LTHForum 5th Anniv Party Sun, June 7, 2009

LTH 5th Anniversary Party – June 7th, 1:00-5:00 pm, Weegee’s Lounge

A group of LTHers got together and talked about how much LTHForum has changed the way we think and talk about food. Thanks to LTH, over the last five years:

We now know all about the membrane on ribs.
We’ve learned to cook horse, Swedish-style.
We’ve avoided many bad meals because an LTHer “took one for the team.”
We cringe at the mention of meat jello.
We helped make raccoon what’s for dinner.
We know what Malort, balut and durian are.

Most of all, we’ve had many great meals and met many great new people because of LTH.

In appreciation, we decided to “unofficially” put together a gathering honoring what the founders, moderators and members have meant to us all. Please join us to celebrate at Weegee's on June 7 at 1:00 pm. The menu will include an array of signature dishes from GNRs that we’ve loved and collectively discovered over the past five years. We will reveal the menu as it becomes finalized.

All LTHers welcome!

Signed,
The “Unofficial” LTH 5th Year Anniversary Party Planning Committee
Hellodali, germuska, Kennyz, aschie30, Cinny's Mom, Mhays, happy_stomach, Santander

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Event information:

Tickets are $30 per person. The ticket price will cover the food expense. There will be a cash bar available for drinks.

Please purchase tickets at Brown Paper Tickets. There is a $1.74 fee charged by BPT per ticket. Space is reserved on a first-come, first-served basis only with the purchase of a ticket on BPT. We are capping the event at 55 people.

After you have purchased your ticket, please post a confirmation on this thread that you purchased your ticket so that we have an accurate head count.

Hopefully, the weather will cooperate and we can use Weegee’s spacious back patio.

Weegee’s Lounge
3659 W Armitage Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 384-0707

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Menu
A sampling of LTH favorites

Honey 1 - Combo Rib Tips/Hot links

[Photo courtesy of GWiv]

Khan BBQ - Chicken Boti

[Photo courtesy of MikeG]

Cemitas Puebla - Cemitas Atomica

[Photo courtesy of ronnie_suburban]

Wiener and Still Champion - Fried Chili, Fried Bacon and Country Fried Gyros

Country-Fried Bacon (left); Fried chili (right)
[Photo Courtesy of irisarbor]


Country-Fried Gyros
[Photo courtesy of nr706]

Sun Wah - Roasted Duck, Fried Chicken, BBQ Pork & Roasted Pork

Roast Pork
[Photo courtesy of GWiv]


BBQ Pork
[Photo courtesy of GWiv]


Fried Chicken
[Photo courtesy of GWiv]

The Riviera - "Will Special" Sandwich (crafted by LTH member "YourPalWill")

[Photo courtesy of MikeG & GWiv]

Lao Sze Chuan - Tony's 3-Chili Chicken, Spicy Cabbage, Szechuan Green Beans

Tony's 3-Chili Chicken (aka "Chicken Crack")
[Photo courtesy of GWiv]


Spicy Cabbage
[Photo courtesy of ronnie_suburban]

The Brown Sack - Pozole or Pork Soup

[Photo courtesy of ronnie_suburban]

Podhalanka - Pierogies (Potato & Cheese/Cabbage)

[Photo courtesy of GWiv]

Deta's Montenegrin Cafe - Burek (Veggie & Cheese/Meat)

[Photo courtesy of nr706]

Spoon - Issan Sausage

[Photo courtesy of Mhays]

Mixed Berry Torte with vanilla custard, chocolate genoise and whipped cream frosting provided by Delightful Pastries

I've written it on my calendar -- in ink!

Oh my, this sound rather epic!

sounds promising, any hints?

inked in too!

jimswside wrote:sounds promising, any hints?

Here's a hint: The 5th Anniversary Party will be held at . . .


. . .a place where you can drink this Manhattan with Brandied Cherry

Any guesses?

More details coming soon . . .

aschie30 wrote:

jimswside wrote:sounds promising, any hints?

Here's a hint: The 5th Anniversary Party will be held at . . .


. . .a place where you can drink this Manhattan with Brandied Cherry

Any guesses?

More details coming soon . . .

The Gage?

weegee's, catered by the brown sack?

other guess: sabatino's.

gleam wrote:
other guess: sabatino's.

good guess,

I am guessing Sabatino's too.

Silver Palm/Matchbox?? Bar Deville?

gleam wrote:weegee's . . .

The ever astute gleam gets it first try. The event will be held at:



A formal announcement for the event will be made soon, which will include registration information. People who want to attend will be able to register for the event only by purchasing a ticket. Registration will be on a first come, first-served basis with the purchase of a ticket. Please use this thread only to confirm after you have purchased a ticket and not to register and/or hold a space for the event.

Please keep an eye on this thread for further announcements . . .

P.S. Weegee's new drink menu is fantastic . . .

I'm even more excited now, Weegee's is close to home!

Weegee's is cool, but they don't serve food and don't offer very much of interest for us non-drinkers. Hopefully arrangements for outside vittles have been made.

stevez wrote:Weegee's is cool, but they don't serve food and don't offer very much of interest for us non-drinkers. Hopefully arrangements for outside vittles have been made.

stevez - Be patient . . . of course there will be food! It's an LTH event! And believe me, Weegee's holds interest for drinkers and non-drinkers alike.

My initial reaction was similar - not that I'm a non-drinker, but I don't go out just to drink if there's no food involved, especially if I'm going to have a long drive home.

(On the bright side, I see from my master map that it is halfway between Fonda del Mar and Taqueria Puebla.)

Can someone who's been to Weegee's report on whether or not the cat pee smell mentioned in some Yelp posts really exists there? I am a little concerned about setting way back some good baby steps of progress I've made recently in overcoming my aversion to sauvignon blanc.

Katie wrote: I don't go out just to drink if there's no food involved

As stated directly above, there will be food at the event.

Katie wrote:Can someone who's been to Weegee's report on whether or not the cat pee smell mentioned in some Yelp posts really exists there?

I don't read Yelp; however, I have been to Weegee's and I can tell you that I did not detect any cat pee smell.

Oh ye of little faith. An LTH party without food? We'd be run off the board with pitchforks (speaking as a member of the planning group).

Katie wrote:My initial reaction was similar - not that I'm a non-drinker, but I don't go out just to drink if there's no food involved, especially if I'm going to have a long drive home.

(On the bright side, I see from my master map that it is halfway between Fonda del Mar and Taqueria Puebla.)

Can someone who's been to Weegee's report on whether or not the cat pee smell mentioned in some Yelp posts really exists there? I am a little concerned about setting way back some good baby steps of progress I've made recently in overcoming my aversion to sauvignon blanc.

The invitation is open to all, but my guess is that RiverWester will not be attending.

Awesome food, atmosphere, and people will abound, we promise!

Neither do I (read Yelp, that is), but I hadn't heard of Weegee's before, so I searched for it in the LTH forums and I googled it.

I did see the earlier reply that there would be food; I think both of us were just commenting that without that being said up front, it did just look like meeting up at a bar for drinks.

HI,

I'm largely a non-drinker, too. Two years ago, I would have been more repulsed because visiting a bar also meant walking into a smoking environment. We're lucky, because we can always sneak out for an oatmeal shake from The Brown Sack down the street.

Regards,

Since this is a formal announcement, will I need to wear a tuxedo?

Cathy2 wrote:We're lucky, because we can always sneak out for an oatmeal shake from The Brown Sack down the street.

My choice wouldn't be oatmeal, but that doesn't matter because Brown Sack is closed on Sunday.

I'm planning on attending and got a ticket via BPT.

Mrs. & Mr. Ursiform will be attending, tickets purchased.

I'm in, plus 2. Tix have been purchased.

Woo Hoo!

=R=

list updated downthread

Hi,

I just bought my ticket.

Regards,

Moi aussi.

I just purchased tickets, one for myself and NR706

I'm in for one.