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Thanksgiving Warm-Up Food Fest-Livermore, California
Event Details
Time: November 8, 2013 to November 10, 2013
Location: Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA
Website or Map: http://www.reserveamerica.com
Event Type: campout, &, potluck
Organized By: westywoman (Melissa)
Latest Activity: Nov 27, 2013
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Event Description
Look to book a site in Phase B - Sites 12-53 (Most are already booked). We have an enormous food fest Saturday night- a potluck featuring a turkey on the Weber and all the traditional Thanksgiving fixins that people bring to the table. Friday night this year will be Taco night-bring your favorite tacos, taco salad, pozole, quesadillas or tamales to share if you want to pig out 2 nights in a row.
Location:
Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA.
One of the nicest things about this park for this event is the dishwashing station with HOT water.
Comment Wall
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Comment by Richard Ellis on October 21, 2013 at 9:15am
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I'm booked in number lucky 13 for Friday night. Look forward to seeing everyone.
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Comment by Bruce on October 24, 2013 at 7:19pm
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How early can you check in on Friday? I'm thinking of taking the day off...
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Comment by regis101 on October 24, 2013 at 7:23pm
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Check-in is 2 PM. Check out is Noon.
Since you are sharing with Diana as a second vehicle, it will cost you an extra $8 per night on top of the site fee. You should contact her so you can have her last name for when you pull up to the Ranger kiosk. Hi. Yeah, Site 25. Second vehicle. (insert last name here). $16? Ok. Thanks, See ya
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I'll be awol from work on that Friday also. I plan on getting there pretty much at 2pm. Site 31
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Comment by Doug R on October 27, 2013 at 9:51pm
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Hi All, Not sure if you have room for a late to the party poacher however I am local to Livermore and would love to come up for at least one night either Friday or Saturday night. Happy to pay the fee for camping of course. I will definitely drop by to visit either way like the Cooley's.
Let me know if any of you have a space please!
- Doug (drenner@summitsol.com)
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Welcome, Doug. At my last viewing on reserveamerica.com, there were spots for Friday night. I was at Del Valle this past weekend.
Here is what the Ranger said about extra vehicles. First, each site can have only two vehicles. There is a bit of a loophole there if one has a trailer that kinda makes it three things parked at the site. Anyway.
Third vehicles will still pay the $8 per day and have to park in the overflow lots then walk on down to the party. So, as I previously surmised, one could camp Friday night. You would leave the park by noon on Saturday check out time. Cruise on out and flip a u-turn and reenter as a third vehicle. You need to have a site number and the party's name and a sticker for the windshield.
Maybe some of you just want to visit for the Saturday food fest. I now know it's all legal.
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Should I be thinking about a roasting pan? I have one of the black speckled enamel ones. What will fit on the Weber? Tomorrow I'm going Bird shopping. Going to try Gene's Fine Foods, Trader Joe's, Costco and then the chain stores.
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Comment by westywoman (Melissa) on October 29, 2013 at 1:53pm
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I have always taken advantage of the Buy One get One Free turkey deal that usually shows up at the major supermarkets in November. Either way you choose to go, do not exceed 14-15 lbs or so. It gets too big for the kettle. If it is frozen, don't forget to start defrosting it in the fridge about 3 days before you want to prep it. :-)
I checked with John LaTorre and Kris Hansen at Finnon and they've got the pan, grilling and carving tools, thermometer, Weber grill & charcoal covered. All you have to bring is a bird that's prepped and ready to go on the BBQ Saturday at about 1:30 pm or so.The Weber book says 11-13 minutes per pound and last year that was just about right.2-1/2 to 3 hours. Bring a baster just in case, although we could always improvise. The Weber BBQ book does not recommend stuffing it but John has done it that way with success. I don't recommend bothering: there will be plenty of various dressings available on the side.
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Comment by John LaTorre on October 29, 2013 at 2:46pm
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I agree that the bird doesn't need stuffing. It doesn't need a pan, either; it just sits right on the grill, and there's an aluminum pan just below it (which I'll bring) that catches the juices, which can be used to make gravy. Kris says he has the carving stuff.
For Friday night, I'll be bringing some taco shells, which I'll fry on site, along with some taco meat, chopped tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream ... enough for a dozen tacos. I think somebody else (Mike F?) said he was bringing refried beans, so if we want burritos, we need the wrappers and whatever else people put in them. Volunteeers?
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I'm bringing wood, wine of some sorts (red?white?) Tequila...
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