Chef Urs says: Dog days of summer are upon us. So we at the Main St Eatery thought we would jazz it up a bit. It is Summer Time at The Main St. Eatery Side salads -Coleslaw 5 -Dill cucumber 5 -Potato 5 -Carrot 5 Appetizers and Salads -Chicken Satay Spicy Thai peanut sauce 6 -Barbequed jumbo shrimp 8 -Garden salad Cucumber-, carrot-, and potato salad, coleslaw, quartered eggs Belgian endive, dressing of your choice on the side 8 Grilled Entrees (All entrees are served [...]

…da läuft mir das Wasser im Maul zusammen: Chef Urs says: There is no doubt! After a Canadian style winter, Lynchburg has finally awakened to another glorious spring.  This week’s Garden Day showcased our city once again as a true Virginian beauty dressed in shades of white, pink, and red. We at The Main Street Eatery and Catering Co are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the fresh local produce, the tender new spring greens and reds of the season, the juicy fresh asparagus, and the [...]

All the best for a prosperous and healthy New Year. Chef Urs has been hard at work developing a great menu for the start of 2010. Our updated menu has new seafood, veal and beef entrees. We created a few goodies for children and we have a variety of venison delicacies. Please visit us at Main St. Eatery The Oyster fest is so popular that Chef Urs has decided to extend it until Valentine’s Day.  Until then, come and indulge in fresh oysters, chilled and [...]

Dog days of summer are upon us. So we at the Main St Eatery thought we would jazz it up a bit. We offer a healthy and light selection of summer dishes from all over the world at a blue light special price of $ 9.95 Our gastronomic tour de monde includes: Lamb Carpaccio on heart of romaine from Orvieto Italy. (Chef Gabe gave me the recipe) Seafood calypso from Foxy’s in the Virgin Island Salmon or Mahi poke from Kauai Steak Tatar, the beef [...]

What’s so special about fresh soft shell crabs? Soft-shell crab is crustacean seafood that can be eaten whole if fried or pan seared shortly after molting their hard shell. Ever since I was introduced to this Southern specialty, I can hardly wait for the annual soft shell crab season. Once again The Main Street Eatery will serve the very best Chesapeake blue crabs, lightly breaded and accompanied by a fine Remoulade sauce, served on a bed of organic mesclun greens .  Enjoy them as an [...]

Unternehmerische Initiativen bei schlechter Wirtschaftslage sind zwingend erforderlich. Urs Gabathuler von der Main Street Eatery hat sein eigenes Konzept: Prix fixe dinners $ 19 Question: What is a prix fixe dinner? Definition according to Wikipedia: A prix fixe menu is simply a collection of pre-determined items presented as a multi course meal at a set. For instance, one evening, a restaurant may offer a prix fixe menu of escargot for the first course, beef bourguignon for the second course, a cheese platter for the third [...]

Liebe Vereinsmitglieder des “Friends of Lynchburg” e.V., wie Sie vielleicht wissen, hatte ich diesen Sommer die außergewöhnliche Gelegenheit, als erstes Mitglied unseres Vereins ein Praktikum in Lynchburg, VA zu absolvieren. Die dabei gewonnenen Erfahrungen werden mir in meiner zukünftigen Karriere sicherlich von Nutzen sein. Dieses Praktikum hat mir einen interessanten Einblick in die amerikanische Geschäftswelt, insbesondere den Bereich Supply Management (dt. Einkauf) gewährt. Ich arbeitete für Tycoelectronics, im Teilbereich Wireless Network Solutions. Dieser produziert und entwickelt Kommunikationstechnologie für die Bereiche öffentliche Sicherheit, Katastrophenschutz und Militär. [...]

Die ersten Erfahrungen bei einem Praktikum in Lynchburg sammelte Marcus Schreiter in den letzten 2 Monaten. Er hatte intensive Kontakte mit Terry Babbitt (Belvac Productions Machinery Inc.) Zum Stammtisch September werden wir ausführlich berichten. Barbara Batchelder sandte mir folgende Einschätzung: “We are glad that Marcus returned safely, and we want to tell you how much we enjoyed the time we spent with him. In fact, everyone I spoke with who met him, could not say enough about him. He definitely was a “big hit” in [...]