LITTLE ITALY..... IN DEERING!

VIVA ITALIA! LUNCHEON 

The Greater Hillsborough Senior Services second luncheon for March was held in Deering Community Church on Wednesday, March 25th. The heart of the menu was a prime example of Italian Comfort Food: spaghetti topped with meatballs and a knock-yer-socks-off, made-from-scratch (by Patty Samuels. Disclaimer: I am Patty's husband and biased in a real big way!) tomato/red pepper sauce. This was served with a green salad. garlic bread and coffee, tea and water (What! No vino? Che cosa?).  For dessert, Patty presented a tiramisu that seemed to generate a lip smacking, happy palate din in the church hall. The kitchen crew for today included head chef Patty, sous chef George Arvenataki and line chefs Lee Avery, Joyce Peace, Richard Little and Gary Samuels. Yvonne Wiegelman decorated each table with pretty white chrysanthemums, which were set off by the red napkins. 

As an unexpected surprise, Dave McNair joined us. Dave, who lives in Prince Edward Island, up there in Canada, escapes the cold by coming South -- to Hillsborough! It turns out that Dave can make pretty good music come out of Joyce Peace's mother's piano, and his playing kept people together in the hall, enjoying each other's company long after the tables had been cleared. We hope that Dave will become a 'regular' at our luncheons! (Yvonne signed Dave up for some of the gigs that she produces in Hillsborough, so keep an eye out for him 'at a theatre near you!')

All-in-all the Deering Community Church hall was briefly transformed into a favorite restaurant on Arthur Ave in Little Italy of the Bronx! Certainly none of the 32 patrons left the hall hungry. From what I heard from those who were there, this luncheon had it all: great food and a warm sense of community. The fact that the day was nice, sunny and (relatively) warm, was a  BIG plus!

The next GHSS luncheon will be held on April 9th at St Mary's church, in Hillsborough. Ham will be on the menu. We hope to see y'all there! Please contact Marie Merrow (464-3067) or Marie Mogavero (464-4726) to reserve