Live Music Begins, and The Fall Menu arrives

Dear Friends and Family,

The Rose and Kettle introduces new menu items this weekend, like Ultra-delicious Veal Milanese with fresh veal from our pals at Gaia's Breath farm, thinly sliced and breaded and parmed-up and cooked crispy, served with Wild Local Spinach, aka Lamb's Quarters, the most delicate and wonderful wild leafy green that is foraged by our farmer friend Tom Takacs up in Palatine Bridge. We also continue with burgers from Dave and Sonia at Nectar Hills farm, with fresh homemade aioli and shoestring fries.

We're still collecting votes for the hall of famous foods from menus past, but one item that's been popular are the old spring/autumn rolls. In response I'm making a new batch of organic chicken and broccoli autumn rolls with cheese, cooked crispy and served with a small green salad with apples and walnuts.

Lots of Fall greens are pouring in from local farms, so I'm making a roasted chicken both-based greens soup with poached egg and crouton. An old Italian recipe I picked up--not last year, but my first time around-- in 1993 when I was a young painting student in Rome and started my accidental education in delicious eating.

Okay, one more thing: The Sunday Night Music Series (Which is FREE) begins this week with the Fantastic Scientific Maps and the equally fantastic Ross Goldstein. We've had them in before and they are also friends of mine from the music underground. The Scientific Maps are a guitar and trumpet-led band that play pop songs with harmonies and melodies to kill for. They, along with Ross Goldstein, are leaders in the anarchic Troy art scene. How does an anarchic scene get leaders? I don't know, maybe through violent over-throw? or maybe just through excellence. Ross plays guitar pop with influences that range from Don Ho to T-Rex, and that is not a joke. He wrenches a near slack-key Hawaiian tone from his Fender Stratocaster that is jaw-dropping. It all starts this Sunday at 8:30. Check out our blog for the current musical schedule and links to these band's web pages.


Thanks,
Clem Coleman


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The Rose and Kettle Restaurant
4 Lancaster St.
Cherry Valley, NY
open Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 5
Free Music at 8:30
www.roseandkettle.com