Group cooking, PART II: Dinner, Sunday September 17th

Buongiorno.
With such a enthusiastic response, this is going to be a  lavish, tasty dinner! Thanks to everybody for being so generous with your culinary skills and your time.

The numbers and courses have been tallied and without further ado, here are the results:

If you make a non-vegetarian entree: Wild-caught salmon

Vegetables: Tomatoes, eggplant and green beans

Fruit: Plums were the winners by one over figs, but figs are an option as well. Today in the market the plums looked good, but not great ... fall is definitely coming.

The list of participants is below. All the spots are full to overflowing, so if you're wondering if you can bring a friend not listed here, the answer is: Sorry, maybe next time. We've had to turn down more than a few people already. If your name isn't on the list, please stay tuned for the next dinner and register early. All participants will get an email with directions to our dinner locale mid-week, as I soon as I get them from our host Jeremy.

Grazie,
Marco Flavio

Marco Flavio Marinucci (that would be me): main wild-caught salmon course (non vegetarian) and focaccia breads (vegetarian)

Alison Bing: Wine: 2-3 bottles of the good stuff (local, of course)

Mini Kahlon and Rajeev Patel:  Bengali style mustard salmon entree (non vegetarian) and wine

Dan Schuster: home cured and smoked salmon for an appetizer, plus vegetarian main dish (possibly polenta with a vegetable ragout)

Amanda Darnell & David Joud: appetizer and tart tatin dessert.

Jodi Louws: bottle of wine and beer, plus the coffee (she's a roaster!)

Joanna Tong: Appetizer 

Benny and Lyora Zadik: Vegetarian main course and a dessert.

Unhei Kang:  appetizer - Caprese (tomato, basil, mozarrella).

Ben Khoo: two bottles of wine.

Erin O'Donohue: a salad or vegetarian side dish.

Reshma Vasanwala: all the non-alcoholic drinks.

Jeremy (who is graciously offering the space; thanks again, man): salmon entree

Melanie: a salad.

Mike: your choice, but a nice large salad would be great.

Tara Hui and Chait Diwadkar: Vegetarian entree and fig ice-cream

Bakie Lee: wine/beer

Sydney Peters: a decadent dessert

Scott Weitze: wines

Nancy Chan and Max Chen: salmon entree for 6 (2 people cooking)

Julia Kochi: wild-caught salmon main course

Samsara Oberle: main course (wild-caught salmon)

Judy McCarthy: salmon entree

Margherita Navarro +1: Salmon entree for 6 (2 people cooking)

Comments

[Joanna Tong]

Hi, I'm thinking of doing a Belgian endive with Point Reyes Blue cheese, toasted nuts and some chopped plum and honey. I would love a lift from the Embarcadero Station area! Thanks! Joanna

[Bakie Lee]

On the 17th, I'm going to be at a play which starts at 1pm. As soon as that's done I will head over! Sounds awesome. Also wine/beer will become beer/beer due to the fact that I like good beer. Cheers!

Bakie

[Nancy Chan]

Hi! I'm looking for a ride too, for 2 people actually. We live in Hayes Valley but can meet you near any muni rail or bart station in San Francisco. Thanks! Nancy.

[Judy McCarthy]

Does anyone originate in Pacifica? Carpool?
Judy McCarthy
415 902-5839

[Julia Kochi]

I'm also looking for a ride. I live in the Haight/Ashbury area, but like Nancy, I could met anyone near a MUNI rail or BART station in SF.

Thanks! Julia

[Joanna Tong]

Here's my number if there are any driver's picking up from the Embarcadero BART station area (by the cable car terminus at street level)
415-516-4423.

I'm off my computer after 3pm Friday so can't read any more emails or check the website. Please give me a call! And thanks for the lift!

[Scott Weitze]

I'm happy to help anyone that needs a ride. I'll be coming from Berkeley/Oakland that day, but I'm also happy to pick anybody up that's reasonably on my way through the city. Please email or call by 6PM on Saturday.

sweitze (AT) gmail.com ,
five-one-zero, eight-four-seven-, one-nine-three-one.

[Benny]

Hi!

Lyora and I also have a function to go to midday, so we may be a 30 minutes late or so. But we'll be arriving with vegetarian and dessert options!

See you soon.

[Bakie Lee]

AWESOME EVENT!!!!

Thank you for all of the effort that went into it.

I hope never to ever ever ever ever ever never never see eat any of your food ever again

;)

Bakie

[SYDNEY PETERS`]

Just had the time to review the photos and one of the recipes from the first (and hopefully not last) cooking group's great joint repast. I also got the verbal catch up from Dan Schuster. I'm so sorry that I was ill and could not make it, and had to send a store-bought cake (Yuk, and not my style) to you all. Hope we can do it again real soon and I promise I will make 1/2 decadent desserts. Marco, I'd be happy to help you organize the next meeting...I realize that it is a great deal of work! One who is passionate to bake...syd peters

[Marco Flavio]

Hey Sydney, sorry to hear you were not well and thanks for the cake. Next time we'll be happy to try the dessert you made yourself.
We seem to have a tentative date for the next meeting: November 5th. i think I am ok with the organizational part. More details to come.
Thanks,
Marco Flavio