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Announcing our new series of special theme dinners! We hope that these will grow into annual traditions at the Chez. Each dinner comes with the option of wines that we've chosen to compliment your meal.

Please note that reservations are being accepted for most of these dinners, and that credit cards (or, if you don't do plastic, a deposit of some kind) will be required. Normally we don't accept reservations but, because of the complexity of the dinners, the seating is extremely limited (only 16 to 20 diners per event in most cases) and we'll need to be able to plan accordingly. We hope you'll be able to come!


November 21st: Native Harvest dinner
Dinner made entirely from indigenous American foods. Served with American wines. Menu follows. We're still working out the vegetarian options, but will need at least six reservations for the vegetarian meal to be able to offer it. The dinner includes all the courses listed below.
Dinner $32.5 Dinner matched with three glasses of wine $47.5 With four glasses, $53.50

Amuse bouches
Spiced nuts and popped wild rice

Salad course
Quinoa salad in lettuce leaves

Soup course
Summer squash bread with roasted sweet potato butter
Three Sisters stew

Fish course
Butternut squash strata with smoked salmon and sundried tomatoes

Meat course
Buffalo empanadas

Poultry course
Soft corn clouds with turkey mole

Desserts
Pumpkin fry cakes with maple sugar and coffee drizzle
Pecan crescent moons
Plum raisin cakes with raspberry butter
Spicy hot chocolate
Chocolate bouchons

December 19th: Norwegian Christmas Feast
Lutefisk, lefsa, meatballs, roasted pork, boiled potatoes, pickled herring, cabbage salad, norwegian pastries, Gjetost and sweet soup. Dinner $35 Dinner matched with three glasses of wine $45

2010
January 16: French Cassoulet Feast
Traditional French dinner of beans slowly baked with lamb, duck, sausage, garlic, tomatoes and herbs. With plenty of green salad, french bread, fruit, french cheeses, and -- of course -- wine. Dinner $28, Dinner matched with four glasses of wine $45.

February 13th: Valentines dinner. Menu to be announced.

March (date to be announced): Saint Patrick's Day and Annual Irish Wake Menu to be announced.

April: Guilty pleasures dinner. Do you occasionally jones for the smooth creaminess of Velveeta? Crave the crunch of breaded popcorn shrimp with cocktail sauce? Sit up and beg for corn dogs? Worship at the alter of the tater tot? This is the dinner for you. Menu to be announced.

May: to be announced

And then we'll take a break from the dinners for June thru mid-September.

June 18th thru the 20th, we will be moving the entire Chez operation over to the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair! And we'll be closed in Waupaca for the whole weekend. See you in Custer!
Octoberfest 2010: October 2nd


Bon appetit!
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Updated November 3, 2009

Top: The rare, coveted and elusive pie at the Chez.
Bottom: Fermenting sourdough levains for the Chez breads.



Welcome to the website of the Chez Marche Cafe. At the Chez we specialize in preparing traditional foods of the world, from scratch, using in-season produce from local farmers and gardeners and from our own gardens.

We've also got a pretty mean burger.












Our menu changes every day, to reflect what's fresh, but you can always count on getting a great soup, salad or sandwich for lunch, and delicious dinners. Check back here for our daily specials or give us a call (715.256.2672) to find out what's on the menu today.

We make every effort to keep the website current, but occasionally there's the last minute need to change the meal to maintain the quality that we're committed to. Please call to verify if you've got your heart set on a certain meal.


This Week's Dinner and Lunch Specials

Thursday Dinner All dinners come with the cook’s treat of appetizers, freshly baked bread with butter, and a little nibble after the main course.

To be announced

Friday Dinner All dinners this week come with choice of soup or salad, and freshly baked bread with butter.

• Fish Fry! Walleye, beer battered and served with our housemade tarter sauce and potato pancakes. $14
  
• Steak Dinner: With bearnaise sauce and potato puree $24
  
• Butternut Squash Turnover Puff pastry stuffed with butternut squash, feta, red onion and thyme. $14
• Chicken Breast with Prosciutto: Baked in marinara sauce with mozzarella and parmesan. $20
  

Saturday Brunch Specials

• Corned beef hash and fried organic potatoes with toast and eggs. $11
• Apple Oatmeal Buttermilk Pancakes: Big stack with butter and syrup $7.5
  
• Buckwheat Blueberry Pancakes:
  

Friday Dinner All dinners come with choice of soup or salad, and freshly baked bread with butter.

• Fish Fry! Walleye, beer battered and served with our housemade tarter sauce, and potato pancakes. $14
  
• Steak dinner: With bearnaise sauce and potato puree $24
  
• Garlic Sausage en croute with french lentils and braised beets or carrots. $21
• Butternut Squash Turnover Puff pastry stuffed with butternut squash, feta, red onion and thyme. $14

This week's lunch specials

Lentil soup with sausage
Borscht (vegetarian)
Butternut squash soup (vegetarian)
Potato and cheese soup with bacon

• Ham Wrap with salami, sundried tomatoes, greens and cheese
  
• Corned beef and sauerkraut, grilled, on rye/whole wheat
  
• Tempeh sandwich on whole wheat with spicy peanut sauce and tomatoes
  
• Croque Monsieur (extra crispy)

• Kielbasa sandwich Sausage with brick cheese and sauerkraut, on rye/whole wheat. $10
• Grilled cheddar with mushroooms and tomatoes $9.5
• Burger Locally grown grassfed bison, in a third-pound burger, on toasted bun. With catsup and mustard. $8

Noodles with butter (or olive oil), and parmesan $6
BLT $8, Grilled Cheese $6, Fried Egg Sandwich $5

Substitute cottage cheese for chips for 50 cents.
Add fried onions, pepperoncini or garlic mayonnaise for 50 cents
Add cheddar cheese, tomatoes, sauerkraut or salami to anything for $1
Add a fried egg for $1.5 - Add a poached egg, mushrooms, bacon, swiss cheese or feta for $2


Apres (this is just a representative sampling; actual selection may vary)

• Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting $4.5
• Peach Pie $5
• Raspberry/Blackberry Pie $5
• Key Lime Pie $5
  
• Cardamom Panna Cotta with Chai Creme Anglaise $6
• Black Bottom Mini Cheesecake $3.5
  
• Root Beer Float $3
• Ice Cream Cone $1.5 (Vanilla, chocolate, Butter pecan)