The Wolfe Pack Returns to Kanawha Spa
The meals served at the Kanawha Spa in Too Many Cooks are among the most famous in the mystery novel genre. To pay homage to Mr. Wolfe and his love of fine cuisine and gracious living, we have once again arranged for the Wolfe Pack to spend a weekend at The Greenbrier, a newly renovated, five-star, five-diamond luxury resort and casino in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Most members of the Pack consider this location to have been the inspiration for Kanawha Spa.
This world-class hotel and a Forbes five-star spa is an American institution and served as the unofficial summer capitol for Southern aristocracy during the antebellum period. Today, The Greenbrier provides a full range of activities, boasts a world- class chef, and is an idyllic vacation spot. We have arranged a full range of Wolfean events. See their web site, http://www.greenbrier.com, for details about amenities.
Dates: Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15, 2012.
The program includes the following Wolfean activities. (NB: All dishes will be prepared from The Nero Wolfe Cookbook):- Friday night will feature a banquet with dishes prepared by Les Quinze Maitres. Speaker: Rich Rosendale, the Greenbrier Executive Chef
- Saturday morning brunch features Saucisse Minuit, Oeufs au Cheval and corned beef hash ala Maryella Timms
- Saturday afternoon will include a discussion of Too Many Cooks. If there is enough interest, the Executive Chef will provide a cooking demonstration featuring some of the dishes in the corpus
- Saturday night we will enjoy dishes from the Rusterman’s menu. Speaker: Patrick Via, County Prosecuting Attorney
Rex Stout’s daughter and granddaughter are expected to attend. Also, we have invited, and expect acceptances from, guest speakers Jim Justice, the owner of The Greenbrier, and Bruce Sloan, the Hotel’s Director of Security. All speakers have been sent a copy of the book and have promised to read it.
If you wish to travel as Mr. Wolfe did, Amtrak’s direct train, "The Cardinal," from NYC to Chicago stops at the resort (White Sulphur Springs, WV) three days a week. Delta Airlines flies into the Lewisburg, WV Airport.
We have arranged for a discounted rate starting at $235 a day per room. NOTE: This rate is only $5.00 more per day than we paid during the Pack’s highly successful trip to the Greenbrier in 2007. (This rate does NOT include meals, taxes or incidental charges.) Moreover, you can extend your stay by up to two days at both ends of the weekend at the same rate. The cost of the two banquets will be $125 each and the brunch $55.00.
Make reservations for meals and your room and any extra activities directly with the hotel by calling 800‑624‑6070. Mention "THE WOLFE PACK" for the special rate. This rate CANNOT be obtained either by fax or by reserving on-line. All charges will be paid directly to The Greenbrier. In addition, all attendees are asked to send a check, payable to the Wolfe Pack, for $20 per person to cover incidentals including meals for the speakers, etc. Please send this when you have made your reservations as it is important that we know who will be attending. Fill out the form below and send to Jonathan Levine. |
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