I hope this is the right subforum and members actually read these....
Anyway, as some of you know, every year for the past several, we've held an East Coast Gathering at my home in Bechtelsville, PA. It started over at the "In the Kitchen" subforum of Knifeforums.com. We get together for the day and talk about cooking, kitchen knives, and sharpening. My kitchen is open for anyone who wants to play. One year, we worked together with a chef, Curtis from California, and came up with Grape Chicken (RECIPE HERE). This will be the first year for my WFO, so I'm sure that will be fired up and ready to go. My friend Dave Martell often offers a sharpening class either at the ECG on Saturday, or at his place on Sunday. Some of the guys bring folding tables and set up little vending stands. Dave the Boardsmith is a regular and always brings an inventory of his cutting boards with him
Dave the sharpener sets up a stand with sharpening stones. Butch displays a bunch of knives he's made. Most everyone is ready to buy and trade knives with each other (remember, just kitchen knives). No idea who else might show up and set up a stand. There are a few NOTABLE knife makers who just might show up
People come from across the nation. Assuming Dawn is back in the Saddle, JoeC will be here. Last year we had folk from Florida, Hawaii and Canada; I think that qualifies for "across the nation."
There's no charges or fees. Just think a big picnic. I usually get a keg of beer, a lot of soda, and a "snack" or two. Two years ago we had a salt tasting.... I'm thinking of maybe a vinegar tasting this year. One of the magazines recently did a cider vinegar test..... maybe we'll duplicate that.
Anyway, I wanted to extend an invitation to NCT members to join us. We're in the very early stages and have just yesterday picked the date, the weekend of May 22nd. There will be a signup sheet so we have a feel for how many to expect. It's a great chance to put faces with handles, play with some toys you might not get to see anywhere else, and just have a great time in rural PA.
Anyone interested in coming?
2009 pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/unconundrum/ECG2009?feat=directlink
2008 pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/unconundrum/Gathering200802?authkey=Gv1sRgCLLEjqLpspTsgQE&feat=directlink
2007 pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/unconundrum/KnifeMeeting51907?feat=directlink
Anyway, as some of you know, every year for the past several, we've held an East Coast Gathering at my home in Bechtelsville, PA. It started over at the "In the Kitchen" subforum of Knifeforums.com. We get together for the day and talk about cooking, kitchen knives, and sharpening. My kitchen is open for anyone who wants to play. One year, we worked together with a chef, Curtis from California, and came up with Grape Chicken (RECIPE HERE). This will be the first year for my WFO, so I'm sure that will be fired up and ready to go. My friend Dave Martell often offers a sharpening class either at the ECG on Saturday, or at his place on Sunday. Some of the guys bring folding tables and set up little vending stands. Dave the Boardsmith is a regular and always brings an inventory of his cutting boards with him
Dave the sharpener sets up a stand with sharpening stones. Butch displays a bunch of knives he's made. Most everyone is ready to buy and trade knives with each other (remember, just kitchen knives). No idea who else might show up and set up a stand. There are a few NOTABLE knife makers who just might show up People come from across the nation. Assuming Dawn is back in the Saddle, JoeC will be here. Last year we had folk from Florida, Hawaii and Canada; I think that qualifies for "across the nation."
There's no charges or fees. Just think a big picnic. I usually get a keg of beer, a lot of soda, and a "snack" or two. Two years ago we had a salt tasting.... I'm thinking of maybe a vinegar tasting this year. One of the magazines recently did a cider vinegar test..... maybe we'll duplicate that.
Anyway, I wanted to extend an invitation to NCT members to join us. We're in the very early stages and have just yesterday picked the date, the weekend of May 22nd. There will be a signup sheet so we have a feel for how many to expect. It's a great chance to put faces with handles, play with some toys you might not get to see anywhere else, and just have a great time in rural PA.
Anyone interested in coming?
2009 pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/unconundrum/ECG2009?feat=directlink
2008 pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/unconundrum/Gathering200802?authkey=Gv1sRgCLLEjqLpspTsgQE&feat=directlink
2007 pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/unconundrum/KnifeMeeting51907?feat=directlink
