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Hello All! The Los Angeles PuristS just had the Annual PuristSPro Year End GTG 2009 and it was a blast! The team always tries to do something interesting and unique and this year was no different. We arranged to fly a private Chef and Sommelier from Sonom...  

PuristSPro.com YEAR END GTG 2009 Los Angeles, California We had PuristS fly in and drive from far away to L.A. just to attend this event. Our PuristS community is very special, even though it's our interest in horology that forms our group, it's really ab...  

What a lovely event! You PuristS from the North know how to drink, eat and celebrate Marcelo

Hello Marcelo! The Home was warm and inviting, the food was spectacular but the people was what really made the event. Honestly these Year End GTG are great as conversations were mostly not about watches but about each other. I look forward in meeting you... 

...it would be my utmost pleasure, MW! Best regards Marcelo

instead of all these, (really cool), local parties. May be in Hong Kong or Singapore. GEO

Hello GEO, Keep an eye on HoMe forum and the TimeOut forum for announcements of the PuristSPro IGOTT 2010 ! Hope to meet up with you in person soon! -MW

Hello Elliot, Was near Bar Pinxto dining at Sushi Roku this afternoon, we gotta meet up soon! Happy Holidays to you! -MW

That's such a nice piece Marcelo

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PuristSPro.com Year End GTG 2009 Los Angeles, California Apps to start the meal...... Wild mushrooms infused with truffle oil and fig balsamic reduction with artisan cambembert cheese on light and crispy crustini: a mouth watering fresh sliced shrimp with...  

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PuristSPro.com YEAR END GTG 2009 Los Angeles, California Let's start with the ingredients that went into the meal. Chef Brian insisted on the finest and freshest seafood and meat that is in season and available locally. Only fresh herbs will do -MW This m...  

Wonderful 'raw' ingredients. How long did all this take to prepare? Andrew

. . . without break until after 10:00, and that included all the scrub work necessary to get mkvc's kitchen back to where they started. First class operation . . . impressed, Art

Hello Andrew, Thanks for noticing the little details. It took a lot of coordination as our chef was flown in for the event but everything went well. The stem ware, silverware were all hand selected for the course. Sorry i didn't take pics of all the fish ...  

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Everything was going great as I viewed your 2009 GTG, then you had to show part 4...with a beautifully delicious blue crab then shrimp, not to mention the Wild Mushrooms infused with truffle oil and the Filet Mignon and wines of part 3. Oh my goodness it ... 

Hello Helen! That 2009 PuristSPro Year End GTG was wonderful. It was very different than the previous ones as this was very special. The atmosphere was festive with the holiday spirit in the air. We were so fortunate to have fellow PuristS 'mkvc' and his ... 

PuristSPro.com YEAR END GTG 2009 Los Angeles, California A behind the scenes look at all the prep work prior to the event. Chef Brian and his team did some serious work and planning to provide us with a wonderful event! A professional videographer was the...  

thanks for sharing

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... lurking in the corner? Illy cups? Very nice....  

Hello Andrew! We got so into our conversation that we completely forgot the special Italian coffee! Hopefully MKVC will share pics of his gift ( Darjeeling tea from India) from Laurie & Mike. -MW

PuristSPro.com YEAR END GTG 2009 Los Angeles, California A few more pics -MW This message has been edited by DRMW on 2009-12-14 02:57:16...  

...who arranged for the special meal and wine pairing, and most especially to MKVC and his wife for opening their house up to all of us for this event. The wine and food were enjoyable, but the company was the most outstanding part of the evening, as it g... 

Looks like a real feast was served up and you guys had a blast! Season's best to all of you!

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It works very well on you! )) You guys obviously had a BLAST! Another reason to go and join the Gang for me. Best, Nicolas

. . . I'm wearing a G O ;-) . . .

. . . smooth one day, raffish the next!

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reading your posts makes me so hungry now. anyway, glad to see you guys had very good food and enjoyed yourself at this year-end party. i wish i were there joining the party too. thanks for sharing. stefan

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i am going to have a 2 weeks of my family vacation back to Hong Kong. ver much looking forward to that. will try to take pics there and post them here later. happy holidays to you and your family. stefan

Merry Christmas!

... we kept things more simple .... start of with a beer .... the rest will be posted by our Graham ! The L.A. gtg looks fabulous ... so many people and i see Art was drinking wine (once again .... ) . Sooooo, when will the WWGTG (worldwide gtg) start off...  

. . . Graham full of cheer, and Filip with an air of insouciance . . . warmest regards, Art

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Hope to see more pics Party-Bim! -MW

I say we should have a PuristSPro International Jamboree somewhere either in Los Angeles, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Tokyo. I haven't been to Singapore; wouldn't mind exploring this city/country with some PuristS! Looking forward to seeing more pictu... 

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IGOTT or I nternational G athering O f T he T ribes aka the world gathering of PuristS from around the world. Think of it as the GTG of all GTG's! -MW

... but give us plenty of advanced warning as the 2010 diary is filling fast. No wonder the years go quick! A

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Was nice to see you, Graham, my old chap! Best, Nicolas

Hi Filip Seems like you had a great time (at least a great start with a non-vintage beer!). Would have loved to participate in this miny GTG in UK+Paris Looking forward to the full report from Graham! Best Hans

Thanks for all the hard work that went into it, and a special thanks to MKVC and his wife for sharing their lovely, warm home with all of us. Happy Holidays to all! Best, Jed

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It was really a great evening, and the pictures do it justice. Thanks to all who attended, and thanks to the chef, cooks and sommelier for their outstanding work. Thanks especially to Ming. I witnessed only a small fraction of the effort and thought he pu... 

Thank you and our PuristS moderator for organizing this wonderful event. I had a great time! Many thanks to the chef, cooks, and sommelier for their outstanding work; but also special thanks to the host of this year's very special venue! Was to find some ... 

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Fantastic GTG! It looks like you all had a great time. The food looks DELICIOUS!!! Yumm yumm! Thanks for sharing. Vte

Hello Vte! Our European Team had a great GTG this year and the one in 2010 will be even better! If you would like to attend the next GTG in Europe, kindly PM or email our moderators DJE, Amanico, or Foversta to let them they know you are interested. Where... 

Next European GTG will be in June... And the Commandante who is in cahrge to organize it is Spanish, like you... Best, Nicolas

Hope to join it. We'll see. June=Nice weather. Thanks Nico. Vte

I was very happy to have flown in for this tremendous evening! Many thanks to the organizers who organized such a tremendous trip that was such a wonderful experience! I am already looking forward to the next one! DRMW, I owe you some scallops for the nex... 

Wish i was there! Cheers! Stephen

Thanks for looking BluNotte! -MW

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And many thanks to Mike and Erika for allowing us to invade their beautiful home! The wines were very good, and I especially liked the Valdo. A lot of prep went into this GTG, and a huge round of applause to Ming for organizing this year's LA yr end GTG. ... 

It was just a great event, you could really feel the holiday spirit in the air! Thank you all for making this such a wonderful place! -MW This message has been edited by DRMW on 2009-12-14 21:06:41

I am going to show the wife the thread and we can drool together...next year.... thanks for the report...

We sampled some tasty Italian wines, i bought extra bottles so the next time we meet, make sure you remind me to bring it along and we'll open it! Happy holidays to you and the family! -MW

The kids and I all had a spectacular time. A huge thanks to Mike and Erika for opening up their home and welcoming us. Hope the kids didn't wreck too much havoc. I know they wanted to keep on playing with your little one by the time we had to leave. Thank... 

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All Thank you all for making this a delightful evening for both Marcia and me. We really had a great time. The food was outstanding. Looking forward to the next event with great anticipation Steve

Hello saschechter! Great seeing both of you again. Happy Holidays and see you soon! -MW

for all the mouth-watering pictures. Wish I could've been there.

The team has some exciting events for 2010 so I look forward to seeing you there! Events fill up fast so make sure you checkout the HoMe forum and here on TimeOut for announcements. Happy holidays to you and "J."! -MW

I will look forward seeing you in the new year.

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My wife and I really enjoyed ourselves. And enjoyed the rainy drive home talking about all the fun we had (ok, I might have napped a bit while she drove) As you would have learned from the other reports, there was some food. The food prep involved some sh...  

It was wonderful for you to make the drive up to the GTG. Thanks for taking pics of the Vintage Port that MKVC generously shared with the gang. Cheers to the next PuristS GTG! -MW

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Thanks for sharing the GTG. Only the good stuff for the L.A. PuristS............ Regards, MTF

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What a great and unique event. Kudos to DRMW and everyone for putting together such a wonderful GTG. And most importantly a big 'Thank You' to MKVC and his lovely wife Erika for inviting and welcoming the PuristS to their home. There was truly a festive h...  

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While the food looked great the cupcakes take the cake. Hope I have the opportunity to taste one of those cupcakes someday and visit with the west coast PuristS. Thanks for sharing. JerryW

Hello Jerry! Let me know your schedule as the L.A. area PuristS are waiting eagerly for you to visit! -MW

Hey does PuristSPro do one of these in Paris? I would love to attend. Merry christmas and happy new year. Best regards, George

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Hello George! We have events worldwide. Please email/PM our General Manager Anthony Tsai or one of our European moderators ( Amanico, our JLC moderator, DJE our Patek moderator, Foversta our Gerald Genta moderator) with your contact info to be included in...