NEWS FROM – THE FROG AND THE PEACH
Here’s the news on events and happenings at The Frog and The Peach in the next month or so.
Walk-Around Wine Tasting Series
Friday, September 10, 7:00 pm
$49
Wines for Fall
A relaxed tasting in our garden room (there's no prettier place to spend a Septmber evening) ; delicious passed appetizers from Bruce; informal discussion of the wines; everyone has fun.
Since the spring of 2005, a tradition we love to keep. Ask to see our compilation of tasting notes from these events, 80-some pages and going strong!
Old Friends:
Rioja
Columbia Valley
Sancerre
Napa
New Friends:
Anima Negra
Santadi
Barbet
Trig Point
Interesting Vineyards: Moulin a Vent Alavesa in Rioja Mallorca Eola-Amity Hills Nuits St. George Sulcis in Sardinia
Interesting People!
Wine Classes?
We're thinking about a series of wine classes later this fall and winter. A series of six classes, Thursday nights, reasonably priced. Subject: French Wines. If interested please reply to this email with "Yes" in the subject heading. Thoughts and suggestions also appreciated.
Book Holiday Party Now and Recieve a $100 Gift Certificate
The Holiday party-planning season will soon be here. Book you December or January Holiday Party before L abor Day and get a $100 Gift Certificate
(Minimum $1000 party secured with a deposit)
Call Jack now and get a jump on the season
732 846 3216 ext 15
jtagmouti@frogandpeach.com
A Pre-Theater Prix Fixe at the Frog for the Return of Theater Season in New Brunswick
The theater season in NB returns soon with some terrfiic headliners: "Jersey Beatles Bash"; Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean; Merce Cunningham;
Philobolus....
The State Theater
At the Frog, we're also starting something new: a pre-theater pre-fixe menu at a great price on Friday and Saturday nights.
Stay tuned....
Rosa Mexicano Mexican Chocolate Festival w/free demo 9.25
This fall, guests can discover the diversity of cocoa with Rosa Mexicano’s annual Mexican Chocolate Festival, September 8 – October 3, with a free cooking demonstration on September 25. Chocoholics can savor dishes like chocolate and tequila-marinated Pork Belly Tacos and Chicken-Stuffed Corn and Chocolate Tamales, in addition to a decadent dessert and a frothy Mexican chocolate Rosa Mexiccino.
On September 25, Rosa Mexicano executive chef Dennis Lake will host a free cooking demonstration at Rosa Mexicano Riverside Square where he will share tips on how to cook with chocolate and its place in traditional Mexican cuisine.
Mexican Chocolate Festival at Rosa Mexicano Riverside Square
Available September 8 – October 3
Free Cooking Demonstration September 18 at 10 am
At Rosa Mexicano Riverside Square, 390 Hackensack Avenue
Reservations are required, please call Cre at 212.397.0666 ext 40
Appetizers
Tamal de Chocolate con Pollo y Poblano
Corn and chocolate masa tamale filled with chicken and roasted poblano chile, served with house salsa
$7.50
Tacos de Cerdo con Chocolate
Slow-cooked grilled Berkshire pork belly tacos marinated in tequila and chocolate, served in warm corn tortillas with molcajete salsa
$9
Entrees
Bistec Alimentado de Pastura con Coles de Bruselas
Grilled grass-fed sirloin steak with baby Brussels sprouts, maitake mushrooms and bacon, sweet potato lettuce wrap and chocolate-tamarind reduction
$32
Crepa de Langosta Parillada con Cacao
Corn crepes filled with grilled lobster, spinach and chile de arbol, topped with cocoa fruit butter sauce
$36
Dessert
Pastel de Platano en Capas de Chocolate y Cacahuate
Chocolate chip banana cake layered with peanut butter and milk chocolate mousses, house-made banana ice cream and hot fudge sauce
$8
Drinks
Rosa Mexiccino
House-made chocolate mole sorbet, piloncillo espresso chocolate sauce, half and half and ice blended together and topped with Kaluha whipped cream, cajeta sauce and ground Mexican chocolate
$4.50
Celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of Vivas Classic Latin Cuisine
Celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of Vivas Classic Latin Cuisine on Thursday, July 29, starting at 5pm!
Come and experience the premiere Latin restaurant at the Jersey Shore!
*Sample complimentary tapas items from our brand-new Tapas Room!
*Hang out with 94.3 The Point's Laurie Cataldo and the Point Crew!
*Party with one of Monmouth County's best bands, "The Conjugals!"
*Get a tarot card reading by "Yolonda!"
Make your reservation now and receive 10% off your bill! 732-681-1213
Vivas Classic Latin Cuisine
801 Belmar Plz
Belmar, NJ 07719
(732) 681-1213
The peaches are back! Annual frog a la peche

FESTIVAL OF PEACHES TASTING MENU
Every Night through Mid to Late-September
At The Frog and The Peach, summertime means New Jersey peach season, and this summer the restaurant will hold its sixth annual Festival of Peaches, showcasing different varieties of the fruit in a 5-course tasting menu:
Peaches are in season. And the living is easy.
$59 or $105 with paired wines
Available 7 nights a week through peach season mid to late-September
The 5-Course Peach Tasting Menu is part of the duo Farm-to-Table Prix Fixe Menus. It is the more upscale of the two (for when only fine dining will do), and is presented opposite the popular 3-Course $29 (for everyday dining) Frugal Farmer Menu. Both menus feature produce, poultry and seafood from our Garden State (New Jersey!)
The Frog and The Peach restaurant, at the front of the New Jersey dining scene for 27 years, continues to be an innovator and trend setter. Located at 29 Dennis Street in downtown New Brunswick this progressive American restaurant is renowned for its seasonal menus, award winning wine list, stylish swank setting and warm knowledgeable service.
For additional information about the Peach Tasting, Farm to Table Menus, Wine events, or the restaurant in general contact General Manager Jim Mullen, jmullen@frogandpeach.com, 732-846-3216 x 15, or Proprietor Betsy Alger balger@frogandpeach.com, 732-846-3216 x 19.
PS: New Brunswick Rocks and Friday is Date Night in New Brunswick. At The Frog and The Peach, on Friday nights the Peach Tasting Menu with wine is offered for $150 for two. That’s a great date!
The Frog and The Peach
29 Dennis Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-864-3216
frogandpeach.com
The Frog and The Peach Restaurant Information on JerseyMenus.com
HUDSON RESTAURANT WEEK: JULY 26-AUGUST 6, 2010
Hudson Restaurant Week returns this summer July 26-August 6, 2010. More than forty delicious restaurants will offer prix-fixed meals at reduced prices. The list includes 10 new restaurants like Chart House, Hamilton Inn, PF Changs, and more. Of course, the list has everyone’s favorites and highly rated restaurants like: Amanda’s, Casa Dante, South City Grill, 3Forty Grill, Zylo, Edwards Steakhouse, Light Horse Tavern and many more. Prix-fixe lunches start as low as $13 and dinners start at $23 (beverage, tax and gratuity excluded). Some restaurants are offering the menu during the weekend as well. An up-to-date list of restaurants, menus and details can be found at www.hudsonrestaurantweek.com or call the individual restaurants.
Italian Wine and Opera Dinner at The Frog and The Peach
The Frog and The Peach announces a very special Dinner and Concert event on Friday August 6, 2010 at 7:00 pm
A Night at The Opera; 5-Course Italian Wine Dinner
With Lyric Soprano Annamaria Stefanelli
Something new and just for fun, on a Friday in August, The Frog and The Peach in New Brunswick NJ is taking the ordinary Wine Diner and kicking it up a notch, matching food to wine inspired by arias from Sicily, Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples. We are delighted to host lyric soprano Annamaria Stefanelli, performing arias from some of the most beloved repertoire of Italian Opera. Both the dinner and the concert will take place in our garden room (covered in the event of rain).
Annamaria Stefanelli is a first-generation Italian-American with more than 500 performances and a long list of credits as an opera education expert. A voice like an angel and a passionate teacher, Ms. Stefanelli has performed at Carnegie Hall, the 92nd Street Y, St. Peter’s Church, the Central Park Concert Series, as well as numerous other venues around the tri-state area. She will sing a mix of favorite arias with accompanying recorded music and spoken commentary, in two sets, before and after the dessert course.
We at The Frog and The Peach are thrilled to be able to offer this dinner/concert event, where opera buffs as well as neophytes can be entertained while satisfying their appetites and curiosity on a delightful summer night in our Garden Room.
The complete menu can be viewed on our website frogandpeach.com.
For tickets and additional information please call General Manager Jim Mullen 732-846-3216 x 0, jmullen@frogandpeach.com.
Friday August 6, 7:00 pm
$125 excluding tax and tip.
The Frog and The Peach
29 Dennis Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
The Frog and The Peach Restaurant Information on JerseyMenus.com
Festival de Helados at Rosa Mexicano
Kids at heart and of all ages can enjoy this month-long menu filled with sweet, salty and creamy flavors like Sea Salted Cajeta ice cream and Tomatillo Lime sorbet, house-made toppings, and desserts including an Ice Cream Pop Trio, a Mexican Banana Split and more.
On July 17, Executive Chef Dennis Lake will host a free cooking demonstration at Rosa Mexicano Riverside Square where guests will have a chance to win an ice cream maker that will be raffled off during the demonstration.
Available July 7th – August 1st
Free Demonstration July 17th at 10:00 am
At Rosa Mexicano Riverside Square, 390 Hackensack Avenue
Reservations are required, please call Cre at 212.397.0666 ext 40
www.rosamexicano.com
Ice Cream (choose three, $7)
Vainilla / Mexican vanilla
Chocolate Mexicano / Mexican chocolate
Cajeta y Sal Marina / Sea salted cajeta
Maíz con Palomitas Caramelizadas / Sweet corn and caramel popcorn
Galletas Mexicanas / Cinnamon chocolate cookies and cream
Granad con Chispas de Chocolate y Menta /Pomegranate mint chocolate chip fudge swirl
Arándano y Crema / Blueberry crema
Sorbet (choose three, $7)
Lima y Tomatillo / Tomatillo lime ice
Jamaica y Granada / Hibiscus pomegranate
Arándano / Blueberry
House-Made Toppings (50¢ each)
Salsa de Plátano en Caramelo / Banana caramel sauce
Frescas Crujientes / Strawberry crisps
Pedacitos de Cacahuates en Piloncillo / Chopped piloncillo peanuts
Piña Confitada / Candied pineapple
Palomitas de Maíz Caramelizadas / Caramel popcorn
Salsa de Piloncillo Espresso Chocolate / Piloncillo espresso chocolate sauce
Desserts
Trío de Paletas de Helado / Ice Cream Pop Trio
Sweet corn and caramel popcorn, blueberry crema, and cinnamon chocolate cookies and cream ice cream pops coated with strawberry crisps and topped with banana caramel sauce
$8
Macaroon de Pistache / Pistachio Torte
Pistachio macaroon filled with blueberry crema ice cream, served with tomatillo-blueberry compote
$8.50
Banana Split Mexicano / Mexican Banana Split
Blueberry crema, Mexican chocolate, and cinnamon chocolate cookies and cream ice cream with strawberry-pineapple salsa, piloncillo peanuts, piloncillo chocolate sauce, cinnamon whipped cream and fresh bananas
$10
News From The Frog and the Peach – June 2010

Father's Day at The Frog
Sunday June 20. 4:30 - 9:00
Regular spring a la carte menu and farm-to-table prix menus ($29 3-course frugal farmer and $59 5-course spring tasting)
And:
Father's Day Special
Grilled Wagyu Beef Flat Iron Steak with a Flight of Cabernets
Show Dad how much you apppreciate him
A place where you can all come together
Summer Sunday Nights
Starting June 27
Burger and a Beer Night
throughout the summer
every Sunday
Special F&P Burgers and to go with: Large format Rogue Ales
Leave the grilling to us
Radio Deals Featuring F&P Gift Certificates
June 20 to June 26
Radio 101.5 will be featuring Frog Gift Certificates :
$50 GC for only $25
Administered by the station, listen to 101.5 for details. First come-first served
On the Burner :
"Night at The Opera"
An evening of Italian Opera, Food and Wine wth singer Annamaria Stefanelli Friday August 6 In serch of the perfect pairings: opera to wine to food
Annual Festival of Peaches with our 5 Course Peach Tasting Menu
Sarting in July when they're ripe
Details to follow
New Brunswick Rocks Summer Give-Away
$10,000 in prizes given away at New Brunswick Venues. Get your VIP cards and you'll be the first to know
Walk Around Wine Tasting
Friday September 10 @ 7:00 · $49
A dozen wines with hors d'oeuvres and tasting notes in the garden.
And then again on Nov. 19
The Frog and The Peach Restaurant Information on JerseyMenus
The Frog and the Peach
29 Dennis St
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 846-3216
South African Wine Dinner at Chakra Restaurant June 14th

South African Wine Dinner
Kick off the the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer with an Amazing South African Wine Dinner
Monday, June 14th at 6:30PM
$65 PP (plus tax & gratuity)
RECEPTION
Passed Hors d'oeuvres
WHITE SANGRIA Indaba Chenin Blanc, Apple Brandy, Triple Sec, Fresh Fruits
FIRST COURSE
Rock Lobster Tail
baby pickled vegetables, curry
ROSE, Mulderbosch 2009
SECOND COURSE
Traditional Bobotie 'Beef Pie'
CHARDONNAY, Brampton 2009
THIRD COURSE
Sosaties 'Grilled & Marinated Lamb Skewers'
BLEND, Rustenberg John X Merriman 2006
DESSERT
Coconut Pie
CHENIN BLANC, Kanu Kia-Ora Noble Late Harvest 2003
Chakra Restaurant
144 W. State Rt. 4 (Eastbound)
Paramus, NJ 07652
Chakra Restaurant Information on JerseyMenus.com
Healthy and Organic Mexican at Rosa Mexicano
On Wednesday, May 19th, Rosa Mexicano will kick off its first Healthy and Organic Mexican festival through June 13th. Dispelling the myth that Mexican food is unhealthy, the special menu will highlight the bold, fresh flavors of dishes such as Skillet-Roasted Vegetable Tacos in Flax Seed Tortillas; Seared Tuna with Sprouted Quinoa Salad; Banana Leaf-Steamed Spicy Fish; and Organic Margaritas, Sangria, Wine and Agua Frescas.
On May 22nd, Rosa Mexicano will show guests how to make healthy and organic Mexican dishes at home with a free cooking demonstration beginning at 10 am.
Healthy and Organic Mexican at Rosa Mexicano
Available May 19th – June 13th, 2010
FREE cooking demonstration Saturday, May 22nd
Rosa Mexicano Riverside Square, 390 Hackensack Avenue, 201.489.9100
For reservations, visit www.rosamexicano.com
Appetizers
Atun con Costra de Amaranto / Seared Amaranth Crusted Tuna
Seared tuna crusted in amaranth, sliced and served over organic tangerine, avocado and jicama with organic quinoa and tangerine salsa
$13.00
Sopa de Habas con Hierba Buena / Fava Bean and Mint soup
Fresh local fava beans and mint soup garnished with organic tomato salsa and hoja santa
$8.00
Entrees
Tamal de Pescado Picante / Banana Steamed Grouper
Filet of wild Florida Grouper steamed in a banana leaf with spicy tomatillo salsa and epazote
$23.00 Dinner only
Arrachera Integral con Espinacas / All Natural Grilled Hanger Steak
Local farm-raised all natural grilled hanger steak served with spicy smoked corn pico de gallo, organic spinach and beet salad
$16.00 Lunch
$24.00 Dinner
Tacos de Hongos con Flor de Calabaza / Skillet Roasted Vegetable Tacos
Wild mushrooms, squash blossoms, zucchini and garlic topped with fresh requeson. Served with flax seed tortillas, house salsa, street corn and charro beans
$15.00 Lunch
$17.00 Dinner
Dessert
Gratin de Toronja con Sorbets de Frutas / Grapefruit Gratin with Fresh Fruit Sorbet
Caramelized grapefruit slices topped with Mexican agave nectar, yogurt and a crunchy canela-coconut granola. Served with mango-hibiscus sorbet, coconut sorbet, and blueberry sorbet inside a granola tuile cup.
$8.50
Beverages (alcoholic)
Margarita Natural
Organic cucumber and cilantro muddled with organic cane sugar, Casa Noble organic silver tequila, agave and fresh lime juice
$12.00
Sangria Organica 100%
A refreshing spring-time sangria. Cucumber-infused vodka, Bonterra Vineyards Viognier, pineapple juice, fresh mint and diced apples. Available in an individual pitcher or a large pitcher that serves 3-4
$11.00
$33.00 Pitcher
Viognier, Bonterra, ”Organic”, Mendocino, California 2007
$12.00 By the Glass $45.00 Bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Julia “Organic”, Mendoza, Argentina 2009
$10.00 By the Glass $35.00 Bottle
Aqua Frescas (non-alcoholic ) 100% organic
Arandano con Remolacha
Organic blueberry and beet with agave nectar
$6.00
Pepino con Mandarina
Organic tangerine and cucumber with agave nectar
$6.00
Rosa Mexicano
Riverside Square
390 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201.489.9100
For reservations, visit www.rosamexicano.com
