Oak Park Boys Night @ Marion St Cheese Mkt - Past Event

We will be holding our monthly sausage fest this coming Monday night at 7:30. Hammond is keeping us in suspense as to the location. He will send us all an email at 7:00 to tell us where to go.

All are welcome, all are welcome, at this event.....

I am 90% on this one and will update in thread ASAP if things are looking more dicey. Thanks for organizing.

I'm in.

Thanks for setting this up!

I'm tentatively in, depending on a previous commitment, which doesn't look like it's actually going to happen. I'll confirm either way, asap.

=R=

should be a decent sized group. 5 confirmed. 3 probably.

I wonder where we are going.

so, uh, David....got any hints for us?

I got a letter in the mail from Hammond. He has decided on Marion Street Cheese Market. He said he's going to treat the table to some Jamon Iberico, or maybe not.

100 South Marion Street
Oak Park, IL 60302-2809
(708) 725-7200

Let us know if you're interested, we'll save a seat for you.

Hi,

A letter in the mail from Hammond? You mean paper with thoughts outlined then folded neatly in an envelope with a stamp on it? I am impressed. In this day of PM and e-mail, a real letter is something really special.

Regards,

It had a wax stamp on it too!

If there was a "guess the restaurant Hammond picks" contest I would have won.

teatpuller wrote:All are welcome, all are welcome, at this event.....

Regardless of hair/fur to skin ratio on any body surface?

teatpuller wrote:I got a letter in the mail from Hammond. He has decided on Marion Street Cheese Market. He said he's going to treat the table to some Jamon Iberico, or maybe not.

It's a no-brainer if Hammond is treating!

Hi,

I am personally content if they guys want to have their stag night. Me, I want to attend a lecture on this history women's underwear without a guy in sight.

Regards,

petite_gourmande wrote:

teatpuller wrote:All are welcome, all are welcome, at this event.....

Regardless of hair/fur to skin ratio on any body surface?

well, uh, er....some of the boys get bashful around ladies. once we start telling stories and the tears start flowing it's a really special thing.....well, you know.... I'd just hate to lose those magic moments.

teatpuller wrote:

petite_gourmande wrote:

teatpuller wrote:All are welcome, all are welcome, at this event.....

Regardless of hair/fur to skin ratio on any body surface?

well, uh, er....some of the boys get bashful around ladies. once we start telling stories and the tears start flowing it's a really special thing.....well, you know.... I'd just hate to lose those magic moments.

Never one to deprive anyone of a good time or magical moments.

Have you entertained thoughts of something similar to Asimov's the Black Widowers series?

I have a call into Eric to see if they can prepare some fondue for us, but it's not on the menu, so I'm not terribly optimistic. They do, however, have some beautiful cheese in stock, like this Sofia from Capriole Farms, which I had last week. Sofia has a delicious range of textures and a beautiful balance of acidity (the goat's milk) and alkaline (the ash).



An easy and complementary pairing to remember is Sofia cheese and Goose Island Sofie.

Count me in, unless it is too late

dradeli wrote:Count me in, unless it is too late

Not too late! See you there.

I will be there as well

Apologies for the last-minute notice, but I'm not going to be able to make it after all. My CEO just decided to send me to Indianapolis on Wed. to conduct some interviews he doesn't want to deal with, and I find myself swamped with things that need to be done before then

well, we've had two last minute cancellations and two additions. I think we have 7.
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thetrob
dradeli
hammond

teatpuller wrote:well, we've had two last minute cancellations and two additions. I think we have 7.
ronnie
panther
teat
santander
thetrob
dradeli
hammond

I'm in. Thought I was always in.

Vital Information wrote:
I'm in. Thought I was always in.

Yes, yes. You are in. How could I forget? That's eight.

sorry for the late notice, but since hammond knows I am in I just sort of forgot to say it here.

see you all soon.

I'll confirm with MSCM that we're 9. See you all there. (Rez in my name)

I am stricken to report I am stricken - I'm unable to leave the house due to multiple sick and awake family members. I've called MSCM to update Hammond and deeply regret the late scratch (almost as most as my stomach).

Santander wrote:I am stricken to report I am stricken - I'm unable to leave the house due to multiple sick and awake family members. I've called MSCM to update Hammond and deeply regret the late scratch (almost as most as my stomach).

MSCM was kind enough to relay the message. Panther was also under the weather. He came but didn't eat anything and didn't even say much, so you know he was really not feeling well.

Thanks to all who attended. I believe MSCM showed exactly what it is last night. Inconsistent food, mind-blowing cheeses, pleasant but amateur service, good beers, and <insert other random observations here.>

For those first time OPBN'ers, I hope it won't be the last.

Let me add, it's not a cheap place. $57/head. Some of that cheese we got must have been pretty pricey.

It was a pleasure being there last night, I look forward to the next one.

Lots of fun, see you next time.

Cheers

What were the cheeses we ordered? I was hoping to pick some up for a get together I am having this weekend.

Thanks

dradeli wrote:What were the cheeses we ordered? I was hoping to pick some up for a get together I am having this weekend.

Thanks

Sofie (the goat cheese that everyone seemed to like), Chatham (a camembert), and a Cabot bandaged cheddar, the name of which will come to me (VI will remember -- he also ordered a pyrimidal goat cheese).