Monday, October 26, 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Mexican Night!



Mexican Night!
Friday, October 16
Chef Kar will be preparing all of your favorite
Mexican Specialties!
Join us for all the fun!

Octoberfest!



Octoberfest this week at Alfie's
Wednesday, October 7 - Saturday, October 10
Chef Karl is preparing all of you favorite
German Specialties!
Knockwurst
Bratwurst
Weinerschnitzel
Sauer Kraut
German Potato Salad
Sweet and Sour Cabbage
Ice Cold German Beers!

Friday, October 2, 2009

The Leaning Tower of Pisa


After our wine tour at Monsanto, we continued driving through the winding hills of Tuscany into Pisa where we toured the Leaning Tour, the Duomo and the churches and dined at a roadside cafe.


On Friday, we were scheduled for a private tour and tasting at the Monsanto Winery in Tuscany. Our hostess, Veronica, led us on a two hour journey through the beautiful estate of the Bianchi family and their extensive wine cellars. We were lucky enough to be there during harvest time and learned how the grapes are harvested, pressed, aged, bottled and labeled. We also learned that the skins and seeds of the grapes are later used for balsamic vinegars and an Italian after dinner liquer called "Grappa"

Tuscany


Thursday we bid goodbye to the beautiful Amalfi coast and headed through the rolling hills of Tuscany. Miles and miles of olive groves and grape vineyards with a scattering of ancient walled cities in between. The scenery was beyond compare!

Capri


On Wednesday, we took a jet boat from Positano to the beautiful island of Capri. Here we toured the island and it's secret grottos, rode the funicular to the top and took in the awesome views. We were treated to GIGANTIC lemons that they use to make their famous lemoncello drink and lunch at a seaside cafe! Beautiful!