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At the beginning of the month I heard Bradley & Peta have sold SOHO restaurant - the final settlement date is the middle of July, so I immediately booked us in the last Saturday before the doors are closed.

The deal will be similar to last time, four courses including corkage $55/head, BYO glasses - I'll post the menu as soon as it's worked out.

SOHO has been one of our favourite venues so this is the last opportunity to say goodbye to Bradley & Peta and send them off in style - I'm hoping we get a big turn out for this one, and everyone pulls out all the stops to share something special for this occasion.

Cheers,
Ian

I am keen.

Time to start hunting down some very special stuff...!

I won't miss this one! SOHO has indeed been very nice the times I've been there. I'll also start looking for something special.

cheers

I will be there

now to sort out what to bring!

Cath & I are in.
Cheers
Nick

Sue and I are in.

I'm pretty sure David & Pam said at the last offline they'll be in, so far it's looking like:

n4sir
Steve
Gustav
scanlon
Nick & Cathy
John #11 & Sue
David & Pam
rooview & Mark (maybe)

Any of the other semi-regulars or newbies who are interested in going, please don't be shy and speak up.

Cheers,
Ian

I just heard we've got the private dining room for this one so we're limited to a maximum of 16 people (the courtyard is unavailable).

So far we have 12, so that leaves 4 more spaces:

n4sir
Steve
Gustav
scanlon
Nick & Cathy
John #11 & Sue
David & Pam
rooview & Mark

Cheers,
Ian

I'm +1 please & thanks

Scanlon wrote:I'm +1 please & thanks

Better make that 3 more spaces then...

n4sir
Steve
Gustav
scanlon +1
Nick & Cathy
John #11 & Sue
David & Pam
rooview & Mark

I've convinced my wife to come to this one so count me as +1 please. Maybe I'll get hold of a cool magnum.

cheers

Gustav wrote:I've convinced my wife to come to this one so count me as +1 please. Maybe I'll get hold of a cool magnum.

cheers

... and then there were two spaces left. Guess I'd better start making a 'lock out' sign then.

n4sir
Steve
Gustav +1
scanlon +1
Nick & Cathy
John #11 & Sue
David & Pam
rooview & Mark

Adrian, yum. Those first 3 will be just fine!

95 Krug (or MV if preferred)

and

1989 Château Suduiraut
or
1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Vintage

That's what I call setting the standard! Must....stop....drooling....

Now...what to bring.

I believe I am at a dinner at the same restaurant, on the same night!

small world isn't it.

Must drop by/in to say hello!

Sue and I think "sometimes older is better", and we haven't brought any SA wine so far.....

So we would very much like to bring:

1988 Henschke Mount Edelstone shiraz
1993 Thomas Hardy Cabernet (cos we all know Coonawarra cabernet rulez)

and something special and secret (again from South Australia).

now i am +2

At this stage I reckon I'll have +1, so it looks like were fully booked for this one:

n4sir +1 - magnums of Chardonnay & red blends
Steve
Gustav +1
scanlon +2
Nick & Cathy
John #11 & Sue - 88 Edelstone, 93 Thomas Hardy & a mystery white wine
David & Pam
rooview & Mark - 95 Krug & 89 Suiduraut or 94 Quinta do Noval VP

I'll get in contact with Bradley and see what the menu will be - at this stage I'd expect something similar to last time, maybe a different dessert.

All the suggested wines sound pretty good so far - I'm waiting to see what other people have in mind, but at this stage it's a pretty safe bet some magnums will make an appearance: either a 1990 Chateau Picque Caillou from Graves, 1999 Yalumba Signature or a 1996 Limestone Ridge along with a magnum of Chardonnay to be decided (could be local or Burgundy).

Cheers,
Ian

Just got a copy of the menu - three courses, featuring my favourite entrée from winter last year, a similar beef main to we had at the last offline there, and a creme brulee for dessert:

Greetings Ian. Here is a menu I thought would be suitable for the 19th

Entrée
Poussin Galantine filled with a farce of Corn Fed Chicken and Black Truffle Salsa and served with Roasted Garlic Risotto and Kalamata Jus.

Main
Grain fed tenderloin of Beef served on a Pomme Rosti with caramelized onions and spinach, served with aioli and beef demi glace.

Dessert
Vanilla Creme Brulee served with passionfruit dipping sauce and Scottish shortbread

Regards

Bradley

If any spaces open up, Catherine and I are both back in Australia an interested.

Sean

welch wrote:If any spaces open up, Catherine and I are both back in Australia an interested.

Sean

Noted - if there are two cancellations, you guys are first in line.

Cheers,
Ian

Just got a revised menu from Bradley - it now features four courses:

Entrée
Sauteed Moreton Bay Bug Tails served with Zucchini Ribbons, Chorizo and finished with a fragrant Shellfish Nage

Second course
Poussin Galantine filled with a farce of Corn Fed Chicken and Black Truffle Salsa and served with Roasted Garlic Risotto and Kalamata Jus.

Main
Grain fed tenderloin of Beef served on a Pomme Rosti with caramelized onions and spinach, served with aioli and beef demi glace.

Dessert
Vanilla Creme Brulee served with passionfruit dipping sauce and Scottish shortbread

Cheers,
Ian

Woot

I will probably bring a magnum of the 2004 LEAS Chardonnay. Unless anybody objects.

Still thinking about the others... Probably red, possibly sparkling.

Wow nice one guys. Looks like this one is shaping up to be a good one. Wish I was there.

Enjoy

Just a quick update of who's going & what they're taking:

n4sir +1 - magnums of chardonnay & red blends (maybe a bottle of sticky too)
Steve
Gustav +1
scanlon +2 - 04 LEAS chardonnay magnum & probably a red, maybe sparkling
Nick & Cathy
John #11 & Sue - 88 Edelstone, 93 Thomas Hardy & a mystery white wine
David & Pam
rooview & Mark - 95 Krug & 94 Quinta do Noval VP

Reserves if 2 people drop out - Sean & Catherine

Cheers,
Ian

I've finally bought the wines we're bringing for the offline. I couldn't make myself buy aged wine this time so I ended up with:
- 2002 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon (I know it was a cool vintage, but it should be a very interesting drink)
- 2004 Best's Thomson Family Shiraz (I've been aching to try out this icon)

This is going to be a legendary offline

cheers,

Subject to the vagaries of cork, we'll bring along:

2002 Bouchard Vigne de L'enfant Jesus
1999 Kay's Block 6 Shiraz
Something else as a back-up in case we run out of wine

We won't have the chance to open beforehand as we'll be out & about all day, so we'll just have to cross our fingers!

What time are we booked for Ian? We're going to catch the new Batman at around 3.30pm, so might be a little late...

Cheers
Nick

We're booked for the usual 7:00 time:

n4sir +1 - magnums of chardonnay & red blends (maybe a bottle of sticky too)
Steve
Gustav +1 - 04 Moss Wood CS, 04 Best's Thomson Family Shiraz
scanlon +2 - 04 LEAS chardonnay magnum & probably a red, maybe sparkling
Nick & Cathy - 02 Bouchard Vigne de L'enfant Jesus, 99 Kay's Block 6 Shiraz
John #11 & Sue - 88 Edelstone, 93 Thomas Hardy & a mystery white wine
David & Pam
rooview & Mark - 95 Krug & 94 Quinta do Noval VP

Reserves if 2 people drop out - Sean & Catherine

Cheers,
Ian

Look forward to seeing the usual suspects there. Not sure what to bring yet - am in 2 minds or is it 3. Better than being 2 faced.