RE: Last Saturday at Mark's American

Thanks for the kind words, Jerilynn.

Regarding "toque blanche," I knew that a toque was the traditional brimless
chef's hat, but was unsure of the spelling. Looking at my on-line
dictionary (www.m-w.com), I got the right spelling and found out that the
adjective "blanche" (white) was commonly appended. So I added it, too.

I'll pass along your appreciation to Kim.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Daugherty [mailto:tom-jerilynn@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:17 PM
To: John Watson
Subject: Re: Last Saturday at Mark's American

JOHN--

IN CASE YOU EVER QUIT YOUR DAY JOB, YOU OUGHTA BE A WRITER COVERING FINE
CUISINE !!
I LOVE READING YOUR COMMENTS AFTER OUR GATHERINGS ! THANKS FOR YET ANOTHER
OF YOUR GIFTS TO OUR GOURMET GROUP.

TOM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING OUR NEXT GATHERING. BUT, AS ONE OF THE
HOSTS, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT "TOQUE BLANCHE " IS. I HATE TO ADMIT MY
IGNORANCE, BUT ONE IS NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN !

PLEASE THANK KIM FOR VOLUNTEERING TO CREATE THE MENU!

ALTHOUGH WE MISSED YOUR PRESENCE AT CHURCH, WE HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION WITH YOUR FAMILY.

JOIE DE VIVRE !

JERILYNN

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Watson" <john.watson@pdq.net<
To: "Millie Hast" <mhast@mdanderson.org<; "A. Lester Buck III"
<buck@compact.com<; "Hattie Thurlow McKinley" <hthurlow@aol.com<; "Jeanne
Singer" <jeannediet@aol.com<; "Jennifer Harvey"
<harveyj@financialnetwork.com<; "Jerilynn & Tom Daugherty"
<tom-jerilynn@worldnet.att.net<; "Jerilynn Daugherty"
<jerilynn.daugherty@fortbend.k12.tx.us<; "Jerry & Shirley Mills"
<aygconstr@earthlink.net<; "Jerry Granacki" <safmarine@aol.com<; "Jim
McKinley" <jjmckinley@aol.com<; "Kim Watson" <kwatson@the-spires.com<;
"Phyllis Hamilton" <phyllis.hamilton@cfisd.net<; "Sam Cook"
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Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:25 AM
Subject: Last Saturday at Mark's American

< Folks -
<
< Once again, the Gourmet Group had a wonderful outing, this time to Mark's
< American Cuisine. For those of you who haven't been, Mark's is located in
a
< converted church at 1658 Westheimer. Jerilynn and Tom Daugherty arranged
< the reservations and arrived first, joined shortly thereafter by Kim &
John
< Watson, Jim & Hattie McKinley, Jennifer Harvey & Jerry Granacki, and
fellow
< Ordinary Life class member and new group member Millie Hast. We were
seated
< upstairs in what was once either the balcony or the choir loft.
<
< Our waiter, Lance, revealed that he was a medical student at UTMB in
< Galveston, and was astoundingly and persuasively well-informed about the
< restaurant and its wonderful offerings. The menu, the "daily" menu and
the
< "off-menu" menu were replete with fabulous dishes, exquisitely prepared.
< Kim is still marvelling over the small dark round objects that had a
< delicate smoky taste, and of which her husband guessed were some sort of
< mushroom, only to discover that they were roasted baby brussell sprouts.
<
< After an appetizer selection that included a very light White Lobster
< Bisque, the second course arrived. The Dover sole was very popular, as
was
< the "study in lamb." No one was disappointed in the quality of their
< selections. Dessert included selections such as Mom's Peanut Butter Cake,
< Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake, and Warm Chocolate Cake, all beautifully
< presented and delicately delicious.
<
< Mark's was a hit. As Jerilynn put it, "We hate to come here too often
< because it is so special for us." For more information about the
< restaurant, visit their web site at
< http://www.marks1658.com/
<
< Our next event is scheduled to be held at Tom & Jerilynn Daugherty's home
on
< Saturday, March 23. The theme selected was French cooking, and Kim agreed
< to handle the recipe assignments. So get your toque blanches ready and
< we'll wait with anticipation our next Gourmet Group outing!
<
< Kim & John Watson
<
<