Cork's at the Taste of Visa Championships

In anticipation for USA Gymnastics 2011 Visa Championships' August arrival in St. Paul, Visit St. Paul (St. Paul's Convention & Visit Authority), USA Gymnastics, and St. Vincent Sports Performance (a national sponsor of USA Gymnastics) are holding a contest among area restaurants.

Challenged to create a healthy dish that features lean meats, whole grains, and other wholesome ingredients, restaurants will be judged by a celebrity panel that includes gymnastics legend, Bela Korolyi. In addition to including a gymnastics tie-in, a winner will be crowned based on taste, presentation, nutritional value, and creativity.

Well, Cork's stepped up to the plate and faced this challenge head on. Our entry, the Soul Circle Uneven Chicken & Apple Bars was selected for the finals! The dish features seared chicken and apple sausages in a coconut milk curry with red peppers and potatoes all served over chopped Napa cabbage.

Then, for our cocktail, we created the Acai Salto Flip. Think blackberries muddled in agave nectar, acai pure spirit liquor, light rum, a splash of cranberry, a splash of soda, and fresh lime.

We'll be featuring these special offerings throughout the month of July in anticipation for the final judging in August. So, stop in to try a winning dish/drink combo and let us know what you think as we get excited for a great gymnastics event!

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Did you know that Cork's offers a great deal on Bloody Mary's every Sunday? On Sundays, our famous Bloody Mary's are just $5 ALL day. Plus, we offer a Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar from 11am to 4pm, where you can custom craft your Bloody to your exacting specifications.

How do you take your Bloody Mary? Chances are we've got what you need in our BYOBM Bar, but just in case we don't, feel free to throw out your suggestions!

See you tomorrow.

Guinness & Crispin Passport Program

Whoot whoot! For the first time in over 200 years, Guinness has forged a partnership with an outside company and is offering the Guinness and Crispin Passport Program!

Here's how it works. Swing by Cork's to retrieve your Passport, and with each qualifying purchase, we'll stamp your Passport.

Then, once your Passport is full, you'll receive a sweet limited-edition Guinness and Crispin t-shirt.

Passport Requirements

3 - Guinness pint purchases

3 - Crispin pint purchases

4 - mixed pint purchases (Crispin + Guinness or Smithwick's or Harp's)

Stop by Cork's today, get your passport, and start drinking your way to that t-shirt!

Lend me your e-mails!

Friends, Romans, Countrymen (and women), lend me your e-mails!

Cork's is looking to rev up our e-mails and make sure that you stay in the know about specials, promotions, deals, and any upcoming events. However, we can't keep you posted, if we don't have your e-mail address.

Lend Cork's your e-mail address, and you'll not only be in the know, but you'll also be registered to win a pair of Twins tickets for their game against the Cleveland Indians on July 20th. (Please know that you can always opt out at any time).

If you would like to be added to our e-mail list and possibly win those tickets, simply send an e-mail to jillrogh@tricitymanagement.com with the subject line "E-mail List." We'll notify the winner via...You guessed it, e-mail!

Love Thy Neighborhood

Here at Cork's we love our neighbors! Really, we do! So much so that we dedicate an entire day of the week to them. Every Sunday, our neighbors, residents of Downtown St. Paul, are treated to our 'Love Thy Neighborhood' special.

Love Thy Neighborhood

25% off your entire bill every Sunday! 

Simply present your driver's license or a piece of mail, verifying your residence and voila, half off! 

See you Sunday! Love you!