150 Mill Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 • (207) 782-2088Open 7 days a week 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday

December 2013

Vol. 1, No. 9

Everyone’s Favorite...Newsletter

DaVinci’s Insider

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What’s On Tap

December 24 – Dining Room closes @ 3:00 p.m.

December 25 – Closed for Christmas Day

December 31 – Open All Day / New Year’s Eve (Reservations recommended: 782-2088)

January 1 – New Year’s Day Brunch Buffet 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Regular Menu will be offered from 2-9 p.m.

Below is a brief summary of important dates and things that are happening. Watch our social

media outlets for the most up to date information.WOW...who knew fried eggplant could get so much love?

After we launched our new menu last month we were inundated with comment cards lamenting the removal of Stuffed Melanzana and clamoring for its return. Well, we heard you loud and clear: Your lucky day will come on Friday, December

13 when Stuffed Melanzana makes its triumphant return to our regular menu!

Thank you to everyone who took time to fill out a comment card. Not only do they give us valuable insight into our guests’ experience with us, they are also used

Available Dec. 13!

Sweet and salty peanut butter crunch, light and creamy milk chocolate and buttery caramel, all layered twice on our lighter-than-expected brownie-cake hybrid. Finished with crunchy honey roasted peanuts.

NEW Dessert Item!Chocolate Peanut Butter Stack

Everyone’s Favorite...NewsletterDecember 2013 / Vol. 1, No. 9

Our Wine Flights are a great way to experience some exceptional wines from Italy.

The wines are:Gavi – Intense, fine nose. Persistent fruity & flowery golden apple, green almond and chamomile scent. Full bodied, remarkably balanced, harmonious & persistent.Dolcetto D’alba MaDonna Di coMo – Ruby red with lilac shadings. Fresh, fruity, almond scent. Dry flavor, agreeably balanced with low acidity. Velvety with slight bitter aftertaste.barbera D’alba ruvei – Dark ruby-red, crimson shades. Fresh, intense aroma. Wild berries, red fruits jam, vanilla, hazelnut scent. Clear, perfectly blended wooden note. Warm robust flavor, pleasant, good body, harmonic.

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Don’t forget to order your Trays, Platters& Garlic Knots for your Holiday Parties!

(24 hour advance notice required)

For all your catering needs, on or oFF premise,

we can do it all!(207) 782-2088

Wine Buyer’s PickSpaSSo pinot GriGio – A dry, crisp, vibrant texture and delicate aromas of white fruit, flowers and almonds.

Carpineto Spolverino (80% Sangiovese, 20% Canaiolo) – Ripe red cherries and tobacco with subtle hints of violets. This full-bodied wine is well-balanced with rich fruit flavors .

Wine Flights Available

to ensure we have updated contact information for you. If you’ve recently moved or have a new cell phone number please take time to fill out a card the next time you come in. We don’t want you to miss anything that is going on here at DaVinci’s.

Kicking off our events for 2014 will be a Brunch Buffet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on New Year’s Day featuring breakfast and lunch favorites, as well as $3 bloody marys, mimosas and bellinis! Grab some friends and give us a call to make your reservation today!

“Flight Nights” featuring the best craft brews available will continue in 2014 starting with Rogue Ales (Newport, OR) on January 9, followed by Brew Dog (Scotland) on January 23. Try to catch an episode of “Brew Dogs” on Esquire TV...great viewing for beer lovers.

We are also making plans for additional wine tasting events or hosting a Beer or Wine Dinner (or one of each!). If you would be interested in attending those events please send us an e-mail and let us know what you’d like to see.

Mark your calendars now for Ice Festival of Lewiston/Auburn February 21-23! We will be serving plenty of COLD refreshments at the Ice Bars (rumor has it there are now FIVE this year) on Friday and Saturday night. It was a great time last

year and we hope to see you there! Check out their page on Facebook or go over to www.icefestla.com to learn more.

Whew! All of that only brings us to the end of February...watch this newsletter and our social media pages for additional information and events.

With the Holidays only days away make sure you place your orders for garlic knots and trays & platters of all your favorites. We’ll have them ready for you to pick up with a 24-hour notice.

In closing, we want to thank you all for making 2013 another spectacular year at DaVinci’s.

On behalf of the entire Team we wish you and your family Happy Holidays and a safe, healthy, prosperous and joyous New Year!

See you in 2014...Cory, a.k.a. “Marketing Guy”