Dave Tong 
Santa Clara, CA
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 | | 02-02-2005 02:37 AM |
| Would there be any interest in an offline along the lines run by the "Trouble Causing Forumites" over on WS? A nice restaurant, a private room, a fixed price menu, bring a bottle each. Total price per head would be in the $60-$100 range including tax, corkage and service. | | | http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.<br>http://scmwine.wikispaces.com - your guide to the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley<br> |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
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| | 02-02-2005 06:19 AM |
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Rothko
Palm Beach
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| | 02-02-2005 03:55 PM |
| Want to do it in Palm Beach??  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts: 1475
| | 02-02-2005 03:58 PM |
| Come on! Everyone knows the only good place for an offline is Baltimore | | | |
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Dave Tong
Santa Clara, CA
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Posts: 1336
| | 02-02-2005 04:04 PM |
| As an example I called Parcel 104 - a great restaurant in Santa Clara. They have several private rooms for about 30 people and will provide a prix fixe dinner at $65 per head. With tax and service it would be $83. I asked about corkage and explained that I'd prefer a flat rate per head; they sad they would call me back. I think their normal corkage is $25 but if we could cut a deal, say $10 or $15, that would keep the cost under $100 per head.
I'll pursue this if there is interest. If the price is too high I can try other restaurants. | | | http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.<br>http://scmwine.wikispaces.com - your guide to the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley<br> | |
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Dave Tong
Santa Clara, CA
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Posts: 1336
| | 02-04-2005 03:09 AM |
| I'll take that as a "NO" then. | | | http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.<br>http://scmwine.wikispaces.com - your guide to the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley<br> | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
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Posts: 30967
| | 02-04-2005 05:52 PM |
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I'll take that as a "NO" then.
Parcel 104 is good.
I didn't know they had any private rooms in the restaurant. They may be talking about one of the banquet rooms in the hotel which imo is not the same.
I had a wine tasting there about three years ago with 60 people. We took over the far side of the restaurant that is up one step. There is a 4-foot divider with flowers dividing the rooms so it is not completely private but it worked well for us with that many people.
I love Parcel 104. Bradley Ogden is up there with my top five favorite chefs. | | | |
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Dave Tong
Santa Clara, CA
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| | 02-04-2005 08:35 PM |
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Parcel 104 is good.I didn't know they had any private rooms in the restaurant.
That's because it's private  According to their web site Our private dining room can accommodate 34 guests and features a state of the art media center ... When not in use the media center is hidden in a decorative cabinet made of the same American hard woods featured throughout our restaurant.
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I had a wine tasting there about three years ago with 60 people. We took over the far side of the restaurant that is up one step. There is a 4-foot divider with flowers dividing the rooms so it is not completely private but it worked well for us with that many people.
That sounds like their "semi-private dining room"
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I love Parcel 104. Bradley Ogden is up there with my top five favorite chefs.
Amen. That's partly why I picked it - that and it's so conveniently located. | | | http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.<br>http://scmwine.wikispaces.com - your guide to the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley<br> | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
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Posts: 30967
| | 02-05-2005 03:13 AM |
| The private room is news to me. | | | |
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