Archive for October, 2010

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Chef Nowak gets rave reviews in Scene Magazine’s Best of Cleveland Edition


Word is out that Chef Nowak is a rising star in Cleveland’s amazing food scene.  Read the rave review that calls Chef Nowak a “seasoned pro” HERE.

Come see Chef Nowak as he Guest Chefs at the final 2010 Tremont Farmers Market in Lincol Park on Tuesday, October 26th. Taste the poplular Apple Proscuitto Pizza is back as well as Braised Ohio Pork Shoulder from a free-range pastured organic pig from our friends at Tea Hills Farm.

Tonight is the Duvel – Brewery Ommegang Party

Try a pint of the 2009 Adoration, a spiced Winter ale from Brewery Ommegang.  Duvel bottles are $5 and you can keep the glass.Tonight (Tuesday, October 19th from 6pm until close.)

Bell’s Brewery Celebration Tomorrow
The crew from Bell’s Brewery will be bringing the love to the Bier Markt.  We’ll be pouring Two Hearted IPA on draft and from the firkin hand pump so you can enjoy the different experience from the modern draft versus the traditional European hand pump.  The draft list will all feature Bell’s Best Brown Ale, Hell Hath No Fury & Amber.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 20th from 6pm until close)

Victory Brewery Night
Victory Brewing is one of the top houses in the country.  Come enjoy Mad King’s Weiss and Yakima Glory and good times all around.
Friday, October 22nd from 6pm until close.

Pumpkin Ale + Pumpkin Carving Contest

Buy any Pumpkin Ale and get a free Ohio pumpkin from Rittman Orchards to carve.  We recommend you put down the carving knife before you put down your fourth Pumpkin Ale! 
Wednesday, October 27th from 4:30 until the pumpkins or the ale runs out.

Speakeasy 1 Year Anniversary Bash

It’s been a great year of culinary cocktails in Speakeasy.  Try our new cocktail menu featuring Matt “the Cocktail Czar” Stipe’s housemade falernum (a West Indian cocktail syrup made from almonds and spices), tobacco-infused bourbon, and some exceptionally creative cocktails.
Saturday, November 6th from 8pm until 2:30am.

We open 365 days a year and are booking Holiday parties 
We love our families just like you do, but it’s always nice to get away at the end of a big Holiday dinner and have a few drinks with your friends.

  • Thanksgiving Day we open at 8pm
  • The Friday after Thanksgiving (November 26th) we open at 12pm and the 5th Annual Foranapolooza Bash starts at 6pm
  • Christmas Eve we open at 4:30
  • Christmas Day we open at 8pm
  • New Years Eve we open at 4:30
  • New Years Day we open at 4:30 for our Rehab 2011 Party

“Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water!”
-W.C. Fields

521 | posted at October 20th, 2010 in What's New

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
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Bar Cento turns 3 and wants to give you a free pizza

So we know it’s our 3 Year Birthday Party, but we want to give you a birthday present to thank all our friends and fans for bringing the love all these years.  Come visit us and enjoy a carafe of any beer or wine and we’ll give you any pizza your heart desires…..even the sunnyside pizza!

Wednesday, October 13th from 4:30pm until 2am

Holiday Party planning in full effect

We can accomodate your special event for groups from 10 to 410 in any of our three spaces: Bar Cento, Bier Markt or Speakeasy.  We open every day of the year, so if you want to leave the cooking and cleaning to us……you can invite the in-laws and the out-laws down for your holiday dinner.

Let Party Planner Extraordinaire Michael Berkowitz handle it all for you.  Reservations are filling up quickly, so call today at 216.274.1010

We heart Cleveland
And we’re not the only ones:

  • The Washington Post travel section raves about Ohio City HERE.
  • Freshwater Cleveland writes about Market Garden Brewery & Distillery HERE.
  • Food and Travel Write Doug Trattner talks about our new Distillery: When Market Garden Brewery opens later this year in Cleveland, owner Sam McNulty will have a secret weapon in the micro-spirits battle: Brewmaster Andy Tveekrem. For the last five years, Tveekrem has served as head brewer for the well-regarded Dogfish Head Brewery……. Read more HERE.

Bar Cento feeds the generous folks at the Extreme Makeover:  Home Edition…. and John Legend raves about the Pommes Frites

See more photos at Bar Cento’s Facebook Page HERE.

When Extreme Makeover called to ask Chef Nowak and the Bar Cento family to donate food and catering to feed 300 cast, crew and volunteers we said yes.  We’ll keep you posted on a Watch Party when the episode airs.

Bell’s Two Hearted Firkin Tapping
When it’s gone it’s gone!  To celebrate Cleveland Beer Week, come enjoy “real ale” on the Bier Markt Cask System.  Compare Two Hearted on the Traditional Cask vs. on Draft.  We’ll have many other Bell’s beers on tap and the crew from Bell’s Brewery will be enjoying the festivities as well.

Wednesday, October 20th from 6pm until 2:30am

Pumpkin Carving Contest
We all know that pumpkins and carving knives have been paired for centuries.  Now Bier Markt & Bar Cento is pairing these classics with Pumpkin Beer.  Buy any Pumpkin Ale and get a free pumpkin to carve.

Wednesday, October 27th from 4:30 until the pumpkins or the beer runs out.  (My money is on the pumpkins running out first!)

If barley be wanted to make into malt
We must be content and think it no fault.
For we can make liquor to sweeten our lips
Of pumpkins and parsnips and walnut tree chips.
-17th century song

517 | posted at October 20th, 2010 in What's New