Day: December 22, 2012

Hau’oli Makahiki Hou

New Year Eve Menu

Three course meal $55

w/ complimentary glass of champagne

Amuse Bouche

1^st course

Tempura Ahi Roll & Sashimi Chazuke sushi rice porridge, dashi broth

Beef Tartare & Chevre Crostini beet & arugala salad & beet aioli

Shrimp Meatballs grilled crostini, Sicilian soffritto, garlic white wine clam jus

Crispy Duck Confit Triangles Island mint chutney, Chinese black bean hot mustard sauce

Mac ~n~ Cheese “Two Ways” haricot vert, pickled asparagus & ricotta gnocchi

Roasted Eggplant & Porcini Crostini bell pepper soffritto, yogurt feta crème

Creamy Mussels & Potato Soup saffron fennel relish, lemon olive butter vinaigrette

Warm Goat Cheese Dates Salad blood orange, candied pistachio & pomegranate vinaigrette

2^nd course

“Surf & Turf” Pan Roasted Sea Bass braised oxtail, salsify, shemije & potato fricassee

Lemongrass Mahimahi pineapple sticky rice, chutney & sweet potato foam, coconut banana thai curry

Schichimi Seared Scallop edamame pomme puree, lomi tomato vegetable & truffled yuzu miso sauce

Herb Brioche Salmon wild mushroom & potato cassoulet, beet cabernet, radish & carrot salad

Garganelli Alla Ragu Bolognese soffritto & parmigiano, parsley gremolata

Whole Roasted Suckling Pig risotto Milanese, lemon vanilla pears & spicy pepper relish

Rack of Lamb Farcie mascarpone hash, truffle crème, fried cauliflower, ginger calamansi demi

Rosemary Filet Mignon foie gras torchon, potato alla aligot, grilled asparagus & dark soubise

3^rd course

Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse banana white chocolate, feuilletine, candied caramel ice cream

Mascarpone & Chocolate Panna Cotta Cheesecake blueberry ice cream & apple vanilla caramel

Warm Pineapple Up-Side Down Tart milk chocolate mascarpone crème & ricotta ice cream

Chocolate Coffee Marshmallow Truffle Bomb dark chocolate cake & eggnog truffle shake

Check out the feature on us which aired on Chronicle http://www.wcvb.com/chronicle/From-Hawaii-to-Massachusetts/-/12523032/17395792/-/qsgl10/-/index.html

Our first dinner with our friends from Ryan & Wood was a great success.  Bob Ryan is a talented storyteller and had all us captivated. We are looking forward to the next event on Sunday January 6th at 6:00 PM.

Bradley Bass Inducted Into International Master Sales Society

Danvers, Massachusetts:  Bradley Bass, an area sales professional with Century 21 North Shore, has been inducted into the Master Sales Society™, an international association comprised of an elite group of sales professionals who have successfully accomplished the level of MASTER.  Members of this Society share an uncompromising commitment to provide the highest level of professionalism, service and integrity to their clients while subscribing to a set of essential CORE VALUES. 

This distinction is earned by the very few committed sales professionals who place value and service of their clients above all else.

On October 25, 2012, Bradley Bass completed forty-two days of training and took an oath to uphold the high standards and Core Values that the Master Sales Society demands.  Less than 1% of all salespeople nationwide have earned this select designation.

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Heritage Films Schedule

Dec 25 and Dec 27 :"Gloucestermen" at 11:30a, "Civil War Life and Medicine" at 12:15 at Hollywood Hits Theater Bulding, 7 Hutchinson Dr., Danvers. $5, $4 Seniors. Info 9787772711.
"Puritans Arrival in New England" to be screened at Peabody Institute   Library, Danvers at 7pm in the Gordon Room Dec 27. Free.
Films by Dan Tremblay, Danvers Filmmaker.
All films shot in Massachusetts.

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Art Haven and The Hive is kicking off 2013 with new programs.www.arthaven.org

What a way to beat the winter blues!

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CAT Collaborative Auditions

CAPE ANN THEATRE COLLABORATIVE AUDITIONS JANUARY 16 and 17!

Read on for information on place and time…

Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative members look over set designs for its spring production "Becky Shaw" at the

Gorton Theatre. Left to right standing: Joey Arsenault, Mary Lou Nye, Lauren Ashley Suchecki, Marc

St. Pierre, Pat Maloney-Brown, Pia Juhl. Seated, Mary Spittle.

Auditions for the Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative’s Spring show, "Becky Shaw",  Gina Gionfriddo’s searingly funny comedy about love, marriage, blind dates from hell and the quirks of family dynamics will be held January 16 and 17 at 7:30pm at the Pigeon Cove Circle, 6 Breakwater Ave., Rockport. The show will run for 3 weekends, April 26, 27,28 and May 3,4,5 and 10,11,12 at Gorton Theatre, home of Gloucester Stage Company. Past productions of CAT Collaborative include "Rumors," "Sylvia," "Beyond Therapy," "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," and "The Weir."  Visit our website at www.catcollaborative.org

Roles for Becky Shaw are:

Max Garrett, the acerbically funny family "adoptee" and family financial advisor -  mid to late 30’s

Suzanna Slater, Max’s "sister," neurotic and funny, redeemed by play’s end  – mid to late 30’sSusan Slater, family matriarch with a no nonsense bent with no "sugar coating" life -  60-ish

Becky Shaw, the blind date from hell  -  mid to late 30’s

Andrew Proctor, Suzanna’s naive would-be writer husband -  mid to late 30’s

Hope to see you at auditions!