January 22, 2010

Every Saturday Night, The Rude Native Burlington presents "Club 80's" Dj Wendy Wolfe takes you on a trip back in time where "One Hit Wonders" were topping the charts. If you know the words to any track by the Flock of Seagulls, Men at Work or The Bangles then this night is for you! Come down to the Rude Native Lounge at 370 Brant Street, downtown Burlington and enjoy some truly retro beats that stir up the best memories of the worst fashion era we've ever had!! "Club 80's" night will have you singing along, all night long. Not to mention the Retro drink deals in effect from 10pm til close.

January 15, 2010

Both Burlington and Waterloo Rude Native locations make Diner's Choice lists, ranking in the top ten for best local restaurants within the Toronto and surrounding areas. Both locations made the Diner's Choice list for Most Booked Tables, as well Waterloo has been ranked in the top ten for five additional categories including; Good for Groups, Great for Lunch, Neighbourhood Gem, Best Romantic & Best Special Occasion restaurants. Open Table Diner's Choice Lists are a list of the best local restaurants within a region as voted by thousands of Open Table diners, in this case votes were based on more than 44,600 diners. When diners make online reservations using OpenTable.com and are seated at the restaurant Open Table will follow up with guests allowing them to fill out diner feedback forms, the results are then used to help others guests looking to book tables online make accurate and informed decisions about where to dine based on users experiences.

congratulations to both Rude Native locations for making some of Toronto's top ten Diner's Choices lists on OpenTable.com

Use OpenTable.com to book your next reservation at Rude Native Burlington or Rude Native Waterloo use our quick links provided to the left, or under our Reservations tabs. It's great way to confirm your reservation online, send online invites to guests in your party and have your feedback heard.

Get your recipe for Spiked Eggnog Martini & Mango Pomegranate Cobbler Martini here.

During the Holiday season the chefs at Rude Native share some of their favourite recipes. Hosting a get together? cook up one of Rude Native's Signature Party Appetizers your guests will love. This week we share our recipe for Cranberry Cocktail Meatballs straight from the kitchen at Rude Native Waterloo.

Cranberry Cocktail Meatballs

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground beef

1 cup corn flake crumbs

2 eggs

¼ cup chopped, fresh parsley

1/3 cup ketchup

¼ cup minced onions

2 tablespoons soy sauce

¼ teaspoon pepper

1 can (16 ounces) cranberry sauce, jellied or whole

12 ounces chili sauce

1 tablespoon brown sugar, firmly packed

2 teaspoons lemon juice

Preparation:

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, corn flake crumbs, parsley, eggs, ketchup, onion, soy sauce, garlic powder and pepper. Blend ingredients well and form into small balls, about ¾-inch in diameter. Place in a casserole or baking pan. Heat oven to 300°F.

While meatballs are cooking, combine cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture is blended. Pout hot sauce over meatballs in casserole. Bake for about 45 minutes, depending on the size of the meatballs. Transfer to crockpot and keep on LOW for serving. Makes 4-5 dozen meatballs depending on size.