Evenfall Restaurant & Lounge @ Spiro's Table

A Summer Menu Highlight

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:08:00 +0000

The Fettuccini Duo

The Menu Reads: Fettuccini Duo ~ exotic mushrooms, house made chorizo, baby spinach, porcini fettuccini, smoky tomato sauce, fresh Maine crab, lobster leg meat 'fettuccini'

There is a lot of real good stuff on this plate, the porcini fettuccini is made here in our kitchen along with the chorizo, and the sauce is made from tomatoes that we smoke outside in our smoker. That doesn't even mention the Fresh Maine Crab...

What makes this dish really unique is the Lobster Leg Meat Fettuccini, our lobster company has developed a process which uses water pressure to remove the leg meat intact and raw, we gladly take it from them, dip it in buttermilk, then spiced flour, and fry the legs... they rest atop the dish as you can see above.

Try it soon, you are going to like it.

Evenfall wins Another Best Of Boston Award

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:09:00 +0000

Back to Back, and better than ever, Boston Magazine has awarded us with another Best of Boston Award in their juggernaut Best of Boston Issue released July 29th.

Evenfall was recognized for its cozy confines of great food and drink, and picked as the most romantic spot north of Boston...

This Week's Prix Fixe Menu

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:28:00 +0000

The Deal: Each week Evenfall offers a three course menu which features:
A choice of two appetizers, a salad course, and a choice of two Entrees, all for a fixed price of $26.
In other words: Prix Fixe = Fixed Price

July 29th – 31st

This Week’s Menu:

1S T C O U R S E
CHOICE OF:

House crafted gnocchi, purple sango sprouts, creamy opal basil sauce

Grilled turkey brochettes, pickled summer vegetables, mint pesto

2 N D C O U R S E

Slow poached octopus, chopped romaine, tomato, haricot vert, roasted olive, Nicoise salad

3rd C O U R S E

CHOICE OF:
Summer squash, zucchini, pea shoots, grilled shrimp, porcini fettuccini, creamy smoked tomato– lobster sauce

Brown sugar & soy glazed steak, wilted baby spinach, roasted French fingerling potatoes

Summer Hits... My Personal Favorite

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:15:00 +0000

The menu reads: "Yellow Raz el Hanout Spice Rubbed Tuna, seared rare, daily selection of sliced summer tomatoes, radish sprouts, tomato relish"

Ask the staff, and there is no question this is my favorite new addition Scott added to the Summer Menu.

Raz el Hanout, is a blend of herbs and spices used across the Middle East and North Africa. The name means "head of the shop" in Arabic, and refers to a mixture of the best spices a seller has to offer. Our mixture features coriander, cumin, pepper, ginger, hot pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, tumeric, clove, cardamom, and a hint of rose flower... the seared tuna picks up these flavors exceedingly well.

But to be bluntly honest, for me the fresh little radish sprouts, steal the show atop sliced rounds of fresh local tomatoes...

Evenfall's Mid-Summer Dinner Menu Launched!

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:37:00 +0000

We are back from vacation, and we brought goodies! All of us at Evenfall are happy to offer and prepare for you our unique interpretation of the season. Please follow this link to see the menu.

Mid-Summer Dinner Menu

Hope to see you soon. -Spiro

Original Cocktail News...

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:04:00 +0000

I have a new Cocktail for you, and it is about time!

Seriously I want to offer you more, I constantly challenge my creative staff to deliver new ideas, using premium ingredients and pushing the envelope.

I think we nailed one this time:

I wanted a new martini that focused on savory flavors instead of sweet, then one of the Bartenders literally dreamed this drink up (seriously in a dream) and I went out and found the best ingredients to make it with.

Introducing the Caprese Martini

USDA Certified Organic Tomato Vodka with a dash of organic tomato juice, garnished with homemade fresh mozzarella, a homegrown basil leaf, and a cherry tomato.

Delicious, Gorgeous, and as Healthy as a Martini can be.

Hello Everyone...

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:34:00 +0000

I am glad to report that:

#1 The famous Fresh Muddled Watermelon martini is back for the summer...

#2 Mojito Mondays are starting to take off... made a ton of them last week!!!

#3 We will start our mid-summer menu Tuesday July 8th

Hopefully you are all enjoying the weather, and voting for us on Bostonmagazine.com for Best of Boston again this year!!!! Sorry I couldn't resist.

See you soon. -Spiro

Jamaican Pig Roast - Be There!

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:03:00 +0000

Our annual pig roast is Sunday June 22nd, we sold out last year so make your reservations today!

Pig Roast Menu:
Jerked whole roasted suckling pig

Island mango chicken skewers

Plantain and roasted corn fritters

Red Stripe yellow rice w/ pigeon peas

Jamaican potato salad

Summer vegetable curry

Orange carrot cornbread

Upside-down coconut cream pie

Red Stripe Beer
and
Tropical Punch

Price with drinks (3) $45
Without Drinks $35

Reserve today: 978.521.7550

Jamaican Pig Roast....

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:36:00 +0000

Just a reminder we are planning a bigger and better Pig Roast than ever this year... and Scott also was talking about a Lobster and Clam Bake.

If you are interested make sure you are on the email list.

-Spiro

I am also thinking of doing a cut price Mojito Monday Party series this summer and interest?

$4 Big Boy Mojitos?

Let me know...

What was once illegal is legal again

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:17:00 +0000

In yet another example of how legislated away our freedoms have become Chicago endured two years of embarrassment over their ban of Foie Gras in the windy city and they have just voted to allow it once more.
New York Times Story

I think everyone is entitled to their opinions and beliefs I assure you. But reality is much simpler than laws... if people stopped buying Foie Gras, or anything else we sell, then I promise you restaurants would stop selling it. So why should one group be allowed to Legislate what another group can eat???

These days protecting your rights has never been more challenging, or to some I guess we could say, delicious...

-Spiro

New Wine Additions

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:32:00 +0000

I have added some new wines to the ever growing list...

2006 Arancio Nero D'Avola, Sicilia $32
2005 Campolieti Valpolicella, Italy $48
2005 Newton 'unfiltered' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa $95
2005 Tait Ball Buster Shiraz, Barossa Valley $48
2006 Saviano Orvieto Classico Superiore, Italy $34

There are three thing s going on here:

1) Adding some depth to our Italian Options was a priority this time around, as you can tell.

2) A friend of mine, Soren, the Executive Chef at The Ipswich Country Club, suggested I try the Tait Ball Buster Shiraz... which I did. It is very very good, with a funny story about how Tait named it after his wife... she is of course, the ball buster.

3) The Newton unfiltered Cabernet is another story altogether, much better told by acclaimed wine reviewer Robert Parker: "Even longer-lived than the Merlot, are the 4,000 or so cases of 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Unfiltered. What people don’t realize is that proprietress Su Hua Newton completely declassified the 2003 and 2004 vintages, as she just wasn’t happy with them. This is her first vintage since 2002. The wine is deep ruby/purple in color and exhibits notes of underbrush, black truffle, creme de cassis, incense, and a hint of earth. It is full-bodied, powerful, but at the same time elegant, pure, and moderately tannic..." He continues to write about the vineyard itself "One of the most spectacularly beautiful vineyards, high on the lower slopes of Spring Mountain, is Newton Vineyards. Organically farmed and impeccably manicured, this was one of the first outposts to which famed Bordeaux consultant Michel Rolland came, and an entire generation of winemakers formed by his brilliance have emerged from Newton. The overall style of the wine is one built on European elegance and longevity."

Hopefully you have a chance to enjoy some of these...

-Spiro

New Website Design

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:25:00 +0000

With the addition of the Monday and Sunday menus I had to re-design the homepage, any comments?

-Spiro

Take Mom to Evenfall this Year!

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:35:00 +0000

The Evenfall Mother’s Day Menu

Sunday May 11^th 2008 ~ Seatings 12:30-6pm

Appetizers

Maine Crab Cakes, baby arugula, shaved fennel, meyer lemon crème fraiche, roasted red bell pepper vinaigrette 10

Fork + Knife Caesar ~ parmesan crisp, focaccia crostini, roasted olives + tomatoes, white anchovies 9

Baby Greens Salad ~ shaved French radishes, herbs, pickled rhubarb & red onions, endive, banyuls vin 9

Creamy asparagus + spinach bisque, basil pistou, poached shrimp skewer 9

Spice crusted rare sushi tuna, nicoise olive – basil roasted Maine tomato, blistered tomato vinaigrette 11

Crispy Vegetable Spring Rolls ~ asian slaw, house made duck sauce & orange ponzu 8

Oysters Casino ~ five daily oysters, house crafted garlic sausage, poached jumbo shrimp, bloody mary shooter 15

Entrees

Pan Seared Organic Salmon, with lobster, fava bean, haricot vert, and corn succotash, lobster broth 22

Grilled 10oz filet mignon, black truffle whipped Yukon gold potatoes, French green beans, red wine demi 29

Maine Crab Stuffed Sole, ginger chantenay carrot puree, wilted baby spinach, lobster nage 23

Grilled Berkshire Pork Chops, pistachio-peach relish, molasses mashed sweet potatoes, French green beans 23

One Pound Lamb Rack, marinated and grilled, Yukon gold mashed potatoes, spring asparagus, rosemary demi 31

Pan Roasted Organic Chicken, (air chilled) spring pea orzo ‘risotto’, preserved lemon pan jus, spring pea shoots, meyer lemon vinaigrette 19

Pan Seared Halibut~ crispy pancetta, mascarpone, spring pea and truffle risotto, sautéed pea tendrils, black truffle butter 27

Reservations Highly Suggested ~ 978.521.7550

Peak Organic Beer

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:20:00 +0000

While skiing up at Cannon Mountain with Chef Scott a few weeks back we came across Peak Organic Beer while having lunch at the Mountain's base camp restaurant. We liked it and I am happy to report that Evenfall now offers the Peak Organic Pale Ale.

USDA certified Organic, brewed in Portland Maine, and best of all Delicious.

Let me know what you think.

-Spiro

The Saint Martini

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:51:00 +0000

For ten days, four crisp and sweet Bartlett Pears have swam around an infusion jar filled with two bottles of vodka. Starting tonight this freshly 'house flavored' vodka gets poured over ice with St. Germain elderflower liqueur, and the juice of a few wedges of lemon... we will shake it up and pour a one of a kind cocktail into your martini glass.

Introducing our very own creation, The Saint Martini. You really should try one.

-Spiro

New Cocktails and a Word about Ports

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:37:00 +0000

Evenfall is known for a handful of things we take great pride in. Impeccable quality of product, originality and uniqueness, and the desire to bring you, our neighbors and customers, a fresh and new interpretation of going out to dinner. While I get a kick out of seeing things that we started here popping up everywhere (The Asian Pear Martini, and Lobster Mac and Cheese) I particularly like the fact that we make so very much of what we sell from scratch, that not very much of it can be duplicated... in that spirit I am happy to report that Evenfall is poised to unveil a new group of knockout martinis.

Some ingredients:
- House Infused Pineapple and Thyme Vodka
- House Made Dragonswell Green Tea Simple Syrup
- St. Germain Elderflower
- Fresh Carrot Juice
- Rhum Clement Creole
- Passion fruit juice
- House Infused Bartlett Pear Vodka

Be sure to check out the menu as we roll it out this weekend...

Port Wine

A friend of mine Mike Keon, the original owner of Keon's in downtown Haverhill came into Evenfall when we first opened and drank me out of my stock of port (and a few other things)... I was shocked at the sale of so much so quickly, the next week I stocked up, and waited to sell some more. As the years have passed I have witnessed an increasing interest and curiosity in this wonderful liquid.

For those of you un-indoctrinated in all thing port here is a quick rundown:

Port has been around for centuries, and it is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. an especially wonderful accompaniment to the dessert or cheese course. Port is intensely aromatic and flavorful.

Defined:
Port is a fortified wine made from red grapes in northern Portugal's Douro Valley, the first demarcated wine region recognized in 1756. The area has steep, rugged slopes with schitous, rocky soil and long, hot summers.

Grapes:
The principal varieties: Tinta Barroc, Touriga Franca, Tinta cao, Touriga nacional, Tinta roriz

Evenfall Carries the following selection of Port:

Warres Warrior Ruby
Otima 10yr Tawny
2001 Dow’s LBV
2001 Pedroncelli Four Grapes
Dow’s 20yr Tawny

-Spiro

Sundays, Mondays, Live Music, New Wine

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:32:00 +0000

Roasting Hot Sundays are off to a great start, and I am happy to see that people are taking advantage of the great price to invite friends and family out for dinner. In the first three weeks we have already hosted two large Birthday Dinners, and we have noticed quite a few more groups of four to seven than usual... it is family style and i am glad so many of you are taking advantage.

Have you heard about our
Bar Bite Mondays?

The $1 Bar Bites Include:

Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail

Meatball Slider
Roasted tomato sauce, fontina cheese, sesame bun

Oysters on the half shell
Varieties change weekly

Two Crispy Salmon Rangoons
House made duck sauce

Littleneck Clams

Organic Salmon Mini Burger
Lemon-parsley aioli, lettuce & tomato, sesame bun

Live Music:
I am pleased to announce that every Friday Evenfall plays host to AJ Edwards.
If you have not heard him in our lounge, click the link above to hear him now.

This Thursday March 13th we will have Tim Cannon in the lounge for the first time.

New Wine this week: Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay, and Granite de Clisson Muscadet (great with oysters) hope to see you soon. -Spiro

New Wine Additions

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:18:00 +0000

I have added two new wines to the list today, the first is 2005 Bonterra Merlot from Mendocino County, what makes it special is that it is certified organic, the first such wine we have sold at Evenfall. So much of the food we make is organic that having an orgainic wine to offer makes me happy.

I have wanted to add one for some time but the fact is that most organic wines pretty much stink. This one does not, aged in French Oak, you'll find aromas of blackberry pie followed quickly by pleasant toasty aromas of coffee and a slight nuttiness.

The Second new wine is an interesting story as well, it is 'Cameron Hughes Lot 60, Cabernet Sauvignon from Stag's Leap district of Napa.

Hughes buys wine from prestigious wineries that they can't use for various reasons and relabels it and sells it for much less. I bought a few cases of his best offering to date, from the bounty full 2005 harvest of Cabernet in Napa, and from perhaps one of the top few districts... Stag's Leap. 2005 featured weather perfect for growing and Hughes swooped in to gratefully accept the excess... lucky for us.

-Spiro

Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:53:00 +0000

They have become Incredibly popular...
Blue cheese stuffed olives.
We stuff them ourselves because if we bought them;
they just wouldn't be stuffed with Great Hill Blue Cheese...
and that would mean they might not taste as good in your martini.
And that is not our style.

Single Barrel Bourbons

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:49:00 +0000

Evenfall now offers a fine selection of Single Barrel Bourbons, if you have a taste for whiskey or bourbon you may revel in these new choices. As always we try to bring to your neighborhood the chance to taste something new. Each bottle is from a single barrel giving it a level of uniqueness unfound in the myriad of blended whiskeys. Try some.

Now serving:
Weller Special Reserve
Eagle Rare
Blanton's Single (our bottle is from barrel #212)
Buffalo Trace

Bourbon, an American original, has often been thought of as the ugly stepsister to the 'finer' imported Whiskeys from around the world. The lack of production during prohibition left the American whiskey distillers far behind their foreign competitors who had years of aging barrels to incorporate into their yearly production, a blend that produced a consistent and refined product. The American distillers had no such previous years' barrels to go to and their product paled in comparison when the public compared them, thus an image of lower quality was born, an image which was then fed into by the American distillers willingness to sell cheaper less refined products. More and more that image is fading as American consumers wet their taste buds with the Bourbon Industry's unique product: Single Barrel Bourbon

Thanks for reading -Spiro

A Valentine's Note to the Men Reading This

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:22:00 +0000

Guys listen to me please!

The afternoon of Valentine's day is a particularly painful day for me. I answer the phone countless times to a panic stricken boyfriend/husband who has nowhere to take his woman, at least nowhere that would be safe for him to take her. A drive thru isn't cutting it brother. Anyway we always do our best to squeeze people in, but by that time it is border line impossible to do. So whether you plan on taking her here or elsewhere, get on it! Just a friendly reminder from me to you...

We are going to have a special a la carte menu, featuring some of our favorites, some of chef Scott's famous Valentine's Day dishes, and a bunch of new things to make the night special. Menu to be released this week...

February 14th is right around the corner. Make a reservation.

"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love" - Albert Einstein

Wine News

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:39:00 +0000

Hello,

I am excited to report that I have added Evenfall's first wine from Portugal to the wine list. A product of the House of Dow's, a famous port producer.

Starting tonight we will be offfering the 2005 Vale do Bomfin Reserva Douro DOC. Now that may be a seem like a mouthful but the wine itself is the real mouthful. With luscious flavors of raspberry, blueberry, and spice. It is a dry red especially suited for drinking with a meal.

Wine Notes:
Picked in late September 2005 from Dow's Primary Vineyard: Quinta do Bomfin
Aged 6-8 Months in new and second year American Oak, cellared in Gaia
Varietals: 40% Tinta Roriz, 40% Touriga Franca, 20% Tinta Barroca

$36 Bottle

"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever."
-Aristophanes

Take Home Holiday Dinners

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:01:00 +0000

Evenfall Restaurant

Holiday Take Home Dinner

Choice Center Cut Tenderloin of Beef

Pepper Crusted & Seared

Ready to Be Roasted to Your Liking

Accompanied by Black Truffle Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

And Winter Root Vegetables Consisting of Roasted Parsnips,

Baby Beets, and Celery Root

Our Red Wine Demi Glace is also Included

The Meal will be provided ready to be Roasted in your oven*,

with Chef Scott’s instructions for roasting it to perfection.

Each meal will be available in multiples of two priced at $19.95 per person. Orders must be placed by December 20^th for pickup on December 24^th, or by December 26th for pickup December 31^st. Just in time for Christmas and New Years Eve!

Make a Reservation Online

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:57:00 +0000

I am glad to announce that Evenfall now accepts reservations online from our own website, www.evenfallrestaurant.com... it is so fast, and even easier. All you have to do is click the Make a reservation online button on our front page and select the time you want to come in. The rest is history.

Now if you need to know you have a reservation at 3 in the morning, you can!

-Spiro

New Year's Eve Menu

noreply@blogger.com (Spiro) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:10:00 +0000

Evenfall Restaurant

New Year’s Eve Menu

December 31^st, 2007

Appetizers

Kobe Duo: classic kobe tartare with potato chips, and kobe toasts with aged soy reduction 13

Basil Escargot Raviolis, house crafted pancetta, wild mushrooms, caramelized onion broth 11

Crispy Vegetable Spring Rolls and Lobster Rangoons, asian slaw, house made duck sauce & orange ponzu 10

Fried Halibut Cheeks, baby arugula, shaved fennel, oranges, pomegranate seeds, sterling caviar vinaigrette 12

Fork + Knife Caesar, parmesan crisp, focaccia crostini, roasted olives + tomatoes, white anchovies 9

Hot & Cold Oysters: 3 Chilled with pear-horseradish mignonette, 3 classic Rockefeller with lobster hollandaise 16

Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras, bruleed brioche french toast, port roasted pears, vin santo gastrique 18

French Onion Soup ~ rich beef & port broth, gruyere cheese, duck confit 8

Entrees

Butter Poached 1 1/4lb Lazy Lobster, julienned vegetables, mashed organic purple potatoes, lobster nage 31

Applewood Bacon Wrapped Filet Medallions, fingerling potatoes, wild mushrooms, red wine demi, great hill blue cheese fondue 31

Pan Seared Jumbo Scallops, braised Wolfeneck Farm short rib raviolis, creamy parsnip pernod sauce, smoked bacon – apple salad 25

Lightly Tea Smoked Magret Duck Breast, burnt caramel glaze, port-licorice sauce, duck confit fried rice 26

Grilled One Pound Lamb Rack, rosemary & garlic marinated, roasted portobello, spinach & Greek feta sandwich, red flame grape + pine nut gremolata, rosemary demi 31

Roasted Berkshire Pork Rack, garlic herb crust, truffle mashed yukon golds, persimmon-golden raisin jam, bacon braised baby brussel sprouts 25

Kobe Beef hanger steak~ (wagyu cattle from snake river farm), smoked cheddar Yukon gold potato gratin, braised swiss chard, red wine demi 32

Golden Sea Bass ~ wild caught, pumpkin risotto, little neck clams, baby spinach, zippy pepitas, lobster salad with local bee pollen vinaigrette 26

Desserts

Classic Individual Fruit Tart, strawberry, blueberry, kiwi, persimmon, red flame grape, pear william eau-de-vie vanilla pudding, cranberry champagne granita 10

Peanut Butter S’more Dome, layered chocolate and peanut butter mousse, housemade marshmallow, graham cracker, crispy banana fritters 11

Carrot Cake Cheesecake, spiced cake, walnuts, chilled coconut tapioca shooter 11

Tiramisu, espresso chocolate biscotti, mascarpone mousse, lady fingers, kahlua, hazelnut ice cream 10

Warm Chocolate Molten Lava Cake, espresso crème anglaise, vanilla bean ice cream 9

Tahitian Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee, chilled custard, caramelized sugar topping, with cranberry chutney 9