Neal’s Restaurant & Bar Launches New Menu Starting July 4, Featuring Smoked Barbecue Fare and Comfort Food

Neal’s has chosen America’s birthday to launch its new menu.

Proctorsville, VT, July 06, 2020 - Known for its authentic wood-smoked barbecue fare — including beef brisket, “fall-off-the-bone” baby-back ribs, and pulled pork — an upcoming new menu from Neal’s Restaurant & Bar also covers the comfort food classics.

Neal’s has chosen America’s birthday to launch its new menu. Beginning Saturday, July 4, owner Neal Baron unveils an eclectic mix of food, with barbecue favorites, steaks, burgers, seafood, fried chicken, housemade mac and cheese and a special sandwich it calls the Cluckin’ Russian.

Also on that day, the restaurant has planned a festive Independence Day party, complete with barbecue specialties, drinks and live music.

“It will be a great celebration, and a peek at what lies ahead,” Baron said.

A longtime supporter of local farms and purveyors, Neal’s sources beef from Boyden Farms, produce from Black River Produce, and keeps Vermont craft beer on tap.

Some of the new menu’s appetizer highlights include: Mama’s Munchies (12 Melba crackers with Cheddar, scallions, black olives and bacon, $6); poutine ($11.95, add bacon for $2, add pulled pork and BBQ sauce for $5, add brisket and Dr Pepper au jus for $7); chicken wings, (BBQ, Wood’s Cider Chipotle, Maple Szechuan or Buffalo, $9.95); zucchini fries or mozzarella sticks with Mikey’s marinara, $8.95/$7.95.

Neal’s soups and salads include a regular soup of the day, along with its popular lobster chowder ($9.95). It will offer a daily, seasonal salad, along with its authentic Caesar salad ($9.95).

Neal’s famous sandwiches (served with fries) include: Surf and Turf Hoagie (lobster and shaved smoked prime rib); Cluckin Russian (country fried chicken thigh with Muenster, bacon and Russian dressing on a hard roll), $14.95; Smoked Prime Rib Cheesesteak (with peppers and onions, $16.95); Connecticut-style Lobster Roll (lobster warmed with tarragon- and Old Bay-infused butter); Brisket Sandwich (with pickled red onion and jalapeño mayo-mustard on a brioche bun, $15.95); Pulled Pork Sandwich (with cheddar and cider slaw, $13.95); Caprese Chicken Sandwich (with tomato, mozzarella, basil, mixed greens and balsamic, $13.95); VT Burger or Beyond Burger, $13.95 (with $1 additions, American, Swiss, Cheddar, bacon, sautéed onions, sautéed mushrooms).

Entrees include: half rack baby-back ribs (with cider BBQ sauce, $21.95); half pound of Dr Pepper-smoked brisket, $22.95; Chef Jason’s Pad Thai, $16.95 (add tofu $5, add chicken $5, add shrimp $7); pan-roasted salmon (with chef’s sauce, $21.95); steak of the day (market price); Liz’s mac and cheese, $13.95 (add broccoli $2, add bacon $2, add pulled pork $4, add brisket $5, add lobster $9; two-piece buttermilk fried chicken thighs, $14.95.

Side dishes include: vegetable of the day, $4; mashed potatoes, $4; hand-cut fries, $4; cider slaw, $4; beer-battered onion rings, $6.

Neal’s kids menu ($8.95) includes the following choices: hot dog with fries; pasta with marinara (or plain); grilled cheese with fries; chicken fingers with fries; mac and cheese.

Neal’s Restaurant & Bar is open five days a week (closed Tuesday and Wednesday) for outdoor and indoor dining, and continues to offer curbside pickup. For updates, fans can follow along on Facebook (@nealsrestaurant), or give Baron a call at the restaurant at (802) 226-7251. Neal’s Restaurant & Bar is at 2588 State Route 103, Proctorsville.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
https://nealsvt.com/

Balance Physical Therapy Announces Seminars to help prepare Patients for Joint Replacement Surgery

Hip, knee and other joint replacement procedures are among the most common, cost-effective and successful elective surgeries in the United States.

Monterey, CA, July 06, 2020 - Hip, knee and other joint replacement procedures are among the most common, cost-effective and successful elective surgeries in the United States.

Doctors perform more than 1 million total joint arthroplasty procedures annually, with this number expected to increase to nearly 4 million by 2030.

Dedicated to being the most patient-focused, result-oriented rehabilitation facility in Monterey County, Balance Physical Therapy & Human Performance Center is now providing seminars to help prepare patients for joint replacement surgery.

With offices in both Salinas and Monterey, BPT has scheduled its first seminar on Thursday, July 23 in Salinas (143 John St.) and Thursday, July 30 in Monterey (2260 N. Fremont St.). Each seminar will start at 5 p.m., with classes limited to 10 people. Social distancing will be practiced, with face masks required.

Classes will be taught by BPT’s Dr. Miguel Vargas and Dr. John Schott. Vargas (PT, DPT, CSCS) is the Clinical Director at BPT Salinas, as well as a certified strength and conditioning specialist. Schott (PT, DPT) earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from University of California San Francisco, and his clinical experience includes outpatient orthopedics, sports rehabilitation, chronic pain, post-surgical procedures and vestibular rehabilitation.

Vargas and Schott will be discussing the specifics of total knee and total hip replacement, what to expect when you first wake up after your surgery in the hospital, and a typical plan of care with physical therapy.

There will be a limit of 10 people for each event and social distancing guidelines will be strictly enforced. Attendees temperatures will be checked before entering the facilities, participants will be spaced 6 feet apart and will be required to wear a mask (if you do not have a mask, one will be provided). The event will be recorded and posted to Facebook and YouTube for anyone who is unable to attend the event.

Topics for the one-hour classes will include: explanation of the specifics of each surgeries (how the knee and hip are replaced), pre-surgery exercises to help improve strength, range of motion and endurance; what to expect when you first wake up from surgery, how to optimize your recovery through circulation exercises to help control swelling and prevent more serious complications, such as blood clots; and your plan of care once you start the outpatient physical therapy process.

Those interested should RSVP through Eventbrite at the following links for Salinas and Monterey.

Balance Physical Therapy & Human Performance Center,
143 John St. Salinas and 2260 N. Fremont St,
Monterey. www.balancept.com.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox PR
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.balancept.com