WineLovers Discussion Group

The organizers sent around one last reminder this morning:

<b>You can still sign up. Barely. Do it NOW!</b>

"Just think… a mere $45 and a BYO bottle or two of good 1990, dessert wine or bubbly per person, gets you spectacular food and tastes from upwards of 150+ other rare and fine wines."

And, I would add, a rare opportunity to meet and share good wine and food with a lot of WLDGers and other online wine geeks.

If you're anywhere within range of Ann Arbor on Saturday or can somehow arrange to be, you really owe it to yourself to experience MoCool.

Details on the MoCool Home Page on WineLoversPage.com

Register and pay via PayPal

<b>FINAL PICNIC MENU - MOCOOL XVI</b>

Cheese board & baguettes
Cured Salmon on Russian Blinis with lumpfish caviar
Thai shrimp cakes with sweet chili
Mexican Sopas with chorizo and tomato
Grilled Argentinean beef on arepas with guacamole and chimichurri sauce
Eggplant and tomato bruschetta
Hummus with pita

Smoke roasted rib of beef with a tomato and olive sauce
Tuscan Bean Salad
Heirloom tomato and mozzarella salad with basil
Tossed mesclun greens

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Sauce
Lemon Pound Cake with Blueberry Coulis

Chef: Alan Kerr
Pastry Chef: Tom Denk

Although I like to cook relatively simple foods and pair wines with meals, I've never considered myself a foodie. This menu now confirms that I am not a foodie. Although I'm familiar with some (but not all) of the ingredients listed, I've never had any of the dishes listed in the menu. So this is going to be a culinary adventure for me and I'm looking forward to it.

Howie Hart wrote:I've never had any of the dishes listed in the menu.

You've never had bread and cheese?

Howie Hart wrote: I've never had any of the dishes listed in the menu. So this is going to be a culinary adventure for me and I'm looking forward to it.

You are in for a TREAT. Some of the best meals I have ever had in my life were prepared by Alan (aka zinfan).

Ruth

Stop the torture NOW!!!!!

James Roscoe wrote:Stop the torture NOW!!!!!

It's not too late! I got round-trip air from Louisville for $202 ...

Robin Garr wrote:

James Roscoe wrote:Stop the torture NOW!!!!!

It's not too late! I got round-trip air from Louisville for $202 ...

And if you (or anyone else) could just make to Buffalo by Friday morning, I could use a traveling partner, as I'm driving alone.

Just wondering if anyone knows when maps and directions will be sent out to those of us who have registered. I know - we've been there before, but it's a little tricky to find the place, I tell ya.

Thanks!

The directions are in the hands of all the organizers, but the sign-up list with email addresses isn't (i.e. not in MINE). Not to say we don't know who has signed up or anything, BUT at the moment I've been unable to find out who does have that info, and whoever does have it has not sent out directions. I'm a little frustrated myself.

Jay

In the next 24 hours, I've been assured.

Jay

Map and directions just went out to everyone who signed up, to the email address provided.

If you have signed up and have NOT received your directions to the picnic, let a MoCool organizer know ASAP!

Jay

Hi Robin:

I recieved the menu but not the directions. Should I be concerned?
The PayPal account has ben "Hit" for the $90 so all should be good.

Can't wait to experience this for the first time.

Bob Stark

Hi, Bob,

Emailed at 9:44 AM today, to you at:
bobnalyce
(at)
sbcglobal
(dot)
net

I'll send it again in case your spam filter got it.

--Jay

Bob Stark wrote:Hi Robin:

I recieved the menu but not the directions. Should I be concerned?
The PayPal account has ben "Hit" for the $90 so all should be good.

Can't wait to experience this for the first time.

Bob Stark

Bob, it looks like Jay has caught up with you. Looking forward to seeing you this weekend!

Thanks Jay. That's at home and I'll have it tonight.

Alyce and I are very excited to meet all of you.

We are a bit nervous, wo want to make sure the wines that we bring are "worthy"

OW Holmes has kept us informed about this event for almost 2 years and this is the first one that we can attend and we are REALLY looking forward to it.

See you this weekend

Bob

On behalf of the organizers, we're very pleased to have you join us as a MoCool rookie, Bob!

FYI to all: picnic attendance is expected to be around 85-90 people this year. A nice-sized crowd IMHO!

Jay

Make that 90-95.