Planning Ahead for the Holidays
With Thanksgiving just a week away it's that time of year when many folks start making plans for the extended holiday season. Same goes here at the Rookery. So here's a preview of what we'll be offering, with the hope you'll consider including us in your holiday plans!
Thanksgiving at the Rookery
Last week we shared a preview of our planned menu
. Here now are the details:
Butternut Squash & Apple Soup
roasted butternut squash and Granny Smith apples in a light cream and apple cider stock
Bacon and Bleu Salad
mixed greens, red onions, tomatoes, crispy bacon, crumbled bleu cheese, and croutons with housemade bleu cheese dressing
Choice of Elk NY Strip Loin OR Whole Breast of Duck
served with horseradish mashed potatoes, orange hazelnut dressing, fresh cranberry and jalapeño relish & head server Becky's special green bean casserole
Pumpkin Mousse
All four courses for just $49/person. Please call for reservations.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Not many restaurants in the Cable/Hayward area are open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The Rookery plans to be, ASSUMING we have advance reservations. So please call early
if you'd like to join us either evening. We'll be featuring our new
winter dinner menu
, and probably a few specials as well.
And yes to everyone who's been asking. Our delightfully decadent cheese fondue is back! So too our ever popular bison chili. And more. See the full menu HERE.
New Year's Eve Five Course Feast
Dinner at the Rookery on New Year's Eve has become a tradition for many. And this year our menu will be better than ever. Please join us again, or for the first time. We promise you won't be disappointed!
Appetizer
Black Angus Beef Tartare
Soup
The Rookery's Legendary Maine Lobster Bisque
Salad
Fresh Spinach with Warm Bacon Dressing
Entrée
Beef Wellington & Lobster Tail
OR
Lobster Tail & Prawns over Seafood Risotto
Dessert
Creme Brûlée
All this plus live music for just $99/person, reservations required.
Please note our regular menu will not be available on New Year's Eve.
Limited substitutions may be possible with advance notice.
Dinner Lecture this Thursday
Sediments and Soils of the Apostle Islands
Thursday, November 16
Join Dr. Tom Fitz, Professor of Geoscience, Northland College, to learn about the sediments left at the end of glacial deposition, the soils that have developed on those glacial-age sediments, and modern beach sediments. Dr. Fitz's interest in soils has grown because soils connect the physical Earth to terrestrial life.
The program begins at 5:30 PM, with optional dinner and conversation after the presentation. Register in advance by calling the Cable Natural History Museum (715-798-3890). $5 member/$10 non-member.
Upcoming Dinner Lectures
Here's a preview of the great lineup of Lake Superior focused dinner lectures coming your way at the Rookery this winter. This lecture series sponsored by the Cable Natural History Museum is becoming more popular every year...to the point it has become necessary to cap attendance due to the size of our dining room. So if you're especially interested in any of these upcoming lectures be sure to call the museum early to reserve your spot (715-798-3890).
Thursday, December 14 - The Fluency of Our Inland Sea; Exploring Physics in Large Lakes
Join Jay Austin as he describes how Lake Superior, one of the largest lakes in the world, has been shown to be sensitive to climate change. What have we observed in this lake over the last several decades? What are the consequences? Austin is a Professor and Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UMD and holds a joint appointment at the Large Lakes Observatory.
Tentative:
January 11: Mary Dougherty, Words for Water
February 8: Jon Martin, forestry research going on in Fairyland
March 8: Peggy Burkman, Piping plovers in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
