Let's cook and eat together, Part II: Sunday, February 25th

Buongiorno.
Thank you for the great response for our Lunar New Year dinner, again! Participation requests are increasing all the time, so thank you for registering early. We filled up in a day or so (and the Academy Awards are on the same afternoon so competition is stiff).

If you make a non-vegetarian entree pig or boar are our meats of choice, organic and free-range whenever possible. Jeremy introduced me to a great store called Polarica that specializes in fine foods and wild game meats. I'm passing it along to the group in case you're feeling adventurous and wish to use boar's meat. I'm going for it: I think my dish is going to be home-made fettuccine with wild boar sauce. A Tuscan classic.

Though the citrus and winter vegetables crops have been damaged by the weather, we're supporting our local farmers and will be using tangerines, clementines and oranges as our chosen fruit. For the vegetables, we opted for the seasonal ones used in some of the countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year: bok choy, chinese broccoli, napa cabbage, green beans and shitake mushrooms.

The list of participants is below. All the spots are full so if you're wondering if you can bring a friend not listed here, the answer is: Sorry, maybe next time. I've had to turn down quite a few people already. If your name isn't on the list, please stay tuned for the next dinner and register early.

As participation is limited, please let us know at least four days before the dinner if you're not going to be able to make it, so we can invite someone else to join us. Emailing me on shorter notice (or not at all) is unfair to us and to the people who wanted to participate and couldn't because all the slots were taken.

Grazie,
Marco Flavio

Marco Flavio (the organizer) and Alison will be making a boar entree and...

Amélie and Björn will bring a terrine, most likely vegetarian (can count as salad), and  2 botles of good wine.

Benny Zadik will do a vegetarian appetizer, most likely involving shitake mushrooms.

scott  will bring "non-alcoholic beverages for 20". i've got a few ideas for this underappreciated category.

Julie motz will do a vegan dessert.

margherita will bring an entree and her guest bring appetizer and salad.

Karin David will bring  Mt. Vernon Winery wine..yummy stuff...

SYDNEY PETERS` and a guest will bring an entree and a dessert.

Nancy Chan and Max will be bringing a salad (or vegetable dish) and some wine and beer

Hank and Amy will make one pork entree and two bottles o' good wine and some fine beer.

Giulia Hill will make a main course.

Vivian Ross will bring a meat appetizer for 12.

Rebecca Weinstein will also bring non-alcoholic beverages

Krista will make a salad 

Heather Thayer will come and bring a dessert.

Becky Hellwig will bring an appetizer (vegetarian)

Samsara Oberle will bring a dessert this time.

Olav Hellwig will bring beverages beer and wine.

Liz and Fabien will be bringing a dessert and no-alcoholic drinks.

Scott will bring an entree.

korey + sharif will bring main course + appetizer.

Andrea Jadwin will be bringing a vegetarian entree.

Nick  Vorono will bring an appetizer and 2 bottles of sparkling wine. Nick

Linda Lee will make Chinese dumplings/appetizer (traditional)

Dan Schuster will bring a BBQ pork product of some sort - ribs or pulled pork depending on time. Low and slow is the name of the game in BBQ and smoking. So put me down for a main course.

mark russo will bring a big/boar appetizer.

Lindsey   will bring wine & beer and my guest will bring a salad.

jody catlow will bring beer/wine and salad.

Amanda & David will be making wild boar pizza w/ carmelized onions
Mushroomm pizza w/goat cheese and fresh herbs
 
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Marco Flavio