urbanSTL

Unfortunately, it is still pretty tentative. I hope to have an actual 'date' set in at least wet concrete if not stone by Jan 15th.



Dave

Nice. I (along with dozens others) will be moving in the Ventana early Feb. This will be a nice place to go to. BEST OF LUCK......

Just got this from a local wine club:



Simply Fondue. . . .Simply Delicious





North downtown St. Louis is the hottest restaurant area right now and The St. Louis Wine Cats have been given an invitation to attend a "pre -opening" party (only us). Better yet, Darryl Vennard of Premiere Cru Wine Company will be presenting several outstanding wines from around the World that pair well with Fondue. Darryl also is always good for a healthy pour, so this wine tasting is more like a "wine drinking".





When:

Monday, January 29th, 2006 ~ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm





Cost:

$25 per person which includes the wine tasting and appetizers.





Where:

Simply Fondue Restaurant located at 1629 Locust (2 blocks south of Washington Avenue)





Reservations:

Pop an email the Wine Cats and let us know you plan to attend (so we have plenty of wine). You just pay at the door. Walk-ins are Welcome too. My email is scott@stlwinecats.com.

Did the Wine Event happen?



I drove by today and there is still paper on all of the windows. Just curious how long this place has to go.

I closed on my loft (my building overlooks the Simply Fondue sign) and it still has paper on the windows.



sf-stl....Any news about this at all?

Thanks for checking in on us, bsharmastl. We continue to get closer. Construction should be wrapping up soon, and we should begin training staff by the last week in Feb. There are a lot of exciting things going on at this point. The bar was installed last week, the paint is being competed, the booths have been delivered and the chairs are in.



MidcoastSTL, the wine event sort of happened. Due to insurance reasons, the event was moved to Mosaic (Thanks to Rachel and Claus for stepping up at the last minute!). We were disappointed not to hold it in our space, but we couldn't make it work out.



I will keep everyone posted more frequently, as we should be nailing down a date for opening soon. I'll post it here first!



Dave

Will be cool. I am at the Ventana and would love to be there for the opening.......

Nice lighted sign up facing North. Looks cool and sticks out. Don't know if there's anything on the West or southside facade.

I saw lights inside there, but the windows are sill covered up.

Latest update...



We are shooting for the end of March. Right now, we are waiting on the fire sprinkler modifications to be completed. After that, we can finish up the ceilings and start installing the equipment. We are finding that everything takes longer than we had planned, but it is getting closer. We will be rotating the works of local artists through the restaurant. Our first featured artist is a painter named Michael Bolton. You can see his website at http://www.mboltonart.com. Watch for more news soon!



Dave

Good Luck Dave .. possible you could host a USTL.com dinner night where we could try a number of items as I've not been a huge fondoooo

fan in the past....but could be enticed to try it again!

sf-stl wrote:Our first featured artist is a painter named Michael Bolton.

I celebrate the man's entire catalog.

Is it Michael Bolton the singer, or the guy from Office Space?

DeBaliviere wrote:

sf-stl wrote:Our first featured artist is a painter named Michael Bolton.

I celebrate the man's entire catalog.

For my money, I don't know if it gets any better than when he sings 'When a Man Loves a Woman'."

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:

ThreeOneFour wrote:

DeBaliviere wrote:

I celebrate the man's entire catalog.

For my money, I don't know if it gets any better than when he sings 'When a Man Loves a Woman'."

It does when Percy Sledge sings it.

Ahhh, fond memories of the old "In Living Color" sketch that was titled something like "When A White Boy Needs A Big Hit" (sung to the tune of...)

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:

ThreeOneFour wrote:

DeBaliviere wrote:

I celebrate the man's entire catalog.

For my money, I don't know if it gets any better than when he sings 'When a Man Loves a Woman'."

It does when Percy Sledge sings it.

The joke went over your head.

trent wrote:

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:

ThreeOneFour wrote:

For my money, I don't know if it gets any better than when he sings 'When a Man Loves a Woman'."

It does when Percy Sledge sings it.

The joke went over your head.

Must have a case of the Mondays.

Okay, by your shoulder.

Central...Over your head, by your shoulder, whatever. You missed.



Aahh, now, are you going to go ahead and have those TPS reports for us this afternoon?

The Central Scrutinizer wrote:You seem like the type who would be a Michael Bolton fan. So I had no way of knowing if you were serious or not.

What is this, musical profiling? Anyway, you've really missed again.



As the one Michael Bolton said of another, he's "a no-talent ass clown".

I am going to come after you guys with my red Swingline stapler......