SF Bay Area/Peninsula OL June 17 - Donato

robert_creth · May 31, 2019, 1:34pm

I would like to come again.

George_Chadwick · May 31, 2019, 2:19pm

Parcel 104 sommelier isn’t in until next week, I’ll talk to him then.

ChrisStags · May 31, 2019, 4:32pm

I could go some many different ways with this comment . Surprised George hasn’t run with this already!

robert_creth · May 31, 2019, 8:22pm

Ouch

George_Chadwick · May 31, 2019, 10:23pm

Nah. I try to have a sense of humor.

But it’s downright neighborly of you to offer to go several ways. That’s the spirit! Robert’s problem is solved! We are family!

ChrisStags · June 1, 2019, 12:21am

So much for trying to be funny .

Craig_G · June 1, 2019, 12:24am

That was anticlimactic.

ChrisStags · June 1, 2019, 12:45am

Going to bring something hopefully fun for the night as I may be out for a month or two due to new baby. Also need to make it up to Robert for my stupid joke!

Thinking about bringing the following:

97 Jadot Chambolle Amoureuses Mag
06 potel Montrachet

I vote for any restaurant that is not further south than Redwood City because I am selfish and don’t want to drive/Uber farther than Redwood City. That leaves basically every option other than George’s!

e_chin · June 1, 2019, 5:26am

Pencil me in. Isn’t there any other restaurants you are willing to go to?

The ongoing saga…and herding of cats. Larry and I both have contacts with Donato and they have been accommodating. The first dinner we did there was probably one of the best overall offlines ever. IIRC, we have not been back to Donato since late 2017. Martins West fell out of favor due to overall noise level.

In terms of space, the room in Divino is unbeatable and the food is solid. There was the Chinese night at Cooking Papa in Foster City when Gary ordered the private menu for the CNY, but the type of cuisine tends to be a bit tougher with wine…ditto with LV Mar in RWC (but excellent food).

Iberia in Belmont offered to do $35 for tapas/paella with $10/bottle corkage and guaranteed minimum of 12 covers but there was no interest in pursuing. Hence the current state of play.

Cooking Papa is out given new owners and the quality dipping a bit.

dteng · June 1, 2019, 2:42pm

I’m open to any restaurant but we should decide soon as we’re little over two weeks away.

dteng · June 1, 2019, 2:45pm

Bring both!!
I say we ramp up our wine selection as a mid year toast to this group.

dteng · June 1, 2019, 2:46pm

As usual, let me know if I left you off the list.

dteng · June 1, 2019, 2:46pm

(And I’ll let you know if it was intentional )

ChrisStags · June 1, 2019, 5:15pm

Yes I’m bringing both and another white backup which will also probably have premox.

Since we have 12 confirmed and another 2+ potential stragglers, we should probably rule out places that don’t handle the # of people as well.

dteng · June 1, 2019, 6:32pm

Divino or Donato?

Larry_Stein · June 1, 2019, 7:12pm

Either is fine

George_Chadwick · June 2, 2019, 12:08am

I strongly prefer the Donato front room over the Donato back room. I love Divino, the Donato front room, Sole, Yuzu but the food is a tough match, West whatever I loved but that was my first time with this group. Park and Howard was terrific but $$$$

George_Chadwick · June 2, 2019, 12:11am

I should call Firehouse Bistro. You never know which restaurants are great but empty enough on Mondays where they are willing to wheel and deal

Andrea_V · June 2, 2019, 12:50am

Is there room for one more? I have recently moved to the Bay Area and I’d love to meet some of you folks in person!

ChrisStags · June 2, 2019, 1:29am

If we do divino I imagine we can keep adding people or is that the same with Donato?