Jill wrote
>
[email protected] wrote:
> > Stephanie <
[email protected]> wrote:
> >> My husband and I are interested in joining a gourmet club and we live in Pennsylvania. Any one
> >> have any ideas where to look to locate such a club?
> >
> > Try asking around at local grourmet food/cookwares stores. Look in the special events section of
> > neighborhood newspapers.
>
> Might even find, like one of my brothers did, a local restaurant sponsors such gatherings. The one
> he found wasn't so much a "club" as personal lessons for a small group from the chef of a local
> bistro. They'd meet
when
> the restaurant was closed, learn to make specific dishes and get
on-the-spot
> guidance from the chef. (Of course these were featured items from the restaurant menu, with the
> goal of promoting the restaurant, but it was a win-win situation!)
>
> No reason why the attendees couldn't simply then plan their own get togethers, perhaps rotating
> from home to home, trying out different
dishes,
> themes, etc. Good luck!
Also I'd suggest going to the Philadelphia/PA sections of www.chowhound.com and inquiring. I know
that a number of cities e.g. NYC and Chicago have quite active "chowhound" groups that meet up at
people's homes for potlucks, go on restaurant crawls, wine tastings, etc. The NYC group has had
several very large gatherings (having to rent a public space) where all are welcome, the only
proviso being that folks bring food whether it be home made or store - bought (people come from all
over the country for some of their events). The Chicago group has it's own listserv and does a lot
of resto touring in cheap ethnic places, etc. besides having events in people's homes....
Also I'd suggest calling the local paper (if it's big enough to have a food section) and asking them
about this...I'd bet they have some tips.
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Best Greg