Monday, November 17, 2008

MDC Semi-Hiatus

The MDC is on semi-hiatus status until mid-December due to unusual circumstances. Tom Saffell, facilitator extraordinaire, has been deployed to Austin, TX, to assist FEMA in its Direct Housing Mission, a sub-task under the general recovery efforts following Hurricane IKE. The plans for Central Michel Richard were completed, but the reservation was impossible to make due to high demand for tables and limited space for seating.

Justin Kahrl, facilitator pro temps and gourmand fantastique, has assumed the responsibilities of managing the Dining Club in Tom's absence. In the collapse of the Central reservations, Justin deftly re-directed the diners to Rosa Mexicano for the October dining meet. For November, he is currently coordinating the meet which is to occur at Il Pizzico in Rockville on the 23rd.

So, as you can see, there is no real break in the flow of the dining club's actual mission, just a tactical change in leadership for a few months. This post is merely to explain the lack of recent web activity on the MDC blog site. So, fear not, DC dining enthusiasts ... the MDC is alive and strong. Tom hopes that he can return to DC in mid-December to reassume facilitation duties and to accept praise and accolades for his fine work in Texas.

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