Put me and Mrs. JiLS down for 2.

If we're here, we're there.

Gypsy Boy and Lovely Dining Companion

Count me in for at least one, maybe two.

Alice and I will be there.

Too bad they can't import any real Oaxacan cheese. It's been many years since I was in Oaxaca and the memory of their cheese lingers on. Locally made string cheeses just don't taste the same.

Ken

Please include Victor and me.

Thanks!

Catherine and Robert are planning to join you. We are leaving for France on Tuesady August 2, and will be back on Sept. 14, so we will check back once we are home. Thanks for organizing this.

Please count me in for 2 as well. Thank you for setting this up. Can we bring margaritas? Or should I plan on beer?

amscrap wrote:Alice and I will be there.

Too bad they can't import any real Oaxacan cheese. It's been many years since I was in Oaxaca and the memory of their cheese lingers on. Locally made string cheeses just don't taste the same.

Ken

Oaxacan string cheese, perhaps not THE Oaxacan string cheese can easily be found at various places around town. In fact, Ken, I am surprised you do not know the best source for Mexican cheeses...

...the flea markets.

Rob

Just in case I mumbled when I left after eating there with you the other day, count me and Di in for a night of gastronomic indulgence.

I would love to join if the final date is falls on a weekend.

Flea markets may be good places to get Mexican cheese, but it's also hard to beat Carniceria Jimenez for all things Hispanic -- including imported Oaxacan Quesillo -- the traditional, hand-wound string cheese. If you haven't been to Carniceria Jimenez, you owe yourself a visit -- great place to get just about anything you can imagine needing, from dozens and dozens of dried chiles to bags of masa to cuts of meat you just don't find at Jewel to naranja agria to yuca and banana leaves, and on and on.

As for a Oaxacan meal, I think the two best Oaxacan moles are coloradito and chichilo. Garnachas are a fun appetizer, as are tlayudas. Tamales de elote tierno con queso y cream are simply dandy. Tasajo is a cut of beef indigenous to Oaxaca, and I've had it several ways -- from simply grilled to rolled with mushrooms, onions, and epazote -- and all were delicious. Oaxacan chorizo is sensational. And molitos are good, too.

Buen provecho. (And does responding constitute an rsvp, or does that need to be separate?)

VI, The Wife and I are in for 9/17.

I have been lurking for sometime (legal in most states). Since I'm planning to be in Oaxaca in December, I'd love to have the chance to learn about the cuisine in the company of LTHers. If there is an opening, count me in for one

Please reserve a spot for 2 more. Looking forward to it!

Unfortunately, something's come up and we have to cancel. Please cross off debo and Victor.

See you next time,
Deb

I haven't seen an address posted for this (am I showing that I'm totally unhip by not knowing this?) -- so could someone post the address? Also, the date is given, but no time has been posted -- or at least not that I've seen.

And while those things are necessary, just out of curiosity, do we have a menu yet?

Thanks for any and all info.

Cynthia, you are not totally unhip in not knowing which of the two locations is being used. Having eaten in both, I would guess that only the Diversey location, which has a fairly large back room, would be capable of handling the group. Organizer should confirm.

6113 West Diversey
3382 North Milwaukee

I will also have to cancel for this, sadly. Please cross off hellodali + 1.

ekreider wrote:Cynthia, you are not totally unhip in not knowing which of the two locations is being used. Having eaten in both, I would guess that only the Diversey location, which has a fairly large back room, would be capable of handling the group. Organizer should confirm.

6113 West Diversey
3382 North Milwaukee

Yes, based upon the size I had assumed it was the far west location as well (never been there myself, but knew there's no way in heck that the Milwaukee address could handle that size). It will mark one of those rare occasions I venture west of Cicero Avenue - probably the 3rd such venture of the year. Ahh, the vast distances I'm willing to travel for an LTH meal.

Add me to the list of attendees on September 17th (the Mexican Independence Day weekend). I've seen both locations, and like Milwaukee Ave. best. But, it's nice to have someone else worry about the logistics, and only be responsible to show up and eat!

Is it too late to claim interest in this? If not, put me down for two.

Can you count me in? I missed the time and the address. Is it byob? JOJO

I would love to attend with a friend. Is there room for 2 more?

darrek wrote:I would love to attend with a friend. Is there room for 2 more?

yes

Better make that 4 more, sadly. Mrs. JiLS has been called back out of town and I'll have some other obligations, myself, that evening. Sorry we can't make it.

Rats, I will be in Orlando that night. Enjoy!

I want to confirm some details for the dinner on SEPTEMBER 17TH.

TIME: 7 PM
LOCATION: 6113 West Diversey

ATTENDEES:

VI + 1
Cathy2 +1
jclifton + 1
EC + Petite Pois
Giovanna
Kman +1
Sazerac + A2Fay
Amscrap + 1
Chapulin (of course!) + 1
borborigny + 1
petite_gourmande ?
Hammond + 1
Happer Taster Gal + 1
Bill
coconut + 1
darrek + 1
Cynthia

Thats 28 people if I count righ. I want a final count by Monday. Please let me know what else is missing.

Rob

The Wife and I are still in.

Hammond

David Hammond wrote:The Wife and I are still in.

Hammond

I only need to know if you are not on the list and wanna come, or are on the list and cannot come...

Lovely Dining Companion and I anticipate eagerly and ask to be included (since our earlier post was uncertain).