Big Sky Cafe - Happenings

The perfect pot roast recipe.

10/23/2019

From Pat Eby of the St. Louis Post Dispatch:

"Chef Dominic Weiss of Big Sky Cafe makes that delicious pot roast, and he’s more than willing to share his recipe with Post-Dispatch readers. He uses chuck roast for this comfort dish with ingredients chosen to bring out its flavor. He tempers its tough tendencies with cooking methods guaranteed to deliver a meltingly tender roast at the end of a long braise."

Read the article and get the recipe here.

Give 'em what they want.

5/1/2019

May is a month full of celebrations. And with a Big Sky Cafe gift certificate, you are never out of gift ideas!

Everyday is Earth Day at Big Sky Cafe.

4/26/2019

As a proud five star member of the Green Dining Alliance we:

recycle all glass, paper, cardboard, metal, plastic, wine corks, vegetable oils, light bulbs and batteries
compost all organic waste
re-use wine bottles to serve water to guests upon request
depend on local farmers to source seasonable products
source sustainable seafood using the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch App
purchase renewable energy through Pure Power Ameren
serve straws upon request (and provide compostable straws for those who would like one)
re-purpose materials to use in decorating

When creating and preparing a menu, we carefully choose partners that provide the freshest options for a clean eating dining experience.

That includes local partners such as chicken and cage free eggs from Buttonwood Farms, pork from Geisert Farms, bread from Breadsmith, and several others. Our wine list is also carefully crafted to include over 20 wines that are sustainable and/or organic!

When you bring your friends and family together for a celebration or an intimate dinner, you don’t have to worry about what we are bringing to your table!

We're turning Wine Into Water

3/17/2019

Big Sky Cafe plans on turning "Wine Into Water" to help kick off World Water Week and bring attention to the need for clean drinking water in developing nations!

Just purchase a bottle of sustainable wine (marked with an 🅢) from our list for dinner during the designated days, and we will donate 20% to our adopted cause, charity:water.

Not interested in a bottle? Drop you spare change in the wine bottle by our front door, and we will match your donation by 20%! It only takes $30 to supply clean water for one person's lifetime!

Since 2009, Big Sky Cafe has been committed to the cause by raising enough money to help 520 people, see more info here.

Please note: Sunday's BOGO special deal will not be valid on March 24th.

Our carrot hummus is yummus.

1/9/2019

From Pat Eby of the St. Louis Post Dispatch:

When carrots and chickpeas combine in a silky hummus at Big Sky Cafe, the delightful pairing, enlivened with a touch of cumin and lemon, is served with an herbed flatbread. It would also go well with crackers or vegetable dippers. The dish is served every day during dinner service at the cafe, a complementary amuse-bouche. It’s indicative of the top-shelf customer service regular diners have come to love. “The carrot hummus with an herbed flat bread is our version of bread service,” executive chef Dominic Weiss says.

Click here to read the full article and get the recipe!

Are you a socially conscious diner?

10/18/2018

42 million Americans are food insecure, 1 in 9 Americans rely on food banks. And we can help change that.

Big Sky Cafe is proud to announce our partnership with Gift A Meal - a mobile application that provides meals to the hungry in St. Louis. One meal is donated through Operation Food Search every time you share a picture of your meal within the app. If you share your picture on social media, an additional meal will be donated.

Let's work together to help those who need it!

DOWNLOAD THE APP

Five Star Certification

6/30/2018

READ MORE ABOUT OUR MISSION

Although we have been committed to sustainable practices for 20+ years now, we decided it was time to be certified!

The Green Dining Alliance (GDA) works with restaurants in the St. Louis area to reduce their environmental impact. An audit is done to evaluate "reducing, recycling, and composting restaurant waste; operating facilities with efficiency; and sourcing sustainable food, to-go ware, and cleaning supplies."

Here's what the GDA had to say about us:
"Sustainability is part of the culture at Big Sky Café. After long conversations with wait staff, the owner, managers, and kitchen staff, they decided it was in line with their mission to move to compostable straws, and to only offer them on request. The whole staff is engaged with their environmental mission, from servers, who learn about the local farms their menu items are crafted from, to their kitchen staff, who waste nothing – creating masterpieces out of scraps and composting the rest."

Read more about our report and evaluation here.

From Earth Day to Birthday: a Big Sky Celebration

4/20/2018

Since opening in 1992, Big Sky Cafe has always worked hard to better ourselves, the community, and the environment, in the every day the choices we make. Those choices appear in our sustainable and local food partners, in various recycling programs, and charity causes we support.

With two important dates approaching on the calendar, and keeping our long standing mission in mind, we are going to celebrate the best way we know how: treating our friends and helping others!

That's why when you purchase a bottle of selected sustainable wines during the week, we will donate 20% to our favorite cause, charity:water.org. Feeling generous? Match our donation and you automatically earn $15 to use at a future visit!

Not only will you feel good about providing clean water to someone in need with your purchase, but every guest who purchases a bottle of sustainable wine will also have a chance to win nightly prizes!

Congratulations to our nightly winners!

Winner #1: Dana Klann
Winner #2: Valerie
Winner #3: Patty Tecu
Winner #4: Pat Flynn
Winner #5: Gai Lowell
Winner #6: Ben Rassieur

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One night, ONEHOPE

11/15/2017

How can you feed the hungry, contribute towards breast cancer research, fund pet adoptions, end global disease, promote autism awareness and provide clean drinking water?

Drink wine of course!

This December, put your money where your mouth (wine glass) is and attend the ONEHOPE, one night winter wine social.

For just $35 a person, sample five wines paired with Big Sky specialty small plates all while doing good, because 50% of each bottle is donated to a specific cause. In addition, $1 to every ticket sold goes to our own adopted cause, charity:water.

Advance Admission is required and can be purchased below.

Wednesday December 6th from 5-7 pm
with special guests Claire Augustine of Trademark Wines and Kate Judson from ONEHOPE Wines

ONEHOPE Chardonnay 2016 (benefits breast cancer clinical trial)
Grilled Ozark Forest French Horn Mushrooms and Polenta

ONEHOPE Pinot Noir 2015 (funds pet adoptions)
Seseme and Soy Shrimp Skewers

ONEHOPE Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (promotes autism awareness)
Midwest Pasta & Missouri Rabbit Ravioli with Sage Butter

ONEHOPE Merlot 2015 (end global disease)
Pomegranate-Cinnamon Quail Drummies

ONEHOPE Sparkling Brut NV (every bottle provides 15 meals to a child in need)
Cheesecake with Cranberry Compote and Orange-Lemon Zest

ONEHOPE Wine, a partnership with Robert Mondavi, Jr., is located located in Napa Valley, CA and has a strong commitment to the charities they support as well the quality of wine they provide.

Montinore Wine Social

9/1/2017

We're getting social in September with a wine tasting! Join us Wednesday September 27th from 5-7 pm on our front patio as we sample four wines from Montinore Estate paired with Big Sky Cafe hors d'oeuvres:

Montinore Pinot Gris 2015 paired with
Crab Salad with Lemon Aioli on Toast Points
and an Oregon Meat and Cheese Charcuterie Board

Almost Dry Riesling 2015 paired with
Smoked Trout Toast with Shaved Fennel and Lemon Salad

Montinore Pinot Noir 2015 paired with
Roasted Mushroom and Truffled Buratta Galette and
Chicken Satay with Golden Raisin and Pine Nut Agrodolce

Borealis 2015 “The Northern Whites” paired with
Pistachio and Goat Cheese Cheesecake with Candied Orange

About the Montinore Estate:
"Established in 1982, Montinore Estate is the second largest estate producer of wines made from Biodynamic® grapes in the country. With our 200-acre Demeter Certified Biodynamic® and Stellar Certified Organic vineyard located in north Willamette Valley in Oregon, we focus on producing superior Pinot Noirs, cool climate whites, and fascinating Italian varietals."

Admission is $30 per person (not including tax) and must be purchased in advance online.
SAVE $5 WHEN YOU USE "WINESOCIAL" AT CHECKOUT!