Happenings {Calendar of Events}


Events

Every Wednesday

College I.D. Night

Bring in your college I.D., from whenever you were in college, and receive a 25% discount on Wednesday evenings. So dig up that I.D. and remember a time when you were younger, thinner and had more hair. Showing us what you looked like back in the day gets you the discount. Telling us stories about what you did in those college days is completely optional!

 

February 2012

February 9th-11th, 2012  SocialICE, Rochester Minnesota's Ice Bar

Peace Plaza (1st Ave SW & 1st St SW)

4:30-9:00pm

Free Admission

Sontes is shivering with excitement for SocialICE. Featuring over 200 ft. of ice, SocialICE will be once again the largest outdoor ice bar in the upper Midwest. Join us at our Russian themed bar for hot Crispin Cider and other drinks.  Enjoy the ambiance of the ice and lighting as you sit in the ice lounge, drink from real ice glasses, and enjoy the live music. more information and entertainment schedule

February 14th Valentine’s Day

$65

Bring your sweetheart to Sontes for the most romantic dinner of the year. Enjoy our  6-course set menu and a complimentary glass of champagne and chocolates with advanced reservation.  Reserve online or call 507.292.1628.

Valentine's 2012 Menu

First Course choice of:

Fresh Washington oysters on the half shell with orange flower mingionette**

or

Beef tar tare with Ethiopian spices, quail egg & keft flour crackers and truffle oil**

Second Course choice of:

Pan roasted Dungeness crab cake with green apples, Meyer lemon gelee and curry aioli

or

Sweet spiced carrot-ginger soup with foie gras topped ameretti crouton and sun dried cherry espuma

Intermezzo

sorbet

Main Course choice of:

Roasted vegetable stuffed tamales with smoked local squash and house-made mole negro topped with fresh cotija cheese

or

Grilled fillet of beef with local potato gratin, roasted local vegetables and red wine beef redux

or

Pan roasted seasonal fish

Cheese Course

Cheese from the vault with seasonal accompaniments

Dessert choice of:

Chocolate tart with chocolate syrup and cherry lolli

Coronet with raspberry mousse, cotton candy and candied cranberries.

$65/person

Optional Wine Supplement $40/person

Reserve online or call 507.292.1628.

** Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.

Valentine's 2012 VEGETARIAN Menu

First Course

Beet salad with candied walnut and olive oil powder

Second Course

Sweet spiced carrot-ginger soup with ameretti crouton and sun dried cherry espuma

Intermezzo

sorbet

Main Course

Roasted vegetable stuffed tamales with smoked local squash and house-made mole negro topped with fresh cotija cheese

Cheese Course

Cheese from the vault with seasonal accompaniments

Dessert choice of:

Chocolate tart with chocolate syrup and cherry lolli

Coronet with raspberry mousse, cotton candy and candied cranberries.

$55/person

Optional Wine Supplement $40/person

 

February 24 & 25 Bacon Dinners

$60 dinner

$30 optional beer pairings, $38 optional wine pairings

We’re bringing home the bacon, frying it up in pan, and making a dinner you will never forget.  Baconfest 2012: Five courses of bacon. Need we say more?

Baconfest menu

6:30-7:00pm Starting to sizzle

Bacon martinis served with mignoirs (SP)

Bacon-wrapped smoked jalepeno poppers

Bacon and Cabbot Cloth-bound Cheddar stuffed profiteroles

House-made chichorones with Tabasco aioli

Hoisin pork belly with carrot ginger waffle “crouton”

7:00pm Out of the frying pan and into the fire

Starter: Coddled egg with bacon dipped asparagus and bacon infused grissini

The GLT&B: Grilled romaine salad with warm bacon vinaigrette, blue cheese crouton and tomato sorbet.

Entrée: Bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin with horseradish milled potatoes and roasted local vegetables with house-cured pancetta.

Dessert: Grieves brownie with maple and pancetta ice cream sandwich.

Advance ticket purchase is required.  To purchase tickets, call 507.292.1628.

 


 

Musical Guests

Saturday Evenings 7:30-10:30

February 2012

February 4th   Tim Fast

February 11th   Jeremy Jewell

February 18th  Nick Haas & Scott Mateo Davies

February 25th  Sievers & Straubmuller

Our musicians play only ASCAP supported music or their own compositions.