The gourmets get together to enjoy dinner or lunch at a variety of local restaurants. They spend the first hour meeting and socializing over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. The second portion of the event is a sit-down meal consisting of a salad, one of a selection of entrees and finishing with coffee or tea and dessert. The cost is a single price for the hors d'oeuvres and meal. A cash bar is available for refreshments. All RMC Members and their spouses are invited to signup as well as those men who are candidates for membership (on the wait list) and widows of deceased members. The signups are on a first come basis as sometimes there is a limit on the number of people that can attend any one event.

The gourmets generally hold eight dining events each year, scheduled for January through April and July through October.  No events are scheduled for May and June to avoid conflict with the RMC Ladies Luncheon in early June and no events are scheduled for November and December because of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and the RMC Ladies Luncheon in early December.  Dining events are well attended, typically having 45 to 55 in attendance with up to 80 to 90 if the restaurant can accommodate that many.  The dinners/luncheons are usually planned for the 4th Wednesday of the month.  Luncheons generally begin at 11:30 am and dinners at 5 pm.

During 2008, the gourmets met and dined at eight restaurants.  The most recent event was a luncheon at Hopkins Inn on Wednesday, October 22nd.  The other dining sites were: Squires Redding Road House, Chuck's Steakhouse, NINO's, Clemens, Two Steps Downtown, Bernard's and Le Chateau.  

2009 will begin with a luncheon at Bernard's Restaurant on Wednesday, January 28th.  The cost is $31 per person.  The menu includes a choice of soup or salad and an entree choice of Braised Short Ribs of Beef, Braised Stuffed Veal Breast or Grilled Tournedo of Salmon.  The menu selection will be made at the restaurant.  In addition, a luncheon is planned for Le Chateau on Thursday, February 19th.  The cost is $37 per person.  The menu selection for Le Chateau should be made when you sign up.  The menu selection includes a choice of a mixed salad or Lobster Bisque followed by a choice of one of the following entrees: Filet Mignon, Breast of Chicken or Red Snapper.  Both luncheons will start at 11:30 am with a social hour for Hors D'oeuvres and cash bar; the luncheon service will begin at 12:30 pm.  For information or signups call Bill Lutzius (431-6276) or Al Ryff (438-5737) or see them at the January meetings for either Bernard's or Le Chateau and February meetings for Le Chateau.

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Chuck's Steak House	Squires Redding Roadhouse	Hopkins Inn - Set One	Hopkins Inn - Set Two