Happy Birthday to Us!
Veritas will soon be 5 years old!
we are going to be ‘V’ join us for the fun
Again...we are getting ready for a Birthday! Now we are five – which is really cool because the Roman Numeral for 5 is a capital “V” as in Veritas!
Again...to celebrate – we will be having an entire week of celebration from Tuesday, September 22nd through Sunday, September 27th .
Again... throughout our week-long celebration we will focus on all three aspects of Veritas’ – our Shop – our Wine Store and our Café & Wine Bar.
- In the shop, we are highlighting all the best in local fare by offering “Buy 5 get the 6th for Free” of any of our VERI best TASte of Missouri Products. These are the best Missouri has to offer – Lance’s Potato Chips, Forever Herbs Jalapeno Pepper Jelly, Lake Forest Chocolates, Dad’s Cookies, and new finds like Jasbo’s Salsas and Georgie Girl’s Spicy Relish, we even have Newberry Cutting Boards hand made form Missouri Hardwoods and John Pils coffee mugs. Buy 5 of any of these great items and get the 6th item for Free!
- In the wine store, we are offering a buying incentive – for every $50 in wine purchases – we will put your name in a drawing to win two tickets for our October 4th trip to Bethlehem Valley Vineyards for our 2009 Fall Tour and Picnic. These tickets are $125.00 each for the full day trip – this is a $250.00 value. The sister tour in the spring was awesome and we are all really looking forward to seeing the colors of fall painted on that beautiful pallet of Bethlehem Valley.
- In the Café and Wine Bar, there will be celebrating each day with a special VERI best TASte lunch – Volpi and G & W Sausages on Fresh Buns with Georgie Girl’s Spicy Relish and Sautéed Ozark Mushrooms on the side – Lance’s Chips paired with your choice of Jasbo’s Salsa, Dad’s cookies for dessert and an ice cold Fitz’s Root Beer! We will also be pouring locals beers and have wine by the glass specials running during lunch.
Each of the three nights of Wine Bar the menu will be filled with all the wonderful options our customers have come to expect from Veritas. In addition, each day we will add five versions of one of your favorite foods. Thursday - Shrimp; Friday - Oysters and Saturday - Crab. Imagine – the terrific Veritas Wine Bar menu topped off by 5 fabulous versions of shrimp one evening – 5 different and delicious preparations for oysters the next and finally 5 separate Veritas crab dishes! AND to insure our 5th Birthday is something to remember we have scheduled live music at each of our three Birthday Wine Bars!
Join us for any or all of the Birthday celebrations but don’t miss the party that is perfect for a 5 year old – we are sharing Cake and Ice Cream with all our friends on Sunday afternoon – stop in between 2 and 4 – we’ll be here making sure everyone knows how much we appreciate your support. David will have wine available to drink by the glass and the Schlafly’s will certainly be ready to pour.
Cooking Classes Kick Off on Our Birthday Week
Call (636) 530-9505 for reservations
Pasta Class Tuesday, September 22nd 2009 at 5:00 pm $40.00
This is Making of the Pasta – the noodles, you know, the linguini – the lasagna – the ravioli – the PASTA – we will share recipes for the sauces and the toppings but this class is to make the real stuff. Get ready to mix and kneed and use the pasta machine. Class limited to 12. Call or return this e-mail for reservations.
French Cooking Classes at Veritas with Chef Andy Wittmer
Three consecutive Wednesdays: Sept, 23rd & 30th and Oct. 7th
This series will be based on learning to prepare a complete French dinner. The first class will teach participants to make the main course of a fabulous French meal. The second class will focus on the appetizers – which could easily be meals by themselves - and the third class will arm your personal cooking arsenal with three different French desserts. Like all Veritas cooking classes, each of these will teach you all aspects of preparing the dishes. Andy will teach the specific techniques, explain rationale behind choosing the ingredients and go step by step through the printed recipes that each person will take home. The class will end with a tasting of the prepared foods and an opportunity to purchase a glass or two of wine if you like. There will be ample time for questions and explanations of each step.
The classes will be held on three consecutive Wednesdays, starting on September 23rd. Reservations are required and limited to 12 people in each class. You may sign up for one or two of the classes at the ‘per class’ price or sign up for all three at a 15% discount. Call the shop at 636 530-9505 or return this e-mail to reserve your spot.
Wednesday, September 23rd French Cooking Class 1: Main Course $ 50.00
Chateaubriand – fabulous beef dish, forever associated with Napoleon
Gratin Dauphinoise - classic French potato gratin
Sauce Foyot – special ‘meat glaze’ enhanced Béarnaise sauce
Wednesday, September 30th French Cooking Class 2: Appetizers $ 50.00
Mussels – learn it all – choosing, cleaning, steaming and preparing the broth
Scallops Newberg – learn to make this rich, delicious French dish with ease
Mushroom Napoleon – layers of fresh seasonal ingredients with pastry topping
Wednesday, October 7th French Cooking Class 3: Desserts $ 40.00
Crème Brûlée – add this smooth custard with it’s sugar crispy layer to your skill set
Tuile Cookies – traditional almond cookie named after the roofing tiles in France
Pears in Wine – impress your guests with this beautiful and healthy dessert
As a new option for our clients, we will be offering the classes that we give (including any of these French cooking classes) to be purchased by a group and scheduled on a mutually agreeable date. This will allow you to get your own group together and take the class of your choice at the time of your own convenience. Pricing is based on a minimum of 8 participants and will price $5.00 higher than the same class when offered to the public. If the group can fill all 12 seats, the $5.00 increase will be waived. Wine and other beverages will be available at Market Price. This is a great idea to entertain clients or spend some time with a group of old friends.