2008 November

Holiday Food And Toy Drive

November 26, 2008 By billygrant Leave a Comment

Every year during the holidays, millions of families go hungry and without the things they need. This year families are struggling even more. To help those in need, Grants and Restaurant Bricco will be collecting non-perishable foods as well as toys new or used, to be donated to the West Hartford Department of Human Services as well as the WIC Program (Women Infants Children). There will be boxes set up at the front doors of both restaurants starting on Thanksgiving Day, November 27th thru December 31st. If you are coming in for lunch or dinner, you can simply drop something off on your way in! Providing families with healthy options that they cannot access on their own is important. So please give generously.

Suggested items: Peanut Butter, Pasta Sauce, Cereals, Boxed Macaroni & Cheese, Tuna Fish, Canned Chili, Canned Stews, Mayonnaise, Apple Sauce, Oatmeal, Baby Food, Instant Formula.

Filed Under: Calendar of Events, Important Notices Tagged With: West Hartford Department of Human Services, WIC program

Thanksgiving At Grants – Make Your Reservations

November 20, 2008 By billygrant Leave a Comment

We’re celebrating with all your favorites – featuring local apples in our salads to Natural Turkey with sausage stuffing. The Butternut Squash soup with sage brown butter and spiced crème fraiche will compete with those unmistakably delicious Mashed Potatoes and gravy for your affection. Our full 4-course meal, complete with classic Thanksgiving desserts will be served from 1-8pm and, as we have in the past, we recommend reservations. The price for the pre-fixed Thanksgiving menu is $35 per person, plus tax, and gratuity. Call 236-1930 and remember we will also be offering our complete menu for those do not follow the Pilgrim traditions!

Filed Under: Important Notices Tagged With: Thanksgiving desserts, Thanksgiving menu

$20.08 Restaurant Week Nov.16-22

November 17, 2008 By billygrant Leave a Comment

“Restaurant Week”, a statewide celebration of Connecticut’s restaurant industry presented by the Connecticut Restaurant Association with the support of SYSCO Foodservice of Connecticut is back. And Bricco and Grants are offering these special menus below as participants in this exciting dining experience not to missed.

BRICCO
Three Course Meal for $20.08

Appetizer Choice: Handmade Potato Gnocchi in Classic Bolognese Sauce or Italian Greens, Cucumber, Radish, and Fennel with white Balsamic Vinaigrette.

Entrée Choice: My Mom’s Spaghetti Carbonera, Soft Onion, Peas, Italian Bacon, Parmigiano, OR Mustard Glazed Cedar Planked Salmon, Mashed Potato and French Green Beans.

Dessert Choice: Pumpkin Cheese Cake or Gelato Selection.
Call – 860.233.0220

GRANTS
Three Course Meal for $20.08

Starter Choice: Chopped Salad, Olives, Chick Peas,Red Onion, Feta Cheese, and White Balsamic Vinaigrette, or Butternut Squash Soup, Sage Brown Butter & Spiced Creme Fraiche.

Entrée Choice: Mustard Glazed Atlantic Salmon, with Haricot Verts and French Lentils; OR Braised Short Ribs in Red Wine, Golden Potato Puree, and Roasted Autumn Vegetables.

Dessert Choice: Local Apple Crisp or Pumpkin Cheesecake Brulée.
For Grants reservations – call 860.236.1930

Filed Under: Calendar of Events, Media Tagged With: CT restaurant week, SYSCO Foodservice

Billy Meets ABC News Stephanopoulos

November 5, 2008 By billygrant Leave a Comment

Billy Shore, Billy, George Stephanopoulos and Mike McCurry

West Hartford’s Billy Grant is joined by Billy Shore, founder of Share Our Strength; George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC News “This Week”; and Mike McCurry, former press secretary to President Bill Clinton, at Share Our Strength’s 2008 Conference of Leaders in Washington, D.C. Grant was one of the hundred volunteers from across the country invited to the nation’s capital to plan Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation events, scheduled in 50 U.S. cities beginning in March 2009.

Stephanopoulos provided his views on the 2008 presidential election and its potential impact on future hunger-related issues during his keynote address on Monday, October 20. McCurry serves on the board of directors of Share Our Strength, the national organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger in America.

Chef and owner of Grants Restaurant and Restaurant Bricco, Grant also co-chairs Taste of the Nation Hartford, now in its 21st year, scheduled March 26, 2009. Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation, presented by American Express, is the nation’s premier culinary benefit that has raised more than $70 million toward ending childhood hunger. For more information, visit Taste of the Nation.

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: childhood hunger, culinary benefit, George Stephanopoulos, SOS Conference