Will Philpot - YourPalWill Memorial Gathering, Feb 13 @ 7 PM

Will Philpot Memorial Get Together

For those who would like to break bread and remember Will with his sister Sally, his brother-in-law Jerry and friends, join us for dinner:

Monday February 13th, 7 pm

Feed Restaurant
2803 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL

Price: $20 PP Cash - no credit card, BYOB

Thanks to Gary who interacted with Chef-Owner Donna Knezek on the menu. Donna commented, "I've been reading through some of Will's posts and wish to extend my condolences once more to you and his LTH friends and family. His writing shows a man of passion and generosity of spirit; sharing with others his knowledge and experience, along with a generous dose of wit and warmth. We will do our utmost to honor his memory." This is the first and only draft, which was a perfect reflection of what we wanted:

Pimento Cheese w/ toasts and celery
Catfish Goujonettes
Pickle Assortment

Brunswick Stew w/ lima beans, corn and tomato
Will Special Salad- Iceberg Lettuce topped w/ Hot Sopressata, Hot Cappicola, Salame de Prosciutto; Prosciutto Ham, fresh mozzarella and just a bit of hot giardinera.

Fried Chicken w/ cream gravy & biscuits
Shrimp & Grits w/ bacon and mushrooms
Mini Pulled Pork and Smoked Brisket Sandwiches

Mashed Potatoes w/ gravy
Black Eyed Peas
Baked Mac & Cheese
Cole Slaw
Collard Greens
Sweet Potato
Green Bean Almondine
Fried Green Tomatoes

Red Velvet Cake
Peach Cobbler
Pecan Pie
Banana Pudding

Unlimited Sweet Tea, Lemonade, Coffee, Tea and Sodas

Other Attendees:
Will's sister Sally & her husband
Will's work friends: 10
Amata
Helen
sdritz + her husband
Vital Information + Sheila
David Hammond + Carolyn
Cathy2
dupreeblue (+ Will work friend)
CrazyC
G Wiv
Santander
SteveZ

There are 3 seats available:
Antonius
Lucantonius
Happy Stomach
jlawrence01
justjoan
pucca & husband
Boudreaulicious
petite gourmande
lemoneater
mhl

Wow!! What a menu, I'm sorry I can't make it, but I'll be thinking of your wonderful Will dinner.

What a wonderful menu to honor Will.

Hi Cathy,

I know you already have me down on the list for 1 -- please also add Antonius and Lucantonius, to make us 3 in total.

thanks for organizing this,
Amata

Amata,

You are in, I have updated the list to include people who are coming.

There are 10 seats left.

Regards,

Please add me to the list.

I wish I could be there ... I'll miss OurPal.

please add me to the list. justjoan

Please add Boudreaulicious and me to guest list.

I'll also be there, with thanks again to Cathy, Gary, and Donna.

I won't be able to be there, but I wish I could. OurPalWill [my way of thinking of him] was a generous and optimistic spirit. I had the privilege of helping out with one of the Inspiration Cafe meals. Not only did I get to serve hungry people a good meal, but it was my first encounter with Uncle John's bbq links. I believe it was his rooting around that led me to my beloved from-scratch corned beef hash at Yellow Rose Cafe.

Thanks, Will. You left us much too soon.

Giovanna

Hi,

There are three seats left for this evening. Just let me know.

Regards,

Hi,

FIlled with: Mom1 (my Mom), Octarine and Fifille

Regards,

I am fighting a cold (darn SO's new student teaching gig--ugh!!!) and will not be able to join you so one more spot for someone else.

Some photos of the dinner...

And yes, his nickname may be YourPalWill, but to me, he will always be "MyPalWill"... I hope we did him proud.


Feed - Deviled Eggs by agashi, on Flickr


Feed - Deep Fried Pickles by agashi, on Flickr


Feed - Jim Beam by agashi, on Flickr


Feed - Will Special Salad by agashi, on Flickr


Feed - Brisket by agashi, on Flickr


Feed - Fried Chicken by agashi, on Flickr


Feed - Fried Green Tomatoes by agashi, on Flickr


Feed - Shrimp by agashi, on Flickr

More pics here

It felt good to get together with so many people who enjoyed Will's company and break bread with them. This was an amazing meal from beginning to end. Thanks, CrazyC for taking so many photos. If I recall correctly, I actually met you for the first time in person at the Inspiration Cafe dinner that Will coordinated several years ago.

Suzy

Thank you all for an amazing night. I was so glad to see the pictures because I forgot to tell my family about the Will Special salad.
Good friends, good food and good fellowship. It was such a pleasure to meet all of you. Thank you for your friendship to my brother.

Sally


PS-It was 65 and sunny here in NC today!