Report on our Lunch Date

WE had a lovely lunch at the Yorkholo Brewing Company in Mansfield, PA. I was a little disappointed in the lack of choice in brews. They had such a successful weekend opening that they only had one IPA left! But it was excellent! A little darker than I expected and strong in flavor, I really enjoyed my pint. Terry's not one for beers so she tried their home brewed root beer and pronounced it excellent as well. We were told that they would have more beers available tomorrow. On the board behind the bar they had Creeper Dark Brown Ale, "Night and Day" Porter (made with a house coffee blend!), "Eddie" White Ale, Oatmeal Stout, and "Bungy" Blonde. (Bungy is a small village to the east of here.)

The menu is a bit scant--which we thought was a good idea for a place that's just starting out. They offer half a dozen different appetizers including crab stuffed mushrooms, stuffed portabello mushrooms, chicken wings, and onion rings. All priced between $5 and $10. Half a dozen different salads were also offered, including the house salad, a Caesar's Salad and a steak salad (strips of steak served atop the house salad) for from $5 to $12.

The dinner menu included steak, blackened cod, fried haddock, eggplant parmigiana, and chicken parmigiana. The prices ranged from $10 to $21.

There were only two sandwiches available for lunch: the Brewpub Burger ($9) and a grilled chicken with a chipotle sauce ($8). Terry tried the burger, I tried the chicken. Both were served on fresh baked rolls with homemade fries and a pickle. My chicken sandwich also had fresh lettuce, tomato, onion and steamed spinach. Terry's burger was cooked to her order and my chicken had a subtle smokey flavor enhanced by the chipotle sauce. We really enjoyed them both.

Everything on the menu is available during the the time that Yorkholo is open. All the beef is grass fed from local sources.

We'll be going back. But next time, we'll try the appetizers and salads. And, we'll be sure to get there on a Thursday or Friday when their stock of beers hasn't been depleted!

Spider-Man review

Tell us what you really thought of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,”, Ben.

I’m not kidding. The sheer ineptitude of this show, inspired by the Spider-Man comic books, loses its shock value early. After 15 or 20 minutes, the central question you keep asking yourself is likely to change from “How can $65 million look so cheap?” to “How long before I’m out of here?”

from Ben Brantley's review in The New York Times

Ouch! That's gonna hurt!

(I first saw reference of this review over at Ann Althouse's blog.)