Chers Confreres:
I would like to invite you to the Chaîne’s April event, a Dine Around at Marigold on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM. Marigold is the newest member of the Crown Restaurant Group (think Losanti, Five, Rosie’s Italian, Crown Republic, Crown Cantina) whose restaurants all have a distinct themed cuisine and decor. Marigold is an English-style public house with a fusion of British and Indian cuisines and their very talented Executive Chef is Megan Yung who has put together the very delicious menu shown below.
Deadline for reserving for this event will be Friday, April 3, 2026. Reservations are limited to only 85 so get your reservations in before it fills up.
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:
Passed Hors d’oeuvres
Batata Vada – Yukon potato and masala onion fritter
Tartare Cups
Malabar Shrimp
First Course
Pachadi Salad
Carrot, peanuts, corn, pomegranate, arugula
Second Course
Beef & Guinness Pie , served in a house-made crust
Guinness braised beef, carrot, onion, celery
Vegetarians and Pescatarians would get pistachio pesto pasta.
Dessert
Mini Sticky Toffee Puddings
The reception begins at 6:00 PM and dinner at 6:45 PM.
Dress is Business Casual with Ribbons.
Guests are welcome to attend. If bringing guests and/or if you have dietary restrictions, please email the names of your guests and/or your dietary restrictions to Ray Vanderhorst at vanderhorst.ray@gmail.com.
Marigold is located at 60 W. Fifth Street in Downtown between Vine and Race streets. Paid valet parking is available at the corner of Fifth and Race in front of Mita’s and paid parking is available in surrounding garages as well as on the street.
RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT
As with all Dine Arounds we will handle the reservations and $90 per person payment and we can take your payment with pay pal or credit card through 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 (@Chaine-Cincinnati) (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, April 3, 2026 deadline.
The pay pal links are as follows:
For one person:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5CY76ERUA7LEG
For two people:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7DCB2PZCHJE6N
I look forward to seeing you at Marigold on Monday, April 13!
Vive la Chaîne!
Regards,
George Elliott
Bailli