Valentine’s Day
January 21st, 2010It’s that time again, the time when we here at Devotay begin our annual betting pool on how many guys (and yes it’s only guys) will call the afternoon of Valentine’s Day looking for a table for 2 at 7pm. And every year we a e forced to turn away the poor young suitors because we’d been booked solid a couple of weeks in advance.
Valentine’s at Devotay has seen 6 wedding proposals accepted since we started doing our special dinner here each Feb. 14, and it’s easy to see why: Cozy, romantic, specal atmosphere combined with great food served by the best crew in town (and yes we suppose perhaps who is doing the proposing might make a difference too).
As in the past, we’ll serve our full regular menu as usual, but in addition, we’ll be featuring this special menu, available a la carte or pris fixe with special wine parings (TBA). reserve now @ 319.354.1001 so you don’t end up a hash mark in our betting pool. To help with that, we’ll also serve our special Valentine’s menu on Saturday the 13th, so there are twice as many chances to get a table.
Devotay Valentine’s Day Dinner
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Amuse Bouche: Oyster Kilpatrick, fennel mousse – 5
Tapa: Bocadillos of shrimp with piparade – 8
Soup: Roasted beet borscht, tarragon crème fraîche – 6.5
Salad: Sourdough bread, jicama, sun-dried tomatoes, sherry-thyme vinaigrette – 6.5
Entrée: Martini trout, artichokes, spinach, Champagne cous cous – 25
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Stuffed Gianini Farms pheasant breast, brie, walnuts, prosciutto, mushroom wild rice, broccolini -29
Dessert: Mascarpone cheesecake, brandied cherries – 8
A la Carte as priced or pris fixe $58, $72 with paired wines to be announced. Tax and gratuity in addition
Argentine Winemaker Dinner February 11th
January 21st, 2010
It’s been a while since we held one of our marvelous Winemaker Dinners – so long in fact that this will be the first under the auspices of Chefs Kevin Henning and Dan Knowles. This time we will feature the wines of Argentina, with special guest winemaker Walter Pecile of Nahuel Winery in Mendoza.
This is a great opportunity to surprise your sweetie by treating him/her to an early Valentine’s surprise. Sure, they expect a treat on the 14th, but why not catch’em of guard with this very special meal:
Smoked salmon & chile mousse pintxo, clementine vinaigrette
Nahuel “Bubbles”
Seared scallops, squash fritter, rosemary cream
Nahuel Malbec Rosé
Butternut-sage bisque or Quinoa salad, radicchio, dried cherries, walnuts, tarragon
Beaudron Chardonnay
Grilled Pavelka’s Point lamb chops or roasted eggplant steak, piperade, roasted beets, Gaucho rice & beans
Tonbert Estirpe Sangiovese
Chocolate-hazelnut truffles, raspberry coulis
Tonbert Estirpe Bonarda
This is a single seating event, welcoming at 6:30, dinner begins promptly at 7pm. The price of the meal is just $55 all-in, or $45 if you need to skip the wine. Tax and gratuity are extra (sorry, we hafta).
Devotay Closed for Lunch 1/20
January 20th, 2010It’s looking perilous out there and our staff can’t safely get to work, so we’re calling off lunch for today, sorry for the inconvenience. We plan to be open for tonight’s big Spaghetti Night - P’Sketti with marinara and with or without meatballs, salad, bread and a glass of wine for just $15. Can’t be beat.
So everybody drive SAFELY to Devotay this evening and enjoy a steaming hot plate o’pasta.
Devotay Raises Over $800 for Red Cross/Haiti Relief Fund
January 18th, 2010
Our heartfelt thanks go to all the devotees of Devotay, who helped us raise over $800 for the Red Cross/Haiti Relief fund last night.
Part of our weekly Benefit Sundays, last night’s dinner was a sell out, with some folks waiting as much as 30 minutes for a table. We can’t say enough about the generosity of our guests, some of whom added cash donations over and above what they already spent that night. Chefs Kevin Henning and Dan Knowles did spectacular work, ably assisted by Jeremy Tole in the back, while long-time Devotay servers Jillianne Kinkade (Press-Citizen Reader poll “Best Server in the Area“) and Morgan Weiss (also our intrepid sommelier) provided the great service Devotay has been known for for years.
In case you couldn’t make it, you can still donate by clicking here, or by texting the word “Haiti” to 90999 and a $10 donation will be added to your mobile phone bill.
Kim and I simply don’t have enough thank-yous for everyone – we really appreciate your support and hope you will continue to attend the Benefit Sundays each and every week.
Peace – kmf
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Wednesday Forkcast: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
January 7th, 2010Everybody who grew up in and around my generation remembers the old TV commercials that told us “Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day!“ My mom used to take that to heart, and Wednesday night we always got spaghetti and meatballs. I don’t know whether she used Prince brand spaghetti, but such things are of no matter to 9-year-old boys.
Perhaps I’m getting nostalgic in my dotage, but we’ve decided to revive the tradition, and make it a heckuva bargain for you as well. We’ve harvested our spaghetti (in the Swiss tradition), so here’s the deal:
Every Wednesday night (we’re open 5-9p) we will feature Spaghetti Marinara, with or without meatballs (your choice of course), with Asiago cheese, fresh copped herbs, bread, salad with our signature balsamic vinaigrette and one glass of wine selected by our sommelier Morgan Weiss – all for $15. Even at Olive Garden that would cost you $0.45 more, and I personally guarantee ours is better. Our wine pours are bigger too.
Benefit Sundays
January 7th, 2010
Because of the very large increase in requests for donations, we have found it necessary to change our donations format. We are very pleased to offer Benefit Sunday at Devotay. We have several formats for groups to use as a way to raise some money, without spending any.
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New Year’s Eve
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Half-Price Wine
December 3rd, 2009
All of Devotay’s excellent wine list is half price all day every Tuesday.
Every glass, every bottle, every Tuesday (Yep, even the Sangria).
So now you can enjoy a glass with lunch. Now you can get that nice bottle at dinner. Stop in and see us this Tuesday.