Ronnie Suburban guest bartending at Prairie Fire on 2/16/10
Ronnie Suburban guest bartending at Prairie Fire on 2/16/10
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Ronnie Suburban guest bartending at Prairie Fire on 2/16/10
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Post #1 - February 2nd, 2010, 8:14 pmHi all,
I've been invited to guest-bartend at Prairie Fire -- the new restaurant from the team behind Prairie Grass Cafe in Northbrook -- on Tuesday 2/16 from 6-8 pm. I'm not sure exactly what the arrangement will be but I believe my stint will be a 2-hour session during which 3 featured cocktails and one selected appetizer will be offered. Of course, the restaurant isn't quite open yet (though, that should be happening very soon), so this is all subject to final confirmation.
I hope that some of my fellow LTHers will come out, say hi and let me mix up some drinks for them. Fortunately for everyone involved, I will not be cooking the appetizer.
Once I know more of the details, I will update here accordingly.
Prairie Fire
215 N Clinton
Chicago, IL 60661
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Disclosure: I have a miniscule financial interest in this restaurant.By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #2 - February 2nd, 2010, 9:17 pmI'm in.
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Post #3 - February 2nd, 2010, 9:19 pmNeroW wrote:I'm in.
Yes!
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #4 - February 2nd, 2010, 11:19 pmI've got a meeting at 6, but hopefully I can be there by 7 or 7:15.
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Post #5 - February 3rd, 2010, 12:16 amSounds great! Are you involved in the creation of the featured drinks as well?
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Post #6 - February 3rd, 2010, 12:36 amI'll be there to lean over the bar waving a $20 around and yell out my order for an apple-tini while talking on my cell phone.
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Post #7 - February 3rd, 2010, 10:57 ampamiam wrote:Sounds great! Are you involved in the creation of the featured drinks as well?
Yes. I'll be helping to pair the appetizer and select the cocktails -- and I think one of those cocktails might even be an original creation but that's not 100% set at the moment.
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #8 - February 3rd, 2010, 10:57 amI will try to be there as well. Let me propose - if Prairie Fire is serving food by the 16th - that those of us who wish dine there with the pleasant buzz of Ronnie's cocktails on our lips. So, if possible, let us gather a group to dine at 8:00. If Prairie Fire is not serving food, perhaps we can head over to Avec or Sepia.Toast, as every breakfaster knows, isn't really about the quality of the bread or how it's sliced or even the toaster. For man cannot live by toast alone. It's all about the butter. -- Adam Gopnik
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Post #9 - February 3rd, 2010, 10:58 amjesteinf wrote:I've got a meeting at 6, but hopefully I can be there by 7 or 7:15.
Excellent. I hope your meeting is brief.Hellodali wrote:I'll be there to lean over the bar waving a $20 around and yell out my order for an apple-tini while talking on my cell phone.
LOL! I'll believe it when I see it.
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #10 - February 3rd, 2010, 11:04 amGAF wrote:I will try to be there as well. Let me propose - if Prairie Fire is serving food by the 16th - that those of us who wish dine there with the pleasant buzz of Ronnie's cocktails on our lips. So, if possible, let us gather a group to dine at 8:00. If Prairie Fire is not serving food, perhaps we can head over to Avec or Sepia.
Glad you can make it, Gary. As for the meal, my very strong hunch is that if Prairie Fire isn't serving food by this time (which is extremely unlikely), the event won't happen. For that reason, please keep an eye on this thread for updates.
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #11 - February 3rd, 2010, 4:50 pmCrud; I will be in St. Louis, and this is my kind of peeps and event. I will look forward to the report!
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Post #12 - February 3rd, 2010, 6:46 pmMe, I'm looking forward to a Shirley Temple. On the rocks, of course. (
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Gypsy Boy
"I am not a glutton--I am an explorer of food." (Erma Bombeck)
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Post #13 - February 4th, 2010, 1:27 pmIt looks like it is all go for 2/16..... Liquor license is in place and the Pappy is on the shelf.
Hope to see you all there,
Dan
Prairie Grass and Prairie Fire manager and mixologistDan
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Post #14 - February 4th, 2010, 2:04 pmNordicnectar wrote:the Pappy is on the shelf.
Oooh, you said the magic word. This should be an easy sell for my wife, who's a big fan of the Pappy.
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Post #15 - February 4th, 2010, 2:20 pmBy Pappy, I am assuming that you refer to Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve Bourbon. Or am I, once again, in the alcoholic dark.Toast, as every breakfaster knows, isn't really about the quality of the bread or how it's sliced or even the toaster. For man cannot live by toast alone. It's all about the butter. -- Adam Gopnik
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Post #16 - February 4th, 2010, 2:28 pmNordicnectar wrote:It looks like it is all go for 2/16....
Exciting! I plan to be there on 2/16, too.
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Post #17 - February 4th, 2010, 3:35 pmThose drinks better be plenty good. I'm taking my life in my hands and showing up.
Steve Z.
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
― Ludwig van Beethoven
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Post #18 - February 4th, 2010, 4:33 pmNordicnectar wrote:It looks like it is all go for 2/16..... Liquor license is in place and the Pappy is on the shelf.
Woo Hoo x 2!
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #19 - February 4th, 2010, 7:29 pmRonnie's gonna be busy. MoetChandon and I will be there to partake of his skills.
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Post #20 - February 4th, 2010, 7:39 pmHi,
I will be either driving back to Chicago or sitting in a class. I will look forward to the reports.
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #21 - February 5th, 2010, 10:42 amWe have Bulls tickets that night. A stop at Prairie Fire before the game might be our pre-game dinner option.-Mary
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Post #22 - February 13th, 2010, 2:32 pmThe menu is set: Ron will be making his Signature Old Fashion ( yes, it's on the menu ) with some Woodford Reserve and Demerara Syrup. Sarah & George will be creating a great canape of our Pate with Cornichons.
Can't wait to see everyone there.
DanDan
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Post #23 - February 16th, 2010, 8:31 amDon't forget the ice balls......don't forget the ice balls.....don't forget the ice balls.
Just a quick reminder for myself.
Dan
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Post #24 - February 16th, 2010, 9:57 amBill and I will try to swing by! And congratulations to all!
Katje“Assuredly it is a great accomplishment to be a novelist, but it is no mediocre glory to be a cook.” -- Alexandre Dumas
"I give you Chicago. It is no London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in every chitling and sparerib. It is alive from tail to snout." -- H.L. Mencken
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Post #25 - February 16th, 2010, 11:34 amDear Dan,
Don't forget the ice balls! 
Love,
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #26 - February 16th, 2010, 9:01 pmLoved those ice balls and the drink surrounding them. Thanks Ronnie for pouring a delicious Old Fashioned (or two).
Also the Pork Schnitzel with capers and garlic greens was a wonderful accompaniment to said Old Fashioneds.
TC
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Post #27 - February 16th, 2010, 10:08 pm
The Master at Work
Food was great, too.
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Post #28 - February 16th, 2010, 11:01 pmRonnie - Awesome bartending job. I very much enjoyed your signature Old Fashioned (especially with the ice ball).
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Post #29 - February 16th, 2010, 11:49 pmNice to meet you and some of the other LTH brass! Lovely evening (and fabulous ice balls!)"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad." Miles Kington
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Post #30 - February 17th, 2010, 7:13 amaschie30 wrote:Ronnie - Awesome bartending job. I very much enjoyed your signature Old Fashioned (especially with the ice ball).boudreaulicious wrote:Nice to meet you and some of the other LTH brass! Lovely evening (and fabulous ice balls!)
Sorry to have missed this, sounds like Ronnie and his Balls were a big hit!
