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St. Louis Originals Newsletter - November 2009

St. Louis Originals Restaurant Week!
Sunday NOV 29th - Saturday DEC 5th

3 Courses for $25 all week long at all of the St Louis Originals
(restaurant list).

...ADDED BONUS:
Earn double points on every visit by using your St Louis Originals Rewards Card.
(rewards cards are free and available at each restaurant)

click for restaurant week poster


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EVENTS

Eleven Eleven Mississippi
New Fall Menu
Fall is here and so is a wonderful selection of new seasonal menu items to try. Here are just a few... •Butternut Squash Pizza w/ goat cheese, basil and dried cranberries •Braised Lamb Ragu over pappardelle pasta •Bacon wrapped pork tenderloin w/ three cheese risotto and fig port demi glace These tasty dishes are sure to satisfy even the heartiest of appetites. Call us at 314 241-9999 for more details.

Holiday Gatherings
This holiday season treat your friends, family or co-workers to a truly memorable experience. We have the perfect spot for parties from 4 to 40. Consider reserving our private wine room or our enclosed heated wine garden. Call Brittany at 314 241-9999 for more information.

Absolutli Goosed

FACULTY NIGHT
Wednesday’s are Faculty Night We love teachers and think you deserve a break. 20% off your tab on Wednesday night.

$5 Mary's, Rita's and Long Islands
Join us on THURSDAY's for our great Bloody Mary's, Margarita's and Long Islands for only $5. You can't go wrong with our homemade Bloody Mary's and our freshly made sweet & sour in our margaritas.

$5 Monday Madness
All menu cocktails are only $5 all night long! - more info

Follow Us on Twitter and Facebook
You can follow us on Twitter: absolutligoosed and on Facebook: absolutligoosed

Harvest
Thanksgiving Dinner
Join us this November 26 for our annual Thanksgiving feast. Our 4 course menu for $60 includes choices of appetizers, salads, entrees, and desserts. All-Natural Farrar Out Farm's turkey will be served! - more info

Join our VIP Club!!!
Join our email list for great promotions for birthdays, anniversaries, and to receive our monthly newsletter highlighting the many goings-on at Harvest. Learn about upcoming promotions, specials, wine dinners, etc... Sign up at www.harveststlouis.com

Baileys' Chocolate Bar
Parties at Baileys' Chocolate Bar
If you are planning to host a special celebration for a birthday, bridal or baby shower, consider an afternoon party at Baileys' Chocolate Bar. Let us to do the work for you so you can enjoy an elegant affair with your guests. Please call for more information and date availability.

Reloadable Gift Cards
Baileys' Chocolate Bar and Rooster crepe.sandwich.cafe are now selling gift cards that may be used at either restaurant. These cards are re-loadable and may be used anytime for food and drinks. - more info

T-shirts Now Available
You can now advertise your love for Baileys' Chocolate Bar wherever you go. We have t-shirts available that remind you that regular visits to Baileys' Chocolate Bar are "Cheaper than therapy". The shirts are 100% organic cotton in men's and women's sizes. Additionally for a limited time, we have women's underwear in two styles: thong and boy shorts in all sizes.

Twitter
You can now follow Baileys' Chocolate Bar on Twitter. BaileysChocoBar.

Duff's
Holidays at Duff's
Rent the Grand Canyon! The perfect party room for holiday gatherings. Seasoned Greetings. Duff's Gift Certificates make shopping easy.

LoRusso's Cucina
Happy Hour @ LoRusso’s Bar
Newly expanded, the lounge features quality drinks with great atmosphere. $5 Svedka martinis
half price appetizers(1 per guest)
$1 off reg drink prices

Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream
FALL FLAVORS IN NOW
Fall is almost here But you can enjoy our fall flavors now! Look for Pumpkin Pie, Maple Pecan, and Apple Pie a la Mode ice cream flavors in the shop at 8130 Big Bend Blvd,Webster Groves in the Old Orchard neighborhood.

Corporate Catering All Year Long!
If you are planning a meeting or want to reward your employees for a job well done, Serendipity can help. BREAK-OUT sessions and ICE CREAM SOCIALS are our specialty. Call us today to start planning your event.

Onesto Pizza & Trattoria
Flora Food Fest
A fun evening planned with specials, live music, circus acts and more! Proceeds to benefit Circus Flora - more info

Veteran's Day
10% off for all Veterans all day long! ID must be present for discount - more info

America Recycles Day
Onesto is proud to Reduce - Reuse - Recycle Learn more about recycling & how you can make a difference in your area while promoting a greener way of life for all! - more info

Toys for Tots Kick-off Party
Toys for Tots kicks-off with a Toy Drive running from November 16th - December 14th Discounts for toy donations during the entire Toy Drive - more info

SLOW Food Tuscan Dinner
Celebrating the Slow Food movement in St. Louis Authentic Tuscan Pre-fixe menu with wine, Live Music with accordion player Groundbreaking photographic journey into the heart of an Italian town steeped in culinary tradition that is a tribute to the slow food movement and the everyday pleasures of food. Slow: LIFE IN A TUSCAN TOWN Photographs and text by Douglas Gayeton Meet the SLOW Food St. Louis representative - more info

Thanksgiving Eve Gobbler
Gobble up Beer & Wine Specials Appetizer specials Live Music from 7-9 p.m. - more info

New Wine List
Debuting new wine and dessert list 2nd weekend of November - more info

Holiday Catering Deals
Let Onesto and our sister company, V. Catering and Events, assist you with all of your Thanksgiving and Holiday needs! Delivery, carry-out or Full Event-Planning All St.Louis Original Customers receive $10 off towards every $100 spent!!! - more info

Ricardo's
Holiday Parties
Let us host your Holiday Party in our private room. If your group size is 25-30 people, why not let us do all of the work! You can reserve our room for lunch or for dinner. Just call Michelle at 314-421-4833 or just email us.

New Monday Night Hours
Ricardo's is now open for dinner on Monday evenings, serving our entire dinner menu. Please come by and see us!

New Years Eve
Ring in the New Year at your favorite family restaurant. We will offer special menu items along with our entire regular menu! Call or email for reservations.

Herbie's
Herbie's Happy Hours
Join us for both our happy hours and enjoy great drink specials plus appetizers at 1/2 price!:
Afternoon Happy Hour:
Sun - Fri 4:30 - 6:30
Late Night Happy Hour:
Sun - Thurs 10:30 - 12:30
(Kitchen open until 12:00)
In addition to our regular happy hour specials, all desserts are 1/2 price as well!

Wapango
Wine Down Wednesdays
All Day All Night every Wednesday at Wapango, each wine on our wine list is half-price! Whenever you visit, wherever you sit, enjoy all Wapango has to offer and drink our wine for half-price! - more info

Holidays Parties
Now is a great time to book your holiday party at Wapango. We offer a variety of menus and will customize one to fit your needs. We have two rooms available and will accommodate any size event. - more info

Rooster
Breakfast Catering and Box Lunches
Allow Rooster to cater your business breakfast or lunch meeting. We can customize a menu for your specific needs and situation. We offer warm breakfast sandwiches, egg dishes, bagels/cream cheese, fruit trays, oatmeal with garnishes, quiches, juice and coffee, and a wide variety of sandwiches and salads on our box lunch menu. We will deliver for free. Please call for more specific information.

Private Parties at Rooster
Have you ever driven past Rooster at night? Rooster is the perfect venue for your rehearsal dinner, office party, or any other party. It is warm and cozy smelling of our delicious crepes. We can accommodate groups of over 90 people. Call Jen at 314-918-1122 for more information.

Rooster T-Shirts now available
Come in to Rooster to see our hip new t-shirts and hats. We even have limited edition Rooster underwear for women. Wear it loud, wear it proud. Show your support for your favorite local eatery.

Gift Cards Now Available
Baileys' Chocolate Bar and Rooster crepe.sandwich.cafe are now selling gift cards that may be used at either restaurant. These cards are re-loadable and may be used anytime for food and drinks. They would make a great gift for your colleague at your downtown office, or your friend living in a downtown loft. Bulk discounts are available, so please call for details. - more info

Twitter
You can now follow Rooster crepe.sandwich.cafe. on twitter. RoosterStL.

Square One Brewery & Distillery
Holiday Party?
As always the holidays seem to arrive quickly so let us help you enjoy them without stress or a lot of expense. Consider our restaurant for your celebration. Our private dining room serves 50 people for a sit down meal or 75 for a cocktail party. We pride ourselves in designing a party around your wishes and budget. We also provide full catering as well as putting together party trays. Please contact Danielia Salas our catering manager at 314-231-2537 or e-mail catering@squareonebrewery.com

Holiday Shopping at Square One
As you contemplate gifts for your friends & family who love great food and drink you can shop with us. Gift Certificates are the easiest but there are also great logo wear and logo glasses. We have the Beer of the Month club(1 Growler of beer per month for a year). You can also purchase our 22 Oz. Cork Finished Spiced Winter Ale along with 375ml and 750ml bottles of the Spirits of St. Louis Spirits. For the person who enjoys handcrafted local products at their best shop with us at Square One!

The Tastes of the Season
The cool weather brings a change to the pallet for both food and drink. Our drink menu will entice you to move away from the citrus of summer to the flavors of a cozy night in front of the fire. During the month we will be bring back our Vermont Night liquor that was such a hit last year. The Winter Ale, a spiced Dubbel will compliment the bigger beers of winter like our Tripel and Double Imperial IPA. Look for our new winter menu as well to compliment the change of seasons.

Best Built Burger Tuesday Night
$2.00 for a full size burger or $4.00 for a veggie or game burger choose from 30 toppings(each at a small charge)to build you dream burger. Then Burger King and Burger Chef will pick the best built burger that becomes the Burger of the Week for the next week. The winner gets a coupon for a free burger for next Tuesday, the burger is featured at the restaurant and posted with the recipe on Face book where it reigns supreme until next week when the Best Built a Burger of the Week is created anew!

SqWires
Holiday Parties at SqWires
Want to get together with your best friends and family, but don't have room or time at home? Let SqWires plan the party for you. Be the host in SqWires Bar with an intimate, fun atmosphere and hot and cold appetizers and drinks. Great for a few or a roomful. Or invite them all into SqWires Annex with room for appetizers, buffets, and full-service dining. Great, affordable parties planned with you and your guests in mind. 314 865-3522 info@sqwires.com. Friday oyster bar happy hours. - more info

Vin de Set
Fall Master Chef's Series
Vin de Set will offer a three course dinner every Thursday evening in November based on recipes from Daniel Boulud. Ivy Magruder, Executive Chef and General Manager and Kirby Jones, Executive Sous Chef have selected their favorite recipes from his award winning cookbook to create a prix fixe dinner. Menus will change each week so call 314 241-8989 for details. $25.00 plus tax and gratuity.

Holiday Open House
Grand Petite Market on the first floor at Vin de Set is loaded with specialty wine, food and culinary gifts to excite even the most discerning aficionado this holiday season. Join us Friday November 20th from 5pm to 8pm for our holiday open house to sample food, wine and browse our selection of unique gifts.

Holiday Parties
This holiday season celebrate in style at Vin de Set or Moulin Events. Vin de Set offers private dining for groups of 12 to 40 and Moulin boasts 4 separate event spaces accommodating groups 40 to 400. Treat your guests to our award winning cuisine and service and make this holiday one to remember. For more information call Amy at 314 241-8989.

Sunset 44 Bistro
A Taste of Travel
Join Sunset 44 Restaurant and Bistro for a "Taste of Travel". Enjoy the flavors of France December 3rd beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50.00 pp or $90.00 per couple, + tax and gratuity. The cost includes French wines, a multi-course dinner of French cuisine and a travelogue of the romantic country, France.

In addition to a featured tour of France by World Traveler Gig Gwin of Gwin's Global Travel, there will be a French cooking demonstration by Owner and Chef Bob Menendez.


Great attendance prizes will be raffled off, and each guest will receive a gift courtesy of Sunset 44 Restaurant and Bistro and Gwin's Travel.

Space is limited so call 314-965-7070 today to make your reservation for this wonderful evening of magnificent food, superb wines and a tour of beautiful France.

Tenderloin Room
World of Wine Dinner Series
11/19/09 - The Tenderloin Room invites you to enjoy a little bit of Oktoberfest with us as we team up with Vino Vitae to present the 3rd month of our new World of Wine Dinner Series.
Featuring a menu paired with wines from Israel and the Middle East. Space is limited, so make your reservations now!
Call 314.361.0900 for more information. - more info

Three Monkeys
Live Music In November- No Cover!!!
November 7th - Celia's Big Rock Band 10pm-1am
November 14th - CBOX Prophets 10:30-1am
November 21st- Carl Banks 10pm-1am
November 28th - The Nancy Boys 10pm-1am


2nd Anniversary Bash - Nov 6th-8th!
Join us for our 2nd year Anniversary Party & enjoy fabulous food & drink specials all weekend long.
Friday Nov. 6th - Bacardi Dragon Berry Drink Specials & Giveaways 9pm-12am & Cuban Zoo Sandwich Special $7 (all day)
Saturday Nov. 7th - ALL Schlafly Drafts $2 from 9pm-1am, Celia's Big Rock Band at 10pm & $7 Gyro (all day)
Sunday Nov. 8th - $3.50 Jack Daniels & Southern Comfort Drink Specials 8pm-11:30pm & BBQ Beef Brisket Sandwich $7 (all day)

Manic Monday Music Trivia
Every Monday at 8pm come & test your music knowledge with an exciting new trivia night & win great prizes!! *No trivia on 9/7/09

Fantastic Football Specials!!
Watch the NFL ticket every Sunday & Monday on our 6 flat screen TV's & enjoy $4 Chicken Wings & $12 Domestic Buckets (while game is on)!

Restaurant Update
The following restaurants are no longer participants in the St. Louis Originals Rewards program:
-Bryan Young Catering
-The Gardens at Malmaison
-The Delmar Restaurant & Lounge

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St. Louis Original Restaurants:

Click Here for a Google Map of Our Restaurants

Absolutli Goosed

3196 S. Grand Ave -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 771-9300

ARAKA

131 Carondelet Plaza -Map It-

Clayton, MO

(314) 725-6777

Baileys' Chocolate Bar

1915 Park Ave -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 241-8100

Cafe Provencal

427 S. Kirkwood Rd. -Map It-

Kirkwood, MO

(314) 822-5440

Companion Central West End

4651 Maryland Ave. -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 352-4770

Companion Clayton

8143 Maryland Ave -Map It-

Clayton, MO

(314) 352-4770

Companion Ladue

9781 Clayton Rd. -Map It-

Ladue, MO

(314) 352-4770

Cravings Rest. & Bakery

8149 Big Bend Blvd -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 961-3534

Dierdorf & Harts - WSPT

323 Westport Plaza -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 878-8039

Duff's

392 North Euclid Avenue -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 361-0522

Eau Bistro

212 N. Kingshighway Blvd -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 633-3000

Eau Cafe

212 N. Kingshighway Blvd -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 454-9000

Eleven Eleven Mississippi

1111 Mississippi -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 241-9999

Harvest

1059 Big Bend Rd. -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 645-3522

Herbie's

405 N Euclid Ave -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 769-9595

LoRusso's Cucina

3121 Watson Road -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 647-6222

Massa's

131 W. Argonne Drive -Map It-

Kirkwood, MO

(314) 965-8050

Mike Shannon's

620 Market St -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 421-1540

Monarch

7401 Manchester Road -Map It-

Maplewood, MO

(314) 644-3995

Onesto Pizza & Trattoria

5401 Finkman -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 802-8883

Ricardo's

1931 Park Ave. -Map It-

St Louis, MO

(314) 421-4833

Riddle's Penultimate Cafe

6307 Delmar Blvd. -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 725-6985

Rooster

1104 Locust Avenue -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 241-8118

Schlafly Bottleworks

7260 Southwest Avenue -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 241-2337

Schlafly Tap Room

2100 Locust St. -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 241-2337

Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream

8130 Big Bend Blvd -Map It-

St Louis, MO

(314) 962-2700

Square One Brewery & Distillery

1727 Park Avenue -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 231-2537

SqWires

1415 S. 18th Street -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 865-3522

Sunset 44 Bistro

118 West Adams -Map It-

Kirkwood, MO

(314) 965-6644

Tenderloin Room

232 N Kingshighway Blvd -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 361-0900

The Scottish Arms

6-10 S Sarah Street -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 535-0551

The Shaved Duck

2900 Virginia Avenue -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 776-1407

Three Monkeys

3153 Morgan Ford -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 772-9800

Trattoria Marcella

3600 Watson Road -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 352-7706

Vin de Set

2017 Chouteau -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 241-8989

Vito's Sicilian Pizzeria & Ristorante

3515 Lindell Blvd -Map It-

St. Louis, MO

(314) 534-8486

Wapango

2020 Chesterfield Mall -Map It-

Chesterfield, MO

(636) 536-1151

Wild Horse Grill

101 Chesterfield Towne Centre -Map It-

Chesterfield, MO

(636) 532-8750

 

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