...In the great White North...

As we are visiting the Great White North, we are considering bringing back a gastronomical treat for our Gallery/Bistro friends... so if we were to find some delectable live dungeness crab...is anyone interested? Chinese New Year is around the corner... and there may be a glut available.....as well as other wonders from the sea.... let's hear what you think... It is freezing cold here this morning... et tu? Peace!

BigEaselGallery@gmail.com

December 23 only

Dear Friends,
We are having changes in our schedule due to the holidays...Friday the 23 we are serving from 12noon until 8PM.
On this day our menu will be limited to our delicious PIZZAS!!!
We will be closed on the 24th, and since Connie and I will be away from the 26th until January 4th the Bistro will be closed over the New Years weekend, and we'll be open again on January 6&7...
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
peace,
Tim & Connie

Christmas Goose at the Gallery!!

Big Easel Gallery and Bistro

Duck, Duck, Goose!!!

 December 16^th & 17th, 2011

Choice of;

Roast Goose Stuffed with Spiced Apples and Prunes

Roast Duck

Savoy Strata

with

Cranberry Relish

Bread Sauce

Roast Potatoes with Saffron

Brussels Sprouts with Maple Syrup

Parmigiana Baked Carrots

Plum Pudding

Reservations appreciated

Elizabeth Couillard will grace us with her beautiful singing both evenings!

Big Easel Gallery and Bistro December 9 & 10, 2011

Hi!  Comfort food is featured prominently at the Bistro this weekend....entertainment Friday and Saturday evening by Pat Lowery...special performance Friday evening by Andrew Boor...Saturday lunch music by Nancy Jo Garner and Keith Kubiak!!!
Menu 12-9th&10th
 “The PASTAbilities”
Trio of Italian meats
Or
Porta Bella Caps
or
Shrimp Scampish
  Served with
It’s all  Pasta-ble!
Your choice of…
Alfredo Sauce
Putanesca Sauce
Marinara Sauce
Bella Zucchini Salad
Dinner 5-8 Friday $9.00
Luncheon  Tapa Sat. 11-3
$6.00
Dinner 5-8
$9.00
All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno
Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438
1784 Maple Avenue, Wabeno, WI

This weekend at the Gallery

Dear Friends,
This weekend the Big Easel Gallery and Bistro is featuring a Southern Style Barbeque conceived and prepared by Guest Chef Michael Konitzer!

Elizabeth Couillard will sing from her repertoire of classic to contemporary songs on Friday and Saturday evening.
Andrew Boor's first appearance at the Gallery Bistro is Saturday Lunch.


Big Easel Gallery Bistro
Menu 12-2&3rd
 We’re Smokin’
Guest Chef Michael Konitzer
Bad to the Bone Ribs
              Or
Texas Brisket
               Or
Smokey Mac & Cheese
 
              Served with
Memphis Mustard Slaw
Louisiana Corn
A ‘new’ Baked Apple
Corn Bread&honey
Southern baked Beans
Dinner 5-8 Friday $9.00
Luncheon  Tapa Sat. 11-3
$6.00
Dinner 5-8
$9.00
All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno
Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438
1784 Maple Avenue, Wabeno, WI
 

...back to semi-traditionalism...

This weekend we are going back to the time honored Thanksgiving traditions...repurposing the turkey et al....so here we go!

Big Easel Gallery Bistro

Menu 11-25&26

 Home to Roost

Turkey Reuben  Panini

                               Or

Vegeatable /cheese panini/

Served with

Vegetable soup

Turkey Soup

Chips

Or the

 FULL MEAL DEAL/Repeated And Reheated!

Friday and Saturday Evening Elizabeth Couillard will be entertaining us...Saturday Lunch it will be Keith Kubiak!

Dinner 5-8 Friday $9.00

Luncheon  Tapa Sat. 11-3

$6.00

Dinner 5-8

$9.00

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438

1784 Maple Avenue, Wabeno, WI

Defying the weather!!!

Big Easel Gallery Bistro

Menu 11-18&19

 South of the Border

Posole/Pork with roasted green chilis

                               Or

Bean Burrito/

Served with

Spanish Rice

Black Beans

Pico de Gallo

Tortillas

Squash

Pat Lowery will be entertaining us on Friday evening...Saturday's awating confirmation...

Dinner 5-8 Friday $9.00

Luncheon  Tapa Sat. 11-3

$6.00

Dinner 5-8

$9.00

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438

1784 Maple Avenue, Wabeno, WI

After Last Weekend's...

...extravaganzas we are back to our regual hours at the Big Easel Gallery/Bistro...Friday 4-8PM, Saturday 11AM-8PM
Elizabeth Couillard amazing voice will both sooth and rouse your spirits as our featured singer both Friday and Saturday evenings, on Saturday 11-2, Nancy Jo Garner and Keith Kubiak will enliven our atmosphere with both solo and duet performances....

Big Easel Gallery Bistro

Menu 11-11&12

 You are my EURO

Chicken SCHNITZEL/Chicken prepared in a traditional Vienna style

                               Or

TOFU/ Sauted with a fragarent mushroom sauce

Served with

Noodles/Slovakian style

Rot Kohl/sweet &sour

Roast Pumpkin

Vegetable medley

Apfel brei

Dinner 5-8 Friday $9.00

Luncheon  Tapa Sat. 11-3

$6.00

Dinner 5-8

$9.00

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438

Billy McGlaughlin Dinner/Concert...a Rousing Success!!!

We'll add a few more pictures as I get them...but what a wonderful event...having guitarist/performer and song writer Billy McLaughlin here at the Big Easel performing for an intimate, personal and dare I say very fortunate those advanced reservation ticket holders.  A high bar and exciting precedence was set for our NE Wisconsin area, the arts are showing their colors...thriving, growing...

Billy first entertained, and spoke some amazing encouraging words, insightful truths about not giving up, going after your dreams...sharing his rebirth from Focal Dystonia...with the high school student body of both Wabeno and Laona High School.  You know such an event was amazing when the students thereafter thank organizers for bringing in and putting together such an assembly!

 Then patrons of the Big Easel Bistro and Gallery were blessed with two long sets, Billy taking us all on an aesthetic journey in sound and mood.  I took video of one of my favorite of Billy's songs, "Helms Place"...and here for recapturing the joy of those that attended, and those wondering what you missed is that video.  It is a wide panoramic video...and by clicking to see it on YouTube, you will see it all...an even find you are able to enlarge it full screen.  Enjoy...enjoy...enjoy!



Congratulations to the artists, the staff...Tim and Connie Freisen, and premo Chef Michael Konitzer for a most memorable experience!!!!

News about November 4 & 5 th

Dear Friends....there are only a small amount of tickets left for the world renowned Billy McLaughlin dinner concert for November 4th...the fare will be Prime Rib or Salmon...with all the goodies....a cash bar...and a fantastic concert for only $50.
Please note that the Gallery Bistro will be closed on November 5th for a private party...back to usual hours on Friday November 11, 4-8PM, Saturday Nov 12, 11AM - 8PM

Big Easel Gallery and Bistro Menu for October 28&29!

Big Easel Gallery Bistro

Menu 10-28-29

Friday 4-8PM

Saturday 11-8PM

It is all GREEK to me!!

Souvlaki Chicken

                               Or

Kofta

Or

Spanokapita/spinach pie

Served with

Fig studded Pasta

Braised Eggplant

Tzatziki

Dolmathakia/stuffed grape leaves

Luncheon Tapa  11-3 : $6.00

Dinner 5-8: $9.00

Full Sampler: $12.00

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438

Exploring the Foods of Tim's Mennonite Heritage

Big Easel Gallery Bistro

Menu 10-21-22

BEYOND FASPA

Bebackener Lachs / Salmon loaf

                               Or

Bauenrwurst /Mennonite Sausage

Or

Kaese Blintze /Cheese Blinzes

Served with

Kielke mit Eier/fried noodles with egg

Rote Moehre/ Gingered Carrotes

Selerie mit Erbsen/Celery with peas

Braised Leeks

Kohl Salat/Cole Slaw

Sugared Tomatoes

Luncheon  Tapa/ Sat. 11-3

$6.00

Dinner 5-8/Saturday

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438

Bistro Goings on for Oct 14 & 15

Dear Friends, This Friday things will be a little bit different at the Big Easel Gallery and Bistro...we are hosting a special pizza party for the staff and families of the Wabeno School District!  We are expecting quite a full house, so it may be difficult to find a spot on Friday.

On Saturday we are open 11AM to 8PM...theme is 'Harvest Feast'; lunch tapas from 11-3, dinner (and pizza) 5-8...looking forward to seeing you this weekend!!!

Big Easel Gallery Bistro

Menu 10-15

HARVEST FEAST

Roast Turkey

                               Or

Sautéed Fish /on a bed of greens

Or

Polenta /smothered in pumpkin curry

Served with

Wild Rice/studded with cranberries & sunflower seeds

Creamed Cabbage&Caulifower

Corn on the Cob

Squash

Smashed Roots

Applesauce

Luncheon  Tapa/ Sat. 11-3

$6.00

Dinner 5-8/Saturday

$9.00

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438

OOOPS!!!

Dear Friends...we just noticed a mistake in posting our menu....it shows us being open for lunch on Friday...I'll try to edit that post, in the mean time we are not serving lunch on Friday for now, but will be serving from 4PM - 8PM...Saturday hours remain at 11AM - 8PM...sorry about that!
peace,
Connie & Tim

Menu for October 7 & 8

Big Easel Gallery Bistro

Menu 10-7.8

Now that’s Italian!

Gnocchi Tuscana/with tender seasoned pork

                               Or

Polpettone Imbottito/ Stuffed meat loaf

Or

Polenta/ festooned corn platters

Served with

Zucchini al aceto

Cavolfiore in Tegame

Insalata di patate e acciughe

Maccheroni con vegetali

Spaghetti con Universe

Sedano impanato saute

Friday Dinner 4PM - 8PM

Luncheon  Tapa Sat. 11-3

$6.00

Dinner 5-8

$9.00

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438

Bistro Menu for this weekend

Big Easel Gallery Bistro

Menu 9. 30-10.1

Czech us Out

Kurca s Hubami/Chicken asea in a creamy mushroom sauce.

                               Or

Bravcovy/ Tender roast pork with a blueberry sauce drizzle.

Or

Hubove Rezne/ seasoned mushroom steaks

Served with

Roasted herbed Potatoes

Cabbage married pasta

Baked”sweet” potatoes

Fazolovy Salat/kidney beans

Vajcia a majoneza/egg &mayo

Red cabbage Salat

Kase Mrkva/mashed carrots

Luncheon  Tapa Fri./ Sat. 11-3

$6.00

Dinner 5-8

$9.00

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438

Big Easel Gallery and Bistro Menu for 9 23 & 24

Big Easel Gallery Bistro

Menu 9. 23 & 24

Passage to India

Murgh Korma/Chicken simmered in a seductive cashew sauce.

                               Or

Pork Vindaloo/ Robust, earthy cubed pork stewed avec black cardamom infused gravy.

Or

Mutter Paneer/ Aromatically seasoned/Spinach and cubed paneer cheese.

Served with

Biryani/Brown Basmati Rice

Chana Dahl/Chick pea lentils

Alu Gobi/Potatoes and cauliflower

Sambar/Cabbage sautéed with cumin

Kachcumber/Salad

Dosai/Indian Crepes

Luncheon  Tapa Fri./ Sat. 11-3

$6.00

Dinner 5-8

$9.00

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

Big Easel Gallery Bistro  phone: 715 889 3438

Special Pizza: The Taj Mahal!  Tandoori Chicken bejeweled with Carmelized Onions and more...$15

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

Billy McLaughlin Dinner/Concert NOV. 4th (Friday)

This is going a defining night for those fortunate enough, QUICK enough, and dare I say very wise to jump on this one.  We are so blessed and fortunate to host artist Billy McLaughlin on Friday night, November the 4th

Billy's reviews include the Chicago Sun Times, the Billboard's Top 10 list,  and Biography that you must read.  An innovative performer and composer, coming to us from Minnesota.  I (Larry Seiler) had the distinct pleasure seeing Billy perform last year at Nicolet College Theater of Arts auditorium.

Billy, will be addressing students at Wabeno High School in an assembly early Friday afternoon.  Then that evening, a limited audience of 30 reserved ticket holders will be treated to the finest of cuisine at the Big Easel Gallery, (drinks separate), and a concert by artist, Billy McLaughlin.

Contact the Big Easel Gallery for Ticket information, and ordering- 715-889-3438

email- Larry Seiler  lseiler.artist@gmail.com

Billy performing, "Helm's Place"...

Tickets NOW AVAILABLE!!!  Thirty reservation only...last word, half are spoken for...so hurry!!!

LIve Go To Meeting Webinars with artist Larry Seiler

 

Starting Tuesday October 4th, 7pm EST... and each Tuesday evening to follow into November, (and plans to go beyond), consortium signature artist member, Larry Seiler...will be teaching online live session webinars hosted by F&W Publications.  F&W owns Northlight Books, Artist Magazine, American Artist Magazine, and virtual artist community Wetcanvas.com.  The sessions are free to register and participate, each session recorded.  The recorded sessions will be available for purchase.  Click Go To Meeting Free Registration

The Big Easel Gallery Bistro Menu for 09 16 & 17

Greetings...not that you need one more reason to come to the beautiful North Woods and visit the Big Easel Gallery...this weekend's menu is:

  A Cajun catFISH FRIday  (Saturday too……)

Jambalaya Where andouille swims in a sea of fresh and wonderfully seasoned vegetables and rice.

Blackened Catfish Nuggets

Or

Veg-alaya  A taste riot with soy-sage sans meat and shrimp

Served with

Mirliton  Zucchini and Eggplant

Corn Maque Choux seasoned corn

Lagniappe A Vegetable Medley

Dirty Rice/Clean rice

Red Beans

Luncheon  Tapa Fri./ Sat. 11-3

$6.00

Dinner 5-8

$9.00

All items made with ingredients from Medow Organic Farm of Wabeno

715 889 3438

The evening featured pizza is The Zydeco....... there will be shrimp, there will be crawfish...there will be crispy fried okra, there will be andouille. there will be surprises.... Or order just
a sausage and pepperoni.... and.... ta dah!!!! For you beer devotees...
we have our new license.....