Updated 3pm - I remembered the third thing! I have a few ideas in the works that I thought I'd run by you and ask for feedback:
- My friends at the North Market have created a tour of the market which introduces folks to the great vendors at the market and includes lots of tasty treats along the way. The tour is $15 and takes between 1-2 hours. The big question is, when? The best times are weekdays (not including Mondays) at 10am, 2pm, 4pm or 5pm (those are start times). I don't know how many of my readers have non-traditional work schedules where they have a morning free. One thought I had was seeing if we could do it on a Friday after work and then maybe head somewhere for happy hour after the tour was over. The group would be between 10-15 people. Of course, if we did happy hour, more people could leave or join as they saw fit. I will find a nice place for us to hang out and maybe even wrangle a special cocktail or something. Please let me know if you would be interested. This would be great for those of you who have "eat more local foods" on your NY resolution list, or who are new to the area or have never been to the North Market. As a random date, let's say February 6th.
- I am looking for a few guinea pigs to test out a cooking class. If you are interested, please let me know. This will be nothing fancy! I will probably make one dish and talk about how I think the process would go, and then you can tell me where you disagree. Please don't ask to be a part of it if you aren't willing to express your honest opinion!! My guess is this would take about 2 hours and I will provide a light (and cheap) lunch. I don't know where I'm doing it yet, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there, as my dear saintly mother would say. I would take ideas on days/times of the week. With enough notice, I'm pretty open, although a Monday would work best.
- I can't remember the third thing. I'll update when I think of it.
- Just a reminder that the Celebration of Wine, Food and Dining with the Stars event at Spagio is coming up. This is hands down the best food-inclusive fundraising event in the city. Star Chefs is put on by the Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children's Hospital (wouldn't it be great to work for something called the Pleasure Guild? Sounds naughty); you can read about my time there last year here and here. The event takes place Monday, February 23rd. The reason I'm telling you about it this far in advance is that it is $225 a person, and for some of us, that means saving up in advance! You should go! it's fun!
