HOLIDAY 2011
We have many seasonal specialties available for purchase throughout December!
Christmas Market
Check out our model Christmas Market outside in the beer garden, then come inside our banquet space for a real Christmas market! Local artists, hand-made crafts and products including fiber arts, jewelry, jams & jellies, soaps and lotions, cookies & bread, books, candles and more! You’re sure to find an affordable treasure for the perfect gift!
The Market will be open from 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, December 17 & 18.
Springerle demonstrations at 3:00 p.m. each day!
Live music during the market!
Of course, the Black Forest Inn will be selling stuff too - t-shirts, mugs, gift certificates, coffee beans, mustard, cookies, marzipan and anything else you can think of to give as a gift!
German Christmas Cookies
We make a variety of traditional German cookies for the holidays including Lebkuchen, Springerle, Pfeffernüsse and Stollen. You won’t find better handmade cookies anywhere! Each of our eight varieties of cookie is available by the dozen; mixed dozens are also available. Stollen are available in 1 lb loaves.
Check out our Springerle cookie making demonstrations!At 3:00 p.m. each day that the Christmas market is open, we will show you how to make these exquisite cookies! The demonstration is free and open to the public.
New this year!We are selling Springerle molds! Stop in to see the available designs.
Holiday Meals To Go
Complete meals for groups that you can pick up at your convenience! We are offering seasonal specialties like Goose as well as Black Forest favorites like Rouladen, Roast Pork and Bratwurst. Meals include bread, side dishes and dessert. We’ll have everything ready to pick up at your convenience.
» Download the Holiday Meals To Go brochure (.pdf)
Spirit of Giving
Fridays in December we are donating 20% of our food sales to three local service and arts organizations. Join us anytime, breakfast, lunch or dinner – or take out! A portion of your bill gets contributed directly to these worthy organizations:
Friday, December 9: Join us in supporting Soo Visual Arts Center, exhibiting local, emerging and under-represented artists. www.soovac.org
Friday, December 16: Join us in supporting N.I.P. They provide low cost health, dental, educational and counseling services to anyone in need. www.neighborhoodinvolve.org
Friday, December 23: Join us in supporting Washburn Center for Children. They help children with social, emotional & behavioral problems, and their families, lead successful lives. www.washburn.org
Holiday menu cover contest
» view contest guidelines
» see the previous contest winners!
New Years Eve Party
Join us Friday, December 31 for a Gypsy-themed New Year’s Eve party. We'll have great accordion music from Mark Stillman, Tatyana will lead the gypsy dancers, there will be tarot readings, elixirs, good luck talismans and more! Enjoy dinner anytime – but after midnight we'll treat you to a little bowl of goulash soup before you head home in the cold, new year.Holiday Events Schedule
The Spirit of Giving
Friday, December 9, 2011
Benefit night for Soo Visual Art Center
Live Music!
6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Dreamland Faces (an accordion and saw duo)
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Christmas Market!
12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Vendors! Demonstrations! Treats! Join us for all the market fun in our banquet space.
Sunday, December 19, 2011
Christmas Market!
12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Vendors! Demonstrations! Treats! Join us for all the market fun in our banquet space.
Winter Solstice
Thursday, December 22, 2011
In honor of the darkest day of the year, we will have all our dark beers on special!
Organ Recital! Starting at 5pm all you adventurous eaters can feast on fresh, organic veal sweetbreads, tongue, heart, liver, kidneys and marrow.
The Spirit of Giving
Friday, December 23, 2011
Benefit Night for Washburn Center for Children
Live Music!
6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Dreamland Faces, an accordion and saw duo
Christmas
Saturday & Sunday, December 24 & 25, 2011
We will be closed all day for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
New Year's Day
Sunday, January 1, 2012
We will be closed all day New Year's Day