Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Antique Week Begins -- March 27

Menu for this Thursday, Friday & Saturday Dinner

Appetizers:
Shrimp & Crawfish Bisque
Soup de jour
Crab Cakes with lemon basil aioli
Pecan Crusted Catfish Beignets with lemon thyme butter sauce
Spinach & Artichoke Bake with toasted French bread rounds
Spicy Bistro Shrimp Cocktail with cocktail sauce, pico de gallo, gulf shrimp served with crispy tortilla chips

Salads:
Field Green Salad, mixed greens, toasted pecans, apples, gorgonzola blue cheese

Bistro Salad with romaine, diced tomatoes, parmesan & gorgonzola cheeses and grilled steak topped with crispy onion rings

Classic Cesar Salad

Classic Wedge Salad with crisp bacon, gorgonzola cheese, diced tomatoes and spring onion

Entrees:
10 oz New York Strip grilled to your liking and topped with herb butter

Trout Amandine, Idaho trout grilled and topped with citrus butter sauce and toasted almonds

Pecan Crusted Catfish, Louisiana farm raised catfish filet rolled in pecan meal and deep fried, topped with lemon-thyme pecan butter sauce

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Artichokes and Mushrooms in a white wine-dijon sauce

Chicken Rosemary Ravioli, tender pasta filled with roasted chicken, ricotta and Parmesan cheeses and fresh rosemary topped with basil pesto Alfredo sauce, toasted pine nuts and more Parmesan cheese

Fried Catfish and Shrimp, Louisiana farm raised catfish and 5 large Texas gulf shrimp served with jalapeno tarter sauce and red sauce

Shrimp Scampi, Gulf shrimp sauteed in lemon garlic butter with tomatoes, mushrooms
and artichokes...all tossed with fettuccini pasta

16 oz Choice Rib Eye Steak grilled to your liking and topped with spicy-crispy onion rings

12 oz Choice Prime Rib oven roasted to perfection served with creamy horseradish sauce

Talapia Vera Cruz with Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Entrees are served with either soup of the day or garden salad. Every entree (except the pastas) are served with fresh vegetables and potato.

Remember during Antique Week you can call in and give us your name, number in party and approximate time of arrival. We will seat you as soon as possible after your full party has arrived.

Events in Fayette County:
Antique Week is March 27-April 6 Check it out at www.antiqueweekend.com
3/22/2008 Swiss Alp Dance Hall Todd Fritsch
3/30/2008 11-1 p.m. Beef Enchilada Dinner Schulenburg KC Hall
3/29/2008 Swiss Alp Dance Hall Gregg Trevino

3/15/2008 -- April 20 Art Guild of Rural Texas and Fotofest 2008 presents "Exposure"
3/26/2008
Author Mary Frances Chupick Bennett Book Review
3/29/2008
La Grange Garden Club's ALICE IN WONDERLAND'S Mad Hatter's Tea Party
3/12-26/2008 Bedazzle Art glass and painting exhibit at The Gallery at Round Top 3/11-4/6 Call979-249-4119 or Click Here
3/28-29,2008 13th Annual Herbal Forum, International Festival-Institute at Round Top. Call 979-249-3129 or Click Here
3/31-4/5, 2008 Robert N Goldthwaite's Windor Chairs Workshop, The Gallery at Round Top. Call 979-249-4119

We hope you visit Fayette County and come eat with us at Bistro 108.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Do You Need an Excuse to Eat at Bistro 108?

There is so much going on in Fayette County right now there is no excuse for not taking a day or weekend in Fayette County and while your having fun stop and eat at the Bistro 108.

This weekend Fresh Fish from Hawaii
We are serving Japanese Sea Bass and Marlin.

Easter Sunday Brunch Menu:
Entrees:
Prime Rib
Roasted Pork Loin with Jack Daniels Apple Sauce
Steelhead Salmon with Lemon Basil Sauce
Chicken with fresh basil-sun dried tomato herb sauce
Oven Roasted Beef Round Roast with Gravy

Eggs and Omelets to Order
Bananas Foster French Toast
Special Omelet – Godiva Omelet (Omelet filled with cream cheese, spinach and artichokes)

Vegetable Choices
Country Club Squash
Creamy Spinach Casserole
Baked Sweet Potato with Brown Sugar Butter
Fresh Steamed Carrots, Green Beans & Broccoli Medley
Scallop Potatoes
Black Eyed Peas

Antique Week is coming soon:
there are over 5,000 vendors and ten times as many shoppers coming to Fayette County. We don't guarantee that if you call in a reservation that your table will be available immediately, but we work you in ahead of those who don't call ahead. So, antique week isn't an excuse not to come and eat at Bistro 108.

Antique Week: March 27 through April 6www.antiqueweekend.com
The Bistro will be open nightly Thursday – Saturday March 27-29, Open for Sunday Brunch 10 am - 2pm. Closed Sunday night March 30 and Open for lunch and dinner Monday March 31 through Saturday April 5.

La Grange Events:
4/16/2008 La Grange Ducks Unlimited Fish Fry
4/18/2008 1st Annual Bluegrass Festival & Grand Jam
4/25/2008 Christine Albert at the Bugle Boy (www.thebugleboy.com)

Festival Institute, Roundtop, Texas: www.festivalhill.org/

13th Herbal Forum March 28-29, 2008

Poetry at Round Top 7th Annual Festival Weekend May 2 - 4, 2008

Flatonia Events:
March 1-31 - Parade of Quilts - variety of heirloom and contemporary quilts displayed in downtown shop windows and inside shops.

April 8 - Flatonia Market Day - buy or sell household items, antiques, produce, arts & crafts, jewelry, etc www.flatoniamarketdays.com

April 22 - Flatonia Craw Fest - join us in the downtown parking lot starting at 6 p.m. for crawfish, beverages and entertainment, enjoy dancing to the Telstars under the stars.

Roundtop Events:
When Furniture Becomes Art Mar 8-22 Copper Shade Tree, Round Top. Functional art pieces by Jo Alcade & Leslie Ravey Exhibit Poster

Bedazzle Art glass and painting exhibit at The Gallery at Round Top Mar 11-Apr 6 Call 979-249-4119 or Click Here

Grand Opening Mar 22 4-8PM - Beth Anderson Fine Art, Bybee Square, Round Top

13th Annual Herbal Forum Mar 28-29, International Festival-Institute at Round Top. Call 979-249-3129 or Click Here

Robert N Goldthwaite's Windor Chairs Workshop Mar 31-Apr 5 The Gallery at Round Top. Call 979-249-4119

International Wine Tasting Apr 1, 5:30-8:30 Arbor Antiques, Round Top Enjoy wine, cheese, extended hours shopping and music.Click Here

Spring Shakespeare 2nd Weekend Apr 4-6 UT at Winedale. Call 979-278-3530 www.cah.utexas.edu/museums/winedale.php

1st Annual MOPAR Car Show Apr 12 - Appel Dodge, Brenham. Call 979-836-2391

International Festival Institute at Round Top Apr 12 - 3PM Pianist Ilya Petrov Call 979-249-3129 or Click Here

"Earth & Sky" Art Exhibit Apr 14-30 - The Gallery at Round Top. Call 979-249-4119 or Click Here


Schulenberg Events:

Saturday, March 22 Swiss Alp Dance Hall Todd Fritsch

Saturday, March 29 Swiss Alp Dance Hall Gregg Trevino

Saturday, April 4 Swiss Alp Dance Hall The Tim Hall Band

Saturday, April 5, 2008 City Wide Garage Sale 7 a.m. to 12 Noon

Fayetteville Events

3/15/2008 Art Guild of Rural Texas and Fotofest 2008 presents "Exposure"

Saturday & Sunday April 12 & 13
BP MS 150 Charity Bike Ride: Houston to Austin Bicycle Tour www.ms150.org/ms150

Friday - Saturday April 18 - 20
TEXAS PICKIN' PARK www.texaspickinpark.com Bluegrass Festival & Grand Jam Kick-off. SPJST Hall


Surely, something is happening to bring you to Fayette County and Bistro 108. Hope to see you soon.

If you know of any events I can share with our readers, please email them to me at info@bistro108.com