Hi,

It's not too late to sign up for the holiday party!

If your name is on the list as unpaid, then please refer to the original post for payment instructions. Your prompt response in settling this matter is appreciated.

Regards,

I'm getting pretty excited about the party. Since folks are "advertising" their gift exchange gifts: I'm bringing a few things I picked up at the West Side Market while I was in Cleveland over the weekend.

justjoan wrote:i'm wondering if one of the organizers of the holiday party could, or already has, asked manny's to open up the lot for self-parkers during our party, since their evening policy now seems to be only valet parking. with 50 plus people arriving around the same time, it would be much easier to park our own cars. just asking......

Justcurious if justjoan's query was ever answered?
I too am wondering about the parking situation for the party....

tarte tatin wrote:

justjoan wrote:i'm wondering if one of the organizers of the holiday party could, or already has, asked manny's to open up the lot for self-parkers during our party, since their evening policy now seems to be only valet parking. with 50 plus people arriving around the same time, it would be much easier to park our own cars. just asking......

Justcurious if justjoan's query was ever answered?
I too am wondering about the parking situation for the party....

I will raise this question with Dan Raskin prior to the event. If it's possible to park in the lot, I will post to that effect.

Just a quick note to say that I'm about to pony up for myself and the Lovely Dining Companion. Also wanted to mention that our contribution to the raffle will be a small package of items picked up last week while in Rome (Italy, not New York). There's a guy at Campo di Fiori, Mauro Berardi, famous for his herb mixtures--everything from arrabiata to bruschetta and at least a couple dozen others. We'll bring some of those as well as a bottle of liqueur from one of the monasteries we visited and, if I can pry it out of my own tight fists, some torrone from Volpetti's as well.

Gypsy Boy wrote:Just a quick note to say that I'm about to pony up for myself and the Lovely Dining Companion. Also wanted to mention that our contribution to the raffle will be a small package of items picked up last week while in Rome (Italy, not New York). There's a guy at Campo di Fiori, Mauro Berardi, famous for his herb mixtures--everything from arrabiata to bruschetta and at least a couple dozen others. We'll bring some of those as well as a bottle of liqueur from one of the monasteries we visited and, if I can pry it out of my own tight fists, some torrone from Volpetti's as well.

Thanks GB. The generosity of LTHers continues to amaze me.

My contribution to the raffle will be a small bottle of vodka infused by Michigan fruit, picked by my own hand this summer.

Dickson + 1, please. Sorry I neglected to reply sooner. Will figure out how to pay, too.

I will be bringing one quart of 2007 vintage Ohio-produced maple syrup and a couple of packets of Cincinnati Chili mix.

dicksond wrote:Dickson + 1, please. Sorry I neglected to reply sooner. Will figure out how to pay, too.

BrownPaperTickets is the easy way to go.

I can't believe the cool stuff people are bringing for the raffle.

David, Cathy,

Please add me to the list... the check is in the mail.

pd

The GP and Mr. X will be attending. I am mailing a check tomorrow. Not sure if we'll have a raffle gift -- Mr. X is working on it.

Thanks!

-Mary (The GP) and Don (Mr. X)

Still have room? I'd like to come if you still have space available.

I just dropped my check in the mail as well. My contribution to the raffle will be the same book of short (blush) food-related (blush) stories as I brought last year.

Cynthia wrote:Still have room? I'd like to come if you still have space available.

Yes, we have room left -- glad you can make it, Cynthia.

I'll be there plus one.

I was planning on attending this year's party but it turns out I will be out of town on that date! I'll be in Napa Valley eating and drinking my way through a fiduciary litigation "symposium." Hope to attend next year.

David Hammond wrote:

Cynthia wrote:Still have room? I'd like to come if you still have space available.

Yes, we have room left -- glad you can make it, Cynthia.

Great! Check is in the mail. See you on the 15th.

Note: if you're planning to attend, we need to receive your payment before 12/12; after that date, we're locked in.

I'm holding out on sending in my money because my 87 year old father is in the hospital and I never know when I will be called upon. I really want to go though so I'll take care of this just as soon as I'm comfortable with my situation. Sounds like a great evening.

Jean

Party update

We are fortunate to have secured the musical services of the Northside Southpaws, purveyors of “Archaic country and obsolete ragtime, performed on left-handed resonator instruments.”
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The boys – who appear regularly at Friday night hoe-downs at Honky Tonk BBQ in Pilsen -- will be playing two sets and joining us for dinner. Yee-ha!!

Jean Blanchard wrote:I'm holding out on sending in my money because my 87 year old father is in the hospital and I never know when I will be called upon. I really want to go though so I'll take care of this just as soon as I'm comfortable with my situation. Sounds like a great evening.

Jean

Jean, there likely will be some people who can't make it though they have paid, and others who will want to come after the deadline. So, the lowest risk play is to buy tickets and then sell them back to someone who wants to come if you can't make it, though if there are not too many folks who want to join after the date, you probably can get on board later that way, too (less sure, though).

Sorry to hear about your father, and hope you can make it. That way you can meet the Bride and we can plan the next west suburban outing!

As to the musical entertainment, sounds like this is pre-Naderesque in its planned obsolescence (is there an emoticon for a groan?).

I have signed myself and my DH up, and purchased our tickets.

dicksond,

Thanks for your kind words. I think I'll take your advice and go ahead and pay. Looking forward to getting together with you again and meeting your wife. It's been a long time since I've seen Ronnie Suburban and Julie, too!

Jean

Jean Blanchard wrote:dicksond,

Thanks for your kind words. I think I'll take your advice and go ahead and pay. Looking forward to getting together with you again and meeting your wife. It's been a long time since I've seen Ronnie Suburban and Julie, too!

Jean

I'm sorry to learn about your father, Jean.

I really hope you guys can make it but if not, we'll just have to plan another get-together.

=R=

Thanks so much. I just mailed my check! Can't wait to see you guys and meet everybody. I haven't been to Manny's in probably 5 years. I love having these excuses to come into the city again. We'll definitely plan some other outings. Vie is always at the top of my list along with the other places I keep reading about from all of the knowledgeable people here.

I'm thinking of bringing some Tomato Vinegar that I purchased in France for the raffle. Is that appropriate?

Jean

Jean Blanchard wrote:I'm thinking of bringing some Tomato Vinegar that I purchased in France for the raffle. Is that appropriate?

There's never been an inappropriate gift offered at these raffles. Honestly. we set the target at around $10 to keep people from getting too extravagant, and, of course, you don't need to bring a gift at all if you're not interested in being in the raffle. The vinegar sounds cool, though, and just the type of non-mainstream food item that LTHers seem to dig a lot.

Antonius and I will attend, and have paid online.

Now, time to think up some raffle prizes...

Amata wrote:Antonius and I will attend, and have paid online.

Glad to hear it. I checked BrownPaperTickets; very enlightened of Antonius to have taken your maiden name.

David Hammond wrote:very enlightened of Antonius to have taken your maiden name.

How funny that it came out that way! Maybe we should trade last names for a few years, just to mix it up...