Love is in the Air....

Or, maybe it's just the promise of Spring that has me smiling a bit more these days. Either way - we are excited about this weekend - whether you are celebrating romance or just appreciating good friends (because I don't necessarily relegate Valentine's Day to being a couple's holiday... after all - don't we all send our kids to school armed with dozens of heart shaped missives begging each classmate to "Be Mine"?) you should check out our Dinner for Two offering below. We will not be asking for any sort of proof of "coupledom". See? Equal opportunity dining here.

Also the February Specials are OUT of THIS WORLD! You should definitely hop on over and check them out.

As always we will accept call ahead seating this weekend, but NO RESERVATIONS. We think it works out best this way, since we don't have to fend off angry eyes while we hold an open table for someone running a bit late.

Dinner for Two:

Cheese Pizzette to Share

Choice of Soup or Salad

Choice of Entree:

Fettuccine Alfredo

Spaghetti with Meatballs

Traditional Meat Lasagna

Rigatoni with Mushroom Ragout

Dessert to Share

ALL THIS for only $30!

We think this is an INCREDIBLE bargain... and we hope you will too! Come in and enjoy this offer anytime between 5 p.m., Friday, 2/12 and Sunday 2/14/10.

The pic above is Maddie (our oldest) sharing a fry with one of her BFFs Carter. See? Love is for EVERYONE.

January Specials.

Appetizer:
Steamed Mussels with Sausage & Tomatoes in a white wine broth $10

Entrees:
Braised Beef & Gorgonzola Ravioli (hand-made HERE~!) topped with a rich beef demi-glace $12

Fettuccine with Mushrooms, Toasted Hazelnuts and LOCAL fresh black truffles (while they last!) bathed in a creamy sauce $13

Fresh Orichietti* with our house-made sausage, broccoli & red pepper flakes (for a little heat!) in a velvety sauce $10
*Our Orichietti (they look like little ears) are made in house too!

Dessert:
Toasted Almond Panna Cotta $5

Our monthly specials are popular and use seasonal ingredients so quantities may be limited... We apologize if we run out!

Go to our website to sign up for the Noodle News and be the FIRST to find out about our monthly specials, upcoming events and special offers!

No, Janet hasn't dropped off the face of the earth.

But apparently running a popular pasta restaurant AND co-owning a brand new burger restaurant makes a person a tad busy?

She is probably going to draft me into doing the blogging here (guess I shouldn't be doing such a good job with the Burger Blog) so you'll be hearing from me here soon!

In the meantime, just a reminder that BOTH the Noodle and the Burger will be closing at 4 on Sunday to celebrate the holidays with our awesome staff and their families.

Happy Holidays -- Sarah

Live MUSIC - Cause we still love you!

Hey - we managed to get every Wednesday AND Thursday in August booked with some Live Entertainment!
Tonight, huge thanks to GO DOWNTOWN and First Wednesday festivities for booking Gary Burford and Mark Lemhouse on the Plaza! WOW - they are going to be great!
And NEXT WEEK - because we begged and pleaded (and threw in some Cheesy Bread) Ty Curtis and Hank on Harmonica will be back to rock the Plaza (and our staff!) with their fun brand of bluesy jazz. Mark your calendars for this one - August 12th - Ty & Hank are always popular, and to get to see them for FREE is a big treat! I also have heard that the guys are getting ready to head back in to the studio and start recording, so their performance schedule will be lighter for the next few months.
The following week, August 19th - the man that taught Ty to play the guitar - Gary Meziere and his buddy Ivie are coming back. They are a great duo and we have TONS of fun when they are here.
We are wrapping up August with another local favorite, JT Meier! JT's folky renditions of classic songs are always a treat for me, and it seems many of you agree!

And, for our inside dining patrons, we have Bill Hughes just about every Thursday this month, a little more relaxing and atmospheric, but just as lovely to enjoy.

Let us know how you are enjoying this - if we get enough positive feedback we will continue to work on booking as long as the weather will allow.

MY FAVORITE THINGS - SUMMER EDITION

Ok - I want to know what YOUR favorite summer things are! Post here and at the end of the month we will give away a gift certificate (or two) to our favorite entries! Points will be given for creativity and humor! Of course, if you want to come in and DRAW your favorite SUMMER things, we will accept entries that way too!

I shared a few of my favorite things in this month's Noodle News, but I'll add a few more here:

6. Long drives to nowhere in particular with "road trip" music on the iPod!
5. Fireworks (even though my 4th of July babies HATE them, I LOVE them. Especially with music.)
4. BIG STICK POPSICLES - the original ones - Cherry and Pineapple, none of that Orange and Strawberry fake knock-off stuff. They discontinued them several years ago - but I just bought 2 boxes at the grocery store last week!! YAY!!!
3. Summer toes. Even better when they are in cute sandals.
2. PORCH PARTIES!
1. ICE CREAM. (This will always be my number one answer - regardless of the season).

Okay folks - let's hear what you have to say!

WE LOVE OUR CUSTOMERS!

SO much so, in fact, that we have gone out of our way to celebrate you with live music EVERY WEDNESDAY in July! (for those of you non-music lovers, we are happy to celebrate you any other day of the week.)

Just a quick run down of our line up:

July 1st: Terry Robb, along with a Classic Car show on the Equitable Plaza. Courtesy of GO DOWNTOWN.

July 8th: Gary Meziere is back with his buddy Ivy to rev up the plaza with their rollicking good tunes.

July 15th, 22nd & 29th: Jerry, of JT & The Tourists fame, will be performing his wide repertoire of classics, great to sing along with.

Just a reminder that outside seating is first come, first seated - please check in with one of our friendly staff inside before snagging a table.

Just a quick sneak peek at our specials for next month too: LOTS of fresh ingredients: Fresh Mozzarella, Fresh Angel Hair, Fresh LOCAL Berries (could be strawberries, could be raspberries - we're going to take what we can get from our great local farms: Fordyce Farms and Green Villa Farms). Not enough to tempt you yet? How about a FRESH take on our wildly popular (and I mean people get primal when they eat it) Chicken Avocado special...

Be sure to watch for the newest Noodle News in your in box tomorrow morning! (what? you don't get Noodle News? Well you really should sign up - I ALWAYS let our Noodle News subscribers know what's going on before any one else... Visit the website and click on the link for Noodle News at the bottom of the page to sign up!)

Wednesday Night - LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT

OK - I know this is last minute but I just got confirmation that we do have Gary Meziere and his buddy Ivy coming tonight to play for us from 5:30 - 7:30. They're also coming back on July 8th, in case you can't make it tonight.

Next week, Wednesday, July 1st, we have Terry Robb scheduled, courtesy of GO DOWNTOWN, along with a great classic car show on the Equitable Plaza.

Then, for the last three Wednesdays of July we have JT of JT and The Tourists fame playing for us, just him and some great acoustic tunes. Great summer time music for relaxing outside if you ask me!

Come by and check it out!