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

July 9, 2010  Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio — After LeBron picked Miami over Cleveland, you knew a lot of us would be furious.

Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sure was.

“I personally guarantee that the Cleveland Cavaliers will win an NBA championship before the self-titled former ‘king’ wins one,” Gilbert wrote in an open letter to fans Thursday night.
read full article: click here.

The 5th Annual Christmas in June Party returns

Starts Monday, June 7th and ends when the kegs run dry.
The lineup includes Delirium Noel , St. Bernardus Christmas Ale, Corsendonk Christmas, and the fan favorite and our Ohio City neighbor Great Lakes Christmas Ale.  We’re tapping all the Christmas Ale kegs today at 4:30.  But if you come a little early you should be fine, our good friend John C. is driving in from Chicago for the brews and we promised we would start a little early for him and his buddies.  You know, the different time zone and all….

Bar Cento’s Chef Nowak speaks at the prestigious City Club

This Thursday, June 17th.  Read more about it HERE. 

Creative Chef, Wine Enthusiast, and Pork products aficionado; Michael Nowak serves up great food and good cheers at Bar Cento and the Bier Markt in Cleveland’s Westside to speak at Cleveland City Club. It’s called “A conversation with Cleveland’s newest and greatest chefs.”  And we couldn’t agree more!
P.S.  If you see Chef Nowak, don’t forget to congratulate him and his wife Karrie on their healthy and happy baby boy Oliver delivered just last week!

FUNdraiser all evening to benefit Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Cleveland

Wednesday, June 16th. We at Bar Cento know the importance of giving back to the community and helping those in need.  We raise thousands of dollars every month for charities and non-profits.  And it’s easy to participate.  Just enjoy an evening of dining and drinking at Bar Cento or Bier Markt, then mention the Big Brothers / Big Sisters…..and 15% of your total bill will be donated to support this great cause.Wednesday, June 16th. 

Bier Markt 5K Run and Crawl
Saturday, June 19th at 7pm.  Register HERE. 

Last year almost 700 runners converged on Ohio City at 7pm on a Saturday night to jog through the historic neighborhood and enjoy a complimentary beer at the Bier Markt post race.  We’re expecting close to 1000 runners and revelers this year.  Don’t miss out on the action…

Food & Drink Happy Hour All Day and Night every Monday

Monday is turning into the new Friday!  Everyone knows that no one likes Mondays.  Well, we’re changing all that.  Every Monday from 4:30pm until 2:30am you can celebrate the beginning of the week dining and drinking for less. Your new favorite day of the week: Monday Funday!

You probably already read about Speakeasy in your recent issue of Private Clubs Magazine…

 …..but in case you missed it, Speakeasy was featured alongside the best culinary cocktail lounges found in San Francisco, DC, Seattle, and New York.   Read the feature HERE.

Market Garden Brewery’s brewhouse is in the house

There’s no going back now…..we just picked our shiny new brewhouse.  Brewmaster Andy Tveekrem hand selected the finest brewhouse that will soon be turning out some of the tastiest beers around.  More details coming soon…

5th Annual Christmas in June 

Begins Monday, June 7th and lasts as long as the ale does…
Start your Summer off with a bang and a glass of Christmas Ale.  Bier Markt will feature over a half dozen Christmas Ales from breweries all over the country, including our personal favorite and Ohio City neighbor Great Lakes Brewing. 

Bier Markt 5K Run and Crawl

Last year almost 700 runners converged on Ohio City at 7pm on a Saturday night to jog through the historic neighborhood and enjoy a complimentary beer at the Bier Markt post race.  We’re expecting close to 1000 runners and revelers this year.  Don’t miss out on the action…

Saturday, June 19th at 7pm.  Register HERE.

The latest developments on the Market Garden Brewery front
Brewmaster Andy “the Striking Viking” Tveekrem confesses to liking the taste of beer, claims to prefer drinking outdoors in the summer, and other shocking news.  Read the whole story in MetroMix HERE.


Even more on Market Garden Brewery from Crains Cleveland Business
“A Cure for What Ales Us” pretty much sums up the new Brewery.  Read the article in Crains HERE.


What happens when the sidewalk meets the bar for the first time?
We now have the technology for a pull away store front…..come enjoy the fresh air of Spring all throughout the restaurant as our front lounge opens up to the sidewalk patio and views of the West Side Market and the action of Ohio City.
ESPN likes skateboarding and Speakeasy…….
As interest heats up in the new riverfront location for Cleveland’s skate park, come hear more about the project while enjoying a Culinary Cocktail.  Read the ESPN coverage HERE.

The new t-shirt designs are available!
Be the first kid on your block to sport the New and Improved Bar Cento Fashion T’s.  And yes, the “Haute Couture” Delerium Tremens Tanks are back in stock as well…

Watch the Kentucky Derby and sip a Mint Julep

Resident Mint Julep expert Pat Daniels has perfected the recipe and will be opening the gates for the Derby action. 

“Drink a Mint Julep, save a horse.”

Hot Haitian Nights….a Benefit to Help Rebuild Haiti

January 30th, 8pm in Speakeasy
Have fun while helping a great cause.  Speakeasy will feature Haitian music and Haitian cocktails made with traditional dark rum all night.  $10 suggested donation to benefit Habitat for Humanity International and their efforts to help the people of Haiti rebuild their lives

Hot Cocktails for Cold Nights

We just released the Winter Cocktail Menu in Speakeasy, and some of the favorites are the French 75, Barkeep’s Whim (when choosing your drink sounds too much like work, leave it to the bartender), and the New York Time’s favorite……Manhattan Pig made with house-made bacon infused bourbon.

And speaking of Speakeasy, the bar now has cell phone service.  Speaking or texting your friends just got easier.  Add in our free wireless internet and you never have to go to the office again!

Cleveland Metromix votes McNulty’s Bier Markt Best Bar in Cleveland

We’re super flattered……but wait until we open our new Market Garden Brewery across the street! 

Candles & Couples Valentines Dinner at Bar Cento

Sunday, February 14th.  Celebrate with both our normal menu and a special Prix Fixe Valentines Dinner with 3 Courses and your choice of Beer or Wine Pairings with every course.  When was the last time you enjoyed dinner and drinks with nothing but candles to light up the night?
$60 per person.  Call today for your reservation: 216.274.1010

Bring Beer & Excitement to your next event with our new “Bier Experience”

By popular demand, your friends at the Bier Markt are now bringing our Trademarked, Patented, Slightly Sophisticated, Often Imitated but Never Duplicated brand of Fun With Beer to your next event.  We’d be happy to tell you more.  Email us at biermarkt@gmail.com for details.

Name a beer, come taste it with us in the new Market brewhouse.

So here’s how this works:  as we test our recipes for the new Market Garden Brewery we’re opening across the street, we want you to help us name all these delicious brews. 

Submit your best ideas to MarketGardenBrewery@gmail.com.
If we use your name for a Market Garden beer, we invite you to an exclusive tasting party in the brewhouse with Brewmaster Extraordinaire Andy Tveekrem (AKA the Striking Viking.)  We’ll send you home with Jugs of beer, Market Garden T-shirts, gift cards, and most importantly……something to brag about to all your friends!  How cool is that?!? 

New Brewery Opening in Ohio City…Apparently The Plain Dealer caught wind of our landing a quite notable brewmaster Andy Tveekremfor Market Garden, our Brewery/Brewpub in the making across the street next to the West Side Market…

Check out this link to read more… (and more details to come in the upcoming weeks)

Find Refuge in Some Winter Warmers at Bar Cento, Bier Markt and Speakeasy (Speakeasy now with amplified cell service so you can invite your friends to meet you)

Break the winter doldrums by nestling up to some nice comfort food with our expanded menu…. Our homemade Lasagna, Meatballs and Fettucine made from scratch, handmade Acorn Squash Raviolis, or a Short Rib Casoulet would definitely do the trick!….(Yikes…I’m getting hungry as I write this)

Or maybe a glass of wine from our extensive boutique wine list might do the trick and give you that warming sensation you are craving…

One of our warm cocktails from Speakeasy’s seasonal cocktail list would certainly bring up that core temp!
 
Happy Hour Food Now Offered All Night on Mondays!
Feeling a bit of cabin fever taking you over…. Our Happy Hour Food Menu now featured all night on Mondays is the perfect excuse to bundle up and get out of the house for a bite to eat!

• $6 Ohio Beef Burger
• $5 Veggie Burger
• $5 Bianco Pizza
• $4 Ohio Potato Fries

(Don’t forget we have a number of our draft beers for $3 and our house wine pours for $4 all night already on Sundays and Mondays)

A Special Thank You to Channel 3 and Metromix for nominating us for Best Pizza in Cleveland and having us on their newscast this week…

Log on to the link below to vote for us and check out the pics to the right from our trip to the news set…

Make your reservation now for our Valentine’s Prix-Fixe at Bar Cento on February 14th.

You don’t want to miss out on the phenomenally romantic meal that Chef Michael Nowak and Sous Chef Adam Lambert have in store for you and that special someone…and let’s be honest, you don’t want to end up in the doghouse with that occasionally-less-than-understanding someone by forgetting about it, you bonehead!

log on to www.barcento.com to make reservations online

Karaoke Night Returns February 18th!

Come out and show off your inner rock star as we transform Bar Cento into your favorite concert hall.  It’s quickly becoming a Bar Cento fan favorite!  No actual musical talent required but any practice in the car or shower is encouraged.  Even Grady Sizemore made it out for our last edition…

Pss… Read article, click here.

Bar Cento New Years Dinner…..almost sold out…6 courses for $60
Or $90 with wine pairings
Cento bar opens at 7:30 for Cocktails
Antipasto Cocktail Hour at 9
Reservations required

 VIP NYE Parties for up to 25
Unlimited drinks for you and 24 of your best friends in the posh Red Room|
Includes Roman-style appetizers in an exclusive experience
Call Mike Foran for more details…

Bier Markt New Years Bash!
No Cover, just come have a great time!
Complimentary Champagne Toast

Speakeasy NYE Party with DJ GO
As always, No Cover
Culinary cocktails in the lounge that the New York Times raved about.
DJ Go has a new stack of vinyl ready for the festivities