Floriole Cafe & Bakery

The beer we are excited about right now is view archive

Dogfish Head Raison d'Etre (12/09/12)

@NewHollandBrew Ichabod Pumpkin Ale. $7 (09/26/12)
Founders Cerise Fermented Ale (09/06/12)
Dogfish Head Festina-Peche. This isn't your typical weisse beer. It has those golden fruit flavors typical of the style, but it's more complex -sour almost. And it's loaded with peach puree. It's an excellent low alchohol option & we think it's perfect for summer. (07/24/12)
5Rabbit Golden Ale. We're really please to have more of a selection of Chicago-produced beers. This one in particular is so agreeable and pairs so well with a lot of foods, particularly baked goods. (03/23/12)
5 Vulture from 5 Rabbit Cerveceria. This dark, oaxacan-style ale is great for warm weather and spicy food. Plus, we're so excited to be showcasing a Chicago brewer. (03/16/12)
3Floyds Gumballhead American Wheat. Beer snobs tend to turn their noses up at the ultra-popular brew, but we like to think it's a hit for a reason. It's definitely perfect for this beautiful weather. (03/14/12)
The exclusive hard ciders featured on our Virtue Cider dinner menu are Redstreak, Tom Oliver Herefordshire Dry, Etienne Dupont Normandy Cider Brut Bouche, Virtue Orianna's Asian Perry (01/10/12)
New Holland Cabin Fever is pairing well with our winter dessert offerings: pineapple upsidedown cake, galette des rois, sticky toffee pudding. (01/04/12)
Great Lakes Christmas Ale and New Holland Cabin Fever (12/02/11)
Christmas Beer. (11/30/11)
Christmas Beer (11/29/11)
Three new beers are in the house! (10/12/11)
Goose Island Sophie - we like to make a cocktail with JoSnow rhubarb basil syrup mixed in. (05/24/11)

The can't-miss food-beverage pairing of the night is view archive

egg nog and gingerbread cookies (12/09/12)

gingerbread cake & black coffee (10/16/12)
Lemon Lavender Poundcake ($3.50) & a Founders Cerise ($7) (09/26/12)
Normandy Apple Cake & New Holland Ichabod Pumpkin Ale (09/06/12)
chocolate cake & montepulciano d'abruzzo (08/09/12)
blackberry clafoutis with a glass of Crios rose (07/24/12)
housemade white sangria with orange dream cake (05/29/12)
fresh squeezed lemonade and a Spring produce pizzeta with chive cream, radicchio, shaved asparagus & parmesan (04/06/12)
house sangria with a sausage pizzeta (03/23/12)
5Vulture Oaxacan-style dark ale with Quinoa & Whitefish salad with pickled tomato vinaigrette (03/22/12)
Dogfish Head Aprihop Apricot IPA & a B.A.D sandwich. The perfect way to end the work week. (03/16/12)
Chocolate souffle cake and a big glass of milk (02/29/12)
Mimosa & Grapefruit Almond Tart (01/15/12)
Sticky Toffee Pudding & New Holland Cabin Fever brown ale (01/04/12)
Paneforte and Great Lakes Christmas Ale (12/02/11)
Blueberry Black Raspberry Crisp with unsweetened whipped cream (07/15/11)
Cappuccino and a pecan sticky bun (05/24/11)
HIbiscus teamosa (prosecco & hibiscus syrup) and strawberry panna cotta (05/01/11)

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Huckleberries from Rare Tea Cellar! Delicious. (10/16/12)

Beef from Q7 Ranch is about to become our long-awaited brisket sandwich. We'll be serving up braised beef & onion jam. It'll be a few days so stay tuned! (01/15/12)
beautiful rose tea from Rare Tea Cellars. Valentine's day can't come soon enough! (01/05/12)
Sheep Milk Ricotta from Prairie Fruit Farms (05/17/11)
I foraged nettles and garlic mustard this weekend. (05/09/11)

The newest wine we are excited about is view archive

2010 L'Ecole Semillion. It's a rich semillion/sauvignon blanc blend perfect for colder weather. (10/16/12)

Pazo do Mar, a wonderful white for summer (07/24/12)
2010 Montepulciano D'Abruzzo Azienda Agricola Cirelli -really wonderful red that's perfect for those of us who like to drink red in the summer. Spot on with pasta. (06/19/12)
Crios rose is back! (03/23/12)
SANGRIA. Coming soon. (03/22/12)
We're itching to bring back Rose. What could be better in this weather... (03/16/12)
2010 La Caliera Moscato d'Asti. (01/10/12)
2010 La Caliera Moscato d'Asti (01/04/12)
2009 Tamarack Cellars Chardonnay from Columbia Valley, Oregon (04/27/11)

Our current inspiration — be it ingredient, weather, song or whatever — is view archive

a slight chill in the air (09/26/12)

sweeter than normal peaches, divine tomatoes, lovely zinnia grown on the roof, colorful stalks of chard. We're falling all over inspiration. (08/09/12)
spring is in the air (02/29/12)
Winter Citrus (01/04/12)
Autumn Chill. (09/19/11)
Autumn Chill (09/16/11)
Stone fruit (07/21/11)
Summer fruits (07/08/11)

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Family Friendly Halloween Dinner - Monday, October 29. Seatings at 5:30 & 6:30 | Tickets $30 or $15 for children (09/26/12)

Tomato Celebration! September 17, 7pm, $75. Be there! (09/06/12)
Family Pizza Night at Floriole in lieu of our normal collaboration dinner. Much more simple & accessible to families, and we'll actually be serving more than twice the crowd we normally have for a dinner. $30/$15 for little ones. Monday, August 27 starting at 5pm. Please call the cafe about available time slots. 773.883.1313 (08/09/12)
Dinner at Floriole featuring Pasta Puttana. July 30 | 7PM | $75 -amazing pasta and summer produce. it's going to be delicious. (06/19/12)
Dinner at Floriole featuring Janine MacLachlan of the blog Rustic Kitchen. Recipes are inspired by her new book "Farmers' Markets of the Heartland". (05/22/12)
Dinner at Floriole featuring Nathan Sears of Michelin-starred Vie Restaurant. Wednesday, May 16. 7pm. $75 (04/18/12)
Dinner at Floriole featuring Werp Farms. Gorgeous Spring produce and warm-weather optimism in every dish. April 17, 7pm. $75 (03/14/12)
Butcher & Larder dinner at Floriole a veritable meat celebration! March 19th at 7pm. (02/29/12)
Set your DVR to record The Martha Show on February 13th. Sandra is on the show making a chocolate ganache tart with Martha. (02/06/12)
We are excited to be collaborating with Marianne Sundquist (Mess Hall & Co.) and Rodrick Markus (Rare Tea Cellar) on our very first Valentine's Day dinner. (01/30/12)
Dinner at Floriole featuring Greg Hall of Virtue Cider. January 19, buy tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/218899 (01/10/12)
Dinner at Floriole featuring Greg Hall of Virtue Cider. January 19, buy tickets here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/218899 (01/04/12)
January Dinner with Virtue Cider! (12/14/11)
Holiday open house in early December. Come taste our holiday offerings!! (11/30/11)
Holiday open house in early December. Come taste our holiday offerings! (11/29/11)
Tickets are available for November 14 farm-to-table dinner with Las Manas Tamales. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/209327 (10/27/11)
A Wisconsin-themed dinner on October 14. Think fried cheese curds, brats, pretzel buns, strudel . . . (10/04/11)
October will be a Wisconsin-themed dinner. Think fried cheese curds, sausage, strudel . . . (09/28/11)
October will be a Wisconsin themed dinner. Think fried cheese curds, sausage, strudel . . . (09/27/11)
September "back to school" dinner - think tomato soup & grilled cheese (09/02/11)
September "back to school" dinner - think tomato soup and grilled cheese (09/01/11)
Seedling Farm Dinner at Floriole July 25th & 26th 7:00PM Three course menu: Warm chevre salad with grilled apricots, apricot kernels, pistachios, honey vinaigrette and frisee Duck confit with savory cherry compote, toasted quinoa and bitter greens Vanilla chamomile poached peaches, peach leaf ice cream, and blackberry coulis Mint and chamomile tisane Tickets $35 Please call 773-883-1313 to purchase. (07/22/11)
Dinner at Floriole - July dinner w/ Seedling Fruits (July 25th & 26th) More details in our July newsletter. (06/30/11)
Dinner at Floriole - July dinner with Seedling Fruits (July 25th & 26th) More details in our July newsletter. (06/29/11)
Dinner at Floriole - June Pizza Dinner (June 26th & 27th) there are still a few seats available call the bakery for deetails 773-883-1313 (06/23/11)
Dinner at Floriole: June Pizza Dinner (June 26th & 27th) there are still a few seats available call the bakery for deetails 773-883-1313 (06/22/11)
Dinner at Floriole: June Pizza Dinners (05/24/11)
Dinner at Floriole with Peter Klein from Seedling Orchard in July. (05/24/11)
We are working on the Lottie & Doof dinner menu. Lemon Ricotta Ravioli, Sorrel soup with a poached farm egg, Cheesecake with roasted strawberries and rhubarb hibiscus sorbet (05/17/11)
Spring vegetarian dinner with Tim from Lottie & Doof is coming up. (04/27/11)

Today’s menu specials are view archive

Spicy Corn & Roasted Pepper Soup (09/26/12)

simplest tomato salad. gorgeous sliced tomatoes, olive oil, basil, sea salt. (08/09/12)
Refreshing Vichyssoise. Chilled soup of potato & leek. Traditionally made with chicken stock, ours is vegetarian. (07/24/12)
Housemade White Sangria $8 a glass & comes with FREE air conditioned seating! (06/19/12)
Strawberry shortcake with fresh whipped cream (05/29/12)
Strawberry tarts with rose geranium cream (05/22/12)
raspberry lemon olive oil cake. (04/06/12)
Fish-shaped Fougasse inspired by the Hunger Games. (03/23/12)
Fish-shaped Fougasse inspired by the Hunger Games. Available around noon today (03/22/12)
orzo pasta salad with buttermilk, parsley and lemon (03/14/12)
marinated wheat berry, spinach and beauty heart radish salad (02/29/12)
Senegalese sweet potato peanut butter soup (01/31/12)
We'll have Mushroom Barley soup for lunch today. (01/17/12)
white bean puree served with warm and toasty baguette slices is a comforting lunch treat (01/15/12)
Roasted beets in yogurt dressing (01/05/12)
Trio of composed salads: beet with yogurt dressing, quinoa kale, and roasted mustard potato with arugula. (11/30/11)
Trio of composed salads: beet with yogurt dressing, quinoa kale, and roasted mustard potato with arugula (11/29/11)
Tartine of the day: Roasted butternut squash, goat cheese, arugula and pecans (10/12/11)
Tartine of the day: Crisp Tart Apples, Brunkow Blue Cheese, Honey Mascarpon and Toasted Pecans (09/16/11)
Simply perfect tomato tartine with goat cheese, olive oil salt and pepper (08/12/11)
Sweet corn, leek and spring cheddar quiche (08/09/11)
Warm goat cheese salad with peach vinaigrette and pluots (07/30/11)
Pizzetta with zucchini and herbed goat cheese; sweet corn and cheddar quiche (07/28/11)
Pizzetta with zucchini, goat cheese, basil and squash blossoms (07/15/11)
Pizzetta with zucchini, goat cheese and basil (06/29/11)
Pizzetta with peas, asparagus, green garlic & creme fraiche (06/15/11)
Pizzetta with asparagus, green garlic & creme fraiche (06/10/11)
Pizzetta with asparagus, green garlic and creme fraiche (06/09/11)
Pizzetta with fresh mozzarella, basil and tomato sauce; asparagus soup (06/02/11)
Basil Vinaigrette Chicken Salad Sandwich on Sourdough (05/24/11)
Pizzetta with red wine marinated mozzerella, radicchio and herbs (05/17/11)
Pizzetta with Butcher and Larder Italian sausage or wild garlic mustard pesto, radicchio, mozzerella and kumquats (05/12/11)
Carrot soup and pizzetta with Butcher and Larder Italian sausage (05/10/11)

Seasonal Ingredients: This just in view archive

Plums & Figs (09/26/12)

Grapes! We have delicious concord grapes in now. (09/06/12)
TOMATOES! Gazpacho & simple tomato salad are dominating the lunch rush this week. Tomatoes are from Sherwood Farm (08/09/12)
Raspberries, Garlic Scapes, Broccolini (06/19/12)
fresh strawberries (05/29/12)
Stinging nettles (05/22/12)
fresh wines for spring have arrived. (03/23/12)
lemonade! (03/16/12)
pink grapefruit cream tart (02/29/12)
Lime Tarts in gingerbread crust, grapefruit almond cream tarts, lime macarons, and more marmalade varieties than you knew existed. (01/15/12)
Citrus marmalade! We've got Satsuma Meyer Lemon Lavender & Lemon Kumquat. Take home a jar and rediscover your love for scones! (01/11/12)
We've got Satsuma Meyer Lemon Lavender & Lemon Kumquat. Take home a jar and rediscover your love for scones! (01/11/12)
Tons of citrus! Grapefruit, satsumas, kumquats, meyer lemons. Marmalade is certainly in the works. (01/04/12)
Lots of Burton's Maple Syrup (12/14/11)
Cranberries. (11/30/11)
Cranberries (11/29/11)
Quince. (09/26/11)
Quince (09/23/11)
Apples and Pears. (09/19/11)
Apples and Pears (09/16/11)
So many tomatoes!! (08/24/11)
So many tomatoes! (08/23/11)
Tomatoes. Now is the time we put them in everything... quiche, pizzetta, jam, sandwiches, salads . . . (08/15/11)
Tomatoes. Now is the time we put them in everything quiche, pizzetta, jam, sandwiches, salads . . . (08/12/11)
Peaches. They are amazing this year & we are using them in panna cotta, crisp, salads and anywhere else we can put them. (07/29/11)
Peaches. They are amazing this year and we are using them in panna cotta, crisp, salads and anywhere else we can put them. (07/28/11)
Apricots are here. We are putting them in a buttery upside-down cake. (07/21/11)
Queen Anne Cherries! We just made a batch of beautiful jam with them. (07/15/11)
Sweet cherries, blueberries & raspberries! (06/30/11)
Sweet cherries, blueberries and raspberries! (06/29/11)
Spring peas. I could eat them like popcorn. (06/15/11)
Garlic scapes (06/10/11)
Garlic Scapes (06/09/11)
Sorrel. It just tastes like spring. (05/24/11)
Green garlic from Green Acres is a springtime favorite. (05/18/11)
Green Garlic from Green Acres is a spring time favorite. (05/17/11)
Green Garlic (05/17/11)
Rhubarb! Woot!! (05/04/11)
Ramps and Sorrel (05/01/11)
Spinach (04/27/11)

Get here early: The item we've been selling out of the fastest is view archive

Gateau Basque! (09/06/12)

Our pastry of the month, the eclair au cafe (08/09/12)
Fresh fruit bowls & bavarian cream tarts topped with the same. Berries, plums, & peaches are all perfect right now. (07/24/12)
perfect iced lattes (06/19/12)
our lemonade! (05/29/12)
Anything with strawberries (05/22/12)
macarons (04/06/12)
Fresh-squeezed orange juice. (03/16/12)
Brown Bread! (03/14/12)
kouign amann (03/02/12)
blueberry scones (02/29/12)
almond croissants (01/31/12)
Chocolate hazelnut layer cake is flying out the door (01/30/12)
Lately everyone seems to have a craving for caramel pot de creme. You'll want to get here before the staff eats them all. (01/17/12)
Mimosas made with organic orange juice. We squeeze it daily and when it's gone, it's gone! (01/15/12)
Lemon Lavender Poundcake (01/04/12)
Buche de Noel (12/12/11)
Cranberry Galettes. (11/30/11)
Cranberry Galettes (11/29/11)
The Butternut Squash Clafoutis (10/17/11)
Butternut Squash Clafoutis (10/12/11)
Tarte Tatin with a little creme fraiche. (09/26/11)
Tarte Tatin with a little creme fraiche (09/23/11)
French Apple PIe. (09/19/11)
French Apple PIe (09/16/11)
Tarte Tatin. (09/02/11)
Tarte Tatin (09/01/11)
Peach Blueberry Tarts (08/26/11)
Peach Blueberry Tarts. (08/24/11)
Peach Blueberry Tarts (08/23/11)
Fruit tarts. (08/10/11)
Fruit tarts (08/09/11)
Paris-Brest & Blueberry Scones (07/12/11)
Paris-Brest and Blueberry Scones (07/11/11)
Lemon Blueberry Tarts (07/08/11)
Strawberry tarts w/ rose geranium flowers (06/30/11)
Strawberry tarts with rose geranium flowers (06/29/11)
Rhubarb scones (06/15/11)
Chocolate croissant (06/10/11)
Chocolate Croissant (06/09/11)
Madeleines (05/04/11)
Ham & cheese croissants (05/01/11)

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We think we hear some Sigur Ros coming from the dish room. It's basically hypnotizing all of us. (07/24/12)

WBEZ (04/06/12)
morose indie tunes on our sandwich guy's ipod (03/14/12)
The Holiday Lite! (12/02/11)
Construction sounds from next door (06/15/11)
It's really quiet in the kitchen this week. Our biggest talker is on her honeymoon. (06/10/11)
It is really quiet in the kitchen this week. Our biggest talker is on her honeymoon. (06/09/11)
Claire talking about her wedding planning. (05/09/11)
The hum of the convection oven and the whirr of the mixer (05/01/11)

The latest product/ingredient/technique our bartenders are excited about is view archive

Fresh squeezed (really!) lemonade (05/22/12)

House made Red and White Sangria. $8 a glass (04/06/12)
The spring beer selection is looking good. We've got stuff from 5Rabbit, Dogfish Head, 3Floyds, Great Lakes... (03/16/12)
Hot chocolate will be topped with pink heart shaped marshmallows for the next couple of weeks. (01/31/12)
Year round, we make hot chocolates & mochas with housemade Valrhona chocolate syrup and our very own marshmallows, but something about the snow & cold has us extra excited to be mixing up these cold-weather classics for our guests. (01/15/12)
With the introduction of a breakfast menu last month, it seems appropriate that mimosas made with fresh-squeezed organic oranges would be making a splash. (01/04/12)
Seedling Cider (12/12/11)
Everyone is brushing up on their latte art skills. (11/08/11)
Everyone is brushing up on their latte art skills (11/04/11)
Jo Snow syrups (05/24/11)

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champagne and lemonade cocktails? We're working on something alright... (03/23/12)

we're cooking up some springtime sangria ideas... (03/14/12)

Today's promotion/great deal is view archive

Discounted coffee when you buy a slice of the pastry of the month, Tarte Tatin. (09/19/11)

Discounted coffee when you buy a slice of the pastry of the month, Tarte Tatin (09/16/11)
Pizzettas: broccoli, cream, prosciutto or tomato, mozzarella and basque salami (09/08/11)
Chocolate cake with coffee buttercream. (08/24/11)
Chocolate cake with coffee buttercream (08/23/11)
Pizzetta with potatoes, bacon, cream, Parmesan, sage; heirloom tomato salad with olives and feta (08/23/11)
Sorrel and goat cheddar quiche (07/30/11)
Broccoli and Butterkase Quiche (07/15/11)
Nettle and goat cheddar quiche (06/15/11)
Ramp and goat cheddar quiche (05/12/11)
Ramp and goat cheddar quiche or pizzetta with tropea onions, creme fraiche and anchovy vinaigrette (05/09/11)
Ramp and goat cheddar quiche or pizzetta with radicchio, guanciale, prosciutto and tomato sauce (05/06/11)
Sorrel soup or ramp and spring cheddar quiche (05/04/11)
Asparagus soup or ramp and spring cheddar quiche (05/01/11)

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Pain aux Raisins:
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Earl Grey Kumquat Layer Cake:
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Pistachio Croissant:
A flaky, buttery croissant filled with a sweetened nut butter of pistachios.

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