With December right around the corner, we want to share with you all of the Holiday fun that you can have in the Twin Cities! With that being said, our friends at the Black Forest Inn are turning up the heat and having some amazing opportunities for all of our readers to have fun, celebrate and enjoy the Holiday Season this year!
Here is the list of all the events they have planned through out December 2017!!
For a complete list of things going on, please check out their website at http://www.blackforestinnmpls.com
December 1 – December 31
Please Note: The Black Forest Inn is closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
We have many seasonal specialties available for purchase throughout December!
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
Saturday and Sunday,
December 9 & 10,
from 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Springerle demonstrations
at 3:00 p.m. each day!
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!
12 DAYS OF 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! Starting December 1st, we will feature each of the holiday treats we make at the restaurant. There may be samples or demonstrations. And… that day’s featured cookie will be available for purchase at a special price. (more details below)
(Click here for holiday treats menu)
SPIRIT OF GIVING
Fridays in December are days of giving at the Black Forest Inn. Join us each Friday, as – with your help – we make charitable donations to a few causes and organizations that work with immigrants in our community. We will be donating 20% of our food sales on those days -so the more you eat, the more money they get!
December 1: Hennepin History Museum
December 8: Bdote Learning Center
December 15: Madeline Island Music Camp
December 22: Mad Dads
FIRE PIT SUNDAYS!
Join us Sundays from 1 – 6pm out in our beer garden, for a fire pit and treats!
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 for you to pick up before your party!
(Click here for holiday to go meals menu)
WINTER SOLSTICE
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Join us on December 21st as we celebrate the darkest day of the year with a special on all our dark beers! That should cheer you up!
2017 Schedule
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Friday, December 1, 2017
Day One: Ginger Thins a crispy, spicy cookie to have with coffee or a cold glass of milk!
Try a sample! Order just one for dessert or buy a dozen at a special price!
One cookie: $1.00; Dozen cookies: $9.00 (normally $11.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
SPIRIT OF GIVING FRIDAYS
Join us this Friday as – with your help – we make a contribution to a local non-profit. We will be donating 20% of our food sales tonight so the more you eat, the more money they get.
Live Music!
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Day Two: Russian Tea Cakes these nutty, buttery, sweet cookies are a must for the holidays!
Order just one for dessert or buy a dozen at a special price!
One cookie: $1.00; Dozen cookies: $9.00 (normally $11.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
Live Music! TBA
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Day Three: Linzer decadent bars of buttery-nut crust and raspberry filling.
Order just one for dessert or buy a dozen at a special price!
One cookie: $2.00; Dozen cookies: $15.00 (normally $18.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
Fire pit!
Join us outside in the beer garden for a fire pit and treats!
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Monday, December 4, 2017
Day Four: Black & White Spritz these giant, rich cookies are a swirl of delicate almond & dark chocolate flavor.
Order just one for dessert, or buy a dozen at a special price!
One cookie: $2.00; Dozen cookies: $15.00 (normally $18.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Day Five: Lebkuchen these spicy, honey-sweetened bars are a Nürnberg specialty.
Try a sample! Order just one for dessert, or buy a dozen at a special price!
One cookie: $2.00; Dozen cookies: $15.00 (normally $18.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Day Six: Marzipan an almond-y confection shaped into cute little lemons and other fruits.
Order just one for dessert or buy six or twelve at a special price!
One piece Marzipan: $2.50; Six pieces: $13.00 (normally $15.00); Twelve pieces: $20.00 (normally $24.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Day Seven: Stollen flavorful, fruit-studded holiday bread.
Try a sample! Buy a loaf at a special price!
1 lb loaf: $8.50 (normally $10.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Friday, December 8, 2017
Day Eight: Chocolates rich, smooth, chocolate ganache-filled, bittersweet chocolate cups.
Order just one for dessert, or buy six or twelve at a special price!
One Chocolate: $2.50; Six pieces: $13.00 (normally $15.00); Twelve pieces: $20.00 (normally $24.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
SPIRIT OF GIVING FRIDAYS
Join us this Friday as – with your help – we make a contribution to a local non-profit. We will be donating 20% of our food sales tonight so the more you eat, the more money they get.
Live Music!
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Day Nine: Cherry Strudel a rich confection of sour cherries, sugar and spices.
Order a slice! Buy a whole roll at a special price!
One slice: $5.50 (normally $6.95); whole roll: $33.00 (normally $38.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
CHRISTMAS MARKET!
All day (12 – 6pm) in our banquet space
Come shop the variety of local artisans, craftspeople and collectors. Browse jewelry, textiles, paper, soaps and lotions, books, artwork, and, of course, Black Forest Christmas cookies and other treats. It’s bursting at the seams with affordable treasures to give as gifts or to keep for yourself!
Live Music!
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Day Ten: Sugar Cookies soft, sweet, charmingly decorated… what’s not to love?
Try a sample! Order just one for dessert, or buy a dozen at a special price!
One cookie: $1.50; Dozen cookies: $12.00 (normally $14.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
CHRISTMAS MARKET!
All day (12 – 6pm) in our banquet space
Come shop the variety of local artisans, craftspeople and collectors. Browse jewelry, textiles, paper, soaps and lotions, books, artwork, and, of course, Black Forest Christmas cookies and other treats. It’s bursting at the seams with affordable treasures to give as gifts or to keep for yourself!
Fire pit!
Join us outside in the beer garden for a fire pit and treats!
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Monday, December 11, 2017
Day Eleven: Pfeffernüssesmall, dense rounds with the surprisingly tasty hint of pepper.
Order just one for dessert or buy a dozen at a special price!
One cookie: $1.00; Dozen cookies: $9.00 (normally $11.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (COOKIES)
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Day Twelve: Springerle these are beautiful, pale, anise flavored cookies, embossed with lovely images. The grand finale!
Try a sample! Order just one for dessert, or buy a dozen at a special price!
One cookie: $2.00; Dozen cookies: $15.00 (normally $18.00)
(available to dine-in customers only)
SPIRIT OF GIVING FRIDAYS
Friday, December 15, 2017
Join us this Friday as – with your help – we make a contribution to a local non-profit. We will be donating 20% of our food sales tonight so the more you eat, the more money they get.
Live Music!
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Live Music!
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Fire pit!
Join us outside in the beer garden for a fire pit and treats!
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Winter Solstice
In honor of the darkest day of the year, all our dark beers will be on special (half-liter for the price of a mug).
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Film 4M: Holiday film in the banquet space
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1965)
Free movie! Free popcorn! Shorts begin at 7:00 pm and feature begins at 8:00 pm
SPIRIT OF GIVING FRIDAYS
Friday, December 22, 2017
Join us this Friday as we, with your help, make a contribution to a local non-profit. We will be donating 20% of our food sales tonight so the more you eat, the more money they get.
Live Music!
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Live Music!
CHRISTMAS
Sunday & Monday, December 24 & 25, 2017
We will be closed all day for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
NEW YEAR’S EVE
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Celebratory food specials, drink specials and Goulash soup for everyone after midnight!
NEW YEAR’S DAY
Monday, January 1, 2018
We will be closed all day New Year’s Day
