February 6, 2006   (Look for the subscribers-only discount!)

Hello again, folks, this is Jim (the Cook) with your latest Rooster News.

Great February Dining Events

Aside from the holidays, February seems to have more special dining events than any other month this year.  First, thanks to everyone who came and picked up Superbowl munchies and Ribs this past Saturday.  I watched the game myself - some of the ads were fun (FedEx got my vote), and the football got a little more interesting in the second half than the first, thankfully.  However, there are two even bigger dining events this month still to come:

St. Valentine's Day (Feb. 14th)

I wish to talk to the gentlemen in the audience right now.  Heck, make that all the guys.  You ladies can skip down to the Mardi Gras section.

OK, so this is supposed to be the most romantic day of the year, and it's on a Tuesday!  Doesn't Hallmark know we have to be in early Wednesday morning?  Talk about performance pressure.  Time to prove your romantic mettle, boys.  In the old days, we could throw money at the problem:  take her somewhere nice and sit back while the chef, the waiter, and the wine steward did the heavy lifting.  Now, we've got responsibilities, jobs, kids - going out on a Tuesday is tough.  Still, you can't just go home and expect her to put dinner on the table.  That's bad romantic karma for the next 364 days.

What to do?  Let's face it, there's a few of you (no names, but you know who you are) for whom the picture at left represents the height of your culinary prowess.  That's OK, we here at Rooster Labs have devised a clever solution to your predicament:  the Valentine's Day Special Dinner.  We've combined a generous Prawn Cocktail appetizer with our very popular Wild Pacific Poached Salmon in Dill Sauce, some Lemon Couscous, fresh Asparagus, and our Crusty French Bread into a really nice dinner package that is sure to impress her (only $35.00 for this complete dinner for two).  Trust me, most ladies dig fresh fish (something about health I think).  What's more, we'll have beautiful red roses by the stem and absolutely sinful hand-rolled chocolate truffles for dessert.  So, gentlemen, the Rooster has your back.  We've got you covered for everything you need:  the roses, the chocolates, and a delicious candlelight dinner for two.  (Don't worry, she'll have candles somewhere in the house.  Look around where she keeps the table linens.)

Reservations are not necessary, but might be smart since supplies will be limited.  Just call the store at 634-0135.

Mardi Gras (Feb. 28th)

Now this is my favorite party of the year.  Anytime I get to cook a big mess o' Cajun food, listen to zydeco music, and talk like Justin Wilson all day, I'm happier than a fish monger during Lent.  As you know from watching our menu, we like New Orleans cooking here at Running Rooster, and Mardi Gras is the perfect excuse to put it on the menu.  This year, we're offering a special Mardi Gras Cajun Combo which will include Boiled Mudbugs (Crawfish), Shrimp Gumbo, Chicken & Andouille Jambalaya, Jalapeno Cheddar Corn Bread, and Stewed Southern Greens.  Sorry, no Jell-O shots, but we will have the beads!  And just like last year, we don't require any special "performance" to earn them, just a hearty appreciation for celebrating the good things in life.  Watch for more info in a future Rooster Flash.

"How Ya'all Are?"

And speaking of Lent, several of you have asked about observant meals on Fridays during Lent.  We'll be sure to construct our March and April menus to give you all a non-meat option on Fridays.

Closed on Saturdays

We are committing a retail cardinal sin (boy, this newsletter has sure gotten Catholic all of a sudden, hasn't it?) by continually changing our hours of operation and thus confusing our customers, but I'm afraid we have to take this step.  There simply isn't enough business for us to remain open at the store on Saturdays.  I apologize for the confusion of opening for a while, and then closing again.  We thought we would give it a try but it is clear that our customers simply don't go downtown on Saturdays.

We still are available for catering and special orders (12 people or more) on Saturdays; for example, we enjoyed catering the dinner for the entire Hollister Heat organization this past weekend.

Here's our menu for this week.  If you have any questions or wish to reserve something, please call the store at 831-634-0135.  To see a description of any of these items, go to our online menu. 

SUN:  5	MON:  6	TUE:  7	WED:  8	THU:  9	FRI:  10	SAT:  11
						Running Rooster Closed Saturday
	Wood Roasted Garlic Rosemary Chicken
	Memphis BBQ Back Ribs
	Old Fashioned Lasagna
	Linguine with Clams			Pork Loin Roast
		American Farmhouse Pot Roast
			Chicken and Dumplings

Note:  All menu items may be subject to substitution or selling out, depending upon our suppliers, our customers' appetites, and the whims of Jim (The Cook).

Subscribers Discount

This week's subscriber discount secret phrase is in honor of Groundhog Day which was last week.  The secret phrase which gets you 10% off every purchase all this week is "Phil says 6 more weeks."  And here's a bonus:  anyone who is willing to sing at least one line from the song that Bill Murray woke up to every morning in the movie Groundhog Day gets a free cookie.  And I do mean sing, no Rex Harrison-esque talking the lyrics like in My Fair Lady.

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