Move over Tony Soprano—our own Principal Matthew Zito will customize a multi-course Italian dinner that would make Dean Martin croon That’s Amore. You can customize the meal to include any number of Italian delicacies: lasagna, baked ziti, the pasta of your desire, or slabs of Tuscan beef. Vegetarian options are available. Dinner also includes antipasti and choice of dessert, as well as wise words from M-A’s fearless leader. Italian wines and aperitifs will be paired with each of the individual courses. Danny Devito, or a reasonable facsimile of him, will serve his very own Limoncello to end the meal. Sorry canal rides have been canceled due to the drought.
M-A’s Jazz Quartet will play during the early part of the evening.
Date to be mutually agreed upon for up to 12 guests
Party at West Menlo's only Tiki Bar! Enjoy pupus and the world's best rum punch (we've been practicing) for four friends. Date for this fun mini-vacation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 on mutually agreed upon evening.
Expires: October 1, 2009
Hosts: Trish and Greg Gump
Cooking Class by Laura Stec, author of
Cool Cuisine - Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming
Chef Laura Stec will present a cooking class/presentation based on the new book, Cool Cuisine - Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming for up to 6. The class pairs book concepts to recipes found at the end of each chapter. Students get a hands-on opportunity to learn how to have a positive effect on the environment through food choices, as well as a tasty way to experience the book and be a part of the growing food revolution! Handouts and recipes included. Autographed copies of the book are available for purchase after the class.
Class will take place at the beautiful home of Lauren Sabatini on a mutually agreed upon date.
Expires October 2009
Value: $350
Donor: Laura Stec and Lauren and Nick Sabatini
Catered Day on the Bay Aboard Mr. Magoo
Sailing fans will love this catered Day on the Bay. You and up to five friends will spend an exciting day touring the SF Bay aboard “Mr. Magoo,” a 40 foot sloop. Weather permitting, you’ll view the city front and sail past sail past Angel, Treasure and Yerba Buena Islands and Alcatraz.. You will also feast on your favorite foods served by an on-board crew. Take part in the action or just relax and enjoy.
Value: $1200
Hosts: Steve and Pam Madeira
Ladies’ Holy Trio: Art, Exercise & Lunch!
Kerry Dallmar, parent of M-A graduates and a docent at the Cantor Arts Museum, will lead 12 lucky women around Stanford campus to view the outdoor collection of world renowned sculptures including works by Auguste Rodin, Andy Goldsworthy, Joan Miro and Henry Moore. After your group’s hour-long stroll, enjoy a delicious lunch in the Rodin Sculpture Garden and chat informally with Cantor Arts Curator, Hilarie Faberman. A perfect Spring outing!
For: a group of 12 women
Date: Tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 2nd, 10 AM
Donors: Susan Mohr, Kim Young and Kerry Dallmar
Blind Wine Tasting
Enjoy a blind tasting of California Chardonnays at the home of David and Susan Schultz, overlooking the scenic Sharon Heights Golf Course. The evening will feature eight California Chardonnays with plenty of delicious hors d'oeuvres to cleanse the palate between tastings. You and 11 of your lucky friends will sample wines, judge each wine’s characteristics, and at the end of the evening the winning wines will be revealed for the group.
A mutually agreed upon Friday or Saturday evening in May or June 2009.
Hosts: Susan and David Schultz
Cooking Party—A Seasonal Lunch with Friends
Host a not-so-rigorous but very delicious cooking party for up to 10 M-A Moms or girlfriends. Bring together some fabulous women—parents of your kids’ friends or maybe fellow M-A volunteers. All food, beverages, and clean-up will be handled while you enjoy a special lunch with hands-on cooking, good friends, and lively socializing. Come let us put a glass in your hand, set a beautiful table for you, and guide you through seasonal recipes. Location at Judy Hood's home.
Celebrate La Dolce Vita with an authentic Italian feast for you and nine lucky friends. Our resident native Italian chefs will ensure that you enjoy a multi-course Neapolitan meal designed to transport you to southern Italy. Courses will be paired with Italian wines. After being wined, dined and entertained, you can then roll yourself home, or be chauffeured home by one of your hosts in a red hot Ferrari. Dinner will be at the lovely Menlo Park home of the Visconti family.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Hosts: Elizabeth and Richard Johnson, Julie and Jeff Kleck,
Paola Maciocia and Antonio Visconti, Alessandra and John McCarty, Heather and Paul Titterton
Tennis and Champagne Brunch!
Enjoy an invigorating game of doubles tennis and then a delicious champagne lunch al fresco at "Chez Diller" private courts in Atherton. Lunch will be delicious and healthy, fit for four star tennis players!
Starts at 10:00 a.m. on a mutually agreed upon date.
Expires: June 15, 2009
Hosts: Natalie Diller and Lisa Schatz
Ooooh... Mr. Darcy
Need a break from your routine and a little frivolity? You and five friends are cordially invited to a day of utter relaxation, pampering, the Bennets and of course, Mr. Darcy. Spend Friday, October 22, 2010 in the home of Libby Tinsley, watching "Pride and Prejudice." Your day will begin at 8:30 a.m. with tea and scones, and the first half of the movie. Enjoy a wonderful lunch during intermission and conclude the day at 2:30 p.m.
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Host: Libby Tinsley
Valentines Ladies Luncheon
It's True Love when Chris Rivera prepares delicious, heart healthy food to celebrate friendship. A beloved item at the MPAEF auction for the past four years, will now be Forever remembered here at M-A. So come and Be Mine at this Valentine Luncheon for eight.
February 14, 2011
Host: Chris Rivera
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Say “Oui!” to Fabulous French Cuisine and Scandalous Parisian Paintings
A night in Bohemian Paris awaits those with a discerning palette and a passion for art. Chef Madame Folker will prepare Bistro favorites such as coq au vin or boeuf bourguignon all paired with wines selected by sommelier Jim Smothers. As you linger over fine cheeses and dessert, our beloved AP Art History teacher, Liane Strub, will transport you to the Moulin Rouge, seen through the eyes of artists Degas and Toulouse Lautrec.
For up to 10 guests in your home or the lovely Chez Folker
