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October, 2012 Newsletter 

The Saint Louis Originals exists to promote dining in local independent area restaurants, to provide diners with a unique local flavor and to raise awareness of independent restaurants both locally and nationally. 

In this issue:
Next Discounted Web Certificate Sale- 11/8
Fall Food Frenzy
Featured Chef
Featured Recipe
Win a $25 STL Gift Card
Reward Wednesdays
Restaurant Events/Specials
Restaurant Update
Next Discounted Web Certificate Sale- 11/8
Web Certs
The Saint Louis Originals reward our best guests by giving you the opportunity to purchase Web Certificates to each member restaurant at a significant savings. 
  
The next sale will be Thursday, November 8th at 10:00am CDT. Make sure you mark your calendars to take advantage of these fantastic savings! There will be a link to purchase the web certificates on the Saint Louis Originals website at that time.

Saint Louis Originals Fall Food Frenzy

 

This year's Fall Food Frenzy is Sunday, November 4th, 2012 from 5-8pm at Monarch.   

   

Join us for a night of wine, beer, spirits and culinary tasting from over 30 Saint Louis Originals members. A portion of the proceeds to benefit ALS Association. There will also be a Silent Auction at the event.    

 

Tickets are available at brownpapertickets.com and at all Saint Louis Originals Restaurants. - more info 

Featured Chef

Bethany Budde from SqWires Restaurant 
 
SqWires prides itself on "seasonal menus that feature fresh interpretations of classic American cuisine," according to its web site (www.sqwires.com). And where did its executive chef get her extensive training? It all started "when I was a Brownie," says Bethany with a laugh. "We had cooking patches that we got in grade school, and that's what got me started. Also, my mother Patricia is an awesome cook. She made us kids take turns doing dishes or cooking, but I always bribed my brothers and sisters so that I could do the cooking instead of dishes." - more info 
Featured Recipe

Fall Veggie Chicken Pot Pie

Clean and rinse chicken. Rub with garlic & fresh herbs. Place in high roasting pan. Add 1 cup veg broth. Roast at 325 degrees for 2.5 hours covered. When done, pull all meat from chicken (discard skin & bones). While chicken is cooking, chop and puree tomatoes and thin slice peppers, onions & squash. - more info
Saint Louis Originals Fan of the Month
 
"Like" us on Facebook for your chance to win a $25 Saint Louis Originals Gift Card!  We'll be selecting one Facebook Fan each month!
 
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Reward Wednesdays

Double Points 

Earn double points for dining at any Saint Louis Originals restaurant on a Wednesday (all day)!

The Saint Louis Originals restaurants are the perfect venue to book all of your family events. Visit our website today to make your reservations!

Restaurant Events & Specials   

 

Vito's Sicilian Pizzeria & Ristorante
Karaoke for a Cause at Vito's!

Wanna raise money for your good cause? Well grab some friends and get everyone down to Vito's to Karaoke for a Cause! To fine out more information how Vito's can help you raise money for your cause please contact Vito's at vitospizzeriastl@gmail.com. - more info

Herbie's
Live Music

Live Music on Sundays and Thursday at Herbie's from 8pm to 11pm. - more info

Fall Menu 
Executive Sous Chef, Jonathan Dreja is working on his new Fall menu. New items will begin the first weekend of October. Lamb Shank, Half Game Hen & Chilean Sea Bass seem to come up on his tastings. - more info

Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week 
Join us for dinner from Friday October 12th through Sunday, October 21st for a $30.00 prix fixe menu. 10% of each meal purchased from this special menu will be donated to Operation Food Search program in an effort to fight childhood hunger and food insecurity in the Greater St. Louis area. - more info

Pink Plate  
Join us for "Pink Plate" Specials during the month of October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. Vin de Set is offering lunch and dinner specials and contributing a portion of the sales to the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Guests will enjoy a great meal, while giving back to the community at the same time. - more info 

Wild Horse Grill
Best Fried Chicken in Chesterfield

Sundays Noon until 8pm family style orders available for fried chicken during lunch. Regular Menu, Kids' Menu & Carryout available all day. Reservations recommended. Call 636-532-8750 or visit www.WildHorseGrill.com - more info
 
Cravings Rest. & Bakery
Catering and Private Parties

Did you know that Cravings caters? We can host private parties in our intimate space in Webster or come to your house to cater. Give us a call to hear about our delicious and extensive catering offerings! - more info
 
Wedding and Specialty Cakes
Did you know that Cravings was voted one of the 10 best places in the USA to satisfy your sweet cravings? That was in 2008 and by USA Today. Call us for whenever you need a cake for that special event! - more info

Fall Menu 
Executive Chef, Carl Hazel's Fall Menu is in full swing. Some new favorites are: apple braised pork belly, crispy zucchini fritters, smoked duck pizza, marsala braised rabbit and more. We serve our full menu until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Great time to relax after a show and enjoy the flavors of Fall. - more info

Pink Plate 
Join us for "Pink Plate Specials" during the month of October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. Eleven Eleven is offering lunch and dinner specials and contributing a portion of the sales to the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Our guests can enjoy a great meal and give back to the community at the same time. - more info

Friday Night - Porchetta 
Every Friday night Executive Chef, Carl Hazel offers traditional Tuscan Porchetta. This delicious dish is created by de-boning and stuffing a whole pig with traditional herbs and spices. Then it is slow roasting all day until the skin is golden brown and crispy. Come early, because when it's gone it's gone.- more info 

Serendipity Desserts
Serendipity is featuring a new menu of plated desserts on Thursday through Saturday nights. Starting October 4th we will start with fresh baked pie a la mode, fresh hot from the oven chocolate chip cookies a la mode, and some additional surprises! These unique offerings will be available from 6:30 until we close each evening. Stop by and see us soon! - more info

Leap of Taste
Stop in to Serendipity and try our new Leap of Taste quarts. These unique flavors are designed to pique your curiosity. Each flavor is available for a very limited time, so watch our Tweets at @serendipityice and on Facebook
Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream. - more info
 
SqWires
Home Cook'n Family Style

Beginning September 13th, Thursdays are for Home Cook'n...served family style 4pm until 10pm. Every Thursday Labor Day thru Memorial Day enjoy free range country fried chicken, chive and butter mashed potatoes and gravy, fresh green beans and house smoked bacon, mac and cheese, apple slaw, buttermilk biscuits. Early Bird 4pm until 6pm $12.50; 6pm until 10pm: $14.95; kids under 10 years of age: $5.00. Carry-out available:$12.50 per person. - more info

Fabulous Fall At SqWires
SqWires has the recipe for a fabulous fall. Nothing beats crisp air, gorgeous fall leaves and flavors straight from the pumpkin patches and apple orchards and a crackling fire in SqWires fireplace. October is host to Gardens-To-Tables-Food Day, American Beer Week and National Dessert Day; and SqWires is the place to celebrate them all. - more info

Our expanded fall menu will warm your soul with crispy buttermilk fried chicken dinners on Thursdays; plus Tom's Seafood Chowder, Slow Braised Pork Ragu, and Vegetarian Ratatouille on the menu every day. And finish off your meal with melt-in-your-mouth bites of tender bread pudding laced with apples and cinnamon or pumpkin and ginger or other signature fall blends from our kitchen - fresh every day. - more info

Treats Tuesday-Sunday 
This month at SqWires it's all treats, no tricks. Tuesday through Friday Happy Hours treat you to great prices on beer and mixed drinks and appetizers. Tuesday nights SqWare Plates are sampler size delights of kitchen selections for the evening $5.00 each. Wednesdays you can happily sample a great bottle of wine for half price with your entree. On Thursdays bring a crowd and enjoy family style fried chicken with a table full of all the trimmings. Start your weekends early with 8am Breakfast and Brunch at SqWires - frighteningly tempting with an amazing Bloody Mary bar and Mimosa extravaganza. - more info 

  

Host Your Sweet Events 
You can host the sweetest events in SqWires Annex and Front Room. Contact info@sqwires.com to reserve space and plan menus for meetings, parties, celebrations for 20 to 200 ... appetizers to buffets to full service dining. - more info

SqWires at Fall Food Frenzy - Sunday, November 4 
Come in to visit SqWires table at the St. Louis Originals Fall Food Frenzy November 4th at Monarch in Maplewood to enjoy an evening of food, craft beer, wine and spirits from more than 30 locally owned restaurants. Plus a silent auction. A portion of the proceeds benefits the ALS Association St Louis Region to serve patients and to find a cure for Lou Gehrig's Disease. Tickets on sale at SqWires and all Originals member restaurants. $75.00. - more info 

  

October Music at SqWires 
October brings you St. Louis' favorite sounds Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Come in to hear Mayor Taylor, Tom Hall, Jessi Kocher, Alan Ox, Curt Landes, Eric Foreman Duo, Rebecca Ryan, Bill Murphy, Margaret Bianchetta, Bumblebee Bob Kamoski, Brian Curran Duo, Pennsylvania Slim. - more info 

Ricardo's
Happy Hour in the New Bar
Please join us for Happy Hour, Tuesday through Thursday in our newly renovated bar! Happy Hour is from 4pm until 7pm with drink and appetizer specials. We have plenty of seating to accommodate your group! - more info
 
Wednesday Night Special
Grilled Tenderloin w Rosemary Potatoes $7.99 It's our 93rd anniversary and we are rolling back prices. - more info

Tuesday Prime Rib Night
Tuesday is Slow Roasted Prime Rib served with baked potato $7.99 from 4pm to 9pm.  Call 314-839-1000 for reservations. - more info
 
Sunday All You Can Eat Family Style
Sundays 3:30pm to 8:30pm all you can ear family style dinner. Choose two meats: Catfish, Fried Chicken, Roast Beef or Baked Chicken + three side dishes : Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Corn, Mac n Cheese or Green Beans + Pickled Beets, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread & Beverage for just $13.95 - more info
 
Thursday Kansas City Strip Sirloin Night - Wednesday, December 26
KC Strip Sirloin served w oven roasted potatoes $7.99 It's our 93rd anniversary and we are rolling back prices 4pm to 9pm - more info
 
Happy Hour Monday through Thursday All Night Long
Happy Hour All Night Long Tues, Wed, Thur & Fri in the main bar only. $2.00 domestic beer, $3.00 Well Drinks and $4.00 House Wines. Appetizers $1.00 Mini Tacos or Crab Rangoon. $2.00 Buffalo Rangoon or Jalapeno Poppers. $3.00 Toasted Ravioli or Shrimp Ponchartrain. more info
 
10% Discount on Banquets Hosted in November
10% Discount for Banquets hosted in November 2012 (new bookings only). 25 to 400 Guests.- more info
 
Fridays are T-Bone NIght
One pound T-Bone with french fries $10.99 from 4pm to 10pm and Karaoke from 8pm to 12am -  more info

Pink Plate Specials in October 
Join us at PW Pizza during the month of October and help fight cancer by ordering a Pink Plate Special. PW Pizza will donate $1.50 for every Pink Plate Special sold including to go orders. Open seven days a week lunch and dinner. Helping in the fight against cancer never tasted so good. -more info 

 

Greater St. Louis Restaurant Week 
Join us for dinner from Friday, October 12th through Sunday, October 21st for a $30.00 three course menu. Guests choice of: two small salads, one pizza and one dessert. PW will donate 10% from each special menu to Operation Food Search Operation Backpack program in an effort to fight childhood hunger and food insecurity in the Greater St. Louis area. This is a great way for you to support this worthy charity while enjoying a terrific meal. - more info  

Saint Louis Originals Rewards Card 

 

rewards * Each time you dine at any of our restaurants, you accumulate points for each dollar you spend.
* 150 points = $10 reward for use at any Originals restaurant (rewards are stored on your card)
* 500 max points per visit
* $100 max value redeemed per visit per party (cannot exceed 50% of total bill)


Carry just one card and enjoy the benefits at all of our great restaurants!

How to Get Your Rewards Card:

Cards are free at any of our member establishments. Click Here to see our list of restaurants and pick up your card today!

The Perfect Gift! 

 

The Saint Louis Originals Gift Cardrewards card!

A single gift card accepted at all of the Saint Louis Originals restaura
nts. The gift card can be purchased online and over the phone (877-229-7299) and you choose the amount of your card (between $25 and $1000). The card can be used multiple times for your own dining, or as a gift. Your gift cards will be mailed via USPS within two (2) business days of receipt of payment. Enjoy!

 

Click Here to check the balance on your Originals Gift Card.

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-Reward Values are stored on your rewards card (like a gift card). You must request that your reward be taken from your card when you are ready to redeem.


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