Birthday Week Celebration: March 7th to 14th
Come in to the cafe during this week, we will be giving away NEW Wilde Roast Cafe T-Shirts and WRC Mugs daily (the more you come in the better your chances of winning). Everyone will get a FREE Drink Upsize!
March 14th is the Opening Reception for: Jim Dryden and Adam Dykes
Adam is a Minnesota native. Though he has lived a large part in Colorado and some in Germany, Minneapolis has always been a home base. A Jack-of-all-trades, he has lived his life in commitment to many different endeavors. Music, theatre, healthcare and photography, just to name a few. He has two music degrees and has education and experience in several other fields. He is very hands on, and likes to learn things as he goes.
Jim lives in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area. Jim studied art and music at the University of Minnesota, and has a BFA in painting and printmaking from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. A love for travel and exotic places has been a primary influence in Jim’s work. He draws inspiration from many diverse cultural and ethnic traditions, and paints with a color palette that speaks of latitudes far south of Minnesota.
A partial list of Jim’s corporate clients includes: 3M, Anheuser Busch, Coca-Cola, Disney, Honda, General Mills, GMAC, GTE, John Deere, Marriot, NWA, Payne-Weber, Target, and Viacom. Concurrently, he provides artwork to a wide variety of fine arts organizations and non-profit causes: The American Red Cross, Chicago Jazz & Blues Festival, Children’s Crisis Nursery, the Guthrie Theater, Minnesota Arts Council, MacPhail Center for the Arts, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Jim’s work has also been published in numerous trade journals and educational texts, and has been awarded recognition by the American Society of Illustrators.
Have you ever looked at a menu from a vegetarian point of view? Many places don’t think about non-meat eaters when they create the menu. Well, we did! Here is a review of the cafe from a vegetarian.
I have never watched Amazing Race before, but I will tonight. Mel White and his son Mike will compete. Mel was a speech writer for Jerry Falwell until he came out. Mike has been in movies and wrote School of Rock.
Wilde Roast Cafe Food & Wine Pairing Dinner
March 24th, 7pm
5 Courses / 5 Wines
$50/person (includes tax/tip)
RSVP Call Wilde Roast @ 612.331.4544 (need a credit card to reserve)
Limited to 30 people
No substitutions/special orders will be made!
Course 1
Appetizer: Bacon Wrapped Scallops
Wine: TBA
Course 2
Salad: Mesclun with Shallot Vinagrette
Wine: Toscotto Vernaccia (Tuscany)
Course 3
Entree 1*: Chevre Chicken
Wine: Pinot Noir Permutations (Australia)
Course 4
Entree 2*: Roast Beef with Dijon-caper sauce
Wine: Bodega Del Desierto (Argentina)
Course 5
Dessert: La Bette Noir
Wine: Jonesy Port (Austrailia)
*Entrees will be served with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Sauteed Green beans
Did you ever want to know more about coffee? beans? organic? fair trade?
We are hosting a coffee cupping for only $10 you will get the knowledge you need. 3 coffees will be paired with 3 desserts, eveyone leaves with a WRC MUG!
March 10th at 7pm
Call 612.331.4544 to make your reservation…limited seating.
One of the nice things about the cafe is how the new artwork re-creates the cafe every 2 months. To thank our artists we are announcing a contest, create a 2D artwork (paint/photo/digital) that shows the spirit of the cafe. The art will be displayed the month of June, customers will VOTE for their favorite…the winner will be announced the Sunday of PRIDE. The winner receives a $500 WRC party!
Thank you Mpls St. Paul Magazine Readers for voting us in the Top 5 CoffeeHouses in the Twin Cities. The link shows the 2008 results…we are in the 2009, but that is not posted yet.
1. Caribou
2. Dunn Brothers
3. Starbucks
4. Spyhouse
5. Wilde Roast
Ok, we are number 5, but on the list this year! Dean would LOVE to have a Mpls St. Paul Magazine Award for our wall!
I don’t know if you have kept up on the GLBT Business Closings: Pi, Brass Rail, Clicquot Club, and now Vera’s Cafe. Vera’s will be open until Thursday, so please swing by to thank Wayne for his support to the community.
