Beer Geek Alert!

Besides you coming to the Beer & Wine Tasting this Saturday, FYI We were lucky enough to get more of the Great Lakes "Lake Erie Monster" & a small allocation of 3 Floyds Apocalypse Cow.  Odds are by Saturday we will have a few more things to drool over!

Saturday July 10th The Beer & Wine Summer Sipper at the store 1-5pm

What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than sipping on some vino & beer?  25-30 wines & 15 or so brews.  Some new, some old with a new vintage.  Beers & Wines from all over the world.  And priced for the summer BBQ's.  The list will be finalized by tomorrow evening...I hope!???

 

Farmer's Market!  Remember we're there every other week.  7/7, 7/21, 8/4, 8/18, etc.  (Well, that is as long as Mother Nature co-operates!)  See you there!

Eating Out
I happened to be watching WGN Noon News on Monday & saw that Phil Vitale reviewed Inovasi in Lake Bluff.  He gave them rave reviews!  I'm very happy for John.  Enjoyed one of the best lunches in a long time at Inovasi, a new restaurant in downtown Lake Bluff.  (Yea, I wish it was closer, but...?)  Owned & operated by Chef John des Rosiers a graduate of Gabriel's, Charlie Trotter's & most recently was Chef at Bank Lane in Lake Forrest.  (We held a dinner or two at Southgate located in the same restaurant.)  Great atmosphere & pretty much everything else I want in a restaurant.  Very relaxed atmosphere.  The service is excellent & best of all the prices are extremely reasonable!  All of the menu items are fresh, local & mostly organic.  Rather than serving you that mountain of food that you'll never finish, John has decided to serve smaller portions that allow you to try a couple of dishes rather than just one.  A step above grazing with appetizers or Tapas.  (One meal was enough for me!)  The prices ranged from $8 to $16.  The wine list is one of the more fairly priced I've seen for a restaurant of this caliber.  He wants to sell wine, not look at it.  The list is full of many different things that will go with his creative menu.  The menu is ever changing by the seasons.  Rather than me continuing to babble, go to www.inovasi.us & see the menu & wine list.  The web site was designed by our good friend Mike of The Vine!  While you dine John usually wanders through the dinning room visiting with his diners.  When you arrive you may meet Kevin O'Malley, the manager.  If you see them please say hi for us!  (And bring me back a doggie bag!)   Phil