Date of Visit: June 28, 2017
President: J. Lukas
The Show: 10
The Score: 7.72
| The all too confident President, yours truly, started the evening festivities with a dash of chaos. As usual, member Leom led a charge to start pre-meal drinks a bit early. Little did he know, the pre-meal location, Northside Tavern, did not abide by the usual drinking hours. The Tavern was not open to the members until 5:00 PM(and on a weekday, no less!). It seemed your president had done a Butler on group. In order to atone for the mistake, the president bought each of the misled members a drink of their choosing.
With the chaos out of the way, the group made their way to the dinner venue, Dusmesh. Dusmesh was last graced by CASACC in May 2015 under the illustrious (his words) president Joshua Vincent Falter. As before, the place had a BYOB policy which prompted several of the members to bring some of their craft beer favorites. With beer and complimentary poppadoms and chutney (eventually) in hand, the group raised their glasses to the legendary Alan Patten.
While waiting on food, several official CASACC matters were discussed. First, there was member Henderson’s fifth consecutive miss – did the members present vote to allow this man to remain in the group? The answer was a clear yes. Hopefully we will see you in July, member Henderson. With no other member in jeopardy of being removed, the group moved on to constitutional matters. Brought up per member Holley’s suggestion is an amendment to add member of the year awards. In short, we would vote on a best member and a worst member of year. Overall, the feedback at the table was positive, but the amendment would need further discussion, which brought the group to their next item – isn’t there supposed to be a summer time steak event? The something Josh something Falter something steak event? If such an event does exist and is scheduled, the group decided it would be the perfect opportunity for adding amendments to the constitution.
The last item discussed was brought up by the president – do we need to worry about Alan Patten’s signature on the jacket fading? The answer to that question was a resounding no. It was decided that doing anything to the signature would be like defacing the Mona Lisa. Shame on the president for even entertaining the idea.
The official matters were taken care of and it was finally time to eat. The food was brought out in a timely fashion with no hiccups. Overall each member liked their dish and commented on how flavorful they were. There were opposing opinions on the spice levels, but impressions remained positive due to the overall tastes. The checks were also brought out in a timely fashion (and separate thanks to member Tozier’s tenacity for the constitution). Overall, the evening was a very positive experience. Member Taggart volunteered (per many members influence) to lead July’s meeting as the honorable president.
Overall summary of the deliberations:
The Good: · Poppadoms and chutneys were overall very good · Staff was very ninja like with water refills · The music gave great atmosphere · Main courses were flavorful and overall enjoyed by the group
The Bad: · Spice levels were very hit or miss for each member · Poppadoms and chutneys were very slow to come out · Work calls during dinner. Shame. Shame. Shame.
The Ugly · Brad’s food poisoning story
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Date of Visit: June 28, 2017
President: J. Lukas
The Show: 10
The Score: 7.72
| The all too confident President, yours truly, started the evening festivities with a dash of chaos. As usual, member Leom led a charge to start pre-meal drinks a bit early. Little did he know, the pre-meal location, Northside Tavern, did not abide by the usual drinking hours. The Tavern was not open to the members until 5:00 PM(and on a weekday, no less!). It seemed your president had done a Butler on group. In order to atone for the mistake, the president bought each of the misled members a drink of their choosing.
With the chaos out of the way, the group made their way to the dinner venue, Dusmesh. Dusmesh was last graced by CASACC in May 2015 under the illustrious (his words) president Joshua Vincent Falter. As before, the place had a BYOB policy which prompted several of the members to bring some of their craft beer favorites. With beer and complimentary poppadoms and chutney (eventually) in hand, the group raised their glasses to the legendary Alan Patten.
While waiting on food, several official CASACC matters were discussed. First, there was member Henderson’s fifth consecutive miss – did the members present vote to allow this man to remain in the group? The answer was a clear yes. Hopefully we will see you in July, member Henderson. With no other member in jeopardy of being removed, the group moved on to constitutional matters. Brought up per member Holley’s suggestion is an amendment to add member of the year awards. In short, we would vote on a best member and a worst member of year. Overall, the feedback at the table was positive, but the amendment would need further discussion, which brought the group to their next item – isn’t there supposed to be a summer time steak event? The something Josh something Falter something steak event? If such an event does exist and is scheduled, the group decided it would be the perfect opportunity for adding amendments to the constitution.
The last item discussed was brought up by the president – do we need to worry about Alan Patten’s signature on the jacket fading? The answer to that question was a resounding no. It was decided that doing anything to the signature would be like defacing the Mona Lisa. Shame on the president for even entertaining the idea.
The official matters were taken care of and it was finally time to eat. The food was brought out in a timely fashion with no hiccups. Overall each member liked their dish and commented on how flavorful they were. There were opposing opinions on the spice levels, but impressions remained positive due to the overall tastes. The checks were also brought out in a timely fashion (and separate thanks to member Tozier’s tenacity for the constitution). Overall, the evening was a very positive experience. Member Taggart volunteered (per many members influence) to lead July’s meeting as the honorable president.
Overall summary of the deliberations:
The Good: · Poppadoms and chutneys were overall very good · Staff was very ninja like with water refills · The music gave great atmosphere · Main courses were flavorful and overall enjoyed by the group
The Bad: · Spice levels were very hit or miss for each member · Poppadoms and chutneys were very slow to come out · Work calls during dinner. Shame. Shame. Shame.
The Ugly · Brad’s food poisoning story
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