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Holiday Dinner at Kenwood Country Club – December 14, 2025

Chers Confrères:

Attached to this email is the formal invitation to the Chaine’s December event: our Holiday Dinner at Kenwood Country Club on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM.  PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE FROM PREVIOSLY ANNOUNCED WESTERN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB.  For this year’s Holiday Dinner we are returning to one of our favorite clubs where we held our Induction Dinner in May, Kenwood Country Club. Due to a policy change at Western Hills affecting our ability to provide wines selected by our wine committee we had to make a change and we appreciate Kenwood’s invitation to return on short notice, especially during this busy holiday season. Kenwood was top of mind as Executive Chef Todd Owen has gone overboard at our last two inductions to provide some very innovative and delicious menus, and he personally loves to challenge his own culinary skills to provide menus that meet the Chaine’s high expectations.  I’m happy to say he’s done it again! We have a great holiday menu and our wine committee will be meeting soon to select the perfect wines to match each course. This will be an excellent way to celebrate the holiday season!  

As is tradition at the Holiday Dinner we will be awarding our Bronze Star Medal of Excellence.

Guests are welcome to attend but reservations will be limited to 104 so please respond quickly. The deadline to make your reservations is FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2025. Sorry for the short window!

If you plan to bring guests and/or if you have dietary restrictions please email the names of your guests and/or your dietary request to Ray Vanderhorst at vanderhorst.ray@gmail.com.

Dress for this event is Black Tie with Ribbons. 

Kenwood Country Club is located at 6501 Kenwood Road. There is free valet parking and free parking is available in the parking lot.

The Chaîne will be able to take your $195 per person payment not only by check, but also by credit card, pay pal or Venmo (preferred) @Chaine-Cincinnati.  For credit card or pay pal I have provided 2 links below which will take you to the payment site depending on whether you are reserving for 2 people or 1.  If you are reserving for 3 just use a combination of the two links.  If paying by check please forward a check made payable to Chaine des Rotisseurs to: Ray Vanderhorst, 1415 Herschel Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45208.

To pay by credit card or pay pal go to:

For one person:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RZNCPANU5KWA4

For two people:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YRD9S8FHEUAFE

I hope to see you at Kenwood Country Club on Sunday, December 14!

Regards,

George Elliott

Bailli

Welcome to the Cincinnati Bailliage of the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs!

Chaîne Cincinnati includes local businessmen and women, doctors, lawyers, chefs, wine distributors and retailers as well as others in the food and wine fields. Our Bailliage unites professional and amateur gastronomes in a private, not-for-profit society committed to promoting the culinary arts and those of enology and hospitality through example, education and camaraderie.

As an example, we foster the development of the culinary arts among our community's promising chefs by contributing to the Cincinnati Freestore Foodbank’s culinary education program called Cincinnati Cooks. We raise money for this purpose by asking for voluntary donations from our members annually, holding an annual wine auction and having special fundraising events.

Additionally, the Cincinnati Chaîne is home to an active chapter of Société Mondiale du Vin, an organization dedicated to enjoying and learning about the world of fine wine and spirits. Over the last few years our members have toured internationally renowned wine destinations to further their understanding of those areas and their wines.

The Bailliage de Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Cincinnati is affiliated with the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, Bailliage des Etats-Unis (United States Chapter), which is associated with the International Headquarters in Paris.

Salut and Vive la Chaîne!