Let's cook and eat together: Sunday March 22nd

Buongiorno.
We're ready for our March dinner! We'll be featuring all poultry except chicken (we're including rabbit as well, the other other white meat) and pasture-raised eggs. Please cook responsibly and choose local, organic and free-range meat: You can get it at Whole Foods, at the Prather Meat Company or Golden Gate Meat in the Ferry Building, for starters.

Featured seasonal vegetables will be asparagus, cauliflower and seasonal mushrooms: black trumpet, shitake and morels.
Featured seasonal fruit will be avocados, kiwis and guavas.

A presto,
Marco Flavio

The plan
45 of us will cook and eat together on March 22nd, starting at around 2:30 (we finish at around 7.30).

The dinner will be in San Francisco. Jeremy has kindly offered his company's very large, multiple-range kitchen for our gathering at the last event. There will be enough space for us to use the stoves and ovens in a couple of shifts.

I'm letting only 45 people register for this event, so act quickly, but please reed what's already been taken. Every person coming (including any guest you bring, or your other half in a couple) will have to sign up for a slot and either cook something or provide local wine and beer (if beverages slots are available, see below).

Since 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. If you cancel closer to 4 days to the event, you can't join us for the following 2 events. If you didn't show at all, you can't join us for the next 3. Canceling on short notice (or not at all) is unfair to everyone, especially the people who wanted to participate and couldn't because all the slots were taken.

16 participants will make main courses for 3-4 people each  ALL SLOTS FULL
7 participants will make appetizers for 8 participants each ALL SLOTS FULL
5 participants will make salads for 8 people each ALL SLOTS FULL
7 participants will make dessert for 8-10 people each ALL SLOTS FULL
8 participants will bring at least 2 bottles of good *Northern California* wine per person (not per couple) and some *locally-brewed* beer. Consider that most cooks spend $25-50 (and up!) just on their ingredients. If you're not cooking, you should be prepared to spend at least this much on beverages, out of respect for your chefs.ALL SLOTS FULL
1 participants will bring non-alcoholic beverages for 20 (sparkling water and juices, locally produced when possible) ALL SLOTS FULL
1 participant will eat and drink on us, in exchange for mopping all the floors and wiping clean all tables and counters. We will still do the group cleanup, but after that this person will finish the job and make sure the space is as we found it. ALL SLOTS FULL

Please let me know who is coming by name. Once we reach 45 people confirmed, I will close the event and start another post for the waiting list. If the slots are full for what you'd like to bring, please choose something else instead. (Don't worry: There will always be another event to showcase your skills.)

So post a comment on the blog (do NOT email me directly) under the call-for-participation post letting me know the following:
First and last name
Email address
What you'll be bringing (appetizer, main course, etc.) 
If you brought wine last time, you should now cook something (unless you cooked as part of a couple and made a large entree).

If too many people pick the same course, I'll have to assign a different course to the last entrant.

This is going to be great! So sign up before the spaces are gone.

A presto,
Marco Flavio

Comments

[Laura Capuzzi]

this is my very first time and I will bring a first course....risotto agli aspargi.

Thanks for having me

Laura

[John Lorance]

Stephanie and I are in. We will bring a fabulous appetizer and non-alcoholic drinks.

[Paul Burditch]

Hi Marco

We are all moved. You must come visit us on Collingwood! Our office is just around the corner on 18th. I will do a salad!

[Liz Bracco]

I will bring an appetizer. Looking forward to it! - Liz

[Patrick Rulo]

Patrick Rulo 1 guest
patrickrulo@yahoo.com
1 entre 1 appetezier
1 bottle of wine!!! Will be good to see you!!

[Lisa]

Hi Marco,
I would love to bring a dessert. Thanks!
Lisa

[Siddharth Bajaj]

Marco - thanks for the invite. I would love to come and will make a salad.

[Katt Clark]

Hi there! I will bring my daughter and we'll be bringing dessert! Katt

[Ken]

I'll bring a salad.

[Elsa]

Count me in for an appetizer!

Elsa

[Andrea Jadwin]

I'll bring an appetizer, something with eggs.

Andrea

[cristina pejoro]

me plus one, please. dessert & appetizer, please. thank you!

[joan herlinger]

I will make a main course risotto or polenta with the ingredients. Joan

[Lisa]

Hi Marco,
I just submitted and realized I would like to bring a guest (space permitting) We can bring one salad and one dessert. Grazie!

Lisa

PS. Thanks for organizing :)

[Alison Osborne]

This will be my first time--I will bring an appetizer. Looking forward to it!

[Ankur]

Hi

This is my first time and I will bring some vegeterian appetizer.

[Kelly]

Kelly Saturno
kelly@antfarm.org
I'll bring an appetizer for 8 - possibly roasted beets and goat cheese salad, though I'm thinking about the featured ingredients...

Thank you Marco for instigating this event!

[Bruce Honig]

I'll bring 2 bottles of wine.

Looking forward to it.

Bruce

[Frankie Whitman]

This is my first time, too. I'll bring an asparagus appetizer. Asparagus wrapped in prosciutto and filo.

[roberta gambetti]

ciao marco,

sign me up for an entree and I will bring a guest who will contribute wine.

[Amy & Dan]

HI Marco-Can you put Dan down for something? I won't be able to make it unfortunately(Annie's team is in the State Cup!) Hope to see you all soon-Amy

Ciao Amy (and hi to Marty!)
Dan, entree it is for you. I know how good you are with your meats!
Marco Flavio

[joanna]

Me + One, would love to attend, bringing a chocolate beet cake and vino! Yum...I can't wait...it will be my 1st time! :)

[Anastasia Beckett]

Hi Marco,

I will bring an entree and my guest will bring dessert. See you all then!

[David Joud]

Will make a great Duck dish!

[Hana Eftekhari]

Hana Eftekhari
I will bring 3 bottles of good wine

[Kate Gunning]

I'll have dessert for 8!
Kate

[Mary carion]

Hi Marco,

I will prepare a main course.
Thanks!

Mary Carion

[NIc Fleming]

Nic Fleming

I will bring 2 bottles of good wine!

[Jeff Chin]

Jeff Chin + 1 guest
chinman@yahoo.com
2 Desserts for 8-10 people

[Sigrid reinsch]

Hi Marco,
count me for 2 people - an entree and wine

[Lisa Friedman]

This is my first time joining you. I'll make a main course.
I will participate with an additional guest who will also work on the main course.
-Lisa

[Scott W]

Heh, why are entrees always the last thing left?

[Samsara Oberle]

Hi Marco,
I'm signing up for 2 people & we will make an entree for 8.
I look forward to seeing to group, it's been a long time.
Samsara

[Khaja Zafarullah]

Marco,
I realized that you may be full on the wine. i can do the quail for 8!
Khaja

[anna rose]

Hi I would like to sign up for a entree made with black trumpet mushrooms, my friend troy, an entree with cauliflower, perhaps a gratin...

thanks
Anna Rose

[dan schuster]

Marco,

Sign me up for what ever is left. And it there's a spare slot, Amy also.

Thanks.

Hey Dan, I signed you up earlier on Amy's request. She mention she could not make it. I'll be very happy to see you, finally!
Ciao!
MF

[Clar Lin]

Looks like the only slot left is for cleanup. I'll take it! I'll happily mop and wipe clean in exchange for finally being able to make the list. Looking forward to meeting you all.

Thank you Clar. We'll be happy to have you!
Marco Flavio