cocktail hour at The Tasting Room, Monday, JULY 9th

i love this place- i think the upstairs loft with its big comfy leather furniture and decent small plates of food is really a great place to relax. and monday nights every glass of wine is half price. (it doesnt apply to bottles, alas). i was sorry to miss the brasserie jo gathering a few weeks ago, and would like to propose a monday night get together here, if anyone is interested. there is free parking, and a subway stop nearby (but i dont know what color). justjoan

justjoan-

Although my summer weeknight schedule makes me loathe to commit to something else, I suspect that if you selected a date that works for you and posted a definite item on the Events board, LTHers would show up. It seemed to work that way for the two happy hour events so far.

-The GP

ok, i'm hoping lth'ers will gather on monday, july 9th, 6pm at the tastiing room. i'd appreciate knowing, even if its the day of, whether i'll be drinking alone. so please rsvp if you can. i'm flexible on the time. thanks, justjoan
below is a link to a picture of the tasting room loft

http://www.tlcwine.com/comfy.html

Alas, I'm a CTA commuter and W. Randolph Street is an awkward destination, and even harder from which to get home to far north Rogers Park. I'll probably miss this one.

The green and pink line Ashland stop is about one and a half blocks from the Tasting Room, just follow Union Park clockwise from the el stop, and you'll see the Tasting Room at the southeast corner of Randolph & Ogden. Problem is, the green and pink lines aren't the most convenient for red and blue line riders.

well maybe the tasting room isnt such a good idea for a weeknight get together.....

It actually is a pretty easy commute from work and to home for me And If I wasn't already going out on Tues and Wed of that week....

I'm going to pencil-in the date: Monday nights are good for me.

From the Loop, it's an easy place to get to: the Green Line west to Ashland Avenue, and walk south - or the #20 Madison bus to Ogden/Ashland, and the short walk northeast.

To get back to the Red Line to Rogers Park, and elsewhere: #20 Madison bus to State St.

If several people wanted to take a taxi somewhere (like to State St.), I don't think there's a problem getting one there.

We're usually free on Monday nights and nobody ever plans anything. I think we will be able to attend this event...sign some more people up!

the figs
http://www.FIGcatering.com

great molly. i look forward to meeting more lth'ers. i expect more people will wait till closer to the 9th to see what their schedule is like and will make a decision then. i'll bump the post closer to the date. there are 5 of us now, including you 2, and bill and i've got a friend coming as well. all it takes are 2 people to have a great conversation! justjoan

I think good company and half-priced wine at the Tasting Room next Monday sounds lovely. Count me in.

welcome to lthforum happyeater. great handle! see you next monday. btw, the tasting room has a ground floor bar and an upstairs loft. that's where we'll be. justjoan

hi, i just want to bump this thread to remind anyone who might be considering it, that there will be a group of lth'ers gathering for good wine, good conversation (and potentially some good food along the lines of charcuterie or cheese plates) at The Tasting Room tonight about 6. i look forward to meeting happyeater, bill, justin and molly. please, everyone, come upstairs to the loft. i'll be wearing an orange blouse and brown skirt. thanks, justjoan

THE TASTING ROOM, 1415 w. randolph st. chicago

http://www.tlcwine.com/comfy.html

I'm sad to say that it looks like I'm not going to be able to make it tonight. Have a lovely time and I hope to be able to join you next time.

Sorry for not being in attendance. The sky opened up just before I was about leave the office - and I opted to go home instead. Maybe next time.