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Kitchen Hours

Lunch
Wednesdays - Sundays
11-3pm
 
Dinner
Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
5-8:30pm (8pm Sundays)

Pub 
Thursdays: Happy Hours
$1 off all beers
 
Fridays - Sundays
5pm-closing

Grocery Hours
Wed - Sat: 11-6pm
Sundays: 11-4pm

Farmers' & Artisans' Market
Thursdays: 4pm - dusk


164 Highway 4
Murphys, CA 95247
209-728-1164

mailing address:
PO Box 2052
Murphys, CA 95247
 
Partner of the Month:

 

Murphys Suites

Murphys Suites has been one of our favorite partners since we moved in last November. Not only are they the newest hotel accommodations in Murphys but they are also solid and kind members of our Calaveras
Community. When owner, Dennis Lee of Lee-Way Construction and Development Company, built Murphys Suites and the building that is now
Outer Aisle's new home (since Nov. 2013), he had a vision of 2 locally-owned collaborative businesses working together to cater to tourists and locals alike for a comfortable night's stay at Murphys Suites and some good food a short walk across our shared parking lot.
We are proud to be partners with Dennis and his local, family-owed and operated business by sharing this vision and have already enjoyed partnering with the hotel on several of the packages, they sell online including the Twisted Folk Concert Series Package. These packages invite hotel guests to experience, explore, and patronize many local businesses and tourist attractions in Calaveras all of which
strengthen our local economy.

Have folks coming in from out of town and no room to put them? Book them in at Murphys Suites w/a package deal.  It's an easy and fun way to show them around and ensure they'll be comfortable and well fed.
We're even working on a room service option with them, which means your guests could get Outer Aisle food in bed!

Murphys Suites also has a great conference room that seats 80 people that is available for us to use to serve up or delicious, wholesome food for parties and special events so please call us to inquire for your next special event!

We are grateful to have a partner across the parking lot that shares our commitment to keeping the local economy strong and championing other local businesses so that Murphys can continue to thrive for
locals and be a retreat spot for folks looking for some mountain medicine. Thanks Murphys Suites!

Connect with them on facebook here and check out their website here. 


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If you own or run a business and want to make a difference in every aspect, you'll want to check out Dharma Merchant Services for your credit card processing needs. Learn more, and sign up here.


2014 CSA BOX DELIVERIES CSA  
Do you want to enjoy fresh seasonal produce and knowledge of where it comes from? Do you and your friends live outside our current distribution and would love to have Outer Aisle come closer to you? Contact Kaedence to see about starting deliveries in your area!

Weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to:
  • Tuolumne County
  • Calaveras County
  • Alpine County  
Benefits of Becoming a CSA Member:
  • Enjoy local and seasonal fruits and veggies all year round
  • Fresh, high quality, home-grown flavor
  • Bi-weekly fall, winter and spring deliveries to convenient drop off locations near you
  • Your choice of the size bag for your needs: mini, basic and full sizes. Add on fruit, roots, and greens
  • Access our on-line web store  
  • Vacation when you are out of town
  • Supplement your own garden, you grow greens: we have roots and fruits!
  • Lower your carbon footprint. Save gas, we deliver to you
  • Support local growers, producers and makers.
 
Recipe of the Week

 

Summertime freshness with only the best ingredients:

Caprese Salad Recipe

plus: how to pick the perfect tomato

 

what makes the perfect mozzarella, and how to create a balsamic reduction glaze

See it all here

 

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Greetings    !

Come enjoy our beautiful outdoor area in this fabulous weather we're having!

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Tomatoes arrive! 

We just raised the bar on burgers:  

   

I can't claim to be a "modest Kiwi" anymore. I don't usually listen to rumors nor do I spread them. However, I'm willing to destroy my reputation and let you know: that we have been voted unofficially (we are told) to have the best burgers in town!

  

It's not surprising considering what goes into them. First the bun, it's a foccacia roll from Aria (made with organic flour), secondly the burger itself: grass finished beef - can't beat the flavor and it's packed with Omega 3 and other nutritional benefits --- we now added a vine ripened tomato!

 

Grass finished is completely different than grassfed. Most steers are raised on grass until they are shipped off to the auction to be sold to large animal feed lots (CAFO's) where they are fed a diet of corn --- inevitably and most likely GMO origin. We are committed to ensuring that all products served in our restaurant are GMO free.    

 

Our steers are grown on green irrigated pasture, as nature intended them to. As an extra bonus we feed them plant material from the farm and kitchen vegetable waste which they love. It's a frequent occurrence on harvest mornings to be greeted with incessant mooing --- we throw them a baseball bat sized squash or a pile of bug eaten chard. They eat a huge amount of the kitchen waste and Chef announced last week that 10% of products that reach the kitchen is composted or "cowed".

 

On the heals of this great burger....is the Diestel family ranch specializing in turkey. They just introduced their new line of Non GMO fed turkey products.

 

And if meat isn't your thing - then try our Portabella burger ---- just as delicious! 

   

NEXT WEEK: Narrowing our wastestream: where does our food come from? how it's grown? what's the process in getting it to the Farmer's Kitchen table or your own?  

  

 

 

Upcoming Events

 

Every Thursday(4pm-dusk)

Farmers' & Artisans' Market
It's market season at Outer Aisle. And a fun time to get out in the evening, meet new and old friends, have a bite to eat, pick up some fresh veggies and other goodies.

Fancy a henna tattoo, or sample delicious cheeses! We'll see you down here. We are excited to hear the talents of this week's musician in action, join us on the patio in the coolness of the evening.
 
Happy Hour -- $1 off beer
Salad Bar and menu favorites available from 4 to 8 pm   

Music at the Market 6-8pm:
June 26th: Jill Warren

Tell us you'll be there and invite friends on facebook  here.

 
 
 
Fancy a trip to Groveland? 
We highly recommend this spot for atmosphere and music. We are serving up our Outer Aisle taco plates -- coconut black beans, rice and garden salsa at the super fun.
We're delighted to be serving beyond organic cuisine throughout the summer at this awesome concert series in Groveland.  Click here for summer concert schedule and tickets. We look forward to eating well and making merry with ya!
June 21st
Robb & Regina, the dynamic duo write: "In the midst of a year packed with fire, drought, and unknowns ahead, we are proud to present a panel of presentations that will give you positive tools to make you more knowledgeable, and take action for your farm, business or home in the Sierra.  
Keynote Dr. Lynn Ingram will be speaking on past paleoclimate records of drought (and floods!) and how this can greatly affect our resource management and everyday living in drought prone California."


June 29th: The Duhks with


 
 

Showcase Garden Tours: no tour 6/28

next tour July 12th 

 

 

We recommend that you wear suitable footwear, a hat and carry a water bottle. One hour tour: $15 (children are free). If you come for the tour and eat lunch at Outer Aisle we'll discount your lunch meal by $5.  

 

Every 2nd & 4th Saturday of every month 
10-11:30am.

Call to sign up (209-728-1164) or show up at Outer Aisle in Murphys (1164 Hwy 4) no later than 9:45 am the day of to shuttle over to the farm. Join us on facebook here. 

 

Interested in a group Agritour (including an extensive farm tour and custom Farm To Table Dinner) for your family, large party or organization?  Contact Christine: 


Music at Outer Aisle
 
Saturday, June 28th
(9:30pm* - 12:30am)
*dinner service ends at 8pm

This band will have you rocking and rolling in no time. Grab your dancin' shoes kids, the local wonder band, The Hot Dark, is back at Outer Aisle!   


Cover charge at the Door (first come first serve): $8 per person, $12 for two. Support local talent: all proceeds to the musicians. 

 

Connect with the Band on Facebook 

Share the event with friends here 

(Rick's last show with us before he sets sail: July 5th. More bands to come!)

 

Friday, July 4th (9:30pm - 12:30am)

Party Night (4th of July)

 

Mountain Motion will present an unforgettable evening of comedy juggling as well as their entrancing
 
kaleidoscopic glow juggling show, Illuminate, in celebration of Independence Day. Mountain Motion is your local trio of internationally acclaimed juggling talent. Join us for this unique public performance!

Learn more about them:

August 9th & September 20th
Farm to Table Under the Stars 
First course: apps in the garden

Don't miss it! We have two dates for us to come together and enjoy this bounty.

 

 

Call us 209/728-1164 and make a reservation today. More details to come. RSVP your seat now by calling us!

 

$100 per person  

(wine & gratuity not included) 

 

Tell your friends you're going on facebook: click here 

 

 
This Week's Menu:
 

Delicious farm fresh ingredients grace the plates in this week's lunch and dinner menu's.

We added a Diestel turkey burger to the menus this week to complement the popular beef and portabella burgers (see article above)

BEHIND THE BOTTLE  
SPECIAL PLATES 
(available Friday & Saturday evenings) 

Summer small plate 4-course meal
featuring select wines from
Ayrael Vieux
$65
(includes all 4 courses and wine pairings)

1st course: Rose
Grilled Peach Risotto
Our take on "peaches & cream": Montchevre goat cheese, creamy herbed risotto, grilled Crimson Lady peaches, garden peas, Thai basil, honeycomb vinaigrette

2nd course: Sangiovese
Stonefruit Panzanella
Grilled plums, apricots & peaches from Tyson Hill Farm, strawberries, shaved red onion, basil, goat feta, balsamic vinaigrette, toasted sourdough, local honey


3rd course: Zinfandel
Taylor Farm Sliders
Taylor Farm's grass-fed & finished beef, horseradish aioli, tomato, caramelized onion, havarti dill, garden greens, challah roll
*vegetarian option: portobello sliders

4th course: Montepulciano
either Pasta Sugo or a Dessert
Still deciding on this....
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At the market this Week:
Lime basil: 
Especially great in fish and chicken dishes. Don't forget the classic caprese salad. Recipe here
One of the original pioneering farms, Terra Firma, is located on the western side of the Sacramento valley. Nestled under the hills this area is a citrus growing area with very little frost in the winter and warmer spring temps which allow them to plant and harvest crops earlier than most.

We've been shopping with Terra Firma for over ten years and the quality of their produce is one of the best. Cherry toms, heirlooms and red slicers are in as well as cucumbers, melons and corn. Are you ready? We are! 
 
FRUIT from Tyson Hill: 
Arctic Sweet Nectarines, Crimson Lady peaches, Snowbrite white peaches and Tilton apricots.

From the Farm: New red potatoes with their waxy creaminess; sweet red onions, yellow zephyr squash, italian squash and round yellow starbursts, radish, lettuce, salad greens, chard, kale, cilantro, parsley.

FROM WITHIN 150 MILES: Tomatoes, melons, corn, cucumbers fennel, beets and english peas. 
 

 

Community Supported Agriculture:
Summer's abundance is only days away and the boxes are getting fuller and fuller.... 
 

Here's what one of our customer's told us this week:

"I'm a super busy, working, single woman and LOVE fresh food but end up only getting to the grocery or farmers markets once a month.  Your service has brought back fresh eating into my world and I am so thankful."  
JoLynn

She gets a delivery on a regular basis - would you like to get one too?
For questions contact our CSA & Grocery Manger, Kaedence: outeraisle@gmail.com

 
Community Support Request!

Our "Fill Our Sails" Campaign is the sustenance we need to grow into the community center we work towards.

 

With that in mind, we are looking for a washer and dryer!  Do you have a working washer and dryer gathering dust?  We are in need of the machines to wash our linens at the restaurant and keep the re-use cycle spinning. We are branching our our catering opportunities and aim to keep our Marygold Fabricating napkins for years to come. 

 

We are also looking for:

  • icechests
  • platters
  • catering wares
  • donations of any kind

Email Christine at outeraislefoods@gmail.com if you have any leads. Thank you all for your support!

 
Outer Aisle FARMERS KITCHEN, MARKET & PUB. "growing food, feeding community". 

Behind the scenes of Outer Aisle is Taylor Farms. Located on Main Street, Douglas Flat, our nearly two acre "beyond organic" farm produces a large variety of seasonal vegetables including these seasonal highlights: summer heirloom tomatoes, fall cauliflower, winter carrots and spring potatoes to name just a few! 

Outer Aisle also operates a year round CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. We distribute the highest quality, local, seasonal and regional produce and products to members all over Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. We only purchase product from farms and producers who are committed to ecologically sustainable practices and go beyond the National "Organic" standards.
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE 

We invite you to be a member of our CSA. Community Supported Agriculture is more than a statement of support it's an amazing way to connect your palate with seasonal eating on a regular basis.
 
Where the food comes from?

People ask us all the time is our produce "organic" and while we are tempted to just say yes and let the organic definition tell the story we don't. We are not certified "organic" and to use the word as a casual expression would get us into trouble. We believe that our practice of stewardship goes beyond what is required under the "organic" label. We are committed to caring for the soil and the micro-organisms that so skillfully maintain fertility so that plants can thrive. And above all, we have a direct connection with our customers and invite you to come out to the fields on one of our farm tours. (Starting in May every 2nd and 4th Saturday.)

Thank you to those pioneering farmers who worked for years, at first alone and then together, to stand firm in ensuring the adoption of strict regulations for what was to become a multi-billion dollar industry. Over the years since "organic" moved to a national standard some of those regs have been "watered" down to allow the larger industrial farms to get a piece of the dollar pie.

We love it that the farmers who were the originators of organic are the predominant producers of the food that we eat, we sell and we cook. 

Those pioneering farmers are still doing what they have always done: adhering to their own high standards of organic and going beyond what is required. Full Belly Farm, Terra Firma, Coke Farms are three of the original pioneers that supply us with produce at times when our garden is not producing. They are advocates of a sustainable approach and even though they are certified organic their practices are what nurtures community: soil and people! 

Those pioneers are inspiring the younger generation and we are proud also to complement our produce with those from up and coming organic farms like Tomatero in Watsonville.


Enjoy seasonal produce and the insurance that what you eat comes from farms that practice diversity, stewardship and are pioneers of good health.