Join us at our September Meeting next Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30pm at AleSmith (9990 AleSmith Ct, San Diego, Ca 92126)! We will be meeting in the MEZZANINE (upstairs). Meeting logistics are at the bottom of this email. Always bring a lawn chair to meetings, but in this case, leave your lawn chair in your car as we expect to be in the Mezzanine which does have seating.
MAIN PRESENTATION
Making YOGURT follows the same basic steps as making cheese, and is surprisingly easy to make! Don will take us on a journey of Yogurt and Yogurt Cheeses! And yes, we’ll also have samples to try along the way!
EPIC CHEESE COMPETITION
Enrolling in the Cheese Competition has closed, and we officially have 15 cheese entries! Cheese entries and $10 entry fee per cheese (by cash or check payable to Anvil of Hope) will be collected at the meeting. Cheese entries will be stored in AleSmith’s coldbox until judging. Proceeds from this are going to support Peter and Vicky’s charity, Anvil of Hope (https://anvilofhope.org/), with the vision of breaking the cycle of poverty to ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive. In addition to the competition, if anyone wishes to contribute to Anvil of Hope, you are welcome to bring your donation to the meeting.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PAPER PLATES, NAPKINS OR PLASTICWARE?
Do you have any paper plates, napkins or plasticware at your place? If you have extra that’s just sitting around taking up space, you’re welcome to bring to the meeting and donate it to Queso Diego, we’ll put it to good use! We’ll be placing an order soon for those supplies, but figured we’d ask the club in case anyone has supplies they’d like to donate.
POTLUCK SETUP
Going forward, we will set up our potluck items on the tables, rather than on the top of the bar. This will allow people to queue up on both sides of the table, shortening the potluck line and the time it takes. Any homemade (non-commercial) alcohol can be set up on the top of the bar.
MEETING LOGISTICS
- We’re meeting in the MEZZANINE area (walk in the main entrance, past the main bar and gift shop towards the Barrel Room. Before the Barrel Room, use the stairs or elevator to go UPSTAIRS to the Mezzanine). There is seating in the Mezzanine.
- Upon arrival, please check-in at the check-in table, and we’ll be collecting cheese entries for the competition.
- Please set up your potluck item ON THE TABLES, and any beverages you bring can be set up on the top of the Bar (and we have labels and label stands, grab a sharpie and label what you bought).
- Members are encouraged to bring homemade cheese or potluck item or beverage. If alcohol, only homemade alcohol is allowed (NO COMMERICAL ALCOHOL). Better yet, enjoy some of the tasty AleSmith beverages!
- Potluck/socializing beginning at 6:30pm, and the meeting at 7:00pm.
A quick note about bringing a LAWN CHAIR… We always need to bring a lawn chair if we meet in the Barrel Room. But the Mezzanine does have seating, so no lawn chair is needed if we meet there. HOWEVER, I would ask everyone to always bring a lawn chair… that way, if there is ever a last minute change with the Mezzanine, we won’t be stuck without chairs. I don’t expect it, but never hurts to be prepared. In this case, I will leave my lawn chair in my car, as we are expecting the Mezzanine, and there is seating there.
Look forward to seeing everyone next week on Tuesday!