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November 6, 2009
Greetings!
 
Unadvertised Special -
For your eyes only!  In appreciation to you, our customers who subscribe to our rantings each week, we are offering unadvertised specials.  Only those who receive the UPtown UPdates will be aware of these special offerings. Each week we will offer at least one unadvertised special. There is some "fine print" and they will only be available at certain times. So don't miss out, treat yourself, you deserve it. Our way of saying "Thanks for Subscribing."stuffed chicken cropped

Stuffed Chicken Breast with crab meat and cream cheese. Served with seasoned rice blend.  $9.75

Available Sunday, November 8th through Thursday, November 12th after 4pm.
You must ask for the "stuffed chicken breast special"
This special is available for carry out. 
Music Around the Midwest
Cafe Carpe
by Ray
Not too long after we starting doing our shows I had a customer come in and ask me about the music, both that we played and that had played here. He went on the tell me about a place in Fort Atkinson,a city of 12,000 in southeastern Wisconsin and 35 miles southeast of Madison that was very much on the same page. Upon finding their website and checking their show list, I went to 3 different shows there last year. They have great homemade food, a fantastic local Wisconsin beer list and music several times a week. A venue so intimate it feels like you are sitting in someones living room with spectacular sound. They only hold about 70 people in their "listening room" in a variation of configurations, styles of chairs and church pews. It takes about the same time to get there as Chicago. Parking is free, you get waited on and you can drink out of real glasses. All things that by now you know I like.cafe carpe

The owner Bill Camplin is an accomplished musician himself. Hence, his dedication to the performances and the sound. He is very well connected in the music business and many "Mid Majors" perform at his place when passing thru the midwest. It also seems that he has mentored many young local musicians including Geoffry Foucault and Peter Mulvey. Peter Mulvey's song "The Knuckleball Suite" must be about playing, living, and learning music at "The Carpe"

All of the performances I have seen there have been spectacular. Their shows fill up fast. They are generally in the 10 to 15 dollar range. They have an email list to keep you up to date

Cafe Carpe
Our Banquet Menu 
New Side Dishes, Family Style
By Ryan
Another addition to our banquet menu for this holiday season are several new side dishes to accompany all entree choices. We are offering 14 new choices of sides and are changing the way our entree meals are served. Instead of serving all meals with our traditional rice blend and vegetables, we will now allow the customer to select 3 side choices from our list. All side choices will be served in bowls to pass around the table. Each guest can pick and choose what and how much of a side dish they would like. Banquet entree prices will not change. The side choices will be included in the current banquet price. The side choice selection is perfect for sit down style dinner, such as rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, birthday or anniversary parties and other business or monthly meeting functions.
 
SIDE CHOICE SELECTIONS
 
roasted cauliflower cauliflower parmesan
cauliflower sauteed in olive oil and seasonings, topped and browned with parmesan cheese
mashed potato
flavor will change periodically. if you don't like our current option, we can work with you
steamed mixed vegetables
mixture of cauliflower, carrots, tomato, broccoli, french green beans, green and yellow squash
polenta ala bolognaise
homemade polenta topped with mozzarrella cheese and our hearty three meat bolognaise sauce
onions and mushrooms
sauteed onions and button mushrooms. perfect for any meat selection
zucchini sautee
sauteed green and yellow zucchini strings
twice baked potato
baked potato, twice baked and topped with sour cream and melted cheeses
french fries or potato wedges
hefty french fries or hand cut potato wedges with sea salt
uptown rice blend
our rice blend includes basmati, bulgher and acini pasta
roasted rosemary new potatoes
red new potatoes, seasoned with montreal and rosemary
vegetable du jour
we supply the seasons most fresh vegetable. just ask
cheddar broccoli
large broccoli crowns topped with melted cheddar cheese
carrots maple glazed carrots
fresh cut carrots, lightly sauteed with butter and maple syrup. never frozen, always fresh

What's New Around The Uptown
Our logo gets a new look!
by Jimmy

In last weeks newsletter, Ray wrote an article about moving into the 21st century with a new point of sale system. The change finally happened. Along the same lines of updating, we are currently in the process of changing the look of the "Uptown Grill" logo.  We just wanted to point out to all of our readers so that when you see it, you know it is still the same Uptown, just a new look.  
 
Over the course of the last 24 years, we have had 3 logos and we are working on our 4th. 


first logo
The original "Uptown Bar and Grill" logo lasted from 1985 until we moved into our current building in 1995. (sorry for the image, however, this was much earlier than the digital image era)




logo 2
 With a new building, has to come a new look.  The term "bar and grill" was dropped because it had become all too common.




 
 
logo horizontalIn 2005, we even dropped the word "grill" in the logo to give it more of that contemporary look.  However, over time we have felt that by just looking at it, how would you know it is even a restaurant. The search started for a new design.

new logo


Recently, while meeting with MCS Advertising.  Our rep was playing with different looks incorporating the word "grill" back into our logo along with the letter "U". This new contemporary look with the "polished casual" feel is where we are headed.


 
P.S. Ray has been promising us that there will be a whole "new" look for the dining room in 2010.

UPcoming Weather
Scientific Prediction or Folklore
by Kris
Balmy 70 degrees in November! After what was one of the coolest summers and mildest fall on record we are approaching winter with beautiful sunny 70 degree days!  All of this while hearing that the Farmers Almanac is predicting one of the coldest winters on record.  So, I thought I would do a little research.

So that you can be just as perplexed as I am, here are two completely contradictory predictions from what could be considered the top two weather prediction sources.

winter weather mapFarmers' Almanac

How Cold will the Winter Weather Be?
According to the 2010 Farmers' Almanac, this winter will see more days of shivery conditions: a winter during which temperatures will average below normal for about three-quarters of the nation.
A large area of numbingly cold temperatures will predominate from roughly east of the Continental Divide to west of the Appalachians.

What about snow/rain/ice?
Near-normal amounts of precipitation are expected over the eastern third of the country, as well as over the Pacific Northwest and Northern Plains, while drier-than-normal conditions are forecast to occur over the Southwest and the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes.  Only the Central and Southern Plains are expected to receive above-average amounts of precipitation.
Farmers' Almanac
 
winter weather NOAA..(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) National Weather Service

How Cold will the Winter Weather Be?  El Ni�o to Help Steer U.S. Winter Weather.  Warmer-than-average temperatures are favored across much of the western and central U.S., especially in the north-central states. Though temperatures may average warmer than usual, periodic outbreaks of cold air are still possible.

What about snow/rain/ice?
Equal chances for above-, near-, or below-normal temperatures and precipitation. Winter weather in this region is often driven not by El Ni�o but by weather patterns over the northern Atlantic Ocean and Arctic, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation. These patterns are often more short-term, and are generally predictable only a week or so in advance.
NOAA'S National Weather Service

And last but certainly not least is Mother Nature herself.  Let's remember who really is in control. This is all prediction, not Bible. There are very intelligent people that know maps, ridges, flows and whatever else; but it's still a scientific guess. Let's not jinx this thing by putting our complete faith in man. It is what is is. It will be whatever it will be.  Bringing to mind the old adage "Only Mother Nature knows for sure."

On Our Special
Tatamagouche Oysters
Chicken Caesar Flatbread Salad
Fried Veggies
Mole Chicken Quesadillas
BBQ Meatloaf Sandwich
Chargrilled Flat Iron Steak
Marinated Mushroom Steak Kabob
Pan Fried Panko Crusted Escolar
Steamed Mussels in Vodka Tomato Sauce
Roasted Cauliflower
Playlist Theater
 Tickets on sale now for all future shows.           

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Willie Nile
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January 29th


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