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This Sunday March 7th is the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.  I for one will be watching to see the fashion, who had the best and worst dresses.  And what could be better to accompany viewing such an event? Champagne!

Watch the Oscars at Madison Club Lounge and enjoy champagne specials all night! Sip some bubbly and give your best fashion critiques!

This Valentines Day we featured the delicous Romantic Cherry Blossom and we are back with another cherry delicious drink!  This month, the Madison Club Lounge has been featuring another Cherry Heering Cocktail called the Blood and Sand!

BLOOD AND SAND

Ingredients
• 3/4 ounce Scotch
• 3/4 ounce Cherry Heering
• 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
• 1 ounce fresh orange juice
• Flamed orange zest for garnish

Method
Combine all the ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake until cold and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Flame the orange zest over the top of the glass.

Alternately, build the cocktail in an ice-filled collins glass and top with another splash or orange juice before adding the garnish.

Posted By
Kate Girotti
Promotions Manager

MIXED BERRY SABAYON GRATIN WITH BLOOD ORANGE SORBET
(Serves four)

INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 tablespoons of clover honey
12 large strawberries cut in quarters
1/2 cup raspberries, picked over
3 egg yolks
2 drops vanilla extract
1 tablespoon sugar
1/3 cup Moscato wine or any other dessert wine
4 small scoops of blood orange sorbet
4 sprig of mint

METHOD:
- Preheat broiler.
- In skillet melt butter and add honey over moderate heat.
- Add strawberries and stir until coated, remove from heat and stir in raspberries.
- Divide mixture in to 4 gratin dishes.
- In stainless steel bowl set over a pot of simmering water, whisk egg yolks, sugar, vanilla and wine until mixture is thick and pale.
- Remove from heat and whisk until slightly cool.
- After about one minute spoon sabayon over berry mixture.
- Transfer to baking sheet and broil until golden brown.
- Top with small scoop of blood orange sorbet, garnish with sprig on mint and serve immediately.

Posted By
Chef Rupert Leitner
Executive Chef

Delta Airlines Commodity Manager, Kenn Dill, makes a visit to the hotel to personally thank our team for their excellence in service and hospitality!

Posted By
Kelli Crean
Ecommerce Manager

Here we are again in the month of February, and depending on your current ‘love status’ you either love, or loathe, this month. Some women can’t wait for Valentine’s Day, to be pampered with roses, champagne & chocolates, taken out for a night on the town by their date and maybe presented with a token of appreciation …maybe diamonds? But for the rest of us, it’s an excuse to go out with our girlfriends and celebrate being single, our independence if you will, over a few choice cocktails.

This year, the cocktail that I will be enjoying is a specialty drink from Cherry Heering. Not only is it a deliciously flavored Cherry Brandy, but it has been a fashion accessory since 1818, Adding extravagance and civilization to the mix of some of the most legendary cocktails of all time, including the original Singapore Sling. Heering, with it’s Ruby Red coloring and complex cherry flavor that is not overly sweet, is the perfect ingredient for a Valentine’s Day cocktail.

Here at the Madison Club Lounge , we are proud to feature “The Romantic Cherry Blossom” created by Mixologist Richard Broner. The Romantic Cherry Blossom is a romantic Champagne cocktail with Chandon, Cherry Heering and Rose Leaves served in a coupette instead of a traditional champagne glass to highlight the drink. Festive and delicious, this flirty and feminine libation is enough to leave you and your girlfriends saying, “Cupid Who?”

Stop by the Madison Club Lounge this Valentine’s Day and enjoy a Romantic Cherry Blossom. Every Cherry Blossom is served with a single Rose because, hey, who needs cupid when you have cocktails?!

Fun Valentine’s Day Facts
• The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt.
• According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated 1 billion valentine cards are sent each year
• Approximately 85 percent of all valentines are purchased by women
• In the United States, 64 percent of men do not make plans in advance for a romantic Valentine’s Day with their sweethearts.
• Only the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, Australia and the U.K. celebrate Valentine’s Day
• Verona, where Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day
• The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love. Red stands for strong feelings.
• In 1866, candy manufacturer NECCO made the first “Conversation Hearts” — then called “Motto Hearts.” According to NECCO, eight billion of these little candies are sold between January 1 and February 14
• More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine’s Day.

Cherryheering.com, ²History.com, Valentine’s Day Fun Facts taken from the previous listed web sites as well as: Corsinet.com, The Romantic.com, Wikipedia.com

Posted By
Kate Girotti
Promotions Manager

Times are tough. We hear you! That’s why we are now offering a complete meeting package with tons of discounts to ease up on the company wallet. Check out our “Economy Friendly Package”.

Whether you are hosting a large convention or a small executive meeting, this package has got you covered. We are offering deals on group room blocks, Food & Beverage, Audio Visual and other great perks.

Contact our sales department here at The Roosevelt Hotel by emailing us at sales@rooseveltnyc.com opr calling us at 212-661-9600.

Have you seen our hysterical meeting planner video with comedian Frankie Hudak?  It’s Friday, have yourself a good laugh! 

 The Life of a Meeting Planner: Are We Having Fun Yet?

Posted By
Kelli Crean
Ecommerce Manager

It’s been many months in the making and has taken many people, many hours to finish, but we are finally ready to introduce the newly design website for The Roosevelt Hotel New York!

Still at www.theroosevelthotel.com, we offer more features than ever and have created a user friendly source of information about our midtown hotel.  Tak the tour and see all of the great upgrades.

What do you think of our new look? Let us know what you think by posting a comment here.

Posted By
Kelli Crean
Ecommerce Manager

We know, you’ve been waiting! For weeks we’ve been talking about exclusive offers that will be available ONLY to The Roosevelt Hotel Facebook and Twitter followers and that time is finally here. Starting this week, our friends and followers will get exclusive (and ridiculously amazing) rate offers on a weekly basis. The offers will vary from week to week and site to site, but they will always be announced on schedule so you know when to check in.

On “Sweet Tweet Tuesdays”, we will announce a rate especially for our Twitter folks and on “Fan-Friendly Friday”, to our Facebook fans.  That’s not to say that we won’t sneak in an offer here and there throughout the week, but these are the days that you can count on us being there for you!

We appreciate that you are a part of our community and this is just our way of saying thanks.

If you’re not already following us, be sure to find us on Twitter @RooseveltNYC and on the Roosevelt Facebook Fan page.

Happy booking everyone!

Posted By
Kelli Crean
Ecommerce Manager

When we first made the decision to convert some empty retail space on the corner of Vanderbilt and 45th street into a new bar, we talked about what the name should be, and as usual it was left up to the marketing guy to come up with something creative, and original. You see, I was the one that came up with the name mad46 for our rooftop lounge, and based on the huge success of our rooftop lounge, the task of coming up with another name for our new corner bar was bestowed upon me once again.

This time around I decided to come up with a different approach, something that could involve our customers, our social networking friends and any and all people that would be interested in helping us come up with a new name for the bar. What started out as just a simple idea, took off and turned into a fun and interactive initiative, that created a fun buzz on our social sites, and within the local media. Back in November we launched the “Name our Bar” contest, where we asked for any and all people within the United States, to submit their suggestions on what to name our new bar. What was the prize you ask? Well aside from bragging rights that one could use in naming a bar in New York City, it also would come with some great prizes that ranged from a 2 night stay in a suite, tickets to a broadway show and an invite to our opening party. But the real cool part is that the winner would have their named etched on the back of one of our bar stools, which would signify them always having a reserved seat in the new bar!

The initial wave of entries slowly trickled in, 10 here, 20 there, and then all of a sudden we were getting hundreds upon hundreds of entries from east coast to west coast. Since the rules for the contest only allowed entries from the United States, we received calls from all over the world from people wanting to enter, or just merely sending in their suggestions, it turned out to be more than we expected with over 1,500 entries when we closed the contest.

We received everything from the obvious to the not so obvious, names like “Jiu Ba”, “Affairs”, “ Alecoholics”, and “Eleanors” (which would be connected to the “other” President Roosevelt). But in the end, the staff and management of the hotel were given a variety of names that we felt were the best of the best for originality, marketability and creativity, and in the end we chose Vander Bar! The name has a nice ring to it, the name provides a connection to its location on Vanderbilt Avenue, and it is certainly original! There were 5 lucky winners that submitted this name, and they are all thrilled to be able to have the official bragging rights of naming what will become one of the best local bars in midtown Manhattan. We congratulate and thank our winners and all who took the time to enter.

Everyone will have their own opinions on the name, and those who were not chosen who feel that their name was better, we applaud them and encourage them to come visit Vander Bar when we open up this Spring. After all, in the end what matters most is that the new bar will be a great gathering place for friends and colleagues to meet up after to work or on their way to their train or subway, and Vander Bar will provide everyone with a fun and casual place to do just that!

We look forward to seeing you all at Vander Bar this Spring!  Stay tuned for updates on our renovation and official opening date by becoming a fan of our Vander Bar Facebook page or by following us on Twitter @VanderBarNYC and checking back here on www.thenyknow.com.

Posted by
Kevin Croke
Director of Sales & Marketing

Growing up in Colorado, I am the biggest “Winter Wedding” fan. The holiday’s mood, clean and crisp air, sparkling snow, wood fires, etc are all my favorites. Although most of the people believe coming up with the theme for the wedding is always the hardest part, I believe the season will set the tone for the theme of your wedding. Putting first things first, besides only a few, most of the time we pick the season of our wedding based on our most favorite times of the year and memories. Some times we pick the season based on our own personal experiences. For example my skin looks much better, cleaner and fresher in winter, so that maybe one reason for me to pick the winter for my wedding…….

Using the season’s elements in all parts of your wedding from invitations, to décor, flowers, food, drinks, music, favors to your wedding gown……

Invitations: If you pick a colored invitation, then pick a very rich color, like Chocolate Brown, deep Rusty Green or deep Burgundy to set the tone. Decorating them with opposite colored robins or use elements of nature like piece of wood or pine cone in the design will help as well.

Decorations: If you go with winter white, use icy blue, metallic and platinum colors. Simpler the better and maybe for design use crystal snow flakes or white fur.
Amidst glowing candles or season’s elements like the crystallized twigs or even a small Christmas tree for the cocktail tables. I would definitly go with a few small arrangements and silver trays. I love the combination of Rustic greens mixed with brown. Crystals, white quartz stones with deep chocolate brownish candles and rusty green robins. The entire elements are there.

Atmosphere: Make sure you pick a location that has fire place….love them in the middle of the reception. Place a few lounge style couches and throws next to the fire place.

Food & Drink: Eggnog, Apple cider, Rich wood wine and cordials. Maybe a big pot of soup on the fireplace outside the reception area? Warm winter soups and winter salads, like ice lettuce with blue cheese crumbs are my favorite. Big chunks of meat….if possible have the meals cook in an outside area where guests can smell the wood firing and the meals. Remember Steaks and Veal Chop and Chicken filled with Berries and stuffing and a good warm Chocolate dessert.

Wedding Cake: Consider serving a winter-inspired side with your wedding cake. Match your wedding cake decoration and favor with a good winter wine or a winter drink. If you are serving tea or coffee, don’t forget the Cinnamon or Sugar Cane Sticks.  For cake décor, instead of white cake consider the winter colors. If you want to stick to the white cake consider robins and pinecones….more winter elements the better. If you use flowers, consider sugar glazed versions to make them look like a winter touched flowers instead of the normal look.

The Dress: A couture vintage lace dress or a fur (fakes are my favorites) short or long Audrey coats or a very nice white or pearl white cashmere shall will do and remember big sparkling vintage brooch for your shall or coat is a must.

Favors: I will send the guest home with something not only to remember your wedding but also the season of the wedding. For example, Swarovski snow flakes ornaments, or wood shaped candles…stuck of cinnamon tuck together with a deep purple velvet robin and a jar of good tea or homemade Jam……

 Posted by
Ferinoosh Khosravi
Senior Catering Manager