Philly Suburbs Supper Club

[torreskttw]

I am interested in starting a supper club in the Philadelphia and/or Suburban Area. Anyone from this area interested in participating in a supper club, please let me know. I hope we can have a nice group very soon and enjoy cooking and most importantly, EATING! :)

[cbs]

I live in South Jersey and would love to take part in a supper club that you put together in Phila area. I think yours would be the closest one without me starting one on my own. Let me know how it goes!!!!

[torreskttw]

I am excited to hear you are interested in participating in a supper club! I love to cook different types of food, try different types of restaurants, cuisines, and just enjoy. My goal is to have at least 3 persons commit to participating in the supper club before we have our first meeting. I welcome ideas and contributions about the club. I hope we can have 3 committed members by the end of March, and perhaps have our first supper club meeting in April. Please let me know if you would be ready to meet early April and if you have any ideas on where we could first meet and about the supper club in general.
Thank you for your interest and hope to hear from you and see you soon!!

[khemminger61]

:) :) Hello, I too am interested in forming a supper club outside philadelp[hia. i live in delaware county, very close to chester county. please contact me if you can.

[Tiger]

khemminger61- You may want to check out our Delaware Co. supper club.
Where exactly do you live in Del. co? ~patty

http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?threadid=10730&highlight=delaware

[khemminger61]

I live in Newtown Square, Delaware County. Let me know if and when and where a planning meeting or get together will be held soon.

[torreskttw]

I hope we can get two more members who want to participate and we will then schedule a planning meeting. I will keep you posted.

[Spice]

I'm looking for a club in Delaware county so I think you have your 3 people- let's do it!

[torreskttw]

I believe we have four persons, including myself ready to start the supper club! GREAT!! Let's talk about when and where. I propose a location that is good for all, not too far from anyone. We have two from Delaware County, one from South Jersey, and one from Montgomery County (me). Any ideas, please email me. We can try to meet for the week of March 24th, evening-weekday or weekend, whatever the preference. LET'S DO IT!!!!!!!

Email me with your ideas.

Thanks and welcome!!

[torreskttw]

We actually have 6 persons planning to attend the first supper club meeting this Saturday, March 29th @ 6pm at the Caribou Cafe, 12th & Walnut Streets, Philadelphia. Anyone else interested, please email me directly so I can add to the reservation list appropriately. Those of you who cannot attend, I will be sure to email you information about the ideas discussed and you will have an opportunity to contribute via email and/or at the next get together. I will attempt to schedule a second supper club meeting in late April, or early May.

Thank you all for your participation!!

Happy Cooking, and Eating!!

[torreskttw]

Thanks for being part of the first Supper Club meeting!
We had a great turnout. Seven persons joined us for our first meet. One of our members chose the restaurant, which we all enjoyed. We will be alternating between going out to eat, and hosting and/or cooking in. Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, May 4th @4pm with a Mexican "Cinco de Mayo" theme. One of our members will be hosting and the rest of the members will bring a dish/dessert/drink to the meeting. I will generate a list of the items that will be needed and the members can choose what they will bring. If anyone has any ideas on what will be a much needed item for the "Cinco de Mayo" theme meal, or volunteers to bring an item, please let me know. I will email directions to the next meeting place and a phone number within the next couple of weeks directly to all members.
Thanks again Everyone!!

Happy Cooking and Eating!!!!

[LaraWiz71]

Anyone in the New Hope area? I live near Princeton, and New Hope is a doable distance for me. Please let me know! Thanks! :)

[torreskttw]

Hi Everyone!!

Jo (Josephine) our host for our May Supper Club meeting is able to host on Saturday May 3rd rather than Sunday May 4th. Jo will be hosting at her place in Voorhees, NJ.
I will be emailing all of you directions.
Saturday, May 3rd @4pm "Cinco de Mayo" Supper Club Theme

The following items can be part of our feast:
Guacamole
Salsa with tortilla chips (this is fun to do from scratch!)
Tropical Fruit Salad
Sangria
Mexican Rice
Refried beans
Quesadillas
flour tortillas (soft/hard)
Taco meat (choice of meat-shredded chicken, beef or pork)- eaten with soft/hard flour tortillas
Churros (sweet pastry twists with sugar and cinnamon)
Mexican bread(s)
Eight Layer Dip
Paper plates, cups, utensils, napkins
Margaritas
Other beverage -----
Please choose what you can bring from above or if you would like to volunteer to bring another item let me know.
We expect about 10-15 persons to attend our Cinco de Mayo Supper Club meeting.
Thanks again Everyone!!

Happy Cooking and Eating!!!!

[torreskttw]

Hi Everyone!!

Jo (Josephine) our host for our May Supper Club meeting is hosting our Cinco de Mayo gathering this Saturday, May 3rd @4pm. Jo will be hosting at her place in Voorhees, NJ. I emailed all of you last week the address and directions from mapquest. If you need additional information, please email me at torreskttw@aol.com

Thank you to all of you who are attending and many thanks to those that are bringing goodies.

Those of you not attending, hopefully we'll see you next time.

Happy Cooking and Eating!!

[torreskttw]

Thanks to all of you who participated in our Cinco de Mayo supperclub gathering! We had a great time! Great Food too!! Thank you to our gracious host, Jo for her hospitality.
Welcome to all the new members! We are happy to have you join us!!

Our next meeting will be in June and we are planning to meet at the restaurant below on either Saturday, June 14th or Saturday, June 21st @7pm. Please let me know which day you prefer. We will go with the day that most members can attend.
We will need a good count of those planning to attend to make reservations ahead.

The restaurant is:

Fez Moroccan Restaurant
620 S. 2nd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-925-5367

Please feel free to look it up online at:

http://www.digitalcity.com/philadelphia/dining/venue.adp?vid=63253&type=details:p

Thank you all again! See you soon!!

[torreskttw]

Hi Everyone!

It looks like we are ready for this Saturday, June 21st @7pm for the this month's Supper Club gathering.

The following persons are planning to attend:

Jo
Elena
Reena & hubby
Monica
Karen
Ivy & Tony
Colleen

(9)

If anything changes for the persons above or if anyone else is now
available, or would like to bring a guest, please let me know ASAP.

The restaurant is:

> Fez Moroccan Restaurant
> 620 S. 2nd St.
> Philadelphia, PA 19147
> 215-925-5367

Please check out the menu and take a virtual tour of the restaurant online(website below).

Official Restaurant Website:

http://www.phillyrestaurants.com/fez/

Can't wait!!
See you SATURDAY!!
Happy cooking, and Eating!!

[torreskttw]

Thanks to those of you who attended the June Supper Club Gathering at the Fez Restaurant Saturday night.

We had a great time!!

Our next gathering will be hosted by Elena. I will provide you with the address and directions to her place in the next few weeks.

Our tentative plans are for a Summer BBQ...Caribbean theme (outdoors!)for the first weekend of August, Saturday, August 2, 2003 late afternoon or early evening. I will confirm the day and time with Elena.

I will also come up with a list of items, dishes, that people can bring. If you have any ideas, please do not hesitate to email me.
Please let me know if you can attend, so we can get an idea of how many people can come and what they can bring.

Talk to you soon.

Happy Cooking, and Eating!!

[Janice Burness]

I was wondering if you already had too many members or if you might want to add one more. I live in Burlington, NJ and am fairly new to the supper club scene, but I think it sounds great. Please let me know more.

Thanks, Janice

[torreskttw]

You are welcome to join the group!
We currently have about 10-12 members, but we can never get everyone to come to one particular event. We usually go with the majority, which turns out to be about 7 members.
We always have a great time.

I will be posting the information on the next gathering, tentatively scheduled for August 2nd. I will add your email to the supper club.

I hope you can join us next time.

[torreskttw]

Unfortunately, Elena will be working most of the summer out of town and will not be able to host our next supperclub gathering in August. We should still try to have a BBQ, picnic type event before the summer is over.
Let's try for one of the two following dates:
Saturday, August 9th @ 6 or 7pm
Saturday, August 30th, @ 6 or 7pm
Please let me know which day and time you prefer and we will go with the majority.
I also need some ideas of where to have it. We should probably have it outdoors if possible (a park), with contingency plans if it rains (park with covered picnic area). Please email me with some ideas of a place we can gather that is rain friendly.

Below I have listed some typical BBQ, picnic items.
Please let me know what you can bring, or if you have any other ideas of what other items could be included.
If you can bring something else not on the list, also please let me know.

Plates, cups, utensils, napkins
Summery, fruity alcoholic beverage
Fruit salad
Burgers and buns (condiments)
Hotdogs, sausages and buns (condiments)
Chicken wings (mild,hot,or plain)
Green salad
Pasta Salad
Bread and spread or salsa
Cheese and crackers
Nonalcoholic beverages (soda, juice, iced tea)
Wine

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!!

Thanks to all of you! Enjoy the summer!
Happy Cooking and Eating!!

[torreskttw]

Hi Everyone!

This month's Supperclub meeting is being hosted by Reena and Mahesh.

It will take place this Sunday, August 10th @ 4pm
Our summer BBQ!

I have received email from a handful of you, planning to attend. Those of you who have not emailed me, please do. Let me know if you plan to attend, if so, what you will be bringing.

THANKS

See you SOON!

[ajc485]

I'm interested in joining a supper club in the Delaware County area. Are you accepting new members? I've read your posts and it sounds like you are all having a great time together!

[vpd]

I have also enjoyed reading about your club and wanted to know if you were accepting new members. My husband and I moved to the South Jersey area last year and would love to meet others with an interest in cooking, food, etc.
I look forward to hearing from you!

[torreskttw]

Thanks to all of you that participated in our last two Supperclub gatherings that took place on Sunday, August 10th and Saturday, September 13th!

In August, Reena and Mahesh hosted. We had a summer picnic. We had a wonderful time, Thanks to our hosts.
In September, we went to the Jasmine/Lemongrass Thai restaurant in King of Prussia, PA. It was great!

We plan to have an international cuisine theme for our October gathering. Monica has offered to host it at her place in center city.
We have tentatively scheduled it for Saturday, October 25th @6pm.

I will be emailing you as we get closer to the date to remind you of the day, time, give you some ideas on what you can bring, if you don't know yet, and also to provide you with address and directions.

Talk to you soon.

[Cecilia]

I'm interested in joining a supper club in the suburbs. Hope it's not too late to join.

[linda68]

Hi...I'm also interested in joining a Supper Club in the Philly area. I live near Chestnut Hill. You can email me directly at marzin68@yahoo.com.

Thanks,

Linda

[vpd]

Ivy--Thanks for your email.
All--My husband and I would be very interested in joining your Club. We cannot make the Oct. 25th date, due to a previous commitment, but will continue to track this site. Hopefully we will able to join you next time. Looks like fun...

--Vanita

[torreskttw]

Hi Supperclub friends!

We are planning to get together at Monica's place (downtown philly) for our October gathering, scheduled for Saturday, October 25th @6pm!

The theme is "International Cuisine". You can bring something you make from your own culture or another culture you enjoy or if you would like to try something new. The host can provide the paper products (plates, cups, utensils, napkins) and one drink (alcoholic and/or nonalcoholic.)

Please email me and let me know if you plan to attend and what you plan to bring. I will be emailing next week with address and directions.

CAN'T WAIT!!

HAPPY EATING AND COOKING!!!

[torreskttw]

Thanks to our gracious host Monica. We had a wonderful time Saturday, October 25th at her place. Lots of food! We had a small group attend. I hope we can get more people out next time.

Our next supperclub meeting will be at a restaurant. We are considering a Sports Bar by the name of Chickie & Pete's. There are a few locations to choose from (15th St. and Packer Ave.
Philadelphia, and 4010 Robbins St., Philadelphia). The cuisine is American & Seafood. The holiday season is starting and we all have other gatherings to attend. Hopefully we can have a good group attend in November. The dates we are looking at are Saturday or Sunday November 15th, 16th; Saturday or Sunday November 22nd, 23rd. We can meet for late lunch/early dinner 2-3pm, or dinner 6-7pm. Please let me know which day (Saturday or Sunday), date (15,16,22 or 23) and meeting time (2-3 or 6-7) you would prefer. I would tally it all up, and make arrangements.

Thanks a bunch!

Ivy

[torreskttw]

It looks like most people are available for the weekend of November 22nd.

Our next gathering will be at:

Chickie's & Pete's
15th St. and Packer Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19145
215-218-0500

Saturday, November 22nd @6pm.

You can get more restaurant details and directions by going to digitalcity.com/philadelphia and search under the restaurant guide, restaurant finder for "petes". Then click on 15th Street -Chickie & Petes for details.

I will need confirmation from everyone available again, to make the appropriate reservations.

In the meantime, Happy Cooking and EATING!!

See you soon!!

[torreskttw]

Hi Everyone!

Only a couple of members made it to Chickie & Pete's Saturday.

The seafood was good, spicy with lots of garlic! I really liked the bread too.

Afterwards, we went to Old City to check out Plow of the Stars.
The weather was great! We were able to sit outside and enjoy the ambience.

Thanks Linda and Elena for coming.
We missed you Jo.

Linda suggested she would host early next year, and she would like to make it a wine tasting gathering!
That sounds like fun!

I would like to host for December. Someone suggested a dessert gathering for December.

What do all of you think about dessert? Everyone can bring something sweet.
I will cover some drinks, the paper products, and some hor'devoures (spelling??).

We are looking at Sat or Sun, Dec. 20th, 21st, 27th or the 28th.
We could do early afternoon(2-4) or evening(6-8).

Let me know which day (Sat. or Sun.) you prefer, which weekend date, and time (afternoon or evening). We will go with the majority.

In the meantime, Happy Cooking, and Eating!!

[torreskttw]

Hi Everyone!

I will be hosting our December gathering!!

DESSERT, DESSERT, DESSERT!!

We have chosen Sunday, December 28th @3pm.

Please email me and let me know if you can make the confirmed day and time. Also, let me know what dessert you would like to bring. It would be nice to have a variety.

In the meantime, Happy Cooking and Eating!!

[torreskttw]

Hi Everyone!

Thanks to those of you who came to the December supperclub gathering.
We only had a couple of members attend.
It seems that this time of year is hard to get a good group together.

We had lots of goodies!
Thanks to Linda and Reena for joining us.

We are considering one of two restaurants for the January supperclub,
a new Indian Restaurant in the Norristown area or an Italian restaurant in the Manayunk area.

We are looking at the following dates for January:
Saturday Jan. 17th, Jan 24th, or Jan 31st @6pm.

Please email me and let me know which restaurant you prefer, as well as what date is best for you.

We are also considering a, bring a friend along gathering, for the January and/or February supperclub to help expand the group.
Let me know what you think.

HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!!

[torreskttw]

We have chosen Saturday, January 31st @6pm for our next Supperclub gathering.

We have chosen a new Indian Restaurant "Aman" in Norristown, PA to try.

It will also be a "bring a friend along" gathering.

Please email me and let me know if you and/or a friend will be attending.

In the meantime, HAPPY COOKING!

[torreskttw]

Hi Supperclub Friends!

Thanks to those of you who came to try the new Indian Restaurant "Aman" in Norristown, PA.

The food was very good. The food was arranged family style, so we tried different dishes like chicken, shrimp, lamb, and different breads. We all had great desserts. The mango juice was great also.

We have not decided on what to do for the February supperclub gathering.
We usually have someone host an event every other month. If anyone is interested in hosting in February or March let me know. Otherwise, we can pick another restaurant for February.
Any ideas, please email me.

Thanks!

[torreskttw]

Hi Supperclub Friends!

Linda will be hosting our February gathering. Yeah!
We have scheduled it for Saturday, February 28th @7pm.
It will be a wine and appetizer gathering!

Everyone who participates please bring a bottle of wine and an appetizer.
I will email those of you who will be attending with the address and directions to Linda's place. Linda lives in Wyndmoor, close to Chestnut Hill.

I have only heard from a couple of you.
Please email me to let me know if you plan to attend and what you will be bringing.

Thanks!

[Pumpkyn27]

Hi,

Would your supper club be interested in 2 or 3 new members? We have participated in a very small supper club group for slightly over a year, but due to life situations, one or two of our members are no longer able to participate. We're looking to join a larger group if you are interested in a few new members. We're on the Jersey side of the Philly suburbs, so we probably be most likely to attend/host the gatherings on the Jersey side and the restaurant outings in Philly. Please let me know if you are interested in accepting a few new members if your club is still active. My email is pumpkyn27@hotmail.com. Thank you.