Friday, December 21, 2012

Your Last Drink


Well, if the world is going to end today, we might as well toast in style. Our bartender, Eric Bennett, has created a special cocktail to commemorate the Mayan doomsday.

The Final Sacrifice—made with bourbon, Campari, chocolate liqueur, habanero tincture, and honey—will be served tonight for just $7. Eric created the recipe drawing inspiration from traditional Mayan drinks such as atole—a corn tea—and pitarrilla, a fermented drink made using wild honey and balche-tree bark and water. "I wanted to create a drink that was close in spirit to what the Mayans would have celebrated with but updated for today."

The sweet chocolate and honey mixed with the smokiness of the bourbon and spicy habanero tincture is the perfect dose of bittersweet for the day.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

On The Menu: Beets & Farm-Raised Pork

Between football games, farmer's markets, and Halloween you have a busy weekend ahead. Treat yourself to a dinner out tonight. We have some great specials on the menu.

First up a beet salad with bull's blood and golden beets, Verde Capra blue cheese, and an escarole and Chardonnay vinaigrette. Fresh and full of flavor!


For your main try our Fudge Family Farms pork belly and fennel-encrusted loin duo with local greens, roasted Brussels sprouts, potatoes, and a wild-mushroom-and-pork reduction. 



Tuesday, May 29, 2012

James Cooks For Food & Wine's New Chefs Club Restaurant in Aspen

Food & Wine Chef's Club at the St. Regis Aspen Resort/ Photo: St. Regis Aspen Resort

Our chef, James Lewis, is headed to Aspen, Colorado today to cook in the Chefs Club restaurant — a pop-up eatery by Food & Wine at the St. Regis Aspen Resort. The restaurant celebrates the Food & Wine Classic's 30th anniversary by showcasing the talents of Best New Chef, alums who will create inventive American Regional menus influenced by what's in season. The menu and featured chefs will rotate twice a year to honor the seasonality of the dishes. 

James joins chef George Mendes of Aldea in New York, Alex Seidel of Fruition in Denver, and Sue Zemanick of Gautreau's in New Orleans to create the restaurant's first menu.  Check back to see what James cooks up for the Chefs Club, and make sure to book a table if you are in Aspen this summer!

Friday, January 27, 2012

We Have New Cocktails

There are a few reasons you should come drink with us this weekend. Here is one (well technically two!): Eric's new cocktails that taste even better than they look. The Le Sorrelle, aka "the sisters" with a homemade goose berry infusion, Creme de Cassis, vodka, and sage. And the Bullseye, so named for its blood-red center.  They're not even on the menu yet, so you'll come off like a real insider to your date when you ask for them.

Le Sorrelle 

Bullseye 

Thursday, January 19, 2012

A Year in Pictorial Review

2011 was a wonderful year for us, and 2012 is already showing great things on the horizon that we can't wait to share with you. But before we move on to the future, take a look at some of the images from two big trips Bettola took last year. The first was to New York for the Food & Wine's Best New Chef reception, and in the summer we went to Aspen for the Food & Wine Classic, where we showed the foodie world why the 'Ham does the whole hog best. 







Check out the rest of the pictures on our Flickr page