Chers Confreres:
Attached to this email is the formal invitation 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 6, 2022 at 4:00 PM. We had 50 in 2020 for our Spanish Paella picnic and 70 last year for our Inland Seafood Fest so now that we are all out and about this should be a really great turnout. By popular demand, Clint & Jean, Eric & Carol Durbin, Pat Gaito, Chuck Hong, Mary Horn, Andy & Amanda Jobe, Dan & Kate Morrow, Shannon Read, Janet Reynolds and Graig and Jan Smith will again be providing us with an Inland Seafood Fest (Menu below). Deadline for reserving for this event will be Monday, July 25, 2022. Please see below*
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 scholarships for young chefs. 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.
The menu is as follows:
Starters
Chuck Hong’s Fried Oyster Sliders with Garlic Aioli and Kimchi
Pat Gaito’s Famous Mussels in White Wine Sauce and Grilled Bread
Buffet dinner
Mary Horn’s Fresh Cedar Planked Salmon with Bourbon Sauce
Battered Fried Perch Served with Mary Horn’s Killer Tarter Sauce
Shannon’s Hush Puppies
Fried Bread
Pat Gaito’s Assortment of Summer Salads
Cole Slaw
Dessert
Homemade Ice Cream
Peach Cobler
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 party begins at 4:00 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. Directions to the Haynes Farm from Oxford, Ohio are attached and is located approximately 15 minutes northwest of Oxford, OH. If for some reason you get lost, Clint’s cell phone number is 513-659-2342.
RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT
With this Dine Around we will again handle the reservations and $85 per person payment like we do with our four major dinners. The price includes an additional $25 as a donation for scholarships for young chefs. 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 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 Monday, July 25, 2022 deadline.
The pay pal links are as follows:
For one person:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6XGPV4ZMANHC8
For two people:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=VP8DKHYWQ3XSW
I look forward to seeing you at the Picnic and Silent Auction on August 6!
Vive la Chaîne!
Regards,
George Elliott
Bailli
* We strongly recommend that anyone attending this event be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at least 2 weeks prior to the date of the event. This is especially important as members will be in close proximity to each other throughout the event and the wearing of masks will not be possible while eating or drinking. If for some reason you are not feeling well after the cutoff date, you may cancel your reservation and receive a refund.