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Featured Food & Wine Pairing: Chicken, Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni with 2008 Tre Nova Sangiovese

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Weekly Wine Notes From Brian Kemmerle

Bentley’s Wine Steward, Brian Kemmerle regularly offers his insight and experience to help select the perfect wine to accompany Chef Derek Ridgway’s dishes.  Here is Brian’s recommended food and wine pairing for this week!

This week’s favorite pairing comes again from the Small Plates portion of our menu specials. The dish; two cannelloni filled with chicken, spinach and ricotta, topped with house made marinara sauce and fontina cheese and baked in our pizza oven at 550 degrees. The pairing; despite the chicken, spinach, ricotta and fontina, all white wine oriented, it is the marinara sauce that carries this dish so that is what we will be matching.

Tomato sauces like red wines with fairly high acids, good fruit flavors and subtle tannins. I decided to go vaguely regional with the pairing. The 2008 Tre Nova Sangiovese. Sangiovese is the main grape found in the regional Chianti wines of Italy however these grapes were grown on the Washington side of the Columbia Valley. The grapes were then trucked to Carlton, Oregon and made into wine by the one and only Gino Cuneo, formerly of Cuneo Wine Cellars. Gino has a passion for Italian grapes and this wine is a rare and successful homage to its home country. Cheers!

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Bentley’s Grill Pizzetta Paired with 2008 Firesteed Dry Rose is Brian’s Recommendation This Week

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Weekly Wine Notes From Our Wine Steward, Brian Kemmerle

Bentley’s Wine Steward, Brian Kemmerle regularly offers his insight and experience to help select the perfect wine to accompany Chef Derek Ridgway’s dishes. Visit our site to see the most current Food and Wine Menus….


The most exciting pairing on the menu this week is for the Pizzetta. Our pizza dough, made fresh daily, is topped with our house made marinara sauce, ricotta salata, country olive mix and fresh spinach. I wanted a wine to mesh nicely with the acidity of the tomatoes, refresh your palate from the saltiness of the olives and the ricotta salata and not get overtly astringent with the green flavors of the spinach. The result … the 2008 Firesteed Dry Rose. Cheers!

This week’s “Featured Pinot Noir” is the Westrey 2008 Dundee Hills Oracle Vineyard. An estate vineyard planted with a combinations of 31 year old Pommard clone and some newer 9 year old plantings of Pinot Noir on predominantly Jory soil with a streak of Nekia. This week, some most agreeable tasting notes from the winery:

“The nose invites one to taste through aromas of raspberry fruit, red currents, violets and mineral-earth notes. The entry shows bursting berry fruit, with good weight and a balanced acid structure.”

The earth notes come across as pine needles and the fruit description is spot on. Cheers!

Brian

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Cuervo Silver Tequila is the Featured Liquor on Lounge Lizard Monday- April 19

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Be A Lounge Lizard this Monday at Bentley’s Grill in Downtown Salem, Oregon

Relax and be a lounge lizard Monday night with special cocktails featuring Cuervo Silver Tequila on Monday 4/19!  Enjoy 2 new cocktails made with our featured liquor served with complimentary promotion merchandise (while supplies last).

April 19 Lounge Lizard Monday Specials

Available in the Lounge from 4-6pm

Cuervo Bloody Maria- $4

Cuervo Rebelde Rojo (Red Rebel )- $4

Pair up one of our drink specials with an appetizer from our Happy Hour menu that includes Dungeness crab cakes and a Miso Sake marinated Ahi salad and Monday’s special appetizer: Crisp Ceviche Tacos- $4

Invite Your Friends, Family, Co-Workers and Mingle with FellowDowntown Salem Lounge Lizards

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Crown Royal is the Featured Liquor on Lounge Lizard Monday- March 22

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Relax & Be A Lounge Lizard on Monday with Bentley’s Grill in Downtown Salem, Oregon

Enjoy 2 new cocktails made with our featured liquor: Crown Royal.  Our drink specials are served with complimentary promotional merchandise (while supplies last).

Lounge Lizard Monday Specials Available in the Lounge from 4-6pm

Pair up one of our drink specials with an appetizer from our Happy Hour menu that includes Dungeness crab cakes; Miso Sake marinated Ahi salad one of Chef Derek’s specialty Appetizers.

Invite Your Friends, Family, Co-Workers and Mingle with Fellow Downtown Salem Lounge Lizards

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Chopin Vodka is Featured this Monday, March 15 for Bentley’s Grill Lounge Lizard Monday

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Be A Lounge Lizard on Monday at Bentley’s Grill in Downtown Salem, Oregon

Things are gonna get interesting  in our lounge this Monday, March 15 with special cocktails featuring Chopin Vodka. Enjoy 2 new cocktails made with our featured liquor served with complimentary promotion merchandise (while supplies last).

March 15 Lounge Lizard Monday Specials

Available in the Lounge from 4-6pm

CEO Martini- Chopin Vodka chilled and served up with blue cheese stuffed olives – $4

Luxury Apple Martini – Chopin Vodka and Apple Pucker shaken and served on a stem – $4

Pair up one of our drink specials with an appetizer from our Happy Hour menu that includes Dungeness crab cakes and a Miso Sake marinated Ahi salad and the Monday’s special: Montreal Smoked Meat Sliders

Check out the featured liquors for upcoming LLM Specials in March- check back as we announce the drink and appetizer specials for that week.

March 22nd – Crown Royal
March 28th - Belvedere

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Brunch with Bentleys Grill on Easter Sunday!

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Looking for the perfect Easter Sunday morning plans in downtown Salem?  Search no further.  Plan to join us for Brunch on Sunday, April 4 from 9am-3pm.  Chef Derek Ridgway and his culinary team will be creating delicious traditional breakfast and lunch dishes fitting for an Easter Sunday feast.   This buffet style meal will be sure to please the senses and the entire family.  Take a look at the menu options below! Reservations are recommended.

Easter Sunday Brunch April 4, 2010

Easter Brunch will be served from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM Adults $26.95 Seniors $22.95 Kids (10 years and under) $11.95

The Breakfast Side

This section of our buffet will feature Mini Muffins, Danish Pastries, Cinnamon rolls and Fresh Fruit along with Tillamook Cheddar Scrambled eggs, Crisp Bacon, Sausage Links, Eggs Benedict,

Bentley’s Breakfast Potatoes, Biscuits with Country gravy

The Lunch Side

This section of our buffet starts with a Willamette Valley Salad Bar with Tossed Field Greens and an assortment of condiments and dressings, Caesar salad, Pasta salad, Broccoli salad, Northwest

Waldorf salad and Tortellini Mushroom salad, all served with a variety of fresh breads. Our entrées will include Fresh Grilled Salmon,

Chicken Alfredo Penne, Roasted Ham with Applejack sauce

and Carved Roast Sirloin with au jus, served with

Mixed Spring Vegetables and Rice Pilaf

The Grand Finale

No Easter Brunch Buffet would be complete with out a wide selection

of desserts, and we will not fail you here! An array of freshly

baked Cakes, Cheesecakes, Cookies, Brownies, Pies, Fruit Bars

and much more complete a fantastic Brunch Buffet

 

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Lounge Lizard Monday Goes South of the Border With Don Julio Tequila!

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Be A Lounge Lizard on Monday at Bentley’s Grill in Downtown Salem, Oregon

Margatini anyone? Spice things up in our lounge this Monday, March 8 with special cocktails featuring Don Julio Tequila!

March 8th Lounge Lizard Monday Specials

Available in the Lounge from 4-6pm

Don Julio Paloma Margatini – Don Julio Blanco, grapefruit juice and fresh muddled limes served up in a martini glass – $4

Don Julio Tequila Woo Woo – Don Julio Blanco, Peach Schnapps and cranberry juice served over ice – $4

Pair these cocktails with Monday’s Appetizer Special:

Mole Spiced Chicken Skewers – $4

Check out the featured liquors for upcoming LLM Specials in March- check back as we announce the drink and appetizer specials for that week.

March 15th – Chopin Vodka
March 22nd – Crown Royal
March 28th – Belvedere

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Lounge Lizard Monday Kicks Off in March with 10 Cane Rum

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Relax and be a Bentley’s Grill Lounge Lizard every Monday in downtown Salem  this Spring. Each Monday- we serve up 2 new cocktail specials with a featured liquor along with happy hour appetizers- and complimentary promotion merchandise (while supplies last) from 4-6 in our Lounge.  Now- you can network and meet other Lounge Lizards on the Bentleys Grill Facebook Page.

Warm up in our Lounge this Monday with tastes of the Caribbean Islands made from 10 Cane Rum.  10 Cane is a luxury rum created from the first pressing of virgin Trinidadian sugar cane. It is crafted by the experts at Moët Hennessy and considered one of the smoothest tasting rums around.

March 1st Lounge Lizard Monday Specials

Available in the Lounge from 4-6pm

Basil Mojito- 10 Cane rum muddled with lime and fresh basil, topped with a splash of sod- $4

Caribbean Cooler: 10 Cane rum, Malibu rum, pineapple and orange juices with a splash of grenadine- $4

Pair this up with Monday’s Appetizer Special
Rum Roasted Smoked Pork & Jonny Cake “Sliders”- $4

Check out the featured liquors for upcoming LLM Specials in March- check back as we announce the drink and appetizer specials for that week.

March  8th    - Don Julio Tequila
March 15th    - Chopin Vodka
March 22nd    - Crown Royal
March 28th     - Belvedere

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Baileys Irish Cream is Next Week’s Featured Liquor on Lounge Lizard Monday

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Need an excuse to celebrate St. Patty’s Day early?  The one and only Baileys Irish Cream is the Lounge Lizard featured liquor next Monday, February 22!   Nothing like some Baileys to bring on some luck of the Irish and to get us thinking about the upcoming Irish Holiday (March 17 to be exact!)….so don your favorite green duds; learn the lyrics to Danny Boy and come out to mingle with the other Lounge Lizards as we bring on an early St. Patty’s Day for Salem’s happiest happy hour.

We will also be handing out complimentary promotion merchandise (while supplies last) with the drink specials below (so get here early!).

Bentley’s Grill Lounge Lizard Monday

February 22, 2010  4-6pm

Drink Specials

Baileys Caramel Kiss $4

Baileys Mint & Vanilla Vodka Martini  $4

Appetizer Specials

Popcorn Shrimp with Irish Whiskey Mustard Sauce

$4

May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.

An Irish Toast: May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.

Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
The summer’s gone, and all the roses falling
‘Tis you, ’tis you must go and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow
Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow
‘Tis I’ll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.

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