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From 1992 to 2002, on the second Monday of each month, a lunch club met at a different steakhouse in New York City. It was called The Red Meat Club (RMC). It was a collection of chefs, wine buyers, cocktailians and other miscreants. This was an era before The Food Network. It was before iphones and blackberries and the earliest meatings were before cell phones. 11 meatings a year were held in restaurants but in August, we convened at a member's house for the annual RMC picnic. We contracted with one of the best butchers in New York a special 28-Day, Dry-Aged Angus Porterhouse Steak.

Thursday night September 2nd come join us for a casual end-of-summer evening at Stage Left. We're partnering with Maker's Mark Bourbon for a fun and casual cocktail party to benefit Elijah's Promise. Elijah's Promise has been feeding the needy in New Brunswick for better than two decades. The recent economic downturn has put a strain on their resources, while making their services more important than ever.

FOLLOWING the Maker's Cocktail Party, we'll have live jazz, courtesy of The New Brunswick Jazz Project.

The NBJP is doing amazing work bringing the live jazz scene to life again downtown. Thursday at 8:00 The Ronald Olender Quartet will perform. There is no cover. Just come down for drinks and Cool Jazz on a late summer evening. Weather permitting, we'll convene in the sidewalk cafe. If there's a chill in the air, we'll move it indoors.
There is no Burgerpalooza on September 2nd.

Orders Must Be Received By 9 PM Thursday to Ensure Weekend Delivery.
Orders Received After The Cut-Off Will Be Filled As Possible.
The Amish Bacon is tremendous. If you don't use it for burgers, have it for breakfast all month!
Simply Put: We've Got Great Meat!

Our Famous Burger at Half-Price through Sunday (excepting Thursday)

Now through Labor Day, members of our email list only will get 1/2 off the burger. If you know someone who is not on the email list, they too can take advantage of Burgerpalooza, so long as they sign up with a valid email address.

John Schiller opened the Sazerac Coffee House in New Orleans in 1859 with the Sazerac cocktail, utilizing New Orleans’ favorite Cognac: Sazerac. When John Handy took over the bar, he swapped the Cognac for Rye and the debate has raged ever since. Our friend Dale DeGroff makes a killer version using a mixture of rye and Cognac. Bourbon is also a pleasant substitution not without historical precedent.

Last Chance for LobsterFEST at Steakhouse 85!! This weekend is the last weekend 85 will be featuring Whole Maine Lobsters, so swing by for one more juicy lobster cooked just the way you like it! 1 3/4, 2 1/2 and 4 pound lobsters available Thursday through Monday Broiled, Steamed, Stuffed with Crab meat or Oreganatta style.

732-247-8585

www.Steakhouse85.com

Book your December or January Holiday Party before Labor Day (the official start of the booking season) and get a $100 Gift Certificate for The Frog and The Peach!
($1000 minimum party secured with a deposit.)

Contact Jack: jtagmouti@frogandpeach.com 732-846-3216 x 16.

This season we have added a little something new for the Rutgers football fans. We will be offering a shuttle service to and from every Rutgers home game. Stop fighting the traffic and stressing over the parking. Have dinner at Steakhouse 85 and take the "85 Shuttle" to the game! Departure times will be posted on our website every week. Seats for the shuttle must be reserved 24 hours before the game. Reservations can be made on line or by calling (732) 247-8585. Call today to reserve your seat!

This weeks game: Thursday @ 7:30 PM

So last week we introduced the Monkish Blackberry Daiquiri and it was really well received. I did however receive a very interesting email pointing out that in NJ, traditionally blackberries were harvested early in the summer. At this time of year, what I must have been raving about is a relative of the blackberry, called a Black Diamond. Well I did some research and it turns out that is largely correct. The thornless, black diamond is a particular cultivar of blackberry. It recently has become the leading cultivar of blackberry in the Pacific Northwest.