Pinot Days L.A. - Final Day - Offline - January 17 - details up

Event Planner - Online or Offline
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OK, here are the details. I hope this works for everyone. If not, just let me know if you want to bow out.

Sunday, January 17th
6:00 pm start time

Fraiche Santa Monica
312 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 451-7482
http://www.fraicherestaurantsm.com/fraichesm/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

$65 p/p

Waived corkage
Private room
Prixe fixe menu with choices

First Course
Choice of:
Beet Salad - Farmers Market red, candy stripe and golden beets, mache, house made ricotta, hazelnuts
-or-
Fois Gras Terrine - Layered with Prosciutto, fig puree, served with Campari Gastrique, Orange gelée, baby arugula

Second Course
Choice of:
House made Garganelli - with lamb Bolognese, rosemary
-or-
House made Agnolotti - filled with leeks, ricotta, brown butter sauce, speck

Third Course
Choice of:
Truite de Mer - (like a salmon trout) pan seared, with Parisian vegetables (zucchini, carrot) and Chanterelles, tarragon, lemon confit and celery root sauce
-or-
Steak Frites - seared Flat Iron (temps taken by guest) Bordelaise sauce, hand cut fries, compound butter (anchovy, shallots, butter, garlic and chives)

Fourth Course
Dessert - chef’s surprise

Who is in? (I will pull the names from the previous thread that Paul Lin started)

Master list
Jeff Zimmitti
Larry Schaffer
Mike Stoneking +1
Brian London +1
Paul Lin +1
Lisa Lovullo
Peter Cargasacchi
Suzanne Camhi +1
Bruce Weimer
Paul Burns +1
Glenn Murlin
Andrew Weber
Robin Miller
Sandy
Stewart Johnson
Michael Tou

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Count me in!

Looking forward to it!

Cheers!

3

I should be in for this.

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I’m a +1 as well.

5

I’m a +1 also

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I think maybe… [wink.gif]

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Count me in +1. Pinotesque Italians anyone? [berserker.gif]

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I can help with that! [winner.gif]

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Jeff, please make me a +1, or I may become a -1. hitsfan

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Yay! Always great to have the Stone Cold Kings of offlines there!

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I’m going to have to figure out the playoff game situation on this day too…

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Got my tix for Sunday so please add me to the offline list. grouphug

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If Lisa Love is gonna be there, I might have to skip the Playoff game… flirtysmile

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If there is room for one more, please include me. If not, pleez put me on the waiting list.
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Remember to leave the livestock in the car.

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is there room for me +1?
no livestock jokes please.

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Suzanne, you are coming out for this??

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Right now we are at 16. Let me find out our max. If we get that private room I think we can take on a few more. Should know more in a day or so…

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If there is going to be a maximum, I will change from “maybe” to “in” [basic-smile.gif]

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No, not to Pinot days but to visit LA, we have an annual MLK weekend trip.