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Announcing... Dog Lane Café @ Storrs Centerpatios. And of course, there will be WiFi.

When it comes to operation on a daily basis,we plan to focus on three key concepts: quality,

being “green” and efficientservice. Whenever possible,we purchase minimallyprocessed and organic ingre-dients and we buy fromlocal growers when season-ally available. Recyclableand compostable containerswill be used for packagingtake out items. Menu itemswill be served on deli paper

in baskets to reduce water usage. Customers willnotice our speedy and efficient service when weopen for operation with four cash registers andself service stations for coffee, tea and beverages.For on going information find us on-line atwww.DogLaneCafe.com, Facebook and Twitter.

og Lane Café, our latest sister restaurantis scheduled to open in September in theStorrs Center. Our new address, One Dog

Lane, is on the corner ofRoute 195 and Dog Lane.The Storrs Center project, acollaboration among thetown, the university, andstate and private developers,will produce a pedestrian-friendly mix of shops,restaurants, housing andentertainment in a villagesetting. With access to publictransportation, Storrs Center represents theessence of smart growth. The long-range plan forStorrs Center is based on developing a destina-tion area where it is busier in summer than it is inthe wintertime.

The Vanilla Bean Café draws customers fromareas close and far mainly because we servehealthy and often locally grown food. The Caféhas been described as so homey it is difficult toleave. Dog Lane Café will not be a clone of “TheBean,” but will have some of the same appeal.The breakfast menu will consist of made to orderomelets and breakfast sandwiches as well ashealthy grab and go items such as fresh fruit,muffins, bagels, croissants and yogurt. Items onthe regular daily menu will be served throughoutthe day, made to order and include sandwiches,salads, and soups. Menu choices will includegrilled chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs and vege-tarian options along with a variety of soups,chilis and chowders. Also customers will findbakery items, daily specials and beverages - cof-fee, teas, Hosmer Mountain Soda and a limitedbeer and wine selection. Customers will enjoy acomfortable seating indoors or outside on the

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ooking ahead to spring, we are planningseveral improvements for the Vanilla BeanCafé. All of our outdoor signs, including

our roadside sign will be replaced using our newlogo design. Last year, we removed the oldblack top from our parking lot. This year we willcover the entire parking area surface with a newlayer of stone. The outside bar at the far end ofour outdoor dining area willbe redesigned and replaced.Inside, our customers willnotice new chairs as webegin to the process ofreplacing our older (mostsat upon) chairs in the din-ing room areas.

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The Vanilla Bean Caféwants you to know...

The Vanilla Bean Café opened in 1989 with 16 seats

The Vanilla Bean Café is owned by the Jessurun Family

We open 361 days a year. We close on:Easter Sunday, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving,

Christmas Day

Business Hours:Monday, Tuesday 7 am - 3 pm

Wednesday, Thursday 7 am - 8 pmFriday 7 am - 9 pm*Saturday 8 am - 9 pm*†Sunday 8 am - 8 pm

*We may close early during colder months.

†Entertainment night - we serve dessert, beer & wine until 10 PM

Stella, the English Mastiff you may have seenaround the Café, passed away in Nov. 2009.

Web site: www.TheVanillaBeanCafe.com

E-mail: [email protected]

Address: Corner of Routes 44, 169 & 97Pomfret, Connecticut

Phone: 860-928-1562

Music booking: Maria [email protected]

Art booking: Kayla [email protected]

Bean Soup ads: Barry [email protected]

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig twograves.” - Confucius

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Compiled and written by:Barry Jessurun

Mary Murtha DudleyLayout & Design - Barry Jessurun

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Accolades and AwardsThe New York Times

“The food...is freshly made, well seasoned and extremely tasty.”

The Boston Globe“...great food - homemade soups, sandwiches,burgers, and the best fish cakes around - in a

relaxed atmosphere.”

Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England“Editors’ Pick” 1997, 2003 & 2004

“One of the outstanding reasons to visit New England.”

Connecticut Magazine Readers’ PollWindham County - Various years

Best Family Dining - Best Sandwiches Best Desserts - Best Business Lunch

Best Vegetarian - Best Outdoor Dining

Yankee MagazineEditors’ Choice - Best of New EnglandConnecticut’s Best Country Café - 2011

The Hartford Courant“This is a place that serves excellent food andbrings in some of the better performers on the

New England coffee house circuit...”

“The Vanilla Bean Café in Pomfret is one of thoserare places that truly has something for everyone...

Oh, yes - the food is truly delicious, too.”

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“The soups are homemade and delicious, the sandwiches unusual and served on breads that

are positively delicious...”

www.VisitingNewEngland.com“the Vanilla Bean Café is one of those places you

simply don’t want to leave.”

www.HiddenBoston.com “This impossibly funky Connecticut restaurant is full of character (and characters), and is truly

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Recipient University of Connecticut’sNozko Family Business Leadership Award

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January Entertainment

Friday - 13 - Songwriter Sessions

“Imitate until youemulate; match andsurpass those wholaunched you. It’s thehighest form of thank-fulness.”

- Mark Victor Hansen

“Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity toenvision that which is not, and, therefore, the foundationof all invention and innovation. In its arguably mosttransformative and relevetory capacity, it is the powerthat enables us to empathize with humans whose experi-ences we have never shared. “ - J. K. Rowling

Saturday - 7 - No Show

Friday - 6 - Chris SmitherChris Smither is an acclaimed acoustic roots singer-

songwriter whose career spans 40 years,12 albums, and 3 DVDs. His most recentCD is TIME STANDS STILL. He toursworld-wide, performing at clubs, concert

halls, and festivals in the US, Canada, Europe andAustralia. His songs have appeared in various filmsand on TV shows and have been covered by BonnieRaitt, Emmylou Harris and Diana Krall, among oth-ers. In 2009, Chris contributed a short story toAmplified, a collection of fiction by today’s best per-forming songwriters, including Mary Gauthier, Rob-bie Fulks, Jon Langford, Maria McKee, Rhett Miller,and others. June brought the release of a new liveSmither album, LOST AND FOUND. This new col-lection of 14 songs only available online atwww.smither.com and at live shows.

One Friday each month (unless otherwise noted),The Vanilla Bean Café offers a warm and intimatelistening room for artists in a monthly music seriescalled Songwriter Sessions. Hosted by Lisa Martin,the series is dedicated to the craft of songwriting.Each performer is required to write a song based ona theme chosen by the previous month’s audience.Newly crafted songs are presented in round three ofthe evening’s series which features three local orregional songwriters.

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January Entertainment

“Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that youtrust him.” - Booker T. Washington

“Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to loveand to work and to plan and to look up at the stars.”

- Henry Van Dyke

Saturday - 28 - Howie Bursen & Friends

Benefit for NE CT Food Bank

Saturday - 14 - Yankee Dogs

Howie Bursen is be joined by fiddler Jeff Davis,singer and guitarist John Bailey, and Mar-tin Grosswendt, who plays anything withstrings. Bursen is a virtuoso instrumental-ist, respected songwriter and an acclaimed

true master of the failed banjo. On top of that, hecan sing! Don’t miss this great night of entertain-ment for a great cause!! All proceeds will benefit theNortheast Connecticut Food Bank.

The Yankee Dogs (Bill Reid, Louise Muller andMike Barrette) came togetherduring jam sessions at openmics and discovered a sharedlove of American roots music.Reid’s interest in traditionalAmerican music along with

Muller’s and Barrette’s renown solo work makes fora fun and rollicking time through a catalog of west-ern swing, folk rock, blues, rockabilly, rock & roll,and bluegrass.

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House PortraitsSaturday - 21 - Michael Hakanson-Stacy

Michael Hakanson-Stacy has released his fourthalbum in three years. He doesn’t divertfrom his passion and proven formula foracoustic folk, blues and gospel music.Unlike his previous albums where he

invited outside musicians (like Brooks Williams) tojoin him, Hakanson-Stacy plays all of the instru-ments on Pearls & Stones, preferring the woodenbody resonator guitar and metal body dobro. Inaddition he plays harmonica and mandolin, andsings lead as well as writing a bulk of the 19 selec-tions contained on this album. Among the outstand-ing pieces on this recording are Rev. Gary Davis’gospel testimonials, “I am the Light of the World”and “I Saw the Light,” as well as Hakanson-Stacy’swildly antipodal “Stagolee.” Amid the traditionaland original gospel, folk and blues vocal numbersare several instrumentals that add a different tenorto this album. “Hakanson-Stacy’s blues vocals aretinged with, sarcasm and humor, rather than depres-sion and his guitar playing is crisp, precise andsolid.” -Valley Advocate

“Life’s uncertain, eat dessert first.”

February EntertainmentFriday - 3 - Open Mic

Hosts - Faith Montaperto & Kala Farnham - Feature- Jake Klar is a singer/songwriter from Amherst, MA -performing Folk / Americana, Jake has shared the stagewith Iris Dement and Brad Yoder among others.

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Saturday - 4 - Les SampouLes Sampou is a blues/rock musician, who got her

start in the Boston folk scene and now hasmoved on to national prominence andacclaim. She has just released her newrecord “Lonesomeville” and it expands the

range of her critically-acclaimed four previousefforts. Les has performed at Montreal Jazz Festival,Kerrville Folk Festival, where she won the New FolkSongwriting Award, made numerous appearances atPhiladelphia Folk Festival, Toronto Blues Festivaland Falcon Ridge to name a few. She has appeared onthe top syndicated radio programs such as AcousticCafe, World Cafe and NPR.

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Sunday - 5 - Bill StainesBill Staines travels across North America, singing

his songs and delighting audiences at fes-tivals, folksong societies, colleges, con-certs, clubs and coffeehouses. A NewEngland native, Bill became involvedwith the Boston- Cambridge folk scene in

the early ‘60s. He quickly became a popular per-former in the Boston area. In 1971, after one of hisperformances, a reviewer for The Phoenix stated thatBill was “simply Boston’s best performer.” A decadelater, the annual Reader’s Poll of The Boston Globeselected him as a favorite performer. In 1991, Billentered his forth decade as a folk performer with aninternational reputation as an artist. Singing mostlyhis own songs, he has become one of the most popu-lar singers on the folk music circuit today and aver-ages around 200 concert dates a year. Bill weaves amagical blend of wit and gentle humor into his per-formances, and as one reviewer wrote, “he has asense of timing to match the best stand-up comic.”

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Saturday - 18 - Original Jelly Roll Soul

Vance Gilbert burst onto the singer/songwriter Bostonfolk scene in the 90’s when buzz started about aformer arts teacher knocking ‘em dead at openmics. Shawn Colvin invited him on her Fat Citytour; the Fort Worth Star-Telegram wrote, “With

the voice of an angel, the wit of a devil, and the guitarplaying of a God, it was enough to earn him that rarity: anencore for an opener.” Gilbert’s first 3 albums includeguests Tuck and Patti, Jonathan Brooke, Patty Larkin,Vinx, and Jane Siberry. SOMERVILLE LIVE was lion-ized by the Boston Globe as the disc “young songwritersshould study the way law students cram for bar exams.”ONE THRU FOURTEEN, SIDE OF THE ROAD, withEllis Paul, lauded as “haunting, artful, lovely” by BostonMagazine, UNFAMILIAR MOON successfully follow.On ANGELS, CASTLES, COVERS writes RobertaSchwartz of FAME, “he displays his vocalvirtuosity...from the sounds of Motown, through the R&Bof Al Green to classic Joni Mitchell and Shawn Colvin, hemakes each and every tune sound fresh and new.”

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Saturday - 11 - Vance Gilbert

“Everyone loves jazz music, they just don’t know it!”This is the fundamental thoughtbehind Original Jelly Roll Soul,based out of RI, a place far off the

jazz map. OJRS, a 5 piece band started in 2010. Theypride themselves on continuous musical and technicalevolution. Collectively the band has over 170 years ofprofessional experience in the music world. Their per-formances are diverse, humorous, high energy, and fun.They present their sound within the many sub-genres ofjazz music, including New Orleans, swing, jump, hardbop, Afro-Cuban, as well as Ethiopian, and others.They also draw from genres such as blues, gospel, rag-time, calypsos and other Caribbean styles of music. Soif you want an exciting, uplifting and educational musi-cal experience, then this is the group to see.

Saturday - 25 - Grass RoutesGrass Routes has been performing on the New Eng-

land bluegrass scene for 27 yearsand has appeared on radio andtelevision pleasing audiences atconcerts, coffeehouses, festivals

and other venues. The band features the traditionalbluegrass instruments of banjo, mandolin, fiddle,guitar and upright bass. Grass Routes performs abroad repertoire of songs ranging from straight-aheadtraditional bluegrass to more contemporary folk andcountry material. Skillful instrumental work andstrong vocals gives them their own distinctive sound.

March EntertainmentFriday - 2 - Open Mic

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Saturday - 3 - Atwater-DonnellyThe highly acclaimed husband-wife duo, AubreyAtwater and Elwood Donnelly, present delightful

programs of traditional American andCeltic folk songs, a capella pieces, old-time gospel songs, dance tunes, andoriginal works. Elwood and Aubreyblend gorgeous and unusual harmoniesand play guitar, Appalachian mountain

dulcimer, mandolin, tin whistle, harmonica, banjo,bones, spoons, limberjacks, and other surprisesincluding Appalachian clog dancing, French Canadi-an footwork, and Tap. Their performance is appeal-ing to all ages, and with humor, audience participa-tion, and a relaxed stage presence, Aubrey andElwood explain song origins to create a deeperunderstanding of the music and its cultural history.

Saturday - 10 - Delta Generators

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“Relaxed” Atmosphere - Boston Globe

“Truly Bizarre” Service - New London Day

As their name implies, The Delta Generators com-bine the urgency and soul-fulness of delta blues withthe power and energy ofearly rock ‘n’ roll. While,in the broader sense, theycould be classified as a

blues band, there is room on that big blue canvas forbrush strokes of Memphis soul, LA funk, and classicrock ‘n’ roll. The combination of clever songwritingand inspired performances on their new CD “Devilin the Rhythm” shows why critics and audiences arecalling them the best new blues band in New Eng-land. Taking top honors at the Blues Challenge lastsummer was no small achievement: The Delta Gen-erators bested seven of the most popular bands inthe region to earn the right to represent the Hub inthe Blues Foundation’s prestigious 2009 Internation-al Blues Challenge in Memphis.

Hosts - Faith Montaperto & Kala Farnham. Fea-ture - Pamela Means is an internationally touringjazz musician, a fierce guitar player and politically-rooted song writer.

March Entertainment

“A greenhouse that makes you go Wow!” - Eileen Jessurun

“I want to grow. I want to be better. You grow. We allgrow. We’re made to grow. You either evolve or you disap-pear.” - Tupac Shakur

Saturday - 17 - Cashel RockCashel Rock is a fluid configuration of friends and

musicians from CT’snortheast corner who leada great evening of singa-longs and Irish tunes.According to VictorInfante of the Worcester

Telegram + Gazette, “If you want straight-ahead tra-ditional music with a vibrant feel, then it’s hard todo better than Cashel Rock. There’s a great spiritabout this band, a joyous energy that makes listen-ing to them a great occasion.”

“When I’m trusting and being myself... everything in mylife reflects this by falling into place easily, often miracu-lously.” - Shakti Gawain

Saturday - 31 - Big Jump

Saturday - 24 - Poor Old Shine

Big Jump is a local R&B neo-soul band who hasbeen tearing up the crowds atFred’s Brick Oven in Willi-mantic. Led by the charismat-ic vocalist Perry Mandanis,the group also features the

swampy lead guitar of Mark Davis, the soulful bassof Lou Chatey and the rock-steady drumming ofFrank Busse. From the classic hits of ArethaFranklin and Wilson Pickett to the modern soulsounds of Duffy and Seal, this band will have youon your feet and dancing your blues away! Especial-ly for The Vanilla Bean, the band will present anunplugged performance of their music for a freshtake on the R&B classics you know and love.

Foot stomping, mind racing, fast flinching music -day in and day out, Poor OldShine is the Roots-Americanacollaboration of Chris Freemanand Will Leet. Traveling with anassortment of instruments

including guitars, banjos, pump organ, string bass,cello, a swarm of harmonicas, and a yard-sale-scrap-metal drum set, it’s old songs with a new feel, banjoswith paint peeled, shoes with holes and treadlesssoles, and music that is real. Poor Old Shine’s musicis rooted in the folk and Appalachian mountain musictradition and fits in well at bluegrass festivals andsticky rock clubs alike. They have been compared toThe Avett Brothers, Mumford and Sons, LanghorneSlim, and The Low Anthem because of the changinginstrumentation and harmonies. Poor Old Shine alsofeatures six UCONN graduate musicians AntonioAlcorn (mandolin, guitar), Scott Thomas McColl(upright bass), Malachai Madden (cello, guitar), andDavid Norman (organ).

Weekend Breakfastfull breakfast menu is served Saturday and Sundayfrom 8:00 am - 12:00 noon. We offer a variety of

specials including Brie Benedict, Ham and CapreseOmelet, and Turkey Spinach Scramble. We use only100% maple syrup and top-quality bacon.

Entertainmenthe Café is on the National Folk Music Circuit andattracts talent from all over the United States while

featuring mainly New England performers. The majorityof the shows are on Saturday night and start at 8:00 PM.Our Open Mic night is on the first Friday of each month.During shows, a theatre curtain separates the listeningroom from the tiled dining room and kitchen in an effort tokeep the music in and the kitchen noise out.

The Artwork Galleryhe Café displays artwork by local artists year round.Some shows have openings and some do not. Most

of the artwork displayed is for sale and often prices arelisted with the piece or on a list located in the room. Onehundred percent of the sale price goes to the artist.

January - Lesley TonnaFebruary - Francine Munson

March - Pam Lussier & Mona Stratos

Dinner at The Beane are open for dinner Wednesday - Sunday. Eachnight we run four or five dinner specials. Recent

items include: Beer Batter Cod, Mushroom Ravioli,Sesame Seared Tuna, Steak Medallions and Maple GlazedScallops. We offer a truly quality dinner at a great price, ina warm and friendly atmosphere. If you haven’t tried usfor dinner yet, it’s time you did.

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The Café Cash Cardhe first Café Cash Card was introduced in 1997.The appearance of the card has changed sincethen, but our card still works like the gift cards

available in most stores today. Café Cash Cards may bepurchased in any amount at the restaurant or online and

are reloadable -add to the cardbalance at anytime! Cards maybe used to pur-chase any menuitem at VanillaBean Cafe. Abonus of 10% is

added to the card balance when you purchase a card for$100 or more. The card must be presented to redeem itat the time of purchase. The Café Cash Card makes agreat gift for friends and family members and is idealfor students at the local schools. Café Cash Cards haveno expiration date.

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2. Not Market Standard Pricing - We are nottrying to fool the customer into thinking that $8.95 isless expensive than $9.00. We find this type of pricinginsulting to our customers. However, the reason it isused so extensively around the nation is that it workseffectively. We don’t like that practice, and we also liketo believe that our clientele is not so easily fooled.

3. No Pennies, Dimes or Nickels - Because ourprices include tax and we do not price in the standardway, we do not have to use pennies, dimes or nickels.This is a service to both the customer and to us. Wedon’t give you lots of change, and we only have to usequarters and fifty-cent pieces. This also helps our staff tobe more efficient performing transactions, which savestime and money. An added bonus is that we don’t haveto count change at the end of the business day.

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lFriday January 6th - $30.00Chris SmitherChelsea Berry Opens

lSaturday January 7th - no showlFriday January 13th - $5.00

Songwriter Sessions - Lisa Martin HostsChuck Williams, Bernice Lewis, Tom Smith

lSaturday January 14th - $10.00Yankee Dogs

lSaturday January 21st - $10.00Michael Hakanson-Stacy

lSaturday January 28th - $20.00Howie Bursen & FriendsBenefit for NE CT Food Bank

lFriday February 3rd - $7.00Open Mic - Jake Klar

lSaturday February 4th - $15.00Les Sampou

lSunday February 5th - $15.00Bill Staines

lFriday February 10th - $5.00Songwriter Sessions - Lisa Martin HostsJohn Fuzek, Mardi Garcia

lSaturday February 11th - $15.00Vance Gilbert

lSaturday February 18th - $10.00Original Jelly Roll Soul

lSaturday February 25th - $12.00Grass Routes

lFriday March 2nd - $7.00Open Mic - Pamela Means

lSaturday March 3rd - $15.00Atwater-Donnelly

lFriday March 9th - $5.00Songwriter Sessions - Lisa Martin HostsJan Luby, Nancy Broussard Parent, Ben Parent

lSaturday March 10th - $15.00Delta Generators

lSaturday March 17th - $10.00Cashel Rock

lSaturday March 24th - $10.00Poor Old Shine

lSaturday March 31st - $10.00Big Jump

What’s Happening at The Bean...

2012 ... What’s Happening at The Bean ... 2012~ January, February & March ~

**Friday, January 6th - Chris Smither****Sunday, February 5th - Bill Staines**

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The Vanilla Bean Café w Corners of Routes 44, 169 & 97 w Pomfret, Connecticut 06258 w 860-928-1562

All shows start at 8:00 pm unless otherwise noted¾

P O Box 206Pomfret CT 06258

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