Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bay Area LUGGERs and LHSA visitors: I'm posting this at Greg Lorenzo's request. He is en route and has limited internet access. A tip of the lens hood to Greg for pulling off this feat of cross-border cat herding! I haven't tried the restaurant myself, but more info at: http://www.firstcrush.com/ Peter Choy. SF, CA P.S. If you arrive in town and are utterly baffled, feel free to give me a call at 415.317.3356. We can join the local 12-step group for the utterly baffled. --------------------------------- Dinner details are finally set. We will dining at the restaurant First Crush in San Francisco at 6:15pm. Note: this is a change in location and timing due to an inability of the restaurant Colibre to accomodate more than 24 people on a Friday night. People attending the 5:30 - 6:30pm LHSA Cocktail Party on Friday night should plan on leaving the Marine's Hotel by 6:10 pm. We will be served a 3 course meal and each person can choose from a number of selections. Additionally, the restaurant will provide one other vegetarion selection (Roast Squash) to the choices list below. The cost per person is fixed at $42.50/person, plus 20% gatuity, plus tax. Drinks are extra with a separate tab setup for each table (3 tables of 10). First Crush required an non-refundable upfront deposit and I have done so using my credit card. First Crush is located four blocks from the Marines Memorial Hotel at 101 Cyril Magnin Street. Their web site and directions can be found here: http://www.firstcrush.com/ We are fully booked with 30 persons. (see attendees listing beneath the menu ). Our menu choices are as follows: FIRST COURSE SELECTIONS (your choice of one item) - Mixed Greens Organic field greens lightly tossed with a daily selected vinaigrette. - Avocado, Tomato and Cucumber Salad Slices of fresh avocado paired with California tomatoes and English cucumbers. Served with sliced red onions, cured black olives, French feta and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. -Fresh Crab Cake Fresh crab cake served over saut?ed leeks. Dressed with mustard cream. SECOND COURSE SELECTIONS (your choice of one item below or Roasted Squash)) - Fava Bean and Tarragon Penne Pasta Penne pasta tossed with fava beans, radicchio and asparagus tips. Finished with a tarragon reduction and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. - Macadamia Crusted Halibut Fresh halibut encrusted with macadamia nuts, served on jasmine rice with Vietnamese cucumber salad and a spicy green coconut-curry sauce. - Pan-Roasted Chicken Breast Free-range chicken breast served with garlic mashed potatoes and broccoli rabe. Finished with a sherry jus. - Ribeye Steak Mesquite grilled to order with mushroom sauce. Served with balsamic vinaigrette-drizzled baby greens and shoestring fries. THIRD COURSE SELECTIONS (your choice of one item) - Valhrona Chocolate S?mores Pie with marshmallow meringue and butterscotch cr?me anglaise. - Trio of Sorbets Blackberry-cabernet, raspberry zinfandel, and mango served with Madagascar vanilla bean shortbread. - Brioche Bread Pudding With browned-butter apple compote + rum raisin ice cream ATTENDEES: 30 Persons are now confirmed (1 on waiting list). They are: Byron Rakitzis Ed Kowaleski & spouse Gary Todoroff George Hartzell Greg Lorenzo Henning & Tanya Wulff John Gong Ken Iisaka Lisa Spaulding Mark Davison Mark Cohen Mark Rabiner Peter Choy & guest Peter Klein Richard Wasserman Seth Rosner Slobodan Dimitrov Stasys & Irene Petravicius Stephan Gandy Tom & Tuulikki Abrahamsson Tom Schofield Tony Rose Uwe & Janice Zum Hingst Wayne Serrano Wait list: Gib Robinson. The restaurant is still trying to find room for you Gib. My email access is very limited now as I'm away from home on my way to San Francisco - arriving tomorrow afternoon. I will be staying at the Cartwright Hotel and you may be able to reach me there if necessary or catch me at one of the LHSA functions prior to Friday morning. Regards and see you all on Friday! Greg __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com