CAYA - Mardi Gras Season is Here! 🎭

Dear Lost Souls,

After an exhaustive culinary / musical research week-long boondoggle to The Big Easy, we are back in the Bay Area and wading knee deep through the Mardi Gras season . . . the time is here to Laissez les bons temps rouler!! We are feeling inspired and excited about our musical lineup for this year's fête, so dust off your dancing shoes and mark your calendar for Saturday, March 2nd!

Yes, my Riders of the Polar Vortex, Cocktail Hour is on for this Friday evening. Cocktails will be served at 7:30pm. Please feel free to swing on by for a quickie en route to your evening's primary fête or to linger indefinitely!

Yours,
Los Cabañeros

!!Please drink responsibly and arrange for safe transportation!! ... your well-being is our first priority!

P.S. This week's Haberdashery Flashback takes us back to February 5th, 2003; CAYA - Debate Rages!!!
P.S.S. Be sure to visit the CAYA Blog, and register for email updates: http://caya20.blogspot.com

The Haberdashery is located at:
2124 Fifth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

Come As You Are - Mardi Gras 2012 (2/25); Hurricanes are in the forecast!!

Dear Lost Souls,

You are officially invited to the 2012 Haberdashery Mardi Gras Party, on Saturday, February 25^th.

We are only ten days out, so mark your calendar and start your taper!

Of course, Cocktail Hour is on for this week . . . but more importantly, we need to start thinking about NEXT weekend:

Schedule:

Friday evening, Feb. 24^th: There will be Cocktail Hour as usual. For those of you interested in the Festival of the Roux, and other cooking secrets from the Big Easy, this is the time to come. Chop, chop chop.

Saturday, Feb. 25^th: This is an all day affair . . . give or take a day. Beginning whenever we crawl out of bed, there will be Mimosas, Screwdrivers and Bloodies for those that arrive before noon . . . or whenever. The food will start to be served in the mid-afternoon. There will be the usual fair of gumbo, jambalaya, red beans, etc. . . . whenever they are ready . . . and lagniappe. Yea, yea . . . and there will be LOTS of bread pudding for the ladies.

Dress Code: Well, there is no dress code, and you can wear whatever the hell you want, but this is Mardi Gras . . . so festive attire is appropriate! In general, this could mean carnival masks, and/or your favorite colorful wig . . . pull out that old sequined party dress (e.g. flapper style), a boa, feather tiara . . . a dapper hat or sport coat . . . or just show up in jeans and a t-shirt!!!! . . . the point is to relax and have a good time. We will have some beads and other parade trinkets on hand to distribute.

WARNING: Friday night can be detrimental to Saturday . . . and should be avoided or taken in moderation if your intent is a full-on Saturday.

So, for now . . . my Closet Cajuns . . . we invite you to swing by the Haberdashery this Friday evening, for one last quiet evening of lazy shade, before the Hurricanes slam into town . . . then it’s every Cajun for his or her self! Cocktails will be served starting at approximately 7:30pm.

As always, please feel free to stop by for le’ quickie en route to your primary Friday soiree . . . or to lingerie indefinitely.

Yours,
Los Cabañeros

P.S. Questions? Comments? Drop us a line at Haberdashery2.0@gmail.com

The Haberdashery is located at:

2124 5th Street

Berkeley, CA 94710

T: 510.229.2970