Northwest Suburban Dinner - Wed Oct 10

Hello fellow LTH'ers,

Seeing as there has been some interest on the board (and at the Le Titi dinner) in getting some dinners going the NW burbs, I'd like to suggest Wed Oct 10.

Venue: Flamingo's or Asian Bistro, I have now been in conversation with the chef of Flamingo's and the mgr of Asian Bistro and have expressed a desire to have meal of "not the usual "westernized" food that one finds up and down the street". They both are eager to hook us up.

I have no preference for one over the other, so upon flipping a coin, Flamingo's won (for the 1st NW meal). A prior LTH Flamingo's thread can be found here: http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=9965

Who is interested in a "custom" meal on Wed Oct 10 @ Flamingo's?
I would think 7pm would be an ideal start time to give folks coming from the city and elsewhere time to get here.In fairnes to the chef, I told him that I would give him the firm number of people attending by Oct 3rd. No more and please no less after that date so that the chef's expectations can be managed.

THANKS

Attending:
happy_stomach
jlawrence01
jygach
willie
katie (perhaps +1)
Cookie Monster
Cynthia
Jesse
ronnie
dodger
Pucca
LAZ
RheS
fleurdesel +2
Saint Pizza
tarte tatin

The maybes:
threadkiller


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I'm a definite maybe; although I'm usually on the road on Wednesdays, that's a short week due to Columbus Day so most of my clients don't want to have visitors. I should know by 10/1.

I'd be very interested, but have to vote for a 7pm start time b/c I have to commute from the City back home via the Metra and pick up my car.

Pucca wrote:I'd be very interested, but have to vote for a 7pm start time b/c I have to commute from the City back home via the Metra and pick up my car.

fine with me, 7pm it is

Will,

Thanks for organizing and letting me know. I will be there!

Sharon

SIgn me up. I may need a ride back to the Mt. Prospect METRA at the conclusion of dinner.

Sweet Willie,

Thanks for organizing this. I am in.

Jyoti

I'm very interested too, and will confirm for one or two people as soon as I can.

Add one person to the list, I will be travelling from Jefferson Park in Chicago, in case anybody needs a lift please let me know I will have three spaces in my car.

jlawrence01 wrote:SIgn me up. I may need a ride back to the Mt. Prospect METRA at the conclusion of dinner.

Count on a ride to/from if needed, just pm me before the day of the event to let me know.

Great to see all the interest, Chef Jorge is going to be very pleased !!!

Is there a dollar amount that anyone will not go over? I was thinking of offering Chef ~$25 per person now that we have a decent number of folks.

EDITED TO ADD: COST IS $30pp (tax/bev not included)

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That amount $25 sounds very reasonable to me.

Jyoti

I think that this is a reasonable amount.

$25 pp is very reasonable. Thanks, Sweet Willie!

I would love to join you guys if you wouldnt mind a "newbie" tagging along.

I cant pass up a custom meal at one of my favorite restaurants.

$25 is fine.

Don't know how I overlooked the original post, but I'd like to be included, if there's still room. And the price looks perfect.

Thanks.

As I mentioned in another thread, I talked with the chef at the end of my lunch at Flamingo's on Wednesday. I mentioned that it had been an LTHForum thread that had called my attention to it, and that I understood a group reconnoiter was being discussed for Oct 10th. This info may have been overtaken by more recent planning, but my sense was that Chef Jorge was a little bit nervous about serving 15-20 people well with all ordering separately, and was hoping that perhaps four or so main dishes could be agreed on in advance. (Duh! may be your reaction.)

Jesse wrote:I would love to join you guys if you wouldnt mind a "newbie" tagging along.

all are welcome

Cynthia wrote:Don't know how I overlooked the original post, but I'd like to be included, if there's still room.

sure there is room

Please include me too.

Thanks,

=R=

This looks good to me too. I would like to attend. I don’t need to order off of the menu, a chef selection family style would be ok with me.


NOTE: To jygach

Are you still planning a 9/18 dinner at Bapi”s?

D.

Cynthia, ronnie, dodger have been added

Katie wrote:This info may have been overtaken by more recent planning

it has been thanks

In fairnes to the chef, I told him that I would give him the firm number of people attending by Oct 3rd. No more and please no less after that date so that the chef's expectations can be managed.

THANKS

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Hi Sweet Willie,

I think you already have me on your list, but just in case, I am definitely in.

Jyoti

BTW, no problem on letting chef Jorge choose (some of) the menu for us. With a group this size, it's probably best to let the house choose the service option that will allow them to accomodate us most efficiently.

=R=

jygach wrote:Hi Sweet Willie,
I think you already have me on your list, but just in case, I am definitely in.
Jyoti

yep, very good, you are listed on the "attending" list in post #1 of this thread.

ronnie_suburban wrote:BTW, no problem on letting chef Jorge choose (some of) the menu for us. With a group this size, it's probably best to let the house choose the service option that will allow them to accomodate us most efficiently.

=R=

This is just a discussion that Chef and I had today

Please add me and RheS. Thanks!

LAZ wrote:Please add me and RheS. Thanks!

ok, will do.

Would you kindly add me and two guests to the list?

Many thanks for organizing this.

Molly

fleurdesel wrote:Would you kindly add me and two guests to the list?

done.

I'll check with Chef, as we are approaching 20, I believe he wanted a limit around this number.