Chers Confreres:
I would like to invite you to the Chaîne’s August event, our Annual Picnic Dine Around and Silent Auction at Clint and Jean Haynes’ Farm in Liberty, Indiana on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 4:00 PM. We had 74 last year for our Mediterranean Feast and this year’s menu will be a Hawaiian Luau! (Menu below). Back by popular demand, Clint & Jean, Pat Gaito, Chuck Hong, Mary Horn, Andy & Amanda Jobe, Dan & Kate Morrow, Matt & Abby Peitsmeyer, Shannon Read, Janet Reynolds and Graig & Jan Smith will be providing us with the finest cuisine and service. Deadline for reserving for this event will be Friday, August 2, 2024.
And again, Mike Monnin and Mary Horn will be auctioning off the wine left over from our major dinners and Mondiale events over the past year at our annual Silent Auction benefiting culinary education. Please bring your checkbook if you’d like to participate. A listing of the wines to be auctioned will be emailed to you prior to the picnic.
And, as with all Dine Arounds, you are requested to bring one bottle of QUALITY wine per person attending (two bottles per couple). Our guide for selecting the proper wine and Dine Around etiquette is attached for your reference.
The menu is as follows:
Appetizers
Spam and Shrimp on Skewers with Spicy Sauce
Slowly grilled Seasoned Chicken Wings
Pat Gaito’s Famous Pasta with Clams in White Wine Sauce
Buffet dinner
Hawaiian-Style Roast Pig
Smoked Whole King Salmon
Salmon and Ahi Poke Bowl
Lomi Lomi Salmon, Macaroni Salad and Grilled Fresh Pineapple
Dessert
“Fire and Ice” – Kona Ice Food Truck
Shaved Ice, Cream Puffs, Brownies, Marshmallows, Pineapple and Strawberries
Chocolate Fountain
The party begins at 4:00 PM, appetizers at 5:00 PM, dinner at 6:00 PM and will end around 10:00 PM or whenever you’d like to leave.
Dress is Casual, shorts and jeans allowed, NO Ribbons required at this one.
Guests are welcome to attend. If bringing guests, please send their names to Ray Vanderhorst at vanderhorst.ray@gmail.com.
There again will be NO transportation provided this year. Adequate parking is available. The Haynes Farm is located at 520 Burnside Road. Liberty, IN. Directions to the Haynes Farm from Oxford, Ohio are attached and is located approximately 15 minutes northwest of Oxford. If for some reason you get lost, Clint’s cell phone number is 513-659-2342.
![Haynes Barn Directions](https://i0.wp.com/www.chaine-cincinnati.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Haynes-Barn-Directions.jpg?resize=700%2C511&ssl=1)
RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT
As with all Dine Arounds we will handle the reservations and $90 per person payment. The price includes an additional $25 as a donation for culinary education. We can take your payment with pay pal or credit cardthrough the links below whether you are reserving for one person or two. If reserving for 3 just use a combination of the two. We also accept payment through Venmo (preferred) or by check. If paying by check, please send it to Ray Vanderhorst, 1415 Herschel Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45208 and please email him at vanderhorst.ray@gmail.com that you are doing so. Make your reservations before the Friday, August 2, 2024 deadline.
The pay pal links are as follows:
For one person:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3EEB3LLUJLE56
For two people:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=J6Y25KUEMTF3W
I look forward to seeing you at the Picnic Dine Around and Silent Auction on August 10!
Vive la Chaîne!
Regards,
George Elliott
Bailli