a $75 coupon for a three-course dinner with coffee at the newly opened Zabroso Restaurant in the Community’s original dining room (bar, tax, and gratuity not included), breakfast, and a museum tour. If your stay concludes on Sunday, you may additionally purchase a $25 coupon for Sunday brunch at Zabroso. Double occupancy Pricing: $159
One of the premier places to eat in all of Central New York is the Brewster Inn in Cazenovia. They have several specials they are offering this March to ease us out of winter and into spring.
On Mondays join their Sommelier Kirk in the tavern as he passes his knowledge of wines on to you with wonderful cheeses. On Tuesdays and Thursdays you can bring your own bottle of wine to dinner, and there will be no charge for their knowledgeable wait staff to serve it to you.
If staying in and cooking a gourmet meal at home is your idea of fun, do not forget the Seafood Market at the Brewster Inn. It is open from 11am to 6pm Tuesday through Sunday. You cannot find fresher seafood anywhere in Madison County.
One of the premier places to eat in all of Central New York is the Brewster Inn in Cazenovia. They have several specials they are offering this March to ease us out of winter and into spring.
On Mondays join their Sommelier Kirk in the tavern as he passes his knowledge of wines on to you with wonderful cheeses. On Tuesdays and Thursdays you can bring your own bottle of wine to dinner, and there will be no charge for their knowledgeable wait staff to serve it to you.
If staying in and cooking a gourmet meal at home is your idea of fun, do not forget the Seafood Market at the Brewster Inn. It is open from 11am to 6pm Tuesday through Sunday. You cannot find fresher seafood anywhere in Madison County.
The Brewster Inn is hosting a Bourbon Heritage Dinner on Wednesday March 12th at the inn in Cazenovia. The Bourbon will be featured by Southern Wine and Spirits. They have an awesome menu planned for the dinner as well. Don't forget to call them for reservations at 315-655-9232 and ask about spending the night in their historic inn so you don't have to worry about the drive home.
Menu:
Caramelized onion and chevre tart
Chipotle rubbed grilled shrimp
Bluegrass wild boar barbecue
(Basil Hayden martini and Manhattans)
Amuse:
Duck plate with wild cranberry chutney
(Jim Beam cranberry spritzer)
1st Course:
Cedar Planked Salmon
bourbon apricot glaze, toasted almonds
(Bakers old fashion)
2nd Course:
BBQ Pork spare ribs
Hominy cheese grits, braised endive
(Knob Lemonade)
3rd Course:
Coca-Cola Roasted Beef Rib Eye
roasted garlic smashed potatoes, green peppercorn demi glaze, chipotle cream
(Bookers Kentucky Tea)
4th Course
Drunken cherry bread pudding with hard sauce and oak barrel ice cream
(Jim Beam Black American coffee with chantilly cream)
The Brae Loch Inn in Cazenovia will be hosting its first annual Tilt a Kilt Party on Saturday March 1st from 7pm until the last kilt is tilted. The Scottish festivites include Scotch Tasting with Empire Liqours, The Syracuse Session Band playing live Celtic Music from 7-10. There will be a ton of food from Scotland with Smoked Salmon, Carved Lamb with Mint Jelly, Haggis Purses, Finnan Haddie Dip with Pita Chips and Mini Steak Pies. Of course there will be bagpipe music galore. Reservations are required and the cost is $35 per person. Be sure to ask about hotel availability as well so you don't have to worry about driving home! You can reach the Brae Loch by calling 315-655-3134.
Valentine's Day is almost here and have you figured out what to get that special person in your life? We are here to help. You can find hotel deals that will help put a spark back into your life. How about dinner reservations? We can help with that too. Make this Valentine's Day one that you will always remember with an evening at one of our great restaurants and country inns!
Nirchi's Italian Grill, on Albany Street in Cazenovia is planning its first fine wine dinner and they are going to hold it on Leap Day, February 29th.
They will be creating a dinner with wines paired by Patty Sears of Empire Wine and Spirits. The menu looks like this:
Starter: Fried Sage Leaves
1st Course: Pappa ol Pomodoro a traditional tomato soup from the Florentine region of Italy.
2nd Course: Arugula and Pecorino Salad
3rd Course: Homemade Mushroom Raviolis with Walnut Sauce
4th Course: Roast Sea Bass with Fennel and Lemon
5th Course: Grilled Veal Chops with Balsamic Sauce and Polenta.
Chef Rob will describe each course and Patty will be answering questions about the wine. Call for reservations at 315-655-0382.
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