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Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 7:30 – 3:00 pm. Yes, breakfast all day!!

Welcome back to Charlevoix, parttime residents!

Here are our hours:

Monday, November 23 – open 7:30 – 3:00
Tuesday, November 24 – CLOSED
Wednesday, November 25 – open 7:30 – 3:00
Thanksgiving, November 26 – CLOSED
Friday, November 27 – open 7:30 – 3:00
Saturday, November 28 – open 7:30 – 3:00
Sunday, November 29 – open 7:30 – 3:00

Upcoming class schedule:

Pasties and Scotch Eggs – Tuesday, Dec. 1, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm. We’ll make meat or veggie pasties and Scotch eggs, dine on some, and take the rest home, along with recipes.   GREAT FUN.  SHOULD WE OFFER THIS AGAIN? 

Roasted Tomato-Basil Soup and Scones – Wednesday, Dec. 9, 5:30 – 7:30 pm.  We’ll make the soup, and a variety of scones, dine, and take some home, along with the recipes.  WE STILL HAVE SPOTS AVAILABLE 

Pizza - Tuesday, Dec. 15, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, for those who missed or were closed out of our first one. We’ll make pizzas from scratch, and dine; you’ll take home a bowl of dough and our recipes.  SPOTS AVAILABLE 

Call 547-7490 for information and to register. Limit ten people per class, so register early.   $25 covers everything.

Pumpkin pancakes are selling like … well, hotcakes. (Yeah, that was bad). We have pasties, too (comes with a Scotch egg and more). Chicken pot pie. Chicken breast stuffed with fontina and asparagus, served over rice with a brilliant dijon-mushroom sauce. Shepherd’s pie. A harvest salad that features apples, cherries, butternut squash, walnuts, and a great cherry vinaigrette. Scones and our delicious oatmeal-chocolate chip-walnut cookies. Everything homemade.

Our “famous” pumpkin pancakes with apple cider syrup are back. But … there’s a shortage of pumpkin, and we’re having trouble finding it anywhere. As long as we have it, you can have those wonderful orange pancakes.

We’ll gather to make crusts, add toppings (our recipes or your imagination), and bake. Then we’ll share a pizza meal. You’ll go home with a few crusts for later, and our recipes. All you need to bring is a bowl and a small cutting board, if you have one.

Interested? Call 547-7490 to add your name to the list, and let us know what days & times are good. Space is limited, so let us know soon.

It’s cold enough to discourage many folks from sitting outside, but at least the bees seem to have given up buzzing the customers. And when I left the house this morning, I looked up and saw the stars. If you live in a city, you probably can’t do this very well. I remember being surprised when I moved here to see so many … I had forgotten what the sky looks like.

Many of you have asked me when I intend to close for the season, or whether I stay open year-round. As long as we have people coming in, we’ll stay open. When it gets cold and icy, and people hunker down to wait out the winter, when we don’t see enough people to justify firing up the ovens, then we’ll bow to Mother Nature and close until it’s warmer.

In the meantime, we’re open from 7:30 am to 3:00 pm, every day except Wednesday.

Thank you for your business, and for being such loyal supporters of the little place on Park that never saw Hemingway.

Raechel

As the days grow shorter (and colder already — what’s that about?), we all like to sleep in a bit, so the Alcove will open at 7:30 am rather than 7:00 am. And we’ll be closed Wednesdays.

Fathers Day at the Alcove — June 21, 2009

Order from our regular menu or order one of our Fathers Day specials — omelets, meals-in-a-bowl, and more.

There’s something for every taste — traditional and adventurous, meat-loving and vegetarian, all delicious, made from scratch, with healthy ingredients.

See our complete menu by clicking on the link at the right.

No reservations.  Toga optional, but greatly admired.

OMELETS

Big three-egg or five-egg-white omelet rolled around a hearty serving of special ingredients. Served with breads and fresh fruits.  

Smoked whitefish with lemon-dill sauce  $9.95

Veggie: asparagus, leek, garlic, tomato, red and green pepper, wild mushrooms  $8.95

Local treasures:  sherried morels and other wild mushrooms, fiddlehead ferns, wild ramps, goat cheese $9.95

Meat-eaters: bacon, sausage, ham, and cheddar cheese  $9.95

Smoked salmon with cream cheese, capers, & chopped red onion $9.95

Chorizo sausage, green onions, & cheddar cheese, topped with salsa  $9.95

BIG BOWLS

Beef Bourguignon and noodles, side salad, & bread of choice $10.95

Seafood lasagne, side salad, & bread of choice  $9.95

CONTINENTAL

Assortment of fresh fruits and berries, cheeses, cup of yogurt, nuts, and a fresh-baked scone or muffin of your choice  $9.95

Summer’s on its way.  Leaves are beginning to peek out, the grass is greening, people are grinning, and the Alcove Cafe is now open 6 days a week (closed Wednesdays).  Hope to see you soon.