Archive for February, 2010

Flavors of the Mediterranean Wine Dinner Highlights (2/23/10)

Chef Nate created five extraordinary courses that were paired with wines from Capital Wines and Spirits. The month of February saw another great wine dinner here at the Mercer Grille. The flavors of the Mediterranean were the inspiration for the food, and we selected wines from Italy, Greece, and Spain to compliment. From first pour [...]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Big news about Small Plates!

Hello Grille Fans, the Mercer Grille has updated their bar menu and I just wanted to share a few of the highlights! The small plates menu saw the addition of a few exciting dishes. A bright cilantro pesto compliments house made lamb meatballs perfectly. The pesto is full of flavor, combining fresh cilantro, toasted pine nuts, [...]

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Top Chef Nate De-mystifies our Caramel Apple Brie

Caramel Apple Brie, you know, that luscious delight of a grilled brie wheel smothered in homemade caramel and served up with green apples and toasted crostinis (Italian for “little toasts”).  Top Chef Nate (he hates that term, but he DID earn it fair and square…) rolled out his magic cooking cart and went through the [...]

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

The Weather: Cold; The Wine Dinner? HOT! January 26th, 2010 Windup!

The Springfield Grille in Mercer hosted another one of it fabulous wine dinners on a cold and snowy night.  This was one for the books!  Everyone was excited with anticipation of the goodies soon to come.  And we were not disappointed! The Arugula and Prosciutto salad starter was perfectly matched with the Pinot Gris from Oregon, [...]

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Wine Appreciation Appetizer Tasting

You are invited to our next big wine event where we take the on task of explaining the how’s and why’s of paring the perfect wine with the perfect appetizer.  And you thought it was only for entreés, right? Our own Top Chef Nate will detail the specific qualities of 3 popular white wines and [...]

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

A Chef’s Welcome

Welcome the Mercer Grille’s online newsletter. I’m Chef Nate, executive chef and resident foodie of the Mercer Grille. Thank you for checking us out! This newsletter will keep you informed of the exciting things going on here at the Springfield Grille. Look for articles profiling some of our best selling menu items and others detailing [...]

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Welcome to the Grille!

Welcome to all who venture here!  We at the Grille decided to think out of the corporate box and bust into the connected world in a big way.  We also just couldn’t keep quiet any more about all the really cool foods and drink that Theresa and Nate and Dan and the rest of us [...]

Sunday, February 7th, 2010