Showing posts with label Gathering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gathering. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

The Incanto Countdown Continues...


Just a friendly reminder that September 13 is the deadline to reserve your spot at our first EMAF "Gathering" on September 20 at Incanto Restaurant in San Francisco. (For more info, see the side panel or my post of September 3: Join EMAF for an "Enchanted" Evening.) If you'd like more info or want to join our group for this special feast, give me a call or send an email to bignightfan@gmail.com.

P.S. I've had several of my female friends express, shall I say, mild concern at joining the group sans husband, boyfriend, or date. Strange men (and at least one woman), eating strange meats and drinking copious amounts of red wine, a post-midnight dash across the Golden Gate Bridge and then down the fog-slicked hills into Marin County and then home.... I mean, come on folks: What could possibly go wrong?!?! Trust me on this: I'll have your back. No worries. You'll be in good hands. And so on.

P.P.S. The pic for this post has nothing to do with the evening. I just happen to really like it.

Monday, September 3, 2007

Join EMAF for an "Enchanted" Evening


Of the many unexpected pleasures I've received from this blog since I began it several months ago, perhaps the most gratifying have been the positive comments and well-wishes not only of friends, but also from quasi-friends, those people I know but haven't really spent much time with, for whatever reason. I've discovered that food and wine (or, at least in this case, sharing experiences about food and wine) really does help bring people together. So when my poker buddy Mike S., who has become a Frequent Reader of This Blog, asked me if I'd be up to go to a restaurant with him for a special meal, I not only jumped at the chance, but Mike and I discussed, and now we're inviting you, FROTB, to join us in this, the first Every Meal A Feast "Gathering".

And what a special meal it's going to be! We're off to Incanto Restaurant in San Francisco for Chef Chris Cosentino's special Il Quinto Quarto, or Fifth Quarter, tasting menu. Consentino, who has a special love of "offal" meats (he even has his own web site, OffalGood.com), prepares a special menu using those "lost cuts" which traditionally mainstream American has forgotten (or never eaten in the first place). A sample menu might include pig's feet, fish maw, lamb liver and kidney, and chocolate blood panna cotta. It's going to be a feast not only for the senses, but also sharing among friends. (Hey, it might just be Mike and I, and you know what, that's O.K.). So if you're interested, here are the details:

Date: Thursday Sept 20, 2007
Time: Reservations are at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Incanto Restaurant in San Francisco
Cost: $65 plus tax, tip and drinks. (NOTE: I am going to budget $100. Also, Every Meal A Feast will be providing at least one bottle of wine for the dinner.)
Carpooling: Will be available from Sonoma County
Reservations: You must reserve a spot by Sept. 13 by contacting me at my phone number or by email at bignightfan@gmail.com

We're throwing a party...and you're invited. Contact me if you want to join us for an enchanted evening!