Another very successful offline has come and gone! 11 people in attendance, some new, some not, some forumites, some not. Needless to say, everyone had a great time!
Thanks for everyone that came out and shared some absolutely stunning wines and for heckling since I take too long to write my tasting notes.
It was at a restaurant in Toronto, tj. I don't want to name the venue online, because BYO isn't allowed in Ontario. It's a good restaurant that takes care of us, and we appreciate it.
Yes, thanks again futronic for organizing the event and taking such great notes! Enjoy your trip and be sure to bring back a few goodies for our next off-line.
Fut-- If Mrs. TJ and I decide to go see some hockey up north in Canada, Toronto is one of the places we're thinking about. If we do make it up that way, I'll be sure to tell ya!
I want to thank everyone for their hospitality this weekend. Fabulous line-up of wine. I've posted my tasting as well, albeit mine are short.
The food was excellent, and service was great. Only comment would be that we did not get water refills often enough.
And I mentionned to a few of you that I might be back weekend of June 18th with my fiancee. We will both be at a work related conference. Still remains to be confirmed.
Thanks again for making the trip all the way down from Ottawa! Glad you had a good time, and hopefully you're able to come down on the weekend of the 18th. Another offline in the making!
tj,
Hopefully you can make it up to Toronto at some point, but be forewarned that getting tickets is pretty tough unless you've got a connection.
Again, sorry I missed it guys. My 22 hours in Toronto, which began the next day, were largely uneventful, though I did have a nice meal at Far Niente (bison filet), and a couple of decent Oz wines with which I was not previously familiar. It seems we cannot have two Ottawans at a TWC event at the same time.
TJ - in case you haven't noticed, there is a hockey team here in Ottawa as well. It's not as good as the Leafs, of course, never mind the Mighty Bruins!
What you should really do is hit Toronto, then rent a car and drive the 4 hours to Ottawa for a game, then carry on the next day for 2 hours to Montreal for a game, then if you must return the car to Toronto, it's about 5 hours back. No probs.
You might even find nice people with whome to offline in each place....
quote:Originally posted by bman: It seems we cannot have two Ottawans at a TWC event at the same time.
You and carriedca are the same person, aren't you? It's like Polkaroo!
As for Far Niente, it's a nice spot. There are some gems on the wine list there at reasonable prices if you look hard enough. At least there was last time I was there.
Their desserts are excellent. The pastry chef does a real bang-up job.
quote:Originally posted by bman: ...TJ - in case you haven't noticed, there is a hockey team here in Ottawa as well. It's not as good as the Leafs, of course, never mind the Mighty Bruins!
What you should really do is hit Toronto, then rent a car and drive the 4 hours to Ottawa for a game, then carry on the next day for 2 hours to Montreal for a game, then if you must return the car to Toronto, it's about 5 hours back. No probs.
You might even find nice people with whome to offline in each place....
Bruins rule!
That is a worthy trip! I could see Bondra play again, which would be tres, tres kewl!
More like tres tres kauld, unless they play here and in Montreal in Sept/Oct/April/May. but you've always wanted to experience a real winter, right TJ?
I think I'm OK for the 19th, but I don't have my June call schedule yet. Carried, should we have a theme? What is your fiance's favourite varietal or region? Do you want the same venue, or should we change? PLMK and I'll see what I can arrange.
but you've always wanted to experience a real winter, right TJ?