MaisonBisson.com » dining http://maisonbisson.com A bunch of stuff I would have emailed you about. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:14:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 en hourly 1 Nest: The Softer Side of MaisonBisson http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/12989/nest-the-softer-side-of-maisonbisson/ http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/12989/nest-the-softer-side-of-maisonbisson/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:56 +0000 Casey http://maisonbisson.com/?p=12989

Nest Update

Sandee’s not such a fan of the new theme here at MaisonBisson. Without really telling me that I should have discussed the new decor with her before making any big decisions, she does say she feels it doesn’t suit her style. There are lots of ways to resolve the, um, difference of opinion, but we decided that just as Sandee gets most of the authority regarding the kitchen and I get the office, we can find a way to share the website.

The result is Nest. Sandee’s picked out the drapes and carpet, I’m tweaking the installation and moving the relevant stories from our back catalog in. It’s a little amusing to see our tag cloud prominently reflecting our interest in drinks and homemade sweets, but i guess those are the things that we enjoy sharing most. Pictured above are scenes from the top stories: a toast, our submission to AT’s Fall Color contest, and the Sumo Sac review.

I hope to eventually create a combined feed of the blogs, but if you’re interested you can follow the Nest feed here.

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Wendy makes pizza

Wendy sent out this invite last week:

Last month the Monningers quite suddenly became restauranteurs. Six weeks later, Wendy, Joe and Pie are excited to announce the Grand Opening of “the Twig”– an ever-so-cute restaurant in their hometown of Warren, NH.

On Saturday, June 24th from 11-2 come to the Twig for free pizza and cake. Win gift certificates and enjoy the newly-opened “Brook-Side at the Twig,” a beautiful outdoor beer garden along the bank of Black Brook.

Thank you to all our family, friends, neighbors, vendors and eaters who have supported the Twig. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you soon.

It’s all in Warren, at the only full-service restaurant/bar in town:

Open Mic Night at the Twig
Every Thursday night 8-11pm.
Hosted by Sky King ( formerly of the Sopha Kings, presently with Woodchuck Hollow).
Come to play or listen.
Pizza and bev. specials.

Scrabble Night
Every Tuesday night from 7-9pm, starting on June 27th.
BYOSB (bring your own scrabble board).

Sunday Brunch
Every Sunday from 8am-12pm.
All you can eat brunch for $8.00/pp. Kids $5.00.
Great spread including fresh baked breakfast pastries and dessert.

Breakfast Tue-Sat 7-11am
Lunch Tue-Sun
Dinner Tue-Sun. Open until 10ish (except Sunday until 8pm)
Best pizza in town
Great dinner specials
Sunday brunch
Full liquor license
WiFi/ TV/ AC
Tuesday Scrabble
Thursday Open Mic
Brook-Side at the Twig

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The Terrace Pointe Cafe's Pineapple Mojito. A sidecar from the West Wing Bar. These shoes are fabulous, darling.

Vegas knows liquor. Vegas knows drinks. They go well with cards and dice and slot machines and such. And even though the cards and dice and slot machines and such aren’t my reasons for going to town, I do enjoy a drink. Above, center you see the West Wing Bar’s Sidecar with cognac, triple sec and lemon juice. At the left is a pinapple mojito from the Wynn’s Terrace Pointe Cafe.

We lunched at Emeril’s where Sandee enjoyed a grilled sweet barbeque atlantic salmon on a homemade andouille sausage and brabant potato hash with spicy onion crust and worcestershire sauce and I tucked into a grilled filet of beef on maytag blue cheese grits with caramelized onion reduction and fried leeks.

We dined at the Melting Pot fondue restaraunt where we enjoyed the four-course “big night out” combo. Our server prepared the spinach and artichoke swiss appetizer fondue at our table by combining chopped steamed spinach, chopped artichoke hearts, a blend of aged emmenthaler and gruyere cheeses with a touch of parmesan and tabasco. A California salad with raspberry black walnut vinaigrette dressing followed that. For an entree we cooked center-cut filet mignon medallions, breast of chicken, oriental potstickers, black tiger shrimp, teriyaki marinated choice sirloin and vegetables in a red wine with garlic herbs.

Dinner was a novelty, but desert, their version of a bananas foster, was delectable. White chocolate with caramel, Bacardi 151, Grand Marnier, and cinnamon. The Bacardi and flame makes a flambé, and it turns out cinnamon sparks when ignited, which our server took good advantage of. We dipped bananas, of course, along with strawberries, apples, marshmallows, pineapples, and cheesecake.

Sandee took advantage of the after Christmas sale at BCBG and picked up a green velvet dress and these fabulous gold shoes, all the better for dancing in. And about dancing, of course there was dancing.

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