July 2010

Hello Gardens' Family!

We hope this e-mail finds you happy and in good health.

Quotes of the Month

"....my salad days, when I was green in judgement, cold in blood...."

-- Shakespeare's Cleopatra, 1606

The more modern use of the phrase "Salad Days", refers to a person's heyday when they are at the peak of his/her abilities. And this certainly is fitting for our Maestro of the Salads: Carlos, who serves up some of the freshest, tastiest salads anywhere.

Dear Friends,

Well the really good weather has finally arrived! And hopefully will be with us for a while.

To celebrate, we are going to offer one of our widest selections of salad offerings ever presented to the tables at AWG.

So please enjoy the weather, and our salads, served by some of the nicest people I know.

The Pick of the Gardens (Featured Dishes)

We are committed to keeping things the way they have been for a long time here at "The Gardens". But we also like to introduce some new things to make your visits more interesting and pleasurable.

Old favorites returning: Walleyed Pike Artichoke -- Fresh Walleye from the north woods prepared with tender artichoke bottoms in our rosemary sauce

-- Soft Shell Crabs

-- Tina's Spring Salad Mesclun and butter lettuces with mango, avocado, orange sections, glazed walnuts & Champagne vinaigrette dressing

-- Tuscan Chicken An old Scornavacco family recipe of an Herb Roasted Half Chicken served with Tuscan white beans. The wonderful smell of this dish always turns heads in our dining room.

-- Hay and Straw Spinach and egg pastas tossed with prosciutto, fresh mushrooms and our famous Alfredo sauce

New for you to try: -- Beet Salad: Red Beet, Pear, Glazed Walnut & Goat Cheese with Balsamic Vinaigrette, is already a fav with many customers

Thank you for welcoming us into your e-mail in-box. In this day and age most of us get a lot of "stuff" filling our in-boxes. We hope you enjoy what we send you, but if you do not, or have any suggestions, please let us know.

We also want to tell you how much we all appreciate your support during these "interesting" economic times. By looking at the stock market, it seems our troubles are over and happy days are here again. We hope you are having happy days, and always want to help you to have a happy evening when you come in to see us.

We are committed to keeping the Gardens as a comfortable place where you can enjoy a great meal, a satisfying drink, and relax with loved ones, family and friends.

The Gardens is always available for carry-out, so if you feel like eating at home, but aren't in the mood for the hassle of cooking, give us a call at (847)432-0309.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

The Keeper of the Flame and the rest of the wonderful hardworking staff at Alex's Washington Gardens