Taste-of-the-Town – Mimi’s Café
Story: Scott Gregory
Photos: Scott Gregory
This month’s Taste of the Town was at another one of our local favorites, Mimi’s Café. Twenty-four of us converged on the place, which is kind of a charming little restaurant, and they were happy to host our club. After gathering in the bar and waiting in the foyer, they showed us to our meeting area, which was private from the rest of the dining areas.
The servers got us started with water, wine, and other beverages, and of course as a ravenous crowd, we dove into the warm bread and whipped butter. 
One of the things great about Mimi’s is their interesting menu, and from that we had a variety of choices on the table. From the corn chowder- which I personally recommend, to the baguette sandwiches, fresh salads, and some of their famous comfort foods like the French Creole pasta or the pot roast, nobody went away hungry. 
It was also great to get several of their over-sized muffins to take with us on the way out.
One of the things that helped make the night a success was the friendly staff. It’s always difficult to look after a large crew like ours, and it started out a little slow, but they found their stride, and as such we finished strong.
Overall it was a great evening, and we are already looking forward to next month’s Taste of the Town, which will be at Lucile’s BBQ on April 18th, so mark your calendars, and we’ll see you there!
The popularity of these TOT events never disappoints, and neither does Maria Bonita’s. Baskets of crunchy chips and tasty salsa got everyone started, as did the cold cervezas and salty margaritas. The food was hot, the guacamole was fresh, and the staff was friendly and attentive.
Your writer missed this one but dispatched the lovely Virginia to take copious notes and to document the event with dozens of photos. But alas, notes were taken per directions, but camera/phone was forgotten at home. No problem here though with all of our modern members equipped with photo equipment!
Our Taste-of-the-Town events are always a lot of fun, so join us! Plan ahead with our upcoming events schedule here in the newsletter. Of course, plans do change occasionally, so always be sure to confirm the date and location by checking the events section of the webpage at scvcc.org.
Our club has almost an entirely new Activities team, all eager to keep things rolling with many great activities for our members and guests in the new year.
Throughout the year there are plenty of things that bring us together as a club to travel, sight see, perform and even eat with Corvettes all part of the action. Thanks always go out to our Activities people for making it all happen.
This time of the year is when we get together in another fashion though. We set aside the t-shirts for something a little fancier and even add music and dancing to the scenario. It’s party time!
In the spirit of giving, we brought our contributions for Santa Clarita Food Pantry once again and thanks go out to Linda Butler for her tireless efforts for the organization and to all of you who helped this worthy cause. Additionally, what about the decorations this year? We all appreciate the work done by Tom and Judy Tomlinson with the table centerpieces. Deana Shaver and her staff are also to be recognized for putting this year’s party together.
