Geja’s Café is coming up on 58 years in operation at the end of this month and will be celebrating throughout the summer with a variety of premier dinners + an Italian wine festival.
A WEEK OF CELEBRATION - $58 PREMIER DINNERS
Geja’s week-long anniversary celebration will run from June 25 through June 29. Throughout the week, they will offer a selection of their Premier Dinners, all for $58. All Premier Dinners include three courses: Geja’s Swiss Gruyere Fondue, Entrée Fondue, and their Dark Belgian Chocolate Fondue. All offered with the cheese and chocolate courses, varying entrée courses including The International (Beef, Gulf Shrimp, and Chicken), Beef Tenderloin and Gulf Shrimp, Chicken and Shrimp, The Summer Premier Dinner (noted below), and others are all available under the 58th Anniversary offer.
GEJA’S CAFÉ SUMMER PREMIER DINNER
This year marks the first time in their 58 year history that they are adding seasonal premier offerings to the menu. For the anniversary celebration, Geja’s will launch their Summer Premier Dinner that highlights the flavors of the season in an all-new way. Complete with two cold fondue courses, and an entrée course that is a nod to a traditional summer boil. This seasonal offering will launch on June 27th and will run through the end of September:
Cheese Course: Whipped Goat Cheese Cheese Fondue
Goat Cheese and Cream Cheese whipped together with garlic, olive oil, fresh thyme, and lemon zest. Garnished with an orange reduction, drizzled honey, marcona almond crunchies and fresh thyme.
This fondue is served cold, and dippers include pretzel bread, rice crackers, cranberry pumpkin seed crisps, radishes, cauliflower, blackberries, apples, grapes, and endive.
Entrée Course: Summer Boil
The entrée course includes Paulina Meat Market Andouille Sausage, Gulf Shrimp, red potatoes, corn on the cob pieces, peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Geja’s features two summer sauces for this course – A Strawberry Sweet and Sour and Old Bay Aioli. Normal sauces included are warm barbecue, herbed butter, teriyaki, Thai chili garlic, horseradish with chive and fresh dill. The cooking style for this is an Old Bay Broth.
Chocolate Course: Whipped Chocolate Fondue
Geja's Belgium chocolate fondue is folded into whipped cream and meringue to make it light and airy. This fondue is served cold, and dippers include strawberries, pineapple, raspberries, banana, madeleine cookies, peanut butter wafers, pirouette sticks, and lady fingers.
WINE FESTIVAL: FROM ITALY, WITH LOVE
Geja’s quarterly wine festivals bring in wines from all over the world and encourage diners to explore new varietals alongside their meal. This month marks the start of an Italian Wine Festival at Geja’s. General Manager Sam Geatti, born and raised in Italy, and has curated a selection of Italian wines. Running through the end of August, nearly 20 special wines will be available for guests to select from. In addition, guests can join Geja’s for their "From Italy, with Love" Italian Wine Dinner on Monday, July 17th. Sergio Valsecchi from Simple Farmer Wines and Devid Dezen from More Than Grapes will be onsite to discuss the wineries and the wines guests will be tasting throughout the evening.
Geja’s Café is coming up on 58 years in operation at the end of this month and will be celebrating throughout the summer with a variety of premier dinners + an Italian wine festival.
A WEEK OF CELEBRATION - $58 PREMIER DINNERS
Geja’s week-long anniversary celebration will run from June 25 through June 29. Throughout the week, they will offer a selection of their Premier Dinners, all for $58. All Premier Dinners include three courses: Geja’s Swiss Gruyere Fondue, Entrée Fondue, and their Dark Belgian Chocolate Fondue. All offered with the cheese and chocolate courses, varying entrée courses including The International (Beef, Gulf Shrimp, and Chicken), Beef Tenderloin and Gulf Shrimp, Chicken and Shrimp, The Summer Premier Dinner (noted below), and others are all available under the 58th Anniversary offer.
GEJA’S CAFÉ SUMMER PREMIER DINNER
This year marks the first time in their 58 year history that they are adding seasonal premier offerings to the menu. For the anniversary celebration, Geja’s will launch their Summer Premier Dinner that highlights the flavors of the season in an all-new way. Complete with two cold fondue courses, and an entrée course that is a nod to a traditional summer boil. This seasonal offering will launch on June 27th and will run through the end of September:
Goat Cheese and Cream Cheese whipped together with garlic, olive oil, fresh thyme, and lemon zest. Garnished with an orange reduction, drizzled honey, marcona almond crunchies and fresh thyme.
This fondue is served cold, and dippers include pretzel bread, rice crackers, cranberry pumpkin seed crisps, radishes, cauliflower, blackberries, apples, grapes, and endive.
The entrée course includes Paulina Meat Market Andouille Sausage, Gulf Shrimp, red potatoes, corn on the cob pieces, peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Geja’s features two summer sauces for this course – A Strawberry Sweet and Sour and Old Bay Aioli. Normal sauces included are warm barbecue, herbed butter, teriyaki, Thai chili garlic, horseradish with chive and fresh dill. The cooking style for this is an Old Bay Broth.
Geja's Belgium chocolate fondue is folded into whipped cream and meringue to make it light and airy. This fondue is served cold, and dippers include strawberries, pineapple, raspberries, banana, madeleine cookies, peanut butter wafers, pirouette sticks, and lady fingers.
WINE FESTIVAL: FROM ITALY, WITH LOVE
Geja’s quarterly wine festivals bring in wines from all over the world and encourage diners to explore new varietals alongside their meal. This month marks the start of an Italian Wine Festival at Geja’s. General Manager Sam Geatti, born and raised in Italy, and has curated a selection of Italian wines. Running through the end of August, nearly 20 special wines will be available for guests to select from. In addition, guests can join Geja’s for their "From Italy, with Love" Italian Wine Dinner on Monday, July 17th. Sergio Valsecchi from Simple Farmer Wines and Devid Dezen from More Than Grapes will be onsite to discuss the wineries and the wines guests will be tasting throughout the evening.
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