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Information & Entertainment Serving TM & Vanilla Bean Café Calendar Northeastern Connecticut #89 Issue 22 Number 4 October - December 2018 Free* The Effect of Raising Dog Lane Café Celebrating Connecticut’s Minimum Wage 6 Years in December ouse Bill No. 5388 proposes to raise the state his December will mark the 6th anniversary of H minimum hourly wage from $10.10 to $12 on T our restaurant that is in Storrs Connecticut, Jan. 1, 2019; from $12 to $13.50 on Jan. 1, right next to UCONN in Storrs Center. The 2020; and from $13.50 to $15 on Jan. 1, 2021. Once restaurant has been well received from people who the minimum wage reaches $15 in 2021, the bill visit the area for work, education and business. Our indexes any future increases to annual increases in the managing partner, Steve Smith, along with the entire consumer price index. To be clear, we are not opposed management team, have done a fantastic job of hir- to a steady increase in the minimum wage, we are ing, training and educating our staff so that we are opposed to a rapid one. The money to pay for the able to fulfill on our offer in a timely and consistent increase costs in higher wages must come from some- manner. He is also a great ambassador for where, and it is ultimately the consumer that pays for the restaurant and the surrounding area. If all increases in the cost of operating a business. The you haven’t taken the time to visit the question is: Can we afford it? The graph below shows area recently, you will find that it has our estimates of what this would do to our prices at changed a lot. Storrs Center has been fully The Vanilla Bean Cafe in the same time frame. See our developed with many new businesses and apart- full article at www.GreenValleyHospitality.com/Min- ments, along with a new town square. As the saying Wage.pdf or pick up a copy at any of our restaurants. c goes at Dog Lane: Come. Sit. Stay. c Visit Our Restaurants The Vanilla Bean Café Pomfret Connecticut Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Real Good Whole Food Since 1989 85 Main Putnam Connecticut New American Fusion Cusine Full Bar, Raw Bar, Sushi Bar Dog Lane Café New Show Time At Vanilla Bean Storrs Connecticut eginning in October, all regular Saturday American European Café B evening shows will begin at 7:30 (instead of Great Food, Coffee Drinks, Desserts 8:00 pm). This new time will get you home earlier and allow our staff out a little earlier as well. Fenton River Grill The occasional Sunday evening shows will still be Mansfield Connecticut held at 7:00 pm, Sing: The Quiet Corner Song Swap New American Comfort Food will still be held at 7:00 pm on the 3rd Friday of Craft Beer, Craft Cocktails each Month. c Sign up on our mailing list at GreenValleyHospitality.com The Vanilla Bean Café VBC Accolades and Awards wants you to know... The Vanilla Bean Café opened in 1989 with 16 seats The New York Times “The food...is freshly made, well The Vanilla Bean Café is owned by the Jessurun Family seasoned and extremely tasty.” The Vanilla Bean Café is a member of Green Valley Hospitality The Boston Globe “...great food - homemade soups, sandwiches, We open 361 days a year. We close on: burgers, and the best fish cakes around - in a Easter Sunday, Fourth of October, Thanksgiving relaxed atmosphere.” & Christmas Day Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England “Editors’ Pick” 1997, 2003 & 2004 Business Hours: “One of the outstanding reasons to visit Monday, Tuesday 7 am - 3 pm New England.” Wednesday, Thursday 7 am - 8 pm Friday 7 am - 9 pm* Connecticut Magazine Readers’ Poll Saturday 8 am - 9 pm*† Windham County - Various years Sunday 8 am - 8 pm* Best Family Dining - Best Sandwiches Best Desserts - Best Business Lunch *We may close early during colder months. Best Vegetarian - Best Outdoor Dining †Entertainment night - Yankee Magazine we serve dessert, beer & wine until 10 pm Editors’ Choice - Best of New England Connecticut’s Best Country Café - 2011 Web site: www.TheVanillaBeanCafe.com The Hartford Courant E-mail: [email protected] “This is a place that serves excellent food and brings in some of the better performers on the Address: 450 Deerfield Road New England coffee house circuit...” Pomfret Center, Connecticut 06259 Phone: 860-928-1562 “The Vanilla Bean Café in Pomfret is one of those rare places that truly has something for everyone... Music Booking: Maria Sangiolo Oh, yes - the food is truly delicious, too.” [email protected] The New London Day Art Booking: Kayla Murphy ««« [email protected] “The soups are homemade and delicious, the sandwiches unusual and served on breads that Bean Soup Ads: Barry Jessurun [email protected] are positively delicious...” www.VisitingNewEngland.com “Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a “the Vanilla Bean Café is one of those places you profound source of spirituality.” - Carl Sagan simply don’t want to leave.” is an information and www.HiddenBoston.com entertainment newsletter. “This impossibly funky Connecticut restaurant is full of character (and characters), and is truly * Compiled by Barry Jessurun ? in a class by itself.” Written by Barry Jessurun Edited by Maria Sangiolo Recipient University of Connecticut’s + Layout & Design - Barry Jessurun + Nozko Family Business Leadership Award © COPYRIGHT 2018 by Barry Jessurun, All rights reserved Check the hallway by the restrooms - our Hall of Green Valley Hospitality Pomfret, Connecticut 06258 Fame - for more articles, letters and awards. Book Your Next Event “Inconceivable!” “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” In The Wine Cellar @ 85 Main - William Goldman, The Princess Bride he Wine Cellar at 85 Main has received many T accolades since its opening. The downstairs function room at 85 Main was completely ren- ovated in 2015 and is available for private parties, business meetings, special events and regular dining when it is not booked for a private party. Contact Dawn at 860-928-1660 or send an email to [email protected] for more information and available dates. c “Inflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation.” - Milton Friedman GVH Restaurants... ...are open 361 days a year. ...offer many Gluten Free items. ...offer daily vegetarian specials. ...post their Daily Specials on their websites. ...purchase locally grown products all year. ...are on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. ...are great places to work and have fun! October Entertainment Friday - 5- Open Mic Hosts - Faith Montaperto & Peter Lehndorff - Feature - Kyle Rictor - has been active in the studio writing, performing and producing records for artists like TwiceYoung, Kye Kye and For King and Coun- try, the last of which earning him a Grammy. Saturday - 6 - Jim Henry “Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be It’s hard to know where to start when describing Jim grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” - John Wooden Henry. He does a lot of things and he does them well. As a sideman, on a variety of electric or acoustic guitars, or on mandolin or dobro, Jim can render emotional sensi- tivity in one moment then tear into a rock or country solo with such fire it’s hard to catch your breath. He is a master of adding whatever is needed at any musical moment. At center stage, whether as a solo artist or leading a band, Jim delivers his finely crafted original songs with a smooth, rich baritone voice and engaging story telling He has produced, recorded, played and traveled the world with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Paula Cole, Shawn Colvin, Alison Krauss, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Los Lobos, Asleep at the Wheel, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, The Weepies, Deb Talan, Eliza Gilkyson, Tracy Grammer, Susan Werner, The Box- car Lilies...the list goes on and on. At home on a festi- val stage and the intimate setting of a house concert, live and in the studio, playing acoustic or electric, solo or with a band support- ing another musicians, the shear versatil- ity of this skillful musician can be hard to fully appreciate...until you hear him play. Ruby Henry opens the show. www.VisitPomfret.com Saturday - 13 - Sarah McQuaid With the release of her new album, the Madrid-born, Chicago-raised, Cornwall-based singer/songwriter has expanded her battery of instru- ments to include piano, electric guitar and drum, and it’s drawn critical raves internationally: Dutch music magazine Heaven hailed it as “an early contender for folk album of 2018,” the UK’s fRoots said it was “a collection to savour” and the USA’s PopMatters called it “a gateway into a true innovator’s soul.” Recently honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Ards International Guitar Festival in Northern Ireland, Sarah’s also drawn critical praise for her voice (which has been variously likened to malt whiskey and melted chocolate) and her engag- ing rapport with audiences. October Entertainment Friday - 19 - SING: The Quiet Corner Song Swap Saturday - 20 - Antje Duvekot Antje Duvekot has solidified her reputation as one of Boston’s top singer songwriters with “Big Dream Boulevard” her debut studio release and “A greenhouse that makes you go Wow!” - Eileen Jessurun “the Near Demise of the Highwire Dancer” and “New Siberia” her follow- “We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the up albums. The debut CD was produced earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.” by Seamus Egan, founder of the Irish - Neil deGrasse Tyson super group, SOLAS and the project was released on songwriter Ellis Paul’s label and quickly attract- About..