2013 GNR Awards Banquet - Monday April 15 Half Acre Tap Room

LTH,

Please join us to honor this year's GNR Award recipients and celebrate at a special dinner at 6:00 pm on Monday April 15 at Half Acre Brewery's Tap Room:



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Planned Menu and Schedule:
Meet & Greet from 6:00-6:45 pm
Open Taps from 6:00 - 8:00 pm for those purchasing beer-option tickets (More on this below)
Assortment of non-alcoholic beverages from 6:00 - 8:00 pm for those purchasing either beverage option
Appetizers
Al Bawadi - Vegetarian Platter (Hummus, Babaganoush, Motawma, Tabouleh)
Toons Bar - Buffalo Wings, Korean-style Wings
Bad Apple - Pickle and Veggie Platter, Mixed Sliders (vegetarian and beef)

Dinner and Awards Presentation beginning at 6:45 pm
Dinner - Buffet of GNR Delights
Al Bawadi - Lamb Schwarma Sandwich Rolls, Chicken Schwarma Sandwich Rolls
Khan BBQ - Chicken Boti, Daal Palak, Chana Masala, Naan
Nhu Lan Bakery - Lemongrass Tofu Banh Mi, Pork Belly Pate Pork Roll Banh Mi, Lemongrass Chicken Banh Mi
Smoque BBQ - Brisket carved on site, Mac & Cheese
Spoon Thai - Issan Sausages, Naem Khao Thawt, Chinese Broccoli w/Crispy Pork

Dessert
Hoosier Mama Pie Company - Assorted Pies
Scooters - Vanilla Custard and Half Acre Stout Floats (and custard for pie and on its own, of course!)

Dinner will be served at 6:45, with the awards presentation -- and dessert -- starting after everyone has eaten dinner.
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As alluded to above, unlike in previous years, this year there are 2 types of tickets: with or without beer. With beer, the cost is $60 per person. Without beer, the cost is $45 per person. The 'with beer' option includes access to all the food, the Half Acre taps (and a variety of sodas) from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. 'Without beer' tickets are valid for all the food and the non-alcoholic beverages from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. After 8:00 pm, additional beverages may be purchased directly from Half Acre at the bar. A small, additional service fee will also be charged by EventBrite.com for both types of tickets. 2 different types of wristbands will be issued upon check-in to help us manage this detail -- one for beer folks, one for non-beer folks. Each attendee will also receive the official 2013 GNR Poster (faithfully compiled by stevez). Tickets are non-refundable but transferable.

Space is limited. Awardees and their nominators will have the right of first refusal on spaces at the banquet. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, so if you are interested in attending, please follow these instructions:

Please post here with the number of people in your party (no more than 2, please) and which beverage option you desire for each person. You need not worry about procuring tickets for your nominee, as the GNR Committee will contact all the awardees directly (but if you'd also like to let them know about the banquet, and encourage them to attend, that'd be great). After you post here, we'll send you a PM containing detailed sign-up information and instructions on how to purchase your tickets. These PMs will be sent out in the order in which those requesting tickets have posted on this thread. Your reservations will be confirmed once you pay for your tickets at EventBrite.com, using the link that will be sent to you via PM. Once your tickets are purchased, we will add your name(s) to the 'official' list of attendees, which will be maintained on this thread. Ticket sales will close promptly at 11 am CT on Friday April 12 so that we can provide ourselves with a firm head count and enough lead time to inform those on the waiting list (should there be one) whether they can attend or not.

Whether you have nominated a restaurant/resource or not, if you want to attend the dinner, please post here indicating so. Because the Tap Room has limited capacity, we don't expect to be able to honor all ticket requests. Due to the space constraints, we also respectfully request that you limit your requests for tickets to no more than 2. Once awardees and successful nominators are taken care of, the remaining ticket requests will be fulfilled in the order in which they are made on this thread. Since we not yet sure how many of the Awardees and nominators will attend, we're not exactly sure where the waiting list will start. Rest assured, though. If you purchase tickets that we cannot honor, your money will be promptly and fully refunded to you (including all fees). If the list should grow that long, we'll do everything possible to make sure that only those with a reasonable possibility of attending will have to purchase in advance.

So, to recap, everyone queues up here, successful nominators will have their ticket requests filled first, everyone else gets theirs filled in the order in which they've posted here. Awardees will be contacted directly, and provided with tickets, by the GNR Committee.

Other Important Information:

Due to the nature of the venue, this is strictly a 21-and-over event. No one under 21 will be admitted, under any circumstances.

We expect to have seating available for just about everyone who attends but please be prepared to mill about for some portion of the evening. In order to maximize capacity, we cannot provide a dedicated seat for the entire evening for every person who attends. There is fixed seating in the Tap Room for about 70 people and we are bringing in several folding chairs but we still anticipate there being about 10 more people than seats throughout the evening. We expect that folks will be courteous, not camp out in their seats all night, and share the seating with the other attendees.

The folks at Half Acre have graciously offered to conduct brewery tours for us during the event. We're not sure exactly what time they'll start but we're hoping for one at 6:30 and one at 7:00. They should last about 20 minutes each. If you think you'd like to take a tour, please factor that into your arrival time.

If you have any questions, please post them here or send me a PM.

We hope you'll join us to celebrate LTHForum.com's newest GNRs.

Thanks!

=R=
for the GNRs

Half Acre Brewery Tap Room
4257 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 248-4038

In for one with beer

Two tickets, with beer please

Two tickets, without beer. Thanks!

In for 2 with beer.

2 beerless, thanks.

Two tickets with beer please!

Requesting one with beer, one without.

PM's have been sent to all who've requested so far. Please, let me know if you signed up above but did not receive the PM.

Thanks,

=R=

Requesting two with beer please.

Confirmed Attendees:
ronnie_suburban +1 (nominator)
boudreaulicious (nominator)
stevez +1 (nominator)
dicksond
turkob (nominator)
snap203
David Hammond
Santander
pairs4life +1
The GP
Mr. X
JoelF
RAB (nominator)
REB
Darren72 (nominator)
PitaChip
nr706
moetchandon
DClose +1
mgmcewen +1
lemoneater +1
Jazzfood +1
rubbbqco +1
petite_gourmande
Cathy2
milz50 +1 (nominator)
mbh +1
Teresa
laikom (nominator)
fropones +1 (nominator)
Jefe +1 (nominator)
edc +1
tapler +1 (nominator)
Suiname +1
Cinnamon Girl
paperfragment
BR (549 )
Siun
pudgym29
Barry Sorkin - brisket carver extraordinaire
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Awardees
El Ideas - 3
Scofflaw - 3
Nightwood - 3
Monti's - 3
New England Seafood Company - 3
Go 4 Food - 2
-17-

Reserved, awaiting payment:
Lerdawg
glennpan +1
FrankP
-4-

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Dos con cervezas por favor.

Please add me +1 w/beer if available

Just paid! Thank you for the reminder, Ronnie.

I plan to attend sans beer.

Can I request another +1 sans beer?

mgmcewen wrote:Can I request another +1 sans beer?

Melissa,

Your +1 has been added and has already sent funds.

Thanks!

=R=

laikom and I are in! 2 with beers, please.

Teresa

Looks like I was able to dodge a bullet and rearrange a work commitment, so I'm in for 1 with beer of course. Great menu and location - very excited. Out of town now, but will pay upon my return next week.

This event sounds great!
I would like to request one ticket please without beer
thank you,

I'd like to request one ticket with beer, and one without.

Thanks,
edc

2 with beer, please!

Are there still tickets available? If so, I'll take 2 with beer.

PM's have been sent to all who've requested tickets. If you haven't already done so, please purchase your tickets asap so we can maintain a firm count on the projected attendance. We're not quite there yet but we're rapidly approaching the point at which additional sign-ups may be subject to final confirmation, based on capacity.

Thanks,

=R=
for the GNRs

Can I please still get one ticket, no beer? Thank you.

Ronnie, do you have room for 2 more? no beer. Thanks.

One ticket, with beer please.

One no beer if there's still an opening svp Ronnie?

Good morning. Yes, I am still up.
Thankfully, looking for data about Burt's Place put me on to the awards banquet.
I would like one ticket, with beer.

PM's have been sent to all who've requested tickets.

Please, if you have not already done so, purchase your tickets asap.

It'll help us keep a firm handle on the attendance count and help us to make sure the maximum number of people can attend.

Thanks,

=R=
for the GNRs