Rhododendron Cafe Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the weekly update for the Rhododendron Cafe Newsletter~
We are featuring the cooking of Spain and Portugal through the month of June!It’s starting to feel like summer is right around the corner (officially it is) and we have been busy
getting things going in the garden and greenhouse.
We also have opened our Garden Patio Room to celebrate the warmer weather.
We have some favorite Specials from the “Iberian Penninsula” this week and also a special Father’s Day
Brunch Menu – for this Sunday (June 19th)
We do take reservations for 2 or more on Holidays (Father’s Day being one of the most important 
So give us a call and come out and celebrate the weather and the Men in your life!
Have a great week and We look forward to seeing you in
Don,
Carol, and the entire Rhody Staff ……
Carol, Robin, Beth, Hailey, Karissa in the Dining Room
Don, Austin, Ben, Rachel, Jules, Etienne in the Kitchen
Jonelle and Tim in the Garden
Jolene at the Rhody Too Gallery
Spain
and Portugal Week Three ~ June 15-19
Lunch
Specials:
Grilled Chicken
Sandwich ~ Seared Peppers with Cabrales blue cheese
Spanish Bocadillo ~ Serrano ham, peppers with Romesco Sauce & Manchego
Chuckanut Cheese Plate ~ Featuring our three local (Bow) Cheese producers ~ Gothberg Chevre, Samish Bay Lady Smith, & Golden Glen Sweet Basil Cheddar;
paired with Washington Fuji apple, mango-apple chutney, house made crackers
Gothberg Chevre with Beet Salad ~
Mixed organic greens, balsamic vinaigrette with Fugi apple and spice walnuts
Dinner Specials:
Tapas Plate ~ selection of tapas available singly or as a combination
Steamed Clams and Mussels ~ with chorizo, garlic, and tomato
Pato al Sevillana~ Roast Duck Breast finished with sherry, orange, & green olives
Spanish Rice with Roasted Shiitake & OysterMushrooms ~ with Asparagus & Romesco Sauce
Grilled Petite Tenderloin ~ with Cabrales blue cheese and demi glace
Brunch:
Saturday June 18th (Sunday is Father’s Day!! ~ see menu below)
Crab Benedict ~ Fresh Dungeness Crab, house made English muffin, hollandaise
Sofrito Scramble ~ with shrimp, Spanish sofrito, & manchego cheese
Rhody Finnish Pancake ~ Oven baked “custardy” pancake topped with Marion berries and maple syrup
Rhododendron Café Father’s Day Brunch Menu – Sunday June 19, 2011
Entrees are served with fresh fruit andBlueberry Coffee Cake
Classic Eggs Benedict ~ Grilled Black Forest hamandpoached eggs on English muffin with house
made hollandaise; served with oven roasted potatoes. $12
Dungeness Eggs Benedict ~ Dungeness Crab and poached eggs on English muffin with house made
hollandaise; served with oven roasted potatoes. $15
Don’s Omelette ~ with Italian sausage, roasted peppers, artichoke hearts and provolone cheese;
served with oven roasted potatoes and home made toast. $12
Spanish Scramble ~ Egg scramble with bay shrimp, Spanish sofrito, & Manchego cheese $12
Finnish Pancake ~ A favorite at the Rhody—this oven baked pancake with ricotta is served with warm
Marion berries and pure maple syrup $9
Try it with a side of Black Forest ham, thick sliced bacon or Italian sausage for $3.50
Sourcream Waffle ~ served with orange butter, fresh strawberries, & maple syrup $9
Try it with a side of Black Forest ham, Thick sliced bacon or Italian sausage for $3.50
Gambas Pil Pil ~ Basque prawn dish with sherry, garlic, chilies, and lemon ~ served with saffron
rice and fresh vegetable $20
Zarzuela Seafood Stew ~ named after a Catalan operetta – this “seafood symphony” with fresh fish,
prawns, clams, mussels, shrimp, & scallops is flavored with tomato, garlic, brandy, & sherry $21
Spanish Solomillo ~ Pork tenderloin medallions sautéed and finished with onion, white wine, Spanish Cabreles
blue cheese, and cream; served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and vegetable. $20
“Papa Burger” ~ Half Pound organic lean organic beef – grilled, topped with thick cut bacon and
provolone cheese; served with all the trimmings & oven roasted potatoes $12
Rhody
Too Gallery
The Rhody Too Gallery is featuring new jewelery designs by
Audrey Daniels and a new shipment of
beautiful Pashimas – Cashmere and linen scarves.
Vital
Statistics
Location
The Rhododendron Cafe is located on
the famous Chuckanut
Drive as it drops into the beautiful Skagit
Valley.
Specifically, we are at the intersection of Chuckanut Drive
and
Bow Hill Road – across from the Bow, Washington Post
Office.
5521
Chuckanut Drive
Bow, Washington 98232
Directions
From
Bellingham and Points North -
For a drive on a National
Scenic
Byway, travel south on Chuckanut Drive(Beware that
Chuckanut Drive was built
to the narrower standards of the
1920′s and twists and turns along the cliff
as it follows
the shore – caution is urged.) For a quicker trip, take
I-5
South to Bow Hill Road, turning right as you exit. We are on
your
right when you reach the first stop sign.(1+ miles)
From
Mount Vernon and Points South – Exit at Chuckanut Drive
(North
end of Burlington), continue through the roundabout
until you are headed over
the bridge over I-5.
Hours
We are open Wednesday through Sunday for
lunch and dinner.
We also offer a brunch on Saturdays and
Sundays.
Wednesday – Sunday 11:30AM – 9:00PM
Brunch – Saturday/Sunday
from 9AM
Reservations Policy
We only accept reservations for
parties of 5 or more. On
major holidays(Valentine’s Day(anyone?),Mother’s
Day,
Father’s Day, Easter, etc), we accept reservations for
all
parties.
To make a reservation, call the cafe at (360)
766-6667
Call during business hours(shown above.) We are
unable
to accept reservations via email or our web
site.
Vegetarian/Vegan
We typically have at least one
vegetarian entree on our
Blackboard Specials each week. However, make your
server
aware of your dietary restrictions and they will be happy
to
recommend dishes that will fit your needs.
Unsubscribing
from the Newsletter
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Gift Certificates
Share the “Rhody” experience.
Celebrate birthdays,
anniversaries, and just the fact that it is the weekend
by
giving a Rhododendron Cafe Gift Certificate.
Call the cafe at
(360) 766-6667
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Call during business hours and we’ll help you send a Rhody meal to
your lucky recipient.
Contacting Us
We love hearing
from our customers and doing our best to
respond to your questions. You can
use the form on our web
site to send comments or email us at greatfood@rhodycafe.com.
However, we are unable
to accept reservations via the web or
email.
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