Restaurant Week Follow-up - Fall 2012

Once again, we are happy to report that Restaurant Week was a giant success. We just loved everyone coming out to brave the snow (eek!) and cool Fall weather for some delicious French fare! We offered prix fixe menus for a 3-course lunch and a 4-course dinner service, rife with options for each course.

Ending on Friday, we just couldn't wait to see what people thought of our revamped menus and options for the Fall 2012 installment of Restaurant Week, so we immediately hopped online to read the reviews. Again, we were so grateful that so many of you not only chose to dine with us this past week, but had a fabulous time to boot!

Here are some of the reviews that we received.

"Lovely ambiance, very pretty inside the restaurant. Went during restaurant week and had a fabulous meal, brie, salad, steak and best mashed potatoes of my life, and a wonderful cream puff for dessert. Service was wonderful! Glad I explored this restaurant during this week, good find!" 

-- Dined on 10/21/12

"The scallop appetizer and sea bass entree were both outstanding!" 

-- Dined on 10/24/12

"We had a great experience at Che Daniel, the food and service were great! I would also recommend going during restaurant week! We definitely felt out of all the restaurants we got a great deal for the price! It was our first time and we'd definitely come back other than restaurant week also. Thanks for a great night! Thanks again!" 

-- David, Dined on 10/24/12

"The Restaurant Week menu was delicious and a great value. Several entree options and discounted wine choices. Friendly staff. Will definitely return." 

-- Dined on 10/24/12

"Gourmet food, great service, very good ambiance." 

-- Dined on 10/24/12

"A wonderful restaurant serving wonderful food, with great service. What else is there?" 

-- Dined on 10/25/12

"We had a great meal. I had the rack of lamb and my husband had the sea bass. Both were great. We also loved the escargot. The wine list looked good but we did not order any. A very nice restaurant considering it is inside a hotel." 

-- Dined on 10/26/12

"I enjoyed the setting and the food was unique. We were taking advantage of the Minnesota Restaurant Association [prix fixe] menu and thought we truly got a bargain." 

-- Dined on 10/26/12

"Food was very good. Great service in that someone was always stopping by to see if we needed anything and to clear empty plates." 

-- Dined on 10/26/12

A hearty merci beaucoup to all who joined us for Restaurant Week, and an extra special thank you to those who took the time to share your experiences. 

We hope you don't wait until the Winter installment of Restaurant Week before joining us again! 

Restaurant Week is Back! October 21 - 26, 2012

The fall edition of Mpls St Paul Magazine's Restaurant Week is just around the corner. You know how much fun we had participating for the first time this past July, so we are just over the moon to get to do it all over again!

Beginning Sunday, October 21 and running through Friday, October 26, we'll be offering several three-course lunch and dinner options at two great price points.

We hope you'll join us for lunch, dinner, or maybe both, since the combinations are endless!

Lunch — $20

Complimentary Non-Alcoholic Beverage
Appetizer (Choose one):

Cream of Mushroom Soup

French Onion Soup

Entrée (Choose one):

Cranberry Chicken Salad - Mixed greens, dried cranberries, red onion, strawberries, gorgonzola cheese, cranberry-port vinaigrette, grilled chicken, and toasted walnuts

Coconut Shrimp Salad - Spinach, red onion, mango, pears, strawberries, pineapple, balsamic- blackberry vinaigrette, candied pecans, and coconut shrimp

Prime Rib Melt - Sautéed onions with provolone cheese, toasted baguette with Au jus and horse radish

Avocado Chicken Melt - Grilled chicken, avocado, pepper jack cheese and roasted red pepper aioli served on sourdough bread

Walleye Sandwich - Canadian walleye beer- battered and fried, served on a toasted bun with creamy tartar sauce

Cranberry Turkey - Sliced turkey, gouda cheese, arugula and cranberry cream cheese, on wild rice bread

Apple Brie Baguette - Grilled chicken, brie & green apples on a baguette

Lobster Ravioli - Wild mushrooms, artichokes, lobster tarragon sauce

Chicken Penne - Toulouse sausage, chicken, tomato cream, mozzarella, balsamic-fennel marinated red peppers, and onions

Chicken Chandelaise - Pan-seared chicken breast, wild mushrooms, prosciutto, none wine cream, mashed potato

Quiche du Jour - Served with straw potatoes, vegetables, and house salad

Dessert (Choose one):

Crème Brulee - Homemade brandied vanilla custard

Profiteroles - Cream puffs filled with vanilla ice cream, topped with hot fudge and raspberry coulis

Chocolate Mousse

Dinner — $30

Hors d'Oeuvres (Choose one):

Escargots - Wild burgundy snails baked in garlic butter

Scallops - Seared sea scallops on potato pancakes with crab, hollandaise sauce and truffles

Pistachio Crusted Brie - Panko and pistachio-crusted French brie with honeycomb, lingonberry sauce, and crostinis

Shrimp Bruschetta - Diced tomato, basil, garlic, butter, crostini, and parmesan

First Course:

House Salad - Mixed greens with walnuts, pickled red cabbage, carrots, and tomato in a tarragon vinaigrette

Entrée (Choose one):

Lobster Ravioli - Lobster ravioli with wild mushrooms, roasted artichokes, and lobster tarragon sauce

Pork Tenderloin - Served with roasted garlic mashed potato and served with apple cranberry sauce

New York Strip - Grilled new York served with porcini mushrooms and demi glaze with house potato

Lamb Chops - Pan-seared, provencal-herb crusted lamb chops with demi-glace & house potato

Filet of Sea Bass - Sea bass with leeks, morel mushrooms & white wine cream sauce with pancetta risotto

Scottish Salmon - Salmon with stone ground mustard cream sauce & tomato coulis with golden jewel grain blend

Roasted Chicken - Served with a wild mushroom risotto cake, spinach, cipollini onions, artichokes, pine nuts and a bleu cheese sauce

Dessert (Choose one):

Crème Brulee - Homemade brandied vanilla custard

Profiteroles - Cream puffs filled with vanilla ice cream, topped with hot fudge and raspberry coulis

Chocolate Mousse

We hope you're just as excited as we are! Join us all next week for Restaurant Week by making your reservations at 952.888.4447 or online at Open Table.

See you next week!

The Famous Croque-Monsieur

Very few sandwiches make it into French cuisine's Hall of Fame status. However, the Croque-Monsieur is no ordinary sandwich. With all of the different and gourmet twists on this toasted work of art, the Croque-Monsieur is the perfect complement to that hearty bowl of soup and just the thing that'll warm you up as the weather turns cold.

The quintessential French bistro sandwich, the Croque-Monsieur is so much more than your typical grilled ham and cheese. With cheese safely enrobed both within and broiled atop the sandwich, the Croque-Monsieur is your fall go-to comfort food.

Literally translated to the Crunchy Mister, you may want to stick to its preferred nomenclature, but either way, a sandwich this good is sure not to disappoint. Whip one up for dinner this week and leave everyone shouting for more.

Pretty much all you'll need is your favorite sandwich bread (white works better than wheat), some sliced deli ham, Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, and the cheese of your cheese. (We recommend Gruyere, but it's up to you). Toast the bread, and then slather one slice each (per sandwich), with mayo and the mustard respectively. Add ham and cheese to the middle, and then place the closed sandwich on a baking sheet. Add more cheese to the top of each sandwich and broil in the broiler setting of your oven (or toaster oven) until bubbly and melted through. 

Voila! Bon appetit!

Also, if you're feeling particularly adventurous, you can always make it a full blown Croque-Madame by adding a fried egg to the top of your Croque-Monsieur. Other variations to the Croque-Monsieur include adding apples and herbs, such as sage, to even creating a rich, velvety cheese sauce for the filling and topping.

Let us know if you have a favorite Croque-Monsieur variation in the comments below. We'd love to try it!

Bloomington, MN Event Caterer

While now may not be the time that most people think of when it comes to getting outside and making the most of things, it's a great time to let you in on a lesser known fact about one of Chez Daniel's capabilities. Not only are we able to host your event on-site, in one of Chez Daniel's Private Dining rooms or in our beautifully spacious ballroom, but we are also able to bring Chez Daniel to you.

That's right, with our sister restaurant Woolley's Steakhouse and under our joint parent company, Tri City Restaurant Management, we're able to provide off-site catering. From family reunion BBQ's to a corporate lunch for employees, graduation parties to beautiful outdoor weddings, we're able to handle it all! Plus, the best part about hiring an experienced caterer for your next event is the fact that you don't even have to worry. Simply leave the planning, the preparation, and the clean-up to us!

Our team is equipped and experienced enough to handle anything your party throws our way. From the food, plates and utensils to linens, decor, and even the tent, we'd love to show you our catering team's capabilities.

Below is a cater-out that we recently hosted on-site for one of our corporate clients. Their event, a picnic complete with pig roast, was a hit!

Guests waiting to go through the buffet line

Chef Peter with the Pig Roast

We even had one uninvited guest try to get in on the delicious Pig Roast!

For more information on how we could help with your next event, please contact us today at 952.888.4447 to be put in touch with a member of our catering team.

We look forward to making your event not just worry free, but unforgettable!