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In Concert With: Chef Dolente & Bishop’s Cellar – Flavours of South America

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Since January 21st’s Flavours of Italy dinner was such a hit we’re proud to present 5 more In Concert With: Bishop’s Cellar & Chef Michael Dolente. Hosted in our private dining space, these refined dinner party experiences pair superb wines with menus inspired by cuisine from around the world.

On Monday, March 25th, Enjoy 10 courses from Chef Dolente with fine pairings and discussion from Nova Scotia’s top wine and liquor provider, Bishop’s Cellar. All the pairings will focus on the many culinary regions within South America. Tickets are $125.00 (plus 18% gratuity and tax). Limited to 14 seats.

We’re also excited to announce that we will be selling this dinner and the others as a package. Buy all 5 dinners in 2019 and receive a $100 gift card for use on any other night at The Carleton. Please contact us at info@thecarleton.ca if you would like to take advantage of this offer.

March 25: Flavours of South America
May 26: Flavours of France
July 22: Flavours of North America
September 30: Flavours of the South Pacific
November 24: Flavours of Spain

Notes From The Kitchen

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PROPELLER WINS CRAFT DRAUGHT SHOWDOWN #3

Last Thursday we hosted our third Craft Draught Showdown and the first of 2019! Garrison put up a valiant effort but Propeller Brewing Co. came out on top.

If you haven’t been to one of these yet, we have 5 more lined up for 2019 and we feel some rivalries a-brewin’. You can purchase tickets for any of Chef Dolente’s Craft Draught Showdowns right now! They make great gifts as birthday or celebration dinners.

April 11: Sober Island vs Brightwood
June 13: Saltbox vs Hellbay
August 22: Big Spruce vs Spindrift
October 17: Tanner & Co. vs Tatamagouche
December 5: Garrison vs Schoolhouse

Don’t want to miss any of the action? Treat yourself to all 5 and get a $50 gift card for use on any other night at The Carleton! Contact us at info@thecarleton.ca to take advantage of this offer.

DINE AROUND ENDS ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28th

For all of February we’ve been participating in Discover Halifax’s Dine Around event. We’ve been running a prix fixe menu that offers a starter + main for $30 and you can add dessert for just $5! This offer ends on February 28th, so book your table now and come try some of Chef Dolente’s amazing food.

Take a peek at the menu.

Reserve a table.

In Concert With: Bishops Cellar & Chef Michael Dolente – Italian Food & Drink

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The first in a series (TBA), but this one’s a little special. Focusing on the best that Italy has to offer in food and drink, Chef Dolente and Bishop’s Cellar team up for a dinner revolved around exquisite pairings!

10 courses paired with Italian wines and liqueurs for $125 (plus tax and gratuity). Only 14 seats. Casual but refined dining with all your foodie questions answered by Bishop’s Cellar and Chef Dolente.

Get your tickets HERE.

 

 

Happy Holidays!

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Happy Holidays! We’re taking a break from December 23-30th and January 1-3.⠀
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We have a few more sell out shows before Christmas and then we open up again for our New Year’s Eve party! If you don’t have your tickets yet, get ’em soon!
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Thank you for an AMAZING 2018!!!

NEW YEAR’S EVE – “HOGMANAY” – DINNER AND A SHOW – with Shannon Quinn and Special Guests

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Ring in the New Year at The Carleton (that would be Monday, December 31st for the calendarly challenged) with food, fiddles, friends and… kilts?

Hogmanay (Scots: [ˌhɔɡməˈneː]; English: /ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ/ HOG-mə-NAY) is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year (Gregorian calendar) in the Scottish manner.

Enjoy a 3 course dinner with an amuse bouche and two rounds of bubbly (on arrival and at the bells). Shannon Quinn and special guests will be providing the music from 10pm-2am! Shannon has been performing as a fiddler/vocalist for the past 16 years and is an award winning celtic folk musician from Halifax.

For the dinner and show, tickets are $85 (plus HST, includes gratuity) and reservations can be made from 7pm – 9:30pm by clicking HERE or by calling us at 902-422-6335. If you’re just planning on coming for the entertainment tickets are $20. We still recommend making a reservation even if you’re just interested in the music!

Chef Dolente’s New Year’s Eve Menu

Amuse
oyster
fresh shucked local oyster, gremolata

FIRST
tuna
Albacore tuna crudo, anchovy emulsion, caper, preserved lemon, squid ink cracker
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fennel
citrus braised fennel, blood orange, toasted almond, crème fraîche
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ricotta salad
house ricotta cheese, pickled cucumber, blackberry, hazelnut, buttermilk whey dressing

SECOND
pasta cacio e pepe
house made cavatelli, Parmigiano, Pecorino, cracked black pepper
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scallops
wild Nova Scotia scallops, cannellini bean cassoulet, chorizo, sun-dried tomato butter, chive
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duck
confit Québec duck leg, smoked parsnip, toasted farro, blueberry brown butter emulsion

THIRD
vanilla bean panna cotta
passion fruit, pineapple, coconut
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chocolate ganache
amaretti cookie, salted caramel

 

New Dining Experience at The Carleton

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The Carleton has a brand new menu!

Chef Michael Dolente has put together a menu that is innovative and exciting. Inspired by ‘small plate dining’, this menu is built on the philosophy of eating to socialize.

Small Plate Dining means:

• Trying new flavours
• Personalized experiences
• Afforable, expertly crafted dishes

“The small plates approach is how I love to both cook and eat. More of a dining and social experience rather than a meal just because you’re hungry and have to eat. I want our guests to be able to try multiple different plates and flavours at the same time while shared with friends and loved ones. Food for me is about family and friends being together and sharing a great experience through food.”  — Chef Dolente

Musically themed and offering something to suit every palate, all food items are affordable and priced to include tax. Also, 80% of the menu is gluten free!

Don’t worry, we still have the frites.

 

Our new Happy Hour starts today (Oct. 4th) as well! Check out the poster below and we’ll see you after work or on a relaxing Sunday.  😉

 

If you have a passion for food…

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Please join The Carleton for the first of our In Concert With series as Chef Michael Dolente welcomes visiting chefs, winemakers, brewmasters, and performers to play together and serve up one of a kind creations.

On Sunday, March 25, Chef Michael is joined by Guest Chef Mark Gray from The Watch that Ends the Night. Together they will prepare and present an eight course dinner with such delectables as world-renowned sustainable Faroe Island Salmon, tender and ever-so-slightly smoky Charred Octopus, classic Sirloin of Beef in Sauce Bordelaise, and Hennessy Tiramisu (coffee, cognac, cocoa, all your favourites!).

Consider pairing with drinks specially chosen to complement each component of the menu, including a refreshing pre-dinner Aperol, the lovely off-dry layered aromas of Wither Hills Pinot Gris, and the exuberant dark cherry and ripe cassis of one of the very few organic ports Fonseca Porto.

Click here for Tickets !