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This Summer In
Russia
Scandinavia and
St. Petersburg, Russia
June 19-29
Join us for ten cool days as we visit all the capitals of the Baltic, and two days in Russia's crown jewel. Aboard the brand-new Crown Princess. It never gets dark that time of year there--come party with us!
Time Is Running Out!
Reservation Deadline March 28
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Impastato's
N. Hullen at 16th St., Metairie
(Behind Morning Call)
Wednesday, April 2, 6:30 p.m.
$75 per person, inclusive of tax, tips, and wines.
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CONFIRMATION LIST: Check the list of names in the blue box at right to see if your reservation is confirmed. (Allow 24-36 hours.)
Joe Impastato seems to really like the Eat Club. And, judging by the way we always sell out the house whenever we have a dinner at his restaurant, the Eat Club likes him. We're back again with another dinner with too much food and more choices than usual. We start with an aperitf wine in the bar, and continue through five courses with wines paired with each.
Seafood Appetizers
The following will come to the table randomly. Keep the one that lands before you, swap with a fellow diner, or pass them around, family style. (If you don't get what you wanted, they'll bring it to you.):
- Seared sea scallops
- Italian baked oysters
- Marinated crab claws
- Shrimp au gratin
Crawfish Pasta
A rich pasta with fresh crawfish tails and a cream sauce.
Romaine Salad With Tomatoes
Grilled Gulf Fish With Crabmeat Romano
Encrusted with herbs and pepper, with a brown meuniere sauce, roasted garlic, and rosemary
~or~
Pecan-Smoked Filet Mignon
~or~
Soft-Shell Crab
With crabmeat and shrimp in a cream sauce
~or~
Veal Marsala
Baby white veal with a brown Marsala sauce with fresh mushrooms
All The Desserts in the House
Pick the one (or two) you like.
Wine: Banfi Rosa Regale
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Impastato's
Daussat 2
Lodriguss 3
Girard 3
Meinert 6
Farmer 1
Vincent 1
Maniscalco 2
Kunderer 2
Judson 1
Herkes 2
Eigher 6
Dumun 2
R Davis 2
Boimare 1
R Jones 3
Simoneaux 2
McCarthy 2
Claros 6
Frankinburger 2
Kennerd 2
Myers 2
MacKay 2
Knight 2
Traina 5
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Eat Club events are open to everyone! Singles are as welcome as couples. Don't worry about being among strangers; about a third of the people at every dinner are first-timers, too, and you'll make friends with the others at your table quickly. Our dinners are convivial and unpretentious--just good food and wine.
Reservations Essential! Once you're
reasonably sure you'll be there. We
usually sell out, so reserve early. If you need to cancel, please
let me know no less than two days before the dinner. Please understand that I sometimes
have to pay for no-shows out of my own pocket.
Confirmation.
Because of major
problems with e-mail delivery lately, I now post a list of
the last names of everyone whose reservation is confirmed. Click here
to view that list. (Allow 24 hours after you send your reservation.) If
you're on the list, we look forward to seeing you. If
not, please contact me
again here. I will still send an e-mail to you as soon as I can
after you reserve.
Unless otherwise noted,
the
prices include the complete dinner, tax, tip, and wine, but not
cocktails. Cash will get you out faster, but credit cards are okay. At
some dinners, we collect at the beginning just to speed things up at
the
end. Smoking is not
permitted at Eat Club dinners.
First-Timers. If you've never been to one of our dinners before and are hesitant, please give it a try! You'll find a very sociable bunch of people, many of whom will also be first-timers. Singles (some of whom are married to too-busy spouses) are also always with us. We sit together at big tables, and share easy conversation as well as the wine and food. No gourmet pretensions or speeches; we're primarily interested in eating well and having a fun evening. The chefs and wine distributors give us unusually good work at attractive prices.