Progressive Dinner Menu for Doors Open Lowell 2009

Just found this posted on the COOL website as a .DOC download, so we're sharing it here in case you'd like to scope the menu in advance for yourself:

Progressive Dinner, Live Jazz & Cultural Heritage Talks
Thursday, May 14, 2009
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Enjoy great live music, delicious cuisine, and historical talks in the heart of downtown Lowell!
Discover Lowell’s architectural and literary history with brief 15-minute talks.

Architectural and Literary Heritage Talks
Local architectural tour with Lowell National Park architect Chuck Parrott
7:00 pm at the Bon Marche Building/155 Merrimack Street
8:00 pm at the corner of Palmer & Middle Streets

Jack Kerouac’s former haunts tour with Roger Brunelle, Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! Founding Member
8:30 pm outside Ricardos’s/110 Gorham Street


Progressive Dinner menu includes specially priced courses - one night only! Start your excursion at C’est to pick up your menu.

APPETIZERS
• Feta & Tomato Flat Bread – Pizza bread topped with fresh tomatoes, basil & feta cheese. $5.95 Athenian Corner*
• Scallion Pancake with green curry sauce. $5.95 Blue Taleh*
• Cheese, pate and cracker sampler plate with a glass of red, white or sparkling wine (non-alcoholic) beverage. $10 C'est*
• Grilled half artichoke lemon butter. $4.50 Centro Restaurant & Bar*
• World’s Best Buffalo Tenders appetizer. Cobblestones of Lowell*
• Bruschetta. $6.99 Fortunato’s Italian Restaurant
• Pizza. La Boniche French Bistro*
• Southwestern Spring Rolls. $4.00 Mambo Grill*
• Fresh Prince Edward Island Mussels sautéed in a tomato basil broth or choose Grilled Flat Bread Pizza topped with assorted cheeses and our own tomato sauce Ricardo’s Café Trattoria*
• Grilled Texas Sausage. $2.95 Village Smokehouse*


ENTREES
• Shrimp Saganaki – Fresh shrimps with a colorful array of sliced peppers in a light tomato sauce topped with a crust of feta cheese accompanied with pasta. $16.95 Athenian Corner*
• Chicken Lettuce Wrap served with white rice. $16.95 Blue Taleh*
• Chicken Parmegian, side salad & Italian Soda. $7.75 Caffé Paradiso*
• Sandwich Plate & Dessert - Italian sandwich, chips, cole slaw with a choice of Gelato & a specialty coffee. $8.95 Café Aiello
• Mac ‘n’ cheese with grilled shrimp skewer baked mac with orechiette and five cheeses, fresh arugula salad. $17.00 Centro Restaurant & Bar*
• Our Signature Chicken Marsala. Cobblestones of Lowell*
• Parmigiana, chicken or eggplant. $9.99 Fortunato’s Italian Restaurant
• Chinese Flavor Braised Lamb Shank with apricot, ginger, garlic and soy with grilled zucchini and garlic mashed. $18.00 La Boniche French Bistro*
• Mini Fish Taco Platter. $6.00 Mambo Grill*
• Tapas Caldo Gallego - Spanish soup with ham, pork and chick peas or choose Tapas a la Ole - Baby potatoes with homemade garlic mayonnaise. Both dishes including a glass of red/white Sangria. $8.95 Ole Tapas Restaurant & Bar*
• Wild Mushroom Ravioli filled and topped with assorted wild mushrooms and fresh herbs in a shallot cream sauce or choose Roast Prime Rib of Beef served with garlic mashed potatoes and green beans. Ricardo’s Café Trattoria*
• Southwestern Chicken. $10.95 Village Smokehouse*


DESSERTS
• Yiaourti Me Meli – Traditional strained thick & creamy Greek yogurt topped with honey & walnuts. $4.95 Athenian Corner*
• Creme Brulee Torte. $6.95 Blue Taleh*
• Cappuccino & Large Cannoli. $7.00 Caffé Paradiso*
• Carrot Cake topped with classic cream cheese frosting “2008 Taste of the Town winner for best dessert made by ‘I Dream of Jeanne Cakes.” $5.50 Centro Restaurant & Bar*
• Enjoy our Warm Blonde Brownie ala mode, with homemade Caramel! Cobblestones of Lowell*
• Tiramasu or Cannoli. $6.50 Fortunato’s Italian Restaurant
• Bread Pudding. $4.00 La Boniche French Bistro*
• Avocado Pie. $3.00 Mambo Grill*
• Vanilla Bean Gelato. Ricardo’s Café Trattoria*
• Choice of Pie. $1.95 Village Smokehouse*

*Live Music Performance Location
More information on the Progressive Dinner can be found at www.cultureiscool.org.


This program is a partnership among the Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL), the City of Lowell, and the Lowell National Historical Park.