Feast your ears! Enjoy Troy Night Out at Carmen’s Cafe with Sunny Side Of The Street Band: Gypsy Swing and Hot Trombone Jazz!
Check out these delicious Tapas Specials
Feast your Eyes! New Exhibit — Paintings by Carl Voegtling
Show your support! Metroland’s Readers’ Poll for 2013 is out! Here’s your opportunity to vote for Carmen’s Cafe for several categories
Direct your feet to …
Formerly Scheduled for last Saturday, Now It’s Saturday, February 16
4-7 pm
Artist’s Reception
for Recent Paintings
by Carl Voegtling
Tapas Hors D’oeuvres & Sangria Will Be Served
Cash Bar Available
(Regular Menu Served 9-4)
Hear What People Are Saying About The Show:
“You did a great job curating, Jim”
—Carmen
“What’s there to eat?”
—Jim
4-7 pm
Tapas Hors D’Oeuvres & Sangria
Cash Bar
Tapas Menu for Friday, Feb. 8
Crab Cakes w/ creamy poblano sauce, served w/saffron rice and veggie
Grilled Hangar Steak w/churrasco sauce served with yucca fries
Arroz con Pollo Chicken stewed and cooked with rice in a tomato-herb broth
Polenta cakes w/grilled seasonal veggies
Flan
Apple Pie
Thick & Dark & Creamy Spanish Style Hot Chocolate
—See our website for Saturday & Sunday Specials
We’ll post them as we plan them! —
This Saturday, February 16 Artist’s Reception for Carl Voegtling
4-7 pm
Tapas Hors D’Oeuvres & Sangria
Cash Bar
Next Friday, Feb. 15—
Valentine’s Day at Carmen’s featuring the Doc Scanlon Trio
Shows at 6 & 8PM
Prix Fixe Valentines’ Menu
(Tapas available a la Carte)
Our Weekend Specials this week: Friday Tapas:
Cumin -Coriander Crusted Filet Mignon, w/a demi-glace, and garlic mashed potatoes
Sauteed Shrimp w/a creamy coriander sauce over saffron rice and veggie
Fried chicken thigh w/sun-dried tomato chili sauce over arroz con gandules (rice w/pigeon peas)
Roasted Root Veggies w/lemon-marinated crispy tofu
Specials Sat & Sun….Feb. 2 & 3:
Apple-Walnut Pancakes
Chorizo-Beef Burger w/ cheddar cheese & caramelized onions, on a portuguese roll, w/lettuce & tomato, served w/yucca fries;
Cuban Black Bean Burger w/lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado w/citrus mayo, on a Portuguese Roll, served w/ yucca fries;
Spanish Style Hot Chocolate
TRY OUR HOUSE MADE CHILI KETCHUP!!
Mark your calendars: New Exhibit— Paintings by Carl Voegtling—Artist’s Reception: Saturday, February 9, 4-7 pm
Grand Reopening
This Friday, January 25
with Mundo Nuevo
smooth Cuban Jazz
Shows at 6 & 8 — $5 Cover Each
New Exhibit—
Paintings by Carl Voegtling
Passage, Oil, 30″ x 40″
Artist’s Reception:
Saturday, February 9, 4-7 pm
Tapas Specials for Friday, January 25:
Black Bean & Corn Soup
Ropa Vieja
Shredded Beef in Tomato Sauce
Served w/ Yucca Fries
Pan Seared Scallops
Crispy Saffron Rice Cakes & Bacon
topped w/ Avocado Sauce
Roasted Chicken
w/ Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Veggie
Sweet Corn & Exotic Mushroom Tamales
w/ Roasted Red Pepper Coulis
& Avocado Sauce
Served With Black Beans & Veggie
Apple Pie
Flan
Saturday & Sunday—
Try our
Thick & Dark & Creamy
Spanish Style Hot Chocolate
2013 Calendar:
New Music Schedule:
Troy Night Out only (Last Fridays) @ 6 & 8 PM
February 22: Sunny Side Of The Street Band
Gypsy Swing and Hot Trombone Jazz
—check out their free downloads here:
Carmen’s Café
CarmensCafe@nycap.rr.com
—open 5-10 Friday for Tapas & Music
9-4 Saturday & Sunday for Breakfast-Lunch
198 First Street (Corner of Adams)
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 326-2064
Here’s what we have in store for you this weekend in the Heart of the South Troy Arts District:
Annie and The Hedonists return to Carmen’s Friday November 16th— Acoustic blues, swing, and folk! …A band with a great lead singer and tight harmonies, covering an eclectic mix of acoustic music, torchy blues, standards, bluegrass, gospel, labor ballads, early jazz.
Tapas! Tapas! Tapas! All made fresh from scratch because we make everything that way.
South Troy Inspires! We have a wonderful new art exhibit at “South trough Outsider Eyes.” A lot of young folks are moving in to South Troy and starting families. Housing is cheap, lots are large, access is good, and there is a growing sense of community plus a lot of local color. We wanted to see what these artists would make of it.
Photo courtesy Katria Foster
We sure have had an exciting week and the weekend is going to be full of great friends, tapas and that Cuban Beat.
So here’s what’s going on:
So there you have it. We look forward to seeing you this weekend for Mundo Nuevo and Tapas Friday evening and Breakfast/Brunch/Lunch Saturday and Sunday.
Next Week— Artist’s Reception: South Troy Through Outsider Eyes Thursday October 25, 5-8
Eight artisans. Two designers. One week only.
Reception Saturday, March 3 from 3-7
ART Gallery, 200 First Street
Next Door To Carmen’s Café
¡and catered by Carmen!
Show closes March 11
Furnishings For Sacred Heart Church
Edinburg, Texas
Part II
Gift Table— One of Six Pieces
Featuring The Designs Of
Jim Lewis and Christopher Lohr
of Springwood Studios
(Formerly Icarus Furniture)
And The Work Of:
Leonard Bellanca- Principal Cabinetmaker
Jon Harris- Principal Cabinetmaker
Ryan McCabe- Cabinetmaker
Dave Mobley- CNC Carving
Charlie Orr- Chip Carving
Richard Vogel- Veneer
Ken Evans- Woodturning
Rod Meagher- Leatherwork
Gallery Info:
ART! Gallery 200
Mary Wheeler, Jeweler/Proprietor
200 First Street, Troy NT
(518) 326-3946
Thursday 5/26:
Friends Of Prospect Park
12th ANNUAL HIDDEN GARDEN TOUR – 4:00-7:00pm
Self-guided tour of some of the city’s surprising and beautiful gardens, held rain or shine. Upon check-in you will receive a map of the neighborhoods and participating garden locations.
Visit Carmen’s Café for tapas & sangria samples
(and we’re the designated restroom)
Check in for the tour @ Sage parking lot @ corner of First & Division, $10
Support Prospect Park!
Friday 5/27:
Readings from Elizabeth McCracken
Poignant and Humorous, always intriguing
Presented By
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Friends, we are trying something new with these readings. We love the way conversations at Carmen’s can flow around the room, and hope these stories stimulate discussion. Open 5-10, with readings at 6:30 & 8.
No Cover
Also new this week are these
Tapas Specials—
Shrimp in Coconut Cream
with sauteéd green beans
Pepper Steak in Sherry Cream Sauce
with plantains
Pollo al Jerez
Chicken stewed in a Sherry sauce
with artichoke hearts, red peppers & capers
Escabeche de Tilapia
Marinated Tilapia
with red pepper, onion and diced potatoes
Tomato and Heart of Palm Salad
with dijon mustard vinaigrette
Carmen's Bistro 