Special Events



Monster Bash - October 28, 2008

Halloween Bash

 

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From The Victorian at Hemphill Mansion
 
Hi everyone...Happy New Year!
We all survived a great New Years Party and The Tom Jones Experience was incredible.  Hope those of you who didnt make it can come next year.  For those of you who did make it...Come to Valentine's and The Big Night and pick up your Dean Martin Martini Glasses.  Thanks to our friends at UPS our New Years Eve favors arrived timely on January 2nd.  They are still a great conversation piece and you will definetly want to pick yours up!
 

You will find below more of our Great Events that are coming up soon.  Tis' the start of the season for our a full Victorian calendar of fun.  They are great for tastings, if your event is coming up or looking to have one...if not, they are even better just to enjoy.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon
Thanx so much
Bob
Weddings & Anniversaries
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This Monday!
No Appt. Needed!
If you or someone you know is getting married, planning an anniversary or special party.  Be it Holiday or Birthday
visit us every Monday from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. 
 
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These evenings are a great opportunity, if you are already booked, to show family and vendors
Valentines Dinner 
February 14th
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Reserve Now!
 
$ 60.00 per person
all inculusive
 
Bring your own favorite libation w/ no corkage fee
appetizers-entree-dessert-beverage- photos-live music
 
Photos courtesy of Sharpe Photographers
 

Join us for this romantic evening featuring 
on the baby grand
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William Hedge
Big Night at The Victorian
March 7 & 8
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Don't miss the most anticipated event of the year!  Marking its 10 year anniversary.  We have a wonderful surprise.
Mr. Prima actually shows up!!!
Based on the movie
"Big Night"
This one is a must attend.
Another surprise Thursday March 6 we are showing the movie.
75.00 per person
all inclusive
8 courses
 
 
Again No Corkage Fee!
 
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Bob and Stan doing their tribute to Louie Prima and many other Great Dance Hits!
Make your reservations NOW for these events as they will sell out!!!
(916)771-8585

*If you are bringing guests please remind them to bring their favorite libation.  As we do not sell alcohol at the victorian but you are welcome to bring your own with no corkage fee.

**Use our map on victorianroseville.com as mapquest and gps' provide proper info in old town roseville
 
Call Now to Reserve The Dean-O-Holics Rat Pack Tribute Band and The River City DJ for your next special occasion!
(916)771-8585

 

 

 

 


The Victorian's Big Night
This year Louie Prima actually shows up to entertain at The Victorian
Friday March 7 and Saturday March 8, 2008

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If you haven’t made it to a Big Night Dinner at The Victorian yet, you’ve got another chance on Saturday, March 3rd, when chef Terry Parker once again pays tribute to the 1996 foodie favorite, Big Night. The Victorian recreates the mood, setting, and the eight-course menu from the movie, which tells the story of two Italian brothers who create a lavish dinner of authentic regional Italian dishes for the great bandleader, Louis Prima. Staff and guests are encouraged to dress in the 50’s era clothing worn in the movie. The Big Night dinner, which starts at 7:00 PM, will have John Carlson on the Baby Grand as you arrive, Tony D on the mandolin during dinner and a guest appearance by the Dean-O-Holics, Dean, Frank and Sammy, as well as dancing with The River City DJ. Costs $6o dollars and you bring your favorite libation, corkage fee free. Call 916.771.8585 for reservations.

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Primo is the purist cook. At one point in the movie he refuses to prepare an order of spaghetti for a customer who already has been served a beautifully prepared risotto. She already has "a starch," he says with contempt to his brother.

Secondo, the maitre d' and certainly the more flexible of the two, begs him to reconsider and give the customer what she wants, but Primo refuses. The restaurant often closes early due to a lack of customers while the Italian restaurant across the street serving dishes more familiar to the American palate like spaghetti and meatballs thrives.

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The film is really a love story about the two brothers, who argue and fight and hug. They think their entrepreneurial struggle is ended when Pascal, owner of the rival restaurant and a fan of Primo's authentic Italian cooking, offers to invite jazz musician Louis Prima to their place for a special meal. That sets the stage for the Big Night and production begins on the ultimate dinner.

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One thing we do require... You have to see the movie. Otherwise you will think we are nuts.

This is a great event because you can tell that the staff is having as much fun as the guests.

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The attraction is not so much the plot of the movie, (Louis Prima never shows up), but the meal course after course of magnificant dishes interspersed with wine, music, dancing and merriment.

Victorian's version of Big Night takes place annually the first Friday and Saturday of March.

The dinner, which lasts three times as long as the 107-minute movie, is produced from scratch by the Victorian kitchen staff.

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"Sometimes spaghetti just to be alone."
Secondo, the younger brother

Before the diners are treated to 4 hours of gustatorial pleasure, The Victorian kitchen staff of five spend about 30 hours in the kitchen preparing the food.

The 10 course menu, based mostly on a Northern Italian cuisine, features timpano as its centerpiece.

Timpano in Italian means kettledrum and the preparation is basically a casserole filled with sausage, pasta, meatballs, hard boiled eggs, cheese and sauteéd vegetables wrapped in pastry dough, shaped like a drum, and drizzled with tomato sauce.

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The courses are full of soups, salads, pasta’s, shellfish, fish, risotto, chicken, the list goes on and on but of course the highlight is the tempano as in the movie.

Many courses throughout the evening are followed by either a song from Tony D and his musical partner on mandolin and accordian as well as a surprise visit from our own Dean Martin??? or music from the Big Night CD. Guests dance cheek-to-cheek to the Louie Prima tunes or form a Conga line, snaking around chairs and through the kitchen to "Mambo Italiano" by Rosemary Clooney.

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(In the movie Louie Prima never shows, the two brothers get into a tussle on the beach only to go back to the restaurant and, in the emotional highlight of the film, end up hugging each other the next morning.)

We kind of skip over that part because the end of the movie is kind of melancholy.

Tickets are available at The Victorian after the first of the year and are $75.00 per person and you bring you favorite libation.

"To eat good food is to be close to God."
Primo, older brother in "Big Night"