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This place smells like brown sugar sage butter sauce. (The Scala November Newsletter)

November 1st, 2012

Good Afternoon Scala Friends! Hope you’re all doing well. This place smells like brown sage butter sauce. Here are a few things going on around here:

NO CORKAGE FEE THURSDAYS: Bring in a bottle or three, grab your friends and visit us on Thursdays. We never charge corkage fees on Thursday nights. 515-244-1353 for reservations. We also added some cool wines to our wine menu. Check our wine list out here.NEW FALL MENU: Yes, the butternut squash cappelacci, truffled brussel sprouts and squash panna cotta are back. Take a look at our current fall menu.

BEATLES BRUNCH: The Scala Band will be at it again this Sunday, November 4th for our Beatles Brunch, open from 10-2. Call for a reservation to secure a seat for this one of a kind show featuring Chef Phil Shires in the kitchen and his counterpart Tony up front keeping the mimosas flowing. Space is tight, so call 515-244-1353 for reservations. I’ve also attached the Brunch menu below.

HOLIDAY PARTIES: We are starting to fill up for holiday events. Book a party, and you can have the entire cafe exclusively Sunday through Wednesdays and lunch gatherings any day of the week. Check out our Private Events page on our website.

Cheers!

Tony L.

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Chef Phil Shires and Some Lovely Food Photos

October 21st, 2011

Cafe di Scala's Chef Phil Shires

Many of you have gotten to know our own Chef Phil Shires over the years. He’s a good friend, he’s got great taste in music and he’s a master at the art of food.

One of his many gifts is his perfection of seafood. Over the past few months or so, we’ve been posting photos to our Facebook page some of his many beauties. We thought we’d take a few minutes to share with you some of these spectacular creations.

We hope you enjoy these photos and take some time soon to taste some of the best of what Chef Phil has to offer.

Enjoy!

: Quack! Sometimes, Phil veers away from seafood and adds the occasional duck or rabbit. This is a Duck Confit with Cleverley greens and quinoa.

: Halibut with heirloom tomatoes and mashed potatoes

: The vast majority of our vegetables are sourced locally here from central Iowa. These particular ones are from one of our favorite farmers, Larry Cleverley of Cleverley Farms in Mingo, Iowa

: Scallops, heirloom cherry tomatoes, mustard greens, Red Russian Kale, heirloom tomato sauce. Amazing.

: Scallops, heirlooms, mashed potatoes

: More sockeye goodness with quinoa

: Sockeye, quinoa, heirloom tomatoes

: Halibut with vegetable broth, corn and mashed potatos

: Sockeye Salmon

: More yellowfin with produce from Cleverley Farms in Mingo, Iowa

: More Yellowfin goodness

: Yellowfin Tuna

: Cafe di Scala’s Chef Phil Shires

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Our Favorite Season…

September 28th, 2011

Fall… It’s our favorite season of the year. We’re preparing our new menu and look forward to sharing this with you soon.

Stay tuned…

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Help Us Celebrate Six Years of Cafe di Scala!

July 19th, 2011

Dear Friends,

Please join us for a wonderful evening of family, friends and neighbors for Cafe di Scala’s Six Year Anniversary Dinner. We’ll serve five courses prepared by Tony and Chef Phil Shires, each paired with a carefully selected Italian wine. The dinner is $65 per person, is limited to 40 people and starts at 7pm on Tuesday, July 26th. You’re welcome to join us beforehand with your friends at the bar for a cocktail or a glass of wine. Please view the menu below and call us at 515-244-1353 for reservations. Hope you can join us!

Also, check website for a glimpse of some changes to our Summer menu. Click here to view our Summer menu changes.

Cheers!
Tony and Scala Staff

P.S. As always, we look forward to continuing the conversation with you on Twitter and Facebook. Feel free to forward this email to your friends.

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July Newsletter: Jazz, Anniversary Dinner, No Corkage Fees, etc.

June 30th, 2011

Happy Summer Scala Friends!
As we promised in our last update, we’re celebrating six years of Cafe di Scaladom in July. (Yes, I realize I just made up a word there.) So here’s how we’re going to celebrate during the month of July.

July Anniversary Specials
Thursday No Corkage Fee: Bring your own bottle of wine in on Thursday nights and we’ll waive our normal corkage fee. (This includes Thursday, June 30th)
Friday Live Jazz: Live Jazz 7-10 each Friday in July.

1st: Closed for a private event
8th: Hot Club of Des Moines with Hannah Bretz
15th: Max Wellman Trio
22nd: Daniel Mastroski Duo
29th: Mike Pfaff & Jeff Karnoski Duo

Saturday Toasts: Free glass of prosecco either before or after your meal.

Anniversary Dinner
On Tuesday, July 26^th, a limited number of seats will be available for a very intimate five- course dinner that Chef Phil Shires & Tony are building. Many of the dishes and hand selected wines will be from the region of Calabria, Italy which is where the town of Scala is tucked away. Our menu will be released on our blog on Friday, July 1. Check backhere soon.

Scala Sunday Beatles Brunch
Our July Beatles Brunch will be held Sunday, July 11^th from 10 until 2pm. To view a current menu, visit our website. Call us at 515-244-1353 for reservations.

80/35 Music Festival
Come experience another fun culinary side of Cafe di Scala as we’ll be setting up camp at this years 80/35 Music Festival. We’ll be featuring three unique wraps, easy for a delicious, healthy summertime treat. You can enjoy these unique treats set against the backdrop of an all-star lineup of bands on July 2nd & 3rd. See you this weekend!

Cin Cin!
Tony & The Scala Family

P.S. As always, we look forward to continuing the conversation with you on Twitter andFacebook. Feel free to forward this email to your friends.

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It’s a Spring Day Thing…

May 24th, 2011

Impossible to have a bad day when you listen to the Digable Planets.

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We put our back into your food…

April 19th, 2011

Not much to say about this, really.

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Happiness Is a Warm Brunch

February 28th, 2011

Hello Friends!

It’s almost Beatles Brunch time again! The Fab Four makes an appearance in the Cafe di Scala kitchen with Chef Phil Shires on the first Sunday of every month. They put on quite a show. This month’s Beatles Brunch takes place on Sunday, March 6th from 10am-2pm. Please spread the word to your friends and family and call us for reservations at 515-244-1353, since seats fill up fast. Take a gander at our menu here.

See you Sunday?

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