Mary's Announcements (updated 5.25.08)

*** Happy Birthday Tamis!

Tamis had a big ol' dance party for her birthday, and was it a blast! Everything was purple and black (thanks to Lillie and Shama), the cake was delicious (thanks to Ketchie Creek Bakery), the food was amazing (thanks to Matteson) and the music was everything Tamis likes to boogie to (thanks to Samb). Although a little humid, fun was had by all! We were really glad everyone came to our party early and went to the house party with live music later. It's hard to believe how different the restaurant looks tranformed into a dance club! For more party pics click on the image above.

*** Mary's Special Mother's Day

Once again Mother's Day was a rousing success here at Mary's Of Course! There were a number of extra-special Brunch Specials and the first 75 mothers received a hand made gift from Mary (see photo above). Thank you so much for bringing your mothers to Mary's! Without her there'd be no you, and then what would we do? We hope you and your mother enjoyed having brunch with us this year, and will consider coming back next year too. Who knows what Mary will have cooked up by then!

*** The New Menu is here!

Mary likes updating the menu several times a year, to keep things fresh and current; so she's kicking off 2008 by adding several sandwiches to the standard menu. One that you may already be familiar with from the daily specials board, is the Apple Butter Baby; smoked sausage, apple butter and scrambled eggs on whole wheat. Now that's a breakfast sandwich! Another addition is the Smoked Sausage Reuben, which is; smoked sausage, sauerkraut and russian dressing on rye bread. Yum! An extra-special thanks to John Blackburn for the cartoon of our new sandwich; it's so cute we can't stand it!

Though we've held out for as long as possible, it appears gas prices are going to remain inflated for some time; so we have no choice but to raise our prices 3% across the board. Nearly every ingredient, utility, paper and cleaning product we use has gone up due to this situation; while some have even doubled in price. Hopefully you aren't surprised by this development, as we've certainly noticed prices in nearly every area of our own lives being raised to reflect the state of our economy. We hope you'll stick with Mary's Of Course, and our commitment to bring you the most nutritious, least processed, lowest priced and most delicious food we can!
 

*** Mary has updated the Tea Menu!

Mary has been working on the new Tea Menu and decided to include four new offerings. They are: 1) Bancha; a Japanese tea with herbaceous aroma, smooth character and a pale jade liquor, 2) South African Honeybush; an herbal infusion with a pleasing floral-citrus flavor, 3) Chrysanthemum flowers which yield a gold infusion with mild honey-like notes and savory Sage nuances, and 4) Almond; a black tea with bits of almond.

Mary is also happy to continue sharing the now popular Tulsi Tea, made from the most sacred herb of India; the Holy Basil plant. We're particularly proud of this product, as we introduced it to the menu in 2004, and we now see it all over town. Better health to everyone!

*** Mary's Seasonal Sippers for Spring 2008!

Mary's Seasonal Sippers, are current beverages she's procured for a limited time to compliment the season. Two of the three Spring 2008 Sippers are Rooibos hot teas. Rooibos (aka; Redbush) is 'red tea' from South Africa. It's caffeine free, low in tannins, high in antioxidants & vitamin C. The flavor is mild citrus with a hint of vanilla.

Bushman's is a Rooibos tea with cactus fig, cactus flowers, sunflower blossoms and marigold blossoms.

Creativity is a Rooibos with lemon pepper, aplle bits, lemon peel, ginger bits, orange peel, basil, red pepper and cardamom.

Mary's Sparkling Lemonade is a bit like an Italian soda with shots of lemon syrup and any other flavor you fancy, served over ice.
 

*** Mary's has added more fresh baked goods!

You may have noticed a basket of goodies by the register at Mary's lately. That's because Mary decided to add more fresh baked goods from our friends at Camino Bakeries here in Winston-Salem. Cary has been slowly but surely forging ahead with her baking and sandwich making enterprise over the last year, and we are honored and blessed to support them in whatever way we can. She also lucked into hiring our 'buddy' Liz that waited tables with us for so many years, who we've known as an amazing secret baker for quite a while! Sometimes it's just obvious when a good thing happens.

*** Mary's First Cooking Classes of 2008 were Great!

Mary's Of Course offered a series of two cooking classes; one in January and one in February. We will post upcoming cooking classes, clothing swaps and other events here on our NEWS page as soon as details are available.

(Mary teaching a class in late-February)

***Anyone interested, can find Mary & Samb's Wedding - Reception - Honeymoon pictures by clicking the corresponding word in this sentence.