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July VIPDOTMC - Back in the Saddle at Rusty’s Southern.

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July VIPDOTMC - Back in the Saddle again!

Ladies and Gents,

The time has come to get this shit started again...and by shit I mean dining club.

When: Thursday 7/28/16, 8:00 pm

Where: Rusty's Southern, 750 Ellis Street (between Polk and Larkin)

Zagat says:

"True Southern food" by way of California is the draw at this Tenderloin eatery serving "flavorful" dishes like Carolina-style barbecue and "crisp, tender" fried chicken, along with a local-leaning craft-beer list; a "super helpful" staff delivers "a lot for the money" in the narrow, contemporary-cool space featuring bright murals, a playful bar design and communal high-top seating.

Michelin guide says:

"In the hard-charging techie wilds of San Francisco, homesick transplants can find Southern comfort at this Tenderloin newbie, which eschews fine-dining frills for rib-sticking simplicity. Its environs are a bit sketchy after dark, but that doesn't deter the young and stylish crowds, who swill craft beers at the front bar and congregate in groups in the casual, wood-accented dining room. Rustic and homey treats arrive in abundant portions: tangy, smoky Brunswick stew is loaded with pork, chicken, collards, lima beans and tomatoes, while expertly brined fried chicken is encased in a crunchy, golden-brown breading. For a snack, the fluffy fried hush puppies come equipped with a decadent pimento-ranch dipping sauce, and pair nicely with an icy sweet tea."

Pre-Game: Whitechapel...a magical gin den, 600 Polk Street @ Turk 6pm - 8pm

Please RSVP! Bring Cash! Don’t be late!

YIPPY WE'RE BACK IN ACTION!

VIPdotMC LIVES! Fa ra ra ra ra: Xian Dumpling Style

Dear Esteemed VIPdotMC members:

Tis the season for Chinese whiskey that will make you think you're the

Twerking queen of ChinaTown

ALSO szechuan noodles that you most certainly will regret, crispy bits of mystery meat, tender and chewy noodles slathered in umami sauce, your shirt and face are definitely stained and sweaty...

You have not been forgotten. We shall now revive the VIP of the MC.

When: Thursday, December 10, 2015

Pre-game: 6PM You know where to be. Don't miss it.

DINNER: 7:30 PM Where: House of Xian Dumpling

925 Kearny St, San Francisco (b/t Jackson St & Columbus Ave)

According to The Dumpling Hunter (yes that exists!)

The Xian Style boiled West Lake Lamb Dumplings are not to be missed, they are stuffed with minced lamb, summer squash and scallions. yumyum.

Also, if you wanna twerk off your dumplings, DJ John Reyes is at the Layover, for Getting Over at the Layover.

#latenight #fullbellytwerk #notcute

Please RSVP!

Bring Cash!

Don’t be late!

-- Baby D

Interim VP of Reservations / Director of Marketing and Member Retention Strategy / Strategic Planning VIPdotMC, Inc.

Est. 2011

July VIPDOTMC - and we are BACK!

Your Prez is seriously behind on dining club and in fear of being impeached! I hope to make it all better with this week's dining club. Who knew that a street food park took reservations???? I DID! :)

When: Thursday July 23, 7:00 pm

Where: SOMA StrEat Food Park, 428 11th Street @ Division (Across from Costco in SOMA)

"The SoMa StrEat Food Park is a culinary carnival and urban playground with a rotating lineup of culinary curiosities that are sure to amaze, delight and astound. The park features food trucks, beer, wine, carnival games, wifi, TV screens, and heat lamps for the cold nights. Our park is fun for the whole family even the dog."

Could this be Coco's first dining club experience???????

Possible vendors for Thursday night dinner service include: Khao San Thai Food, Lil Burma, Señor Sisig, Roli Roti, Roderick's BBQ, Rib Whip, Paddy Wagon, Opie's Burgers, Shrimp Shack, Me So Hungry, Me So Hungry Two, Mayo & Mustard, Lobsta Truck, Licensed to Grill, Kokio Republic, Kenny's Heart & Soul, Hill Country BBQ, Grillaz Gone Wild, Go Streatery, Fiveten Burger, Eurobistro, Ebbett's food to go, Dusty Buns Bistro, Drewski's Hot Rod Kitchen, Docs of the Bay, Curveball, Country Grill, Cluck it up, Cheese Gone Wild, Carribean Spices, Boneyard, Benedict Arnold, & Bacon Bacon.

Pre-Game: Nihon Whiskey Lounge, after work until 6:45pm. 1779 Folsom Street (between Erie & 14th)

Happy Hour 5:30pm - 7:00pm.

Please RSVP!

Bring Cash!

Don’t be late!

#VIPDOTMC #somastreatfoodpark #diningclub #foodtrucks

February VIPDOTMC - An Island Style Anniversary

February 12, 2012 we gathered our friends for a simple gathering filled with German beer and sausage. Three years have passed full of great meals, drinks and company and we haven't looked back.

Happy 3rd Anniversary my VIPDOTMC cohorts!!

Let's celebrate island style!

Guam may be a U.S. territory, but considering its location—closer to Papua New Guinea than Hawaii—you’ve probably never experienced much of its culture. Shawn Naputi (formerly of Salumeria, Foreign Cinema, and Incanto) is working to change that with Prubechu (Mission), our city’s first Chamorro restaurant. In the former Roxy’s Cafe, Prubechu employs a mostly Chamorro staff, plays traditional music, and serves dishes inspired by his homeland, including the signature motsiyas (pronounced “mot-see-jas”). A chicken forcemeat, similar to sausage, it’s made with pepper leaf, mint, and lemon, wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed in coconut milk. Naputi grinds coconut (a staple in Chamorro cuisine) on his family’s kamyo (pronounced “kamzu”), folds the milk into the sausage, then reduces some into a curd to use as sauce on top—labor intensive, to say the least. “It reminds me of how much work she put into it,” Naputi says of his grandmother’s time-consuming signature dish, which was normally reserved for holidays. “I wanted to embrace that.” - 7x7 February Eat + Drink 2015

When: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 7:00 pm (NO LATE BIRDS ALLOWED THIS TIME!)

Where: Prubechu, 2847 Mission Street, between 24th and 25th,

What: Five course set pre-fixe Chammoro meal for $50/person (excluding drinks, tip & tax. Vegetarians can be accommodated with advance notice.)

Please RSVP no later than Tuesday 2/10/15.

Any last minute cancellations are charged per person.

Pre-Game: The Napper Tandy, 3200 24th Street @ South Van Ness, after work until 6:45pm

PLEASE RSVP!

DON'T BE LATE!

BRING CASH!

RECAP: January Grown up Oaklandish FoodCourts

Grown up food courts are the best. But guess what’s better? The first appearance of our newest dining club member, MINI CHEEZ!

“So Dad explain this to me again...really ALL you do is eat and drink and laugh REAL loud??????”

“Well let’s DO this then!”

“But I’m worried, do you think Mom will REALLY remember my favorite kind of pizza?”

“I knew she wouldn’t let me down! YAY Mom’s the best!”

“But don’t let these hooligans steal my pizza Dad.”

“I’m also a fan of guacamole too if Auntie Kelly will just share.”

“YES! Auntie Kelly let’s me have WHATEVER I WANT!”

“Uncle Trent, what kinda grape juice did YOU get?”

“Wait Auntie Katie got grape juice too? How’d I get left out?”

“And Auntie Lili has MILK? NO FAIR!”

“VIPDOTMC’ers all I know is I can’t WAIT until I’m walking talking and can get ALL of this in my belly before you can stop me! Until next time.” - Mini Cheez

January 2015 VIPDOTMC, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!

2015 started and where has the time already gone!

Some of you may have been to Oakland's best hidden gem, some may have not, but word on the street is it's better than ever! Please join in for an urban, local, yummy Oakland style food court experience at Swan's Marketplace!

It's got sausages and beer!

It's got oysters and po'boys!

It's got homestyle japanese cooking and sushi!

It's got amazing regional homemade tacos and specialty Mexican dishes!

AND

It's got a brand new wine and cocktail bar combined with a pizza restaurant from local Pizzaiolo alumni!

Whatever your tastebuds desire. who wouldn't be happy with all that?

Where: Swan's marketplace, 538 9th Street, Oakland, CA

When: Thursday, January 22, 2015, 7:00 p.m.

Pre-Game: District Oakland, 827 Washington Street, Oakland, CA 8

So sorry all for the late notice and the brief email. Hope everyone can make it!

RECAP - December Fa, Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra. A VIPDOTMC Family Tradition

Some families sing Christmas carols while trimming the tree with popcorn garland.

Some families volunteer to help the homeless.

Some families bake cookies to put out for Santa on Christmas eve.

OUR family? We get drunk and hallucinate off of Chinese Whiskey Mai Tais and then stuff our faces with (usually) greasy Chinese food. In the name of tradition!

On a dark and mysterious night in San Francisco’s Chinatown the story begins.

LiPo!

The Chinese Whiskey kicks in.

The story continues and Bund Shanghai.

Soup Dumplings make everyone happy, even when they are more like a meatball than a broth filing.

Heather and Brian with their pork shank baby.

Ma Po Tofu was a little prettier in the Yelp pictures.

The Prez favorite dish of the night. Rice cakes with spinach and Chinese Ham.

Spicy noodles! Sadly they looked a little better than they were.

Lionhead meatballs. Grand and delicious!

And if the owner’s family isn't adorable I don’t know what is!

But something was still missing.....they needed another Son to feel complete. (The poor kids look nervous.)

And Trent lived happily ever after with his new Chinese parents.

Chinese Mai Tai’s and Banquets, a heartwarming Holiday tradition.

VIPDOTMC December Fa, Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra. A Family Tradition

There is no holiday tradition that warms my heart more than our annual VIPDOTMC Horriday Party in Chinatown.

We drink Chinese Mai Tai's with questionable ingredients...

Couples wear holiday sweaters...

We eat A LOT of Chinese food...

And we get distorted...

And more distorted...

And then we dance...

And we get low...

And then shit gets real and we twerk...

Trent and Nick twerkoff caught on tape!

SOOOOOO LET'S DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN! After all it's the Horridays!

What: Third Annual VIPDOTMC Horriday Party!

When: Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Bund Shanghai Restaurant, 640 Jackson Street (between Kearny and Grant)

Menu Highlights: Xiao long bao (Soup Dumplings), soy braised pork belly, garlic sauteed pea shoots, red braised pork shank, Lion's head meatballs, Mongolian lamb strips, fried chicken wings with garlic, Shanghainese style sea bass steamed with salty cabbage, spicy soft ma po tofu, dan dan noodles, bok Choi with bean curd noodles, and crispy duck.

Dinner Pre-Game:

“Like an iron fist in a velvet glove, a Chinese Mai Tai from this Chinatown institution incorporates just enough pineapple juice to conceal the fact there must be three cocktails worth of rum and mysterious Chinese liquor in your glass”

Yes that’s right members. Li Po’s is happening again. Be ready for Chinese Mai-Tai’s!

5:30 pm - 6:55 pm, LiPo Lounge, 916 Grant (@ Washington)

Please let me know either way if you are able to attend!

DON’T BE LATE! BRING CASH!

November VIPDOTMC Recap: a stormy Thursday night supper

We braved the torrential downpour on a dark and stormy quiet dining club evening with these delicious bites and a cuddle fest ending.

November VIPDOTMC - The stuff Dining Clubs are made of.

A local Michelin star chef teams with a brewery to open a restaurant in the in a historical Port of Oakland brick building dating back to the late 19th century which was essentially the warehouse that powered Oakland when the city switched to an electrical system...now THIS is the stuff Dining Clubs are made of.

Please join us for November's VIPDOTMC!

Where: The Dock at Linden Street, 95 Linden St. (near Third Street), Oakland (.8 miles from the Jack London Square SF Ferry Terminal and .8 miles from the West Oakland BART station. A quick shared Uber ride or drive from either)

When: November 20, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Chef James Syhabout you may know from such restaurants as Hawker Fare in Oakland (YUM), Michelin star rated Commis in Piedmont, along with the other newcomer to Rockridge, Box & Bells. Now is your chance to check out "The Dock" offering a cultural melting pot of food, spirited cocktails and beers at the Port of Oakland.

MIchael Bauer gives it 3 stars.

SF Weekly is a fan.

If that doesn't convince you, this delicious looking food most definitely will.

Dinner Pre-Game: After work until 7:25 p.m.

On the SF Ferry (for those coming from SF) and then at The Beer Shed (attached to The Dock at Linden with variety of beer on tap, a wine list and a full bar).

Please RSVP! Please RSVP! Please RSVP!

Don’t be late!

Bring cash!

It's a party in the U...S...A!

Where better for a Grease reenactment but the streets of the Castro? Because that's what you do after Indian food?

VIPDOTMC October Recap: Giants, Beer, Mody Dick and Indian?

AND WE'RE BACK! VIPDOTMC - October dinner!

Your Pres is back in action with a dinner planned at Kasa Indian Eatery. Indian meets taqueria meets the Castro, what could possibly be more San Francisco than THAT???? I can't wait to see the rainbow sidewalks!

A simple menu prepared with local organic ingredients in a casual counter service environment for a reasonable price. Sold.

The selection features six to eight dishes a day that you can eat two ways - in a kati roll or a thali plate. Kati rolls (one for $4.95, two for $8.95, three for $11.95), a street snack from Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta), resemble an Indian-style burrito. The filling of your choice is wrapped in a roti, an Indian flatbread, along with marinated onions and chutney.

Fillings include many familiar Indian dishes, such as chicken tikka, chicken tikka masala and lamb curry. But it's the vegetarian specialties that are the most interesting, especially the Karahi paneer, Indian cheese that's wok-tossed with fresh green peppers and tomatoes; and aloo jeera, cumin-spiced potatoes. There is also a daily vegetarian special. AND they serve alcohol (beer and wine). WHEW!

Where: Kasa Indian Eatery, 4001 18th Street @ Noe

When: Wednesday, October 22, 2014, 7:00 p.m.

Check out these tasty shots!