Categorize as you will, but I will be bringing the world's best baked beans and LDC has committed to a dessert, likely involving chocolate.

We'll be joining you too (2 in total). We're looking forward to meeting all the people we've read so much from!

I'll be bringing Zuppa Inglese from Marcella Hazan's amazing cookbook. And something else... but we haven't decided yet.


See you then!

You can count me in as well, bringing my wife and 3 month old along. I may bring figs with prosciutto and balsamic vinegar (and lots of formula, if anyone wants to partake). We probably won't be there until after 1pm.

Planning to attend with a guest. Will be bringing dessert TBD.
Thank you for organizing, C2!

I plan to attend and bring an appetizer (have not quite decided on the specifics yet).

Jyoti

As you can imagine, jimthebeerguy and i are bummed that glass bottles are not allowed. Obviously this means we cannot bring beer (good beer). Would anyone be interested in chipping in for a keg?

We're bringing 3 kiddos along, so, we'll be a party of 5.

Our contributions to the picnic will be:

* homemade salsa, with sour cream & mexican tortilla chips
* 2 liter of grapefruit pop (jarritos brand, if i can find it!!!)
* taffy apple salad
* a few foam plates (about 40)

We're so looking forward to seeing everyone!!!

edited because I'm from the NW, where we call it "pop," not "soda"!

HI,

Last year enough people spontaneously brought beer, that the keg brought by Josephine was never finished.

Regards,

I just realized that I posted about a taco crawl on the same day as this picinic. I have deleted my post, and am considering the logistics of attending said picnic.

Flip

Saint Pizza wrote:Would anyone be interested in chipping in for a keg?

I'd be happy to contribute to a keg of good beer. I implicitly trust you and Jim in choosing such a beer.

Best,
Michael

eatchicago wrote:

Saint Pizza wrote:Would anyone be interested in chipping in for a keg?

I'd be happy to contribute to a keg of good beer. I implicitly trust you and Jim in choosing such a beer.

Ditto

=R=

Cathy2 wrote:HI,

Last year enough people spontaneously brought beer, that the keg brought by Josephine was never finished.

Regards,

Hi Cathy,

Leftover beer is the kind of problem I like to have.

I will give some thought to what might be done in this regard. Consider me on it!

-Jim

I'll chip in for a keg, too ... as long as the keg has never been within 45 yards of anything with the word "light" on it.

Lucantonio and I will attend, and I will bring a dessert. The current plan is to make nammoorah, semolina cake.

Antonius, alas, will have to miss this party. He will be giving a paper that day in England, at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. (This year's theme: morality.)

Amata wrote:Antonius, alas, will have to miss this party. He will be giving a paper that day in England, at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. (This year's theme: morality.)

Please tell me his paper is entitled: "American Fraud: The Immorality of Referring to the Olive Garden as an Italian Restaurant."

Mhays is helping maintain order by updating the spreadsheet, these are the people attending and what they intend to bring. Please review befoe submitting your ideas:

Course - Screen name - Dish - # of people
Appetizer borborigmy prosciutto and figs 2.5
Appetizer jygach as yet unnamed appetizer 1
Appetizer Mhays Lengua a la vinagreta 3
Appetizer Ramon Isaan sausage and crudites 3
Appetizer Saint Pizza Salsa, crema and chips 5
Appetizer SGFoxe Chui Quon Bao 1
Beverages Kennyz Home-infused vodka and mixers 2
Beverages Saint Pizza Grapefruit soda
Bread Hellodali Argo bakery bread
Condiment Cathy2 Sorghum
Condiment JoelF Roasted tomatillo salsa 3
Dessert Amata namoorah 2
Dessert David Hammond world's greatest cookie II 2
Dessert eatchicago ice cream sandwiches 2
Dessert Fleurdesel tbd 2
Dessert GypsyBoy chocolate dessert
Dessert happy_stomach brownies 2
Dessert Hellodali fruit in rosewater syrup 2
Dessert RomanticCynic zuppa inglese 2
Dessert sdritz pecan tarts 4
Dessert Stevez Baylor watermelons 2
Entertain Ramon Pinata and acoustic set
Main Cathy2 SonofaBitch Stew 4
Main Ronnie_Suburban Charcuterie 3
Main sdritz Italian sausages
Salad Giovanna Potato? Beet and Feta? Salad 2
Salad Saint Pizza Taffy Apple Salad
Side dish GypsyBoy World's best baked beans 2
Side dish nr706 stuffed mushroom 1
Side dish sdritz side dish?
Supplies happy_stomach paper plates and (good) napkins
Supplies Saint Pizza 40 foam plates
Undecided Gwiv 2
Undecided Jazzfood 2
Undecided King's Thursday 3
Undecided Leek 2

Total people: 61.5

Regards,

I'm planning on coming and will gladly chip in on a keg if you bring something as good as you brought to the holiday party.

will report in later on a dish.

dickson and bride will bring roasted potato, mint and garlic salad (a classic), plus at least 40 plastic cups.

I see wine is out, since I cannot bring glass (okay, I suppose it would be fun to bring some box wine, and I may just do that).

mr eggplant and I will be there, with an appetizer. will bring something interesting, haven't decided what exactly it will be yet.

Giovanna wrote:Not sure what I'm going to bring yet. Potato salad again? I'll rummage thru the cookbooks and think of something. How many of you out there like beet & feta salad?

I made a beet/feta salad sometime ago and it was quite good. I think it also had walnuts and mesclun greens and was dressed with simple olive oil/vinegar combo.

Cathy2 wrote:Hi,

I am wondering if this open container discussion might be a suitable topic for the drink's board. If people agree, then I could split this off and move it to the drinks board.

Regards,

I agree. However, it does relate to the picnic, because of the "no glass container" rule. Maybe you could leave a link in this thread for people who have concerns.

dave

Hi,

The alcohol transportation discussion has been move here:

http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=14950

Regards,

We are looking at our schedules and thinking of coming based on that. Would people be interested in us doing 2-3 cocktails? Probably something based on weather but a classic or 2 and something modern. We'd figure out a solution to the glass issue (from personal experience they don't tend to care as long as they aren't drinking glasses or beer bottles, issues surrounding wine bottles poured into plastic and liquor bottles poured into plastic seem to be a non-issue).

We'd figure out a solution to the glass issue (from personal experience they don't tend to care as long as they aren't drinking glasses or beer bottles, issues surrounding wine bottles poured into plastic and liquor bottles poured into plastic seem to be a non-issue).

You may have decided for yourself it is a non-issue, however we are going to be agreeable guests and follow their wishes.

Thank you.

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:

We'd figure out a solution to the glass issue (from personal experience they don't tend to care as long as they aren't drinking glasses or beer bottles, issues surrounding wine bottles poured into plastic and liquor bottles poured into plastic seem to be a non-issue).

You may have decided for yourself it is a non-issue, however we are going to be agreeable guests and follow their wishes.

Thank you.

Regards,

Note that my comment was an aside and not a note of what we would do- we would bring our liquors in plastics (mainly nalgenes). I hope I didn't imply that we wouldn't be violating the picnic rules, though it was just an aside.

jpschust wrote:

Cathy2 wrote:

We'd figure out a solution to the glass issue (from personal experience they don't tend to care as long as they aren't drinking glasses or beer bottles, issues surrounding wine bottles poured into plastic and liquor bottles poured into plastic seem to be a non-issue).

You may have decided for yourself it is a non-issue, however we are going to be agreeable guests and follow their wishes.

Thank you.

Regards,

Note that my comment was an aside and not a note of what we would do- we would bring our liquors in plastics (mainly nalgenes). I hope I didn't imply that we wouldn't be violating the picnic rules, though it was just an aside.

Thanks for the clarification. I just didn't want people taking it as a lead to not observe the regulations, which I didn't create I just have to live with.

Regards,

no worries

Mhays is helping maintain order by updating the spreadsheet, these are the people attending and what they intend to bring. Please review before submitting your ideas. Perhaps we are a bit main course light? Do you really think Sonofabitch Stew will fill the bill?

Course - Screen name - Dish - # of people
Appetizer borborigmy prosciutto and figs 2.5
Appetizer eggplant interesting appetizer 2
Appetizer jygach as yet unnamed appetizer 1
Appetizer Mhays Lengua a la vinagreta 3
Appetizer Ramon Isaan sausage and crudites 3
Appetizer Saint Pizza Salsa, crema and chips 5
Appetizer SGFoxe Chui Quon Bao 1
Beverages jpschust 2-3 cocktails 2
Beverages Kennyz Home-infused vodka and mixers 2
Beverages Saint Pizza Grapefruit soda
Bread Hellodali Argo bakery bread
Condiment Cathy2 Sorghum
Condiment JoelF Roasted tomatillo salsa 3
Dessert Amata namoorah 2
Dessert David Hammond world's greatest cookie II 2
Dessert eatchicago ice cream sandwiches 2
Dessert Fleurdesel tbd 2
Dessert GypsyBoy chocolate dessert
Dessert happy_stomach brownies 2
Dessert Hellodali fruit in rosewater syrup 2
Dessert RomanticCynic zuppa inglese 2
Dessert sdritz pecan tarts 4
Dessert Stevez Baylor watermelons 2
Entertain Ramon Pinata and acoustic set
Main Cathy2 SonofaBitch Stew 4
Main Ronnie_Suburban Charcuterie 3
Main sdritz Italian sausages
Salad dicsond Roasted potato, mint and garlic salas 2
Salad Giovanna Potato? Beet and Feta? Salad 2
Salad Saint Pizza Taffy Apple Salad
Side dish GypsyBoy World's best baked beans 2
Side dish nr706 stuffed mushroom 1
Side dish sdritz side dish?
Supplies dicsond 40 plastic cups
Supplies happy_stomach paper plates and (good) napkins
Supplies Saint Pizza 40 foam plates
Undecided germuska 1
Undecided Gwiv 2
Undecided Jazzfood 2
Undecided King's Thursday 3
Undecided Leek 2

Total so far: 68.5

Regards,

I'll be there, but PIGMON will be out of town. I'm bringing a casserole inspired by my food nemesis and my favorite guilty pleasure.

I'll be there along with Mr. Foodie1, Louis. We'll bring:
- chopped salad w/balsamic chicken
- strawberry chicken chopped salad w/a cinnamon vinaigrette

I'll be there with the Freakin' Korican, and two small monsters.

Dish TBD.