What a blast Ted & I had last night @ The Wine Dinner
@ Carinos/Cedar Park! I also found a RED Wine I ENJOYED..
Mirassou Pinot Noir-Has a Great Pomergranite,Cherry, Strawberry
after taste, not to dry & no harsh Alcohol Burn like some.. :) It
went Nicely w/ the Tomato Basil & Chicken Gnocchi!! PRIMO!! BIG YOU ROCKS to Paul, Ashley, Brent, Nathan, Chef David
& the rest of the Crew @ Carinos/Cedar Park for making the
Night Tons of Yummy Fun...Â
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 *Get in on the next BIG WINE DINNER Tuesday JUNE 29th!!Â
*Wine Tasting &Â Four Course Food Pairing* Â
*Antipasto Platter -An assortment of grilled eggplant and zucchini, roasted
Roma tomatoes, shaved prosciutto ham and Kalamata olives
drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and served family style
*paired with Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc *Â
*Roasted Tilapia âIn A Bagâ -Steam-baked parchment style with oven-dried tomatoes, fresh
vegetables, basil pesto and roasted rosemary potatoes
*paired with Clos du Bois Chardonnay *
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*Pasta Amatriciana -Crispy applewood smoked bacon, caramelized onion, San Marzano
tomatoes with spaghetti pasta and grated Pecorino Romano cheese
*Â paired with Blackstone Merlot *Â
*Lemon Tiramisu -A summer twist on our classic handmade dessert â citrus
infused mascarpone mousse layered with soaked ladyfinger cookies
*Â paired with Hogue Late Harvest Riesling *Â
ThisWine Dinner will be held on Tuesday, June 29th at 7:00 PM
Price is 29.95 per person (tax and gratuity not included)
Limited seating available, RSVP required Â
 *BTW... JASON & MALLORY were our Fabulous Table Buddies
& Get the 'CUTEST COUPLE AWARD'!!!Â
*2 Recent College Grads ready to Rock!!!
Jason has had his own Biz the past 4 years... 'Aquatek-Pool Service' -besides cleaning/repairing/fixing Your Pool...
Find out how Jason can 'PIMP YOUR POOL'!!!
-Drop him an email aquatekpools@gmail.com or call (512) 669-AQUA (2782)Â
 BIG HEYS TO DENNY & HIS FAMILY...
MET SO MANY COOL PEEPS LAST NIGHT!!
DENNY & I WERE ROCK'N THE RED EYES!! ?TO MUCH FUN OR WINE???
...HHHHMMMM...
Ted & I are ready to Get our 'Grub On'
w/ Sarah & the Crew @ Carinos in Cedar Park! Check out the menu & make reservations
to 'DIG IN' tonight @ Your Favorite Carinos... Click to see some Past GREAT TIME
'WINE DINNERS' Ted & I have had @ Carinos!!!
THEY ROCK!!
CARINOS BIG WINE DINNER...
Every Last Tuesday of each month
Carinos has a Wine Dinner of a 4 Course
Off-Menu Meal paired w/ Chef Select
Wines... Ted & I will be having
Fun w/ Sarah & the Crew @ The Carinos
in Cedar Park...Â
Skewered shrimp with a zesty sun-dried tomato pesto over fresh mixed greens
*paired with Francis Ford Coppola Pinot Grigio
*Tomato Basil and Chicken Gnocchi Handmade potato dumplings in a San Marzano tomato basil sauce with
sliced grilled chicken, topped with aged parmesan cheeseÂ
*Â paired with Mirassou Pinot Noir*
Salmon Picatta Grilled salmon topped with a white wine caper butter sauce with
artichokes and mushrooms, served with seasonal vegetables
*Â paired with Kendall-Jackson Vintnerâs Reserve Chardonnay*
Peach Gelato Parfait Creamy Italian-style ice cream flavored with peach nectar
layered with Valpolicella soaked peaches
*paired with Beringer White Zinfandel *Â
This Wine Dinner will be held on Tuesday, May 25th7:00 PM Price is 29.95 per person (tax and gratuity not included) Limited seating available, RSVP required
 *Make reservations now at your Favorite Carinos Location & make sure you sign up
for your FREE PASTA POINTS card... Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
*Ted & I had a blast @Â Carinos Wine Dinner in San Marcos last night!
BIG YOU ROCKS to Chris, Chef Ernesto, Kristen , Amy & the entire
Crew for making it such a 'FANTABULOUS TIME'...
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*I Got my 'FREE- PASTA POINTS CARD'... *Make sure you get yours! Every time you Enjoy Carinos, you
get rewarded w/ points for future Goodies!! :)
*Sun-dried Tomato Grilled Shrimp Skewered shrimp with a zesty sun-dried tomato
pesto over fresh mixed greens paired with Francis Ford Coppola Pinot Grigio
*Tomato Basil and Chicken Gnocchi Handmade potato dumplings in a San Marzano
tomato basil sauce with sliced grilled chicken,
topped with aged parmesan cheese paired with Mirassou Pinot Noir
*Salmon Picatta Grilled salmon topped with a white wine caper butter sauce with
artichokes and mushrooms, served with seasonal vegetables paired with Kendall-Jackson Vintnerâs Reserve Chardonnay
*Peach Gelato Parfait Creamy Italian-style ice cream flavored with peach nectar
layered with Valpolicella soaked peaches paired with Beringer White Zinfandel
*This Wine Dinner will be held on Tuesday, May 25th at 7:00 PM
Price is 29.95 per person (tax and gratuity not included)
Limited seating available, RSVP required
The Big 'Wine Dinner' @ Carinos..
Every last Tuesday of each month, Carinos has a 'Wine Dinner'.
A 4 course meal with Chef Select Wines! Only $29.95
per Person. Ted & I have Been to several & always have a
'YUMMY TIME'... Click Pix to check out menu
& Make your Reservations...
:)ThisWine Dinner will be held on Tuesday, April 27th at 7:00 PM
Price is 29.95 per person (tax and gratuity not included)Limited seating available, RSVP required
*Ted & I will be having fun @ The Wine Dinner w/ Chris & the Crew @ Carinos in San Marcos!! :)
BTW: Don't forget to sign up for your 'Pasta Points". Every time you go to Carinos, you can get points for Lots of Yummy Freebies & maybe even a trip to Vegas or Italy!! :)
Carinos Wine Dinner...
Ted & I had another 'Fabulous Date Night'
@ Carinos in Southpark Meadows/ 35&Slaughter
Big You Rocks to David, Jimmy,  Rick, Josh, Andrea &
Chef Leo & the Entire Crew  for making the whole Experience
filled w/ Good Times...
Met some New Friends too..
YOU ROCK: Stephanie, Kevin, Brian, Sarah
Mary Alis & Mike! It was a pleasure sharing a
table w/ you & getting to Know you! :)
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*Here's the 411  for the April Wine Dinner
on Tuesday April 27th. It's Never to early to make reservations. It fills up quickly.
Wine Tasting &
Four Course Food Pairing
*Grape and Gorgonzola Salad
-Toasted pecans, gorgonzola cheese, red grapes and roasted red peppers tossed with fresh mixed greens and a light lemon vinaigrette paired with Francis Ford Coppola Pinot Grigio
Shredded Beef Bolognese
-Slow roasted beef with fresh tomatoes, carrots, caramelized onions and fettuccine in a red wine creamy tomato sauce paired with Francis Ford Coppola Merlot
Grilled Steak and Scampi
Fire-grilled sliced sirloin topped with large grilled shrimp basted in roasted garlic wine sauce, with roasted zucchini and tomatoes paired with Banfi Centine Cabernet-Sangiovese Blend
Chianti Roasted Pear *Red wine basted and baked with sugar and candied pecans paired with a sparkling dessert wine
*ThisWine Dinner will be held on Tuesday, April 27 th at 7:00 PM
Price is 29.95 per person (tax and gratuity not included)
Limited seating available, RSVP required
*Don't forget to Enjoy the 'Pasta Harvest' @ Carinos..
All-You-Can-Eat Pastsa, Salad & Fresh Baked
Bread for $8.99! Going on 'Til May 1st!! :)
BIG WINE DINNER is on tomorrow/Tues 3/30 @
Carinos...
*Hereâs the Menu Wine Tasting &
Four Course Food Pairing*Â
*Scallops ala Scampi -Grilled sea scallops with a roasted tomato scampi
sauce over a bed of fresh spring mix - paired with Caposaldo Pinot Grigio
 *Chicken Tortelloni Alfredo -Five-cheese stuffed tortelloni pasta tossed
with grilled sliced chicken, ham, mushrooms,
peas and creamy parmesan sauce -paired with Estancia Chardonnay
*Sirloin ala Modena -Sirloin grilled over our open flame with a parmesan crust
and a balsamic vinegar reduction â served with crispy bacon asparagus
 -paired with Cecchi Chianti Classico
*Raspberry Mascarpone Mousse -A sweet raspberry and brandy mousse layered
with raspberry puree -Â paired with Chateau Ste Michelle Riesling
 *This Wine Dinner will be held on Tuesday, March 30th at 7:00 PM
Price is 29.95 per person (tax and gratuity not included)
Limited seating available, RSVP required at UR Carinos!! :)
*Ted & I will  be having fun w/ Rocker & Jimmy
& the Crew @ Carinos -Slaughter & 35SB
*Click Here to check out my Last Big Wine Dinner
w/ Tray & the Crew @ Brodie Location!!
ALL DAY TODAY!! :) *Carinos is donating 15 % of sales
to the local American Diabetes Association...
For 'ADA Alert Day'!!!
@ all Austin Metro area /San Marcos
Carinos. Just let your server know
you are EATING FOR ADA!!! :)
* Don't forget to take advantage of their Pasta Harvest Celebration @ Carinos... All-You-Can Eat- Pasta, Salad & Fresh
Baked Bread!!!  You'll have $ leftover to add a piece of Chocolate
Italian Cake or Turtle Cheesecake to wrap up the meal! YUMMY!!
* WIN WIN ALL AROUND @ CARINOS!!
is Celebrating ...
*2010 100th Anniversary of the 1st Pasta Harvest..
Thanks to Alfonso Dente & his wife Marsala...
Check out pastaharvest.com  Find out about
the Rich history of Pasta & how you can 'Grow'
your own pasta.... Make sure you tune
in during the Lunch hour today...
Tom D'Amato from the 'Pasta Growers of
America' will be calling in to chat a bit
about Why PASTA ROCKS!!!
Make plans to head to Carinos
for the BIG Celebration going on for a limited time.. 'All You Can Eat Pasta, salad & Fresh Baked Bread for $8.99' Heck of a Deal!!! Update: 2:30pm.. Chatting w/ Tom (Great Grandson of Alfonso Dente)  he said the 'Pasta Harvest'@ Carinos is on 'til May 1st!! Â
ENJOY SEVERAL TIMES Â A LOT!!!
 *Make Reservations for the 'Wine Dinner'
happens the last Tuesday of each month.
It's a Four Course Meal paired w/ Chef Select Wines..
$29.95 per person! Fun Night out w/ Friends or even date night. Ted & I will...
 ...be having fun w/ Rocker & Jimmy
& the Crew @ Carinos -Slaughter & 35SB *Hereâs the Menu for Tues March 30th Wine Dinnerâ¦
Wine Tasting &
Four Course Food Pairing*Â
Scallops ala Scampi Grilled sea scallops with a roasted tomato scampi
sauce over a bed of fresh spring mixÂ
- paired with Caposaldo Pinot Grigio
 *Chicken Tortelloni Alfredo Five-cheese stuffed tortelloni pasta tossed with grilled sliced chicken,
ham, mushrooms, peas and creamy parmesan sauce
-paired with Estancia Chardonnay
*Sirloin ala Modena Sirloin grilled over our open flame with a parmesan crust and a balsamic
vinegar reduction â served with crispy bacon asparagus
 -paired with Cecchi Chianti Classico
*Raspberry Mascarpone Mousse A sweet raspberry and brandy mousse layered with raspberry puree
-Â paired with Chateau Ste Michelle Riesling
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*This Wine Dinner will be held on Tuesday, March 30th at 7:00 PM
Price is 29.95 per person (tax and gratuity not included)
Limited seating available, RSVP required
 
