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Greetings!
Feeling sorry for those locals who are stuck in a desolate shore town in Winter? That's not the Cape May we know. There's more to do here now than in the Summer. The fun never stops in Cape May. Read on, MacDuff!
Out Damned Scot! It's Burns Night!
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Get out your clan tartan, and your kilt and party like a Scotsman! Come celebrate one of the world's finest poets and get your Haggis on!! The birth of Rabbie Burns is feted every year in Scotland and all over the world and the annual birthday extravaganza in Cape May is being held, as always, in the British pub-style atmosphere of the Ugly Mug on Washington Street.
The men of the Cape Atlantic Irish Pipe Brigade will entertain the audience with a selection of Scottish bagpipe classics throughout the night. Tickets include a three-course Scottish meal and a cash bar. Choose from beef or vegetarian haggis, and classic fish-and-chips. Master of Ceremonies, Exit Zero's Jack Wright, will keep the party rocking as you enjoy food, drink, songs, poetry, and even bagpipes in celebration of Scotland's own Robert Burns. Just keep your hands off my sporran! All proceeds benefit Cape May Stage. Tickets: $30 To reserve a ticket, call Exit Zero at (609) 770-8479 or email info@exitzero.us. __________________________________________________________________________ |
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VOTE EARLY & VOTE OFTEN!
CLICK TO VOTE CAPE MAY!!
Just click on the photo to vote for Cape May as Coolest Small Town In the USA!
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| Wine Plus Shopping? What Could be Bad?
Looking for a way to fight the winter blues? Why not try some reds? Or... some whites?
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The beautiful tasting room at the Cape May Winery
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Join us at the Cape May Winery on Saturday, January 28 or Sunday, January 29 from Noon til 5pm each day for the Winter Wine and Shopping Show.
The Chamber of Commerce and The Cape May Winery have teamed up to give you a chance to sip and shop. A combination of artisans with handmade wares and antiques will keep you warm on a cold winters weekend.
For more information contact The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May at 609.884.5508.
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A Winter Warmer
with the Persnickity Chef
Chef Jon Davies shares his recipe for Potato Leek Soup. From CapeMay.com article "Winter Refuge in the Kitchen".
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Potato Leek Soup with The Persnickety Chef
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Basic Potato Soup
- 1 onion diced
- 1 leek diced
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 Yukon gold potatoes diced
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup cream
- 4 tbsp flour
In soup pot, melt butter. Sweat onions and leeks until tender. Add thyme. Sweat 2-3 minutes more. Mix in flour. Slowly incorporate stock. Season with salt and pepper. Add potatoes. Cook until tender. Finish with cream.
Variations: - Add cheddar cheese, bacon and rosemary for a heartier chowder style soup
- Omit cream and add cooked sausage, broccoli rabe and parmesan for an Italian flair
- Puree and garnish with chives and sour cream for an elegant touch
Remember the mantra: The ingredients my change, but the technique remains the same.
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Tis the Season to Shop Local
by Elisa Lala, Press of AC
West Cape May resident Janet Payne thinks she knows the secret to getting Cape May County though this bad economy. "Two words, shop local," Payne said.  Payne is a professional artist in Cape May County who works in a variety of media, from handcrafted, wearable jewelry made from beach glass and precious metal clay, to sea glass mosaics and linoleum art press wall decor. Payne's art, along with the art of more than a dozen county artisans, can be purchased at Splash, a gallery on Carpenter Lane in Cape May. "When you buy from Splash, the money goes directly back to Cape May County," she said.
Hilary Pritchard, who owns Splash along with her husband, Chuck, said in another life, she was a professional artist. In this life, she is a small-business owner, but with an artist's eye, she said. Hilary and Chuck own two businesses in Cape May, a Whale's Tale, which Hilary describes as an "electric emporium," and Splash, a fine arts and craft gallery selling handmade jewelry, pottery and wall decor. The Pritchards opened Whale's Tale in 1974, selling toys, candles, souvenirs and other small trinkets. They opened Splash last year. Read the full story here--> _______________________________________________________________ |
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Slow Down & Get Some
Comfort in the Cold
Enjoy a feast of fresh, local ingredients as the Washington Inn presents: Comfort in the Cold, Slow Food's 4th Annual Winter Feast on Saturday January 21, 2012. The Five Course Meal with local, seasonal and fresh ingredients starts at 6pm with a cash bar. Dinner is at 7pm. The cost? $50 per person. $75 per person with four glasses of wine paired with dinner. Includes tax and gratuity.
For more information: call 609.602.9306 or email : mchandler@cape-may.net
About Slow Food:
Slow Food is an international movement founded in Italy by Carlo Petrini in 1986. Promoted as an alternative to fast food, it strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine and encourages farming of plants, seeds and livestock characteristic of the local ecosystem. The movement has since expanded globally to over 100,000 members in 150 countries. Find out more here-->
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What's Happening Around Town
JANUARY
Jan 14 Winter Warmers Birding; Cape May Point State Park, CMBO, 609.884.2736
Jan 14 , 21, 28 Cake Decorating, Ice-Cream Making, & Wine & Cheese Tasting Workshop, Mad Batter, 609.884.5970
 Jan 20 Open Mic Night; Pilot House, 609.884.3449
Jan 21 Winery Tour; Cape May Winery, 609.884.1169
Jan 22 Steel Drum Brunch Sunday at Lucky Bones; 609-884-BONE Jan 26 Exit Zero's Annual Robert Burns Night Extravaganza;
The Ugly Mug, 609.770.8479
Jan 28 Wintering Hawks, Eagles and Owls, Goshen, CMBO, 609.884.2736
Jan 28-29 Winter Wine & Shopping Show at Cape May
Winery; Chamber of Commerce, 609.884.5508
Jan 29 Cape May Traditional Jazz Society Presents: Traditional Jazz;VFW Post 386, 419 Congress Ave, 609.884.7961
FEBRUARY
Feb 4 Blondage Rocks; Mad Batter, 609.884.5970
Feb 4, 11, & 25 Cake Decorating, Ice-Cream Making, & Wine & Cheese Tasting Workshop, Mad Batter, 609.884.5970
 Feb 11 Birding Cape May Point, CMBO, 609.884.2736
Feb 11 Winery Tour; Cape May Winery, 609.884.1169
Feb 17-19 Cape May Wine Weekend: Great Italian Wines;
MAC, 609.884.5404
Feb 18-19 Crafts and Antiques in Winter; Cape May Elementary, MAC, 609.884.5404
Feb 19 Cape May Wine School; Great Italian Reds, MAC 609.884.5404
Feb 25 Photo Walks with Mike Hannisian; CMBO, 609.884.2736
Feb 26 2012 Pre-Oscar Party; Mad Batter 609.884.5970
Feb 26 KIDS CAN! EXPO; Nature Center of Cape May, 609.898.8848 |
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