Today's Hidden Gem: Notre Dame chicken dinner
I can remember going to this tasty event for as long as I' ve been alive (and that's a long time!!). My mother graduated from Notre Dame on Ansel Road. We had a cousin who was a Notre Dame sister very involved with her order so this event was tradition!
Actually, this year is the 46th annual barbecue/boutique.
The Sisters of Notre Dame invite everyone from near and far to their shindig, which is held out at the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School Education Center in Chardon.
Probably one of their biggest and best choreographed fundraisers all year (besides the Lion's Mane event).
It is held the last two Sunday's of September. This year, the dinners will be served on September 21st and September 28th and run from noon to 5pm.
I used the term 'choreographed' before because they really do have this well organized event operating like a well oiled machine!
There is a whole slew of help coming from the nuns themselves to volunteers, students, teachers, parents, alumni, family, friends and so many more.....from people directing traffic....staffers strategically placed to point you in the right directions....cooks churning out the delicious fare......servers.....folks who help with take out orders....raffle ticket sellers......boutique vendors......
I'm telling you, if you want to see an organized operation at work, just let your nose follow the delectable smells leading to Auburn Road and take a gander.
There oftentimes are vendors on site selling fresh picked fruits such as apples, plums, pears or other home grown, fresh products such as honey.
Inside the boutique are a beautiful array of handmade items such as clothing, wall hangings, jewelry, and religious items.
And since it falls at the end of September, baseball and football season are still in play. Knowing what a huge sports town this is, the sisters and their staffers do a great job trying to have televisions placed about so people can keep tabs on the Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland Browns. They also have signs hanging around with score updates!
But let's get down to the nitty gritty and the REAL reason I go each year! The mouth watering menu! The Sisters throw the biggest and best barbecue year after year serving THE VERY BEST barbecued chicken and ribs, chips, coleslaw and homemade apple pie! They usually have some kind of ice cream as well. You can eat on location or take out. Even if we eat on location, we can not resist to grab a few takeouts for the next day! MMMM, good!
The cost for the chicken dinner is 9 dollars, the rib dinner is 12 dollars and so worth it!
The Notre Dame Educational Center is very accessible from east, west, north or south. The address is 13000 Auburn Road south of Mayfield (Rte 322). We usually sneak in the back way off of Butternut Road (which runs off Rte 322 before you get to Auburn).
For more information on Notre Dame -Cathedral Latin, log onto http://www.ndcl.org/.
Please try to make the trip out to Chardon this Sunday or next Sunday, and you too, will see why the Notre Dame chicken dinners are this week's Hidden Gem!
I can remember going to this tasty event for as long as I' ve been alive (and that's a long time!!). My mother graduated from Notre Dame on Ansel Road. We had a cousin who was a Notre Dame sister very involved with her order so this event was tradition!
Actually, this year is the 46th annual barbecue/boutique.
The Sisters of Notre Dame invite everyone from near and far to their shindig, which is held out at the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School Education Center in Chardon.
Probably one of their biggest and best choreographed fundraisers all year (besides the Lion's Mane event).
It is held the last two Sunday's of September. This year, the dinners will be served on September 21st and September 28th and run from noon to 5pm.
I used the term 'choreographed' before because they really do have this well organized event operating like a well oiled machine!
There is a whole slew of help coming from the nuns themselves to volunteers, students, teachers, parents, alumni, family, friends and so many more.....from people directing traffic....staffers strategically placed to point you in the right directions....cooks churning out the delicious fare......servers.....folks who help with take out orders....raffle ticket sellers......boutique vendors......
I'm telling you, if you want to see an organized operation at work, just let your nose follow the delectable smells leading to Auburn Road and take a gander.
There oftentimes are vendors on site selling fresh picked fruits such as apples, plums, pears or other home grown, fresh products such as honey.
Inside the boutique are a beautiful array of handmade items such as clothing, wall hangings, jewelry, and religious items.
And since it falls at the end of September, baseball and football season are still in play. Knowing what a huge sports town this is, the sisters and their staffers do a great job trying to have televisions placed about so people can keep tabs on the Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland Browns. They also have signs hanging around with score updates!
But let's get down to the nitty gritty and the REAL reason I go each year! The mouth watering menu! The Sisters throw the biggest and best barbecue year after year serving THE VERY BEST barbecued chicken and ribs, chips, coleslaw and homemade apple pie! They usually have some kind of ice cream as well. You can eat on location or take out. Even if we eat on location, we can not resist to grab a few takeouts for the next day! MMMM, good!
The cost for the chicken dinner is 9 dollars, the rib dinner is 12 dollars and so worth it!
The Notre Dame Educational Center is very accessible from east, west, north or south. The address is 13000 Auburn Road south of Mayfield (Rte 322). We usually sneak in the back way off of Butternut Road (which runs off Rte 322 before you get to Auburn).
For more information on Notre Dame -Cathedral Latin, log onto http://www.ndcl.org/.
Please try to make the trip out to Chardon this Sunday or next Sunday, and you too, will see why the Notre Dame chicken dinners are this week's Hidden Gem!
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