Happy Easter

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                                                  BUNNIES & EGGS?

As with almost all "Christian" holidays, Easter has been secularized and commercialized. The dichotomous nature of Easter and its symbols, however, is not necessarily a modern fabrication.

The symbol of the Easter Bunny originated with the pagan festival of Eastre. The goddess, Eastre, was worshipped by Anglo-Saxons through her earthly symbol, the rabbit.

As with the Easter Bunny and the holiday itself, the Easter Egg predates the Christian holiday of Easter. The exchange of eggs in springtime was a centuries-old custom before Easter was first celebrated by Christians. Eggs, symbolizing rebirth in many cultures, were often wrapped in gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, brightly colored by being boiled with leaves and petals of certain flowers.

In a social sense, Easter has long been seen as a holiday that brings people together to celebrate. We invite you to bring your celebration to the Steam Plant Grill this year.  As always our staff is ready to make your experience memorable and our menu, totally prepared from scratch, is one your stomach will not soon forget.

Mai Bock Released
Spring is here, and with it comes another one of our fantastic seasonal creations from Head Brewer Laurie Kraus. This go-round we find a traditonal strong Mai Boc waiting for your enjoyment. Traditionally, mai bocks tend to have a light color and significant hop character. Our Mai Bock was brewed in the dead of winter. It's rich malt flavor that is perfectly balanced by Bavarian hops a result of long aging. This nice bitter and sweet arrangement makes for a great seasonal treat. We only brewed one batch, so get into the Steam Plant Grill soon for a taste!

Weekly Features

This week Executive Chef Barry Matthews continues to come up with new and interesting dishes for the spring menu. We put some of the items on this weeks feature sheet to get your feedback. To see this week's features, click on the link below:

Weekly Feature Sheet

Quote of the Week

 And happiness is thought to depend on leisure; for we are busy that we may have leisure, and make war that we may live in peace.

                                                            - Aristotle

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