The City Club Healthy Lifestyle

In this first installment of The City Club Health & Fitness series, Executive Chef Michael Munoz demonstrates the proper technique for exercising the Quads. Chef Munoz strives for an overall approach to healthful living and is eager to share the benefits of his 15 years experience as a personal trainer. Please e-mail Chef Michael if you have questions pertaining to this healthy lifestyle fitness segment. Michael.Munoz@cityclubsf.com

Spring has Sprung!

As a Wedding & Event Planner at the City Club I work with many creative people and the creative process. Each season brings new themes, colors, trends, and cuisine. I am lucky enough to work with different designs aspects all year long. Each event and/or Wedding couple is different. Usually the wedding date dictates the theme or “look” of the wedding they wish to create. Due to so many professionals in the Wedding market there are several ways to design the perfect atmosphere.

As we head into spring and Wedding season, I have seen some great colors pop within the club walls. Recently the work of Classic Party Rentals, and Nancy Liu Chin came together to create the perfect Spring Wedding atmosphere at The City Club in March. The colors of Pea & Kelly Green, Soft Ivory, and Canary Yellow complimented one another. Pictures provided by Darcy Weddings captured the light and colors in a beautiful way to portray the essence of Spring. Creativity is just one aspect in Wedding Planning which can really enhance the atmosphere. Each season of the year has signature colors & themes which can be incorporated to enhance any celebration.

-Alison Angelo
Sales & Catering Manager

The City Club recommends San Francisco!

Thinking about where to have your next event or Wedding?
I recommend San Francisco!

San Francisco has so much to offer within its mainland of seven square miles.
At your very fingertips you have sites, smells, and sounds of such a diversely populated city. From the restaurants, neighborhoods, historical sites, museums, and sporting arenas, the culture that San Francisco offers is truly one of a kind. Your guests can experience all of this by taking urban hikes, jumping on our Cable Car lines or by utilizing our public transportation system. It’s really easy to travel around, take it from me, I grew up in suburbia!

If you are out of town planning for an event in San Francisco I recommend checking out: http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/

If you are local to San Francisco and want to provide your guests valuable maps and information about San Francisco, head downstairs near the Powell BART station and you’ll see the Visitors Information Center at 900 Market Street. Here you can grab complimentary maps, visitor’s guides, restaurant coupons and Bay Area tour information, great for welcome bags.

Looking for large party restaurant ideas, check out San Francisco Private Dining Venues, http://www.sfpdv.com/. Here you can access the city’s finest restaurants with private dining space. You can search by group size and even view photos of each restaurant.

Need a place for your guests to say?

The City Club has partnered with the following hotels:
Galleria Park Hotel, contact Monica Bowman, (415) 835-6466
The Hotel Monaco & Serrano Hotel, contact Chad Schyvincht, (415) 292-0149
The Sir Francis Drake Hotel, Prescott Hotel and Hotel Triton,
contact Sarika Patel, (415) 395-8569
Mandarin Oriental, contact Candace Balandra, (415) 276-9713

All of the above recommendations are easily accessible and very close to The City Club.

Once you get to The City Club your truly San Francisco experience promises to continue.
If you’re here reading this, you’ve found us, we are one of the city’s most historical and hidden gems.

Hope you are getting excited for your next San Francisco visit.
We look forward to seeing you here soon!

Michelle Kimmins, Director of Sales & Catering

“Mad About the Boy”

Friday, April 17^th

Victoria and I are extremely excited about an upcoming Black-Tie gala coming up in May. Working in conjunction with the Museum of Performance & Design, we have put together an amazing evening for our members! The romance of the 20's and 30's will come alive with a cabaret performance of Noël Coward by the talented Steve Ross. At once comical, classic, and layered with music and wit, this style of entertainment so perfectly fits the City Club that we couldn't resist hosting this special event.

New to Noel Coward as a performer? The Museum of Performance and Design reminds us of his enduring legacy:

"Star Quality: I don't know what it is, but I've got it," said Noël Coward with his inimitable style, cigarette in hand and twinkle in his eye.

The Museum of Performance & Design is proud to celebrate this extraordinary figure in its new exhibition, Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward.

For many Coward is known purely as a playwright, creating such classics as Private Lives, Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, and Design for Living, or as the composer of such timeless songs as "Mad About the Boy," "I'll See You Again," and "Mad Dogs and Englishmen." Star Quality is the first exhibition to show the full extent of his prodigious talents as a director of plays and movies, actor, cabaret artist, wartime patriot, painter, and patron of charitable causes, as well as his knack for celebrity and his gift for sustaining warm and enduring friendships.

For a small taste of what's to come, take a look at a short video – then get your tux pressed and set the date aside! And after the event, make sure to check in on the blog for a post-party wrap up.

When: Friday, May 29^th

Take a look at our online calendar for all the pricing and timing!

I look forward to seeing you then!

Larissa Lorian

Member Services Manager

The City Club partners with NACE

NACE - National Association of Catering Executives
“Investing to benefit YOU in these uncertain times”

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

The City Club was happy to partner with NACE to host their April program. It was wonderful to meet many new faces within the industry and to also receive valuable information from our speakers from Mass Mutual.




Thank you to Classic Party Rentals for providing the table linens and décor, and Ornamento for the table top floral arrangements.

The highlight of the night was the meal provided by our Chef Michael Munoz.

Spring Salad
Shaved Local Asparagus, English Peas, Roasted Chioggia Beets, Marcona Almonds, Shaved Reggiano, Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette

Sage & Prosciutto Wrapped Organic Chicken Breast
Shell Bean Ragout, River Dog Spring Onions, Sessatina Rapini, Toasted Full Belly Garlic

It was a great evening and thank you to those who attended.
We appreciate all of the lovely compliments about both the food and service.
For those who attended don't forget about your special offering!

Photography compliments of Richard Mayer Photo, http://www.mayerphoto.com/

Enjoy your next event,

Michelle Kimmins- Director of Sales & Catering

Making the Connection...

Since we launched the City Club Network in late February, Members have responded very enthusiastically and positively to this new benefit of Membership – so we’re keeping this good thing we’ve got going in the right direction!

Every other Wednesday, Members and guests gather over breakfast and work their best networking mojo with a great group of people. Each session has brought new faces and new business to those who attend– just as we had hoped that this new program would do! The group started with about 10 people and has grown to over 30 at the last gathering. We like the direction that this is headed!

The City Club Network is graciously moderated by City Club Member HENRY EASON of Eason Communications and he’s offered this wonderful praise for how the program has worked for him:
“Many of us City Club members and prospects are seeing a great benefit from the leads-exchange breakfast group you created for us. I know of many leads that have been given, and I have a prospect whose business could cover my club dues and bar bills for some time to come. We appreciate the club pitching in during these difficult times to help your members stimulate trade.”

We’re always looking for ways that we are able to add Member benefits and the City Club Network has created quite a “buzz” around the Club, extending beyond just the bi-monthly gatherings to one-on-one lunch meetings and socializing in the Member’s Bar. Larissa Lorian, our exceptional Member Services Manager, has “linked” everyone together through the network’s very own LinkedIn group so that the connections extend even into the cyber world.

Great people making great connections…that’s what The City Club has always been about and we’re very proud of all that the City Club Network has provided for our Membership. Join us at our next gathering on Wednesday, April 22nd from 8:00-9:30AM and be a part of the Club next best thing going!

City Club Network meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 8:00-9:30AM. Complimentary for Members. Non-Members and Guests are welcome to attend - $20. RSVP with the Club!

GO GREEN!

“Go Green” is the new campaign name seen and heard around the country as a better effort to promote less waste and an emphasis on recycling. California and especially in the Bay Area efforts have been especially high and expected at almost every establishment you visit. I have noticed signs everywhere to encourage GREEN efforts such the gym, restaurants, grocery stores, and even shopping malls. The obvious would be to use less paper products, less towels, and to recycle when possible!



Now more than ever, I have seen many corporate meeting and event planners asking me “Are you Green?” Yes, the City Club does promote going green and we do support ways to do so. The biggest way to go green at luncheons and meetings is to eliminate bottled water. Pitchers of Ice Water versus bottled water have been in high demand for corporate meetings in an effort to recognize their corporate “Green” efforts. I have seen meetings use less paper handouts, and use more audio visual ways of communicating their message & program.

Be conscious of the environment and Go Green! For more information please visit http://www.globalgreen.org/ for ways you can become more green.

-Alison Angelo
Sales & Catering Manager

The Balvenie Scotch Tasting and Cigar Night

We are grateful to our members who enjoy sharing their many interests and talents and last Friday Night was a double hitter. The City Club was privileged with an opportunity to host an outstanding start to the weekend through the effort of one of our Board Members and Past Chair, Mr. Marc Intermaggio.

Marc facilitated a tasting presentation with Andrew Weir, the talented and charismatic Balvenie Ambassador from The Balvenie Distillery based in San Francisco. The Balvenie has been specializing in a handcrafted single malt scotch since 1893. Today it is the only Scottish distillery to grow and floor-malt its own barley and has its own coopers and coppersmiths to tend its traditional distilling equipment. They make a unique range of single malts which offer a rich, luxurious and smooth finish with the underpinning of a distinctive honeyed character.

The event was so popular we requested and received a second tasting opportunity that evening, to accommodate the extra reservation requests. Members & Guests expressed their enthusiasm in the excited conversations buzzing around the room. Appreciative remarks were in regard to the "information and history provided" and "a superb education on each selection" Andrew choose to showcase.

In between the tastings interested members met on another floor to enjoy seven different varieties of Cuban, Dominican, Nicaraguan and African Cigars. Our Food and Wine Committee Chair, Mr. Kevin Cholokian, choose several full bodied and medium-bodied, handmade cigars to satisfy the evening’s aficionados. The City Club invites you to view the calendar of events and plan your evenings accordingly. There is a special event planned just for you!

Hector Romero, Banquet Manager