[POOL] Time for the group dinner?

[Craig Stacey]

Okay, let's throw out a suggested date and venue

How about:

Wednesday, August 30th, 7PM at Clara's.

Who's in?

As for the money, we've got $505 to play with.  Anything left over  
goes into the practice table fund.  Sound good?

--
Craig


On Aug 15, 2006, at 3:42 PM, Strons, Philip S. wrote:

> Ok.  I'm voting for Clara's on a Wednesday night.  Bill said he'll go
> anywhere on any day.
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-mcs- 
> pool at mcs.anl.gov] On
> Behalf Of Craig Stacey
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 3:35 PM
> To: mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: [POOL] Time for the group dinner?
>
> Clara's.
>
> http://www.claraspasta.com/
>
> Yummy Italian place on Route 53 in Woodridge.  I recommend, if we do
> Clara's, we do it on a Wednesday night because:
> (A) Wednesdays they have gnocchi!
> (B) Wednesdays feature half-price bottles of wine (up to $75/bottle)
> (C) I'm in weight watchers, and I weight-in on Wednesday afternoons,
> which means I'd have a full week to repent and pay for my sins,  
> such as
> having gnocchi and wine! :)
>
> --
> Craig
>
>
> On Aug 10, 2006, at 3:00 PM, Roger Sersted wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Could someone describe "Clara's"?   I've been to Beni Hana and
>> enough Chines places to figure out "PF Chang's".
>>
>> Here are a couple places that I like.  But, I'm not sure if they meet
>> Ti's non-smoking standard.
>>
>>
>> Sushi House - Naperville or Downers Grove Wildfire Grill Lonestar
>> Steakhouse Hackney's Bob Chinn's - Wheeling (I think) It's a long
>> drive, but the food is great.
>>
>> Roger S.
>>
>>
>>
>> Craig Stacey wrote:
>>> Yeah, I can't stand the smell of smoke when I'm eating, so I'm on
>>> board with this.
>>> And, thus far, all of Ti's suggestions of venue sound positively
>>> yummy.  I might also through a Maggiano's suggestion into the mix.
>>> --
>>> Craig
>>> On Aug 10, 2006, at 2:40 PM, Ti Leggett wrote:
>>>> Obviously, I'd rather non-smoking entirely (Clara's, PF Chang's,
>>>> Beni Hana), though a venue where it's not noticeable (Cheesecake
>>>> Factory for instance) would be fine. If people want us to bring
>>>> Aidan (which is still to be decided :), then those are my
>>>> requirements. If we don't bring him, they're merely preferences :)
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 10, 2006, at Thu,Aug 10, 11:53 AM, Craig Stacey wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> When you say a no-smoking place, do you mean a restaurant that has
>
>>>>> no smoking anywhere?  Might be difficult to find unless we go into
>
>>>>> the city (and even then... that 15 feet of the bar exemption
>>>>> exists).
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Craig
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 10, 2006, at 1:43 PM, Roger Sersted wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A non-smoking venue should be a requirement.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As for a date, the only weekend I can't make it would be
>>>>>> 8/26-8/27.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW, we still haven't decided WHAT we were going to do,
>>>>>> resturant, picnic, car parts for Roger :-).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roger S.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ti Leggett wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If we go someplace non-smoking Amy and I can introduce you to
>>>>>>> Aidan.  Otherwise we'll need to get a sitter. We'll come
>>>>>>> regardless, though,  so no pressure.
>>>>>>> On Aug 10, 2006, at Thu,Aug 10, 9:17 AM, Craig Stacey wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We should do our team dinner prior to the league starting
>>>>>>>> up   again.  Thoughts?
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Craig
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>