Crab Cioppino Dinner

ALL YOU CAN EAT CIOPPINO

Fourth annual Crab Cioppino Dinner Saturday, February 21, 2009. Tickets are on sale now! Cost is $45. Contact Larry Graves at (650) 364-9383   Crab Cioppino Dinner ALL YOU CAN EAT CIOPPINO 4th Annual Crab Cioppino Dinner Saturday, February 21, 2009 American Legion Hall 651 El Camino Real, Redwood City 5:30 p.m. - No Host cocktails 6:30 p.m. – Dinner 8:30 p.m. – Raffle 10:00 p.m. – Event Ends About Cioppino.. The original recipe comes via Al Diridoni, the beloved and now departed member of the Sequoia Club.  Here is an excerpt of the recipe: Crab Cioppino means .... "fish stew", and the recipes and stuff that go into a good Cioppino are as varied as the fish in the ocean.  We don't try to improve on Mother Nature when it comes to fish.  We buy only fresh crab. Three days ago our crabs were roaming the ocean bottom of British Columbia.  About that same time the clams were raked off the bottom of the Atlantic coast. ...The only way to blend sauce and fish is to pour it over the crab and bake it into the crab before it is served.  All of the crab gets that good flavor. This process takes longer.  That's why you will sometimes have to wait to be served until the next batch comes hot out of the five ovens we have going. We think it's worth the wait.  We think this is the only way to do it, and that all of these elements make our Cioppino the best.  And because you keep coming back,.......we believe you agree.     Our “all you can eat” crab cioppino fest continues to be a huge success.     Thank you to our sponsors! Call Mike at (650) 224-7541 ...if you would like to your name or your business listed.

Complimentary Wine With Dinner, No Host Bar, Raffle Prizes All Proceeds benefit community programs and services including a college scholarship program, a computer reuse program that benefits local students, Special Games for special needs youth, Bike Rodeo/Safety Program, Annual Food & Toy Drive for local Charities, Sequoia High School Key Club, Senior Tea, Toiletries collection for women in transition, Relay for Life, Neighborhood Clean Up Days, Books for Raising a Reader program and much more!

     Enjoy the Raffle and Auction

Going places?  You can get there...by boat: Sail and have lunch for six on the Bay, by Gil McCoy aboard the “Pineapple Gil” sailing from Coyote Point. Or by train, a Monopoly Collectors Edition Bachman Electric Train from Nicole McKay.  Or polish up the car with Auto Spa car wash system by Glenn Behm.  Or  pack it out with the Hiker’s Basket by Elizabeth Gheleta

Begin the morning--waking up to an LCD travelers alarm clock, (stores 60 digital photos) from Lynne Mercer then to a Breakfast Fun Basket from Karen Williams--Everything you need to start the day with a  smile! or to an Irish Lift Basket (Top of the Morning with these goodies ) from Carol Stewart.

Look and feel the part.....with one of 4 Gift Bags , Hair products & brushes from Styles Salon, Beauty Basket (Arbonne Special Skincare products) from  Lynne Mercer, Coldwell Banker, Footjoy Basket from Elizabeth Gheleta and Lynne  Mercer, Bath Bliss, Treat yourself to a long soak Lynne Mercer and Coldwell Banker, a $40.00 Gift Certificate from 1^st Impressions Salon, Manicure 7 Pedicure Services.  Try the Serenity Basket (Food for the soul) by Carol Stewart and Elizabeth Gheleta

One Hour Massage tailored to your needs along with products will help you get in the mood or go for a visit that includes initial history, exam, X-Rays if needed and Report of findings from Timothy Lease and the Warren Street Wellness & Injury Center.  What’s better than a set of 3 bottles of wine from Windsor Vineyards? Howabout a box of 4 bottles with a wine opener with the time to enjoy it all.  Keep Time with a Handsome Desk or Mantle Clock (What a way to keep time) or with 1 of 2 Crystal Clocks, a lovely accent in any room.  Wine and clocks all courtesy of San Mateo Credit Union.  Or enjoy Margarita Madness by Lynne Mercer, Coldwell Banker

The evening sparkles... with jewelry..... Regina Van Brunt and Cookie Lee Jewelry provides--Brown Pearl Earrings & Bracelet, (Pierced drop earrings & triple strand bracelet); a Milky Aqua Gold Necklace & Earrings (Beautiful drop hoops and pendant necklace); a Crystal & gold Hoop Earrings (Delicate drop hoops with tiny crystals);   a Silver Collar choker with pendant, or a Pendant Necklace on chain.

Carol Stewart and Avalon Designs provides an Amythyst, Pearl & Turquoise Necklace (Custom multi- strand creation in a lovely black jewelry case for travel or home) and a  Rhodocrisite Pendant Necklace (Silver &fresh water pearl with pink pendant). Choose your own jewelry with a $60.00 Gift Certificate from St. Regal Jewelers, a $50.00 Gift Certificate from Golden Time Jewelers or a  $50.00 Gift Certificate from Meyers Jewelers.

     More Prizes......

Dress the part-- Regina van Brunt offers a Pashmina Shawl, (Ice cream pink accents any outfit), 100% Cashmere Scarf from England, (Baby blue scarf thick ply cashmere); and a 100% Cahmere Scarf from England, (Multi colored plaid cashmere).

Prefer fine art? Framed Collage Art (Look for the cat on the ledge!) by Elizabeth Gheleta. Custom Decoupage Box (Makes a wonderful keepsake box!) by Rosie.

Want it all? Lourdes Carini from Mason-McDuffie Mortgage and Caroline McHenry and the Redwood City Kiwanis have provided a variety of attractive baskets: Time Out for Me with Pampering goodies to spoil your body, Martini Time --It’s got everything you need but the gin, Basta Pasta, All you need for a an Italian feast Expresso To Go, Get you motor going, Quiet Afternoon Basket, All you have to do is relax, Vino Santo Basket--Salud!

You may want to entertain with a Jigsaw Puzzle Party for Six, a perfect birthday party activity by Mary Albitz and Jigsaw Java, setting the mood with a  6 CD set of Legendary Crooners by Elizabeth Gheleta. And Wrap it all up with a Gift Wrap Basket, all you need to make your gifts special from Lulu and Penna on the Square

Dining out?.  There is a $20.00 Gift Certificate from La Tosca Restaurant, a $25.00 Gift Certificate from Bangkok Bay, and a $25.00 Gift Certificate from Black Bean Restaurant.

Dining in? You will need the Aluminum non-stick roasting pan with rack by Lynne Mercer, the  Silex 3 Quart Slow Cooker by Glenn Behm and the Wine carafe and apron by Lynne Mercer, the Creative in the Kitchen Basket (Cooking with color) Karen Williams and Carol Stewart.  No need for delivery with a Pizza Basket from Donna Vaillancourt. Serve it up on a Pampered Chef large square platter by Nicole McKay or 2 Spode Christmas tree plates also by Nicole McKay.

The meal is not complete without chocolate with a Gift Certificate for One pound box of See’s candy & See’s Candy Barbie Doll from ...See’s Candy.

Thank you to all of our sponsors, prize donors, volunteers and diners for a wonderful evening!

There’s sure to be even more.....
Check the display board and look over the prizes.

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