For 2022, Denver Restaurant Week has been changed to March 11-20. Since we already have an event in March, instead of setting another event that month, our section’s Restaurant Week event will be more of a social gathering dinner on February 26th at Manning’s Steaks & Spirits in Lakewood. Manning’s has always had great reviews. I have already made a reservation for our section for this event. I have arranged for us to have a quiet area for a nice evening of dining and socializing.

Address: 11100 W Alameda Ave, Lakewood, CO 80226 - Get Directions

Phone: (720) 484-6567

Website URL: https://www.manningssteaksandspirits.com/

Menu: https://www.manningssteaksandspirits.com/menu

Please RSVP to [email protected] by Wednesday, February 23, 2022, if you plan to attend this event. Also, provide total number that will be attending in your reply.

Spassnacht arrives early in March on the first. Don't let this one slip by.

Enjoy a casual dinner with your Benz friends or make some new ones. O'Neill's has a private dining room reserved for our use and the full menu is available. O'Neill's is on the NE corner of 95th Street and Mission Road, in the Ranch Mart North Shopping Center. Starts at 6:30 p.m. or whenever you can make it if you have to work late.

Safety first. We thought it best to call off the January 29^th lunch because of the slick roads and generally horrible weather.

Martin’s BBQ is too good of a place for us to not try again. So rather than cancel, we rescheduled!

Please plan to join your Bluegrass Stars friends for a Saturday, February 26^th 2:00 PM lunch at Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint. If you haven't tried their BBQ, you are in for a treat, and if you haven't visited Towne Center before, it is right across Westport Drive. 

Address: 3408 Indian Lake Dr, Louisville, KY 40241

Website: https://www.martinsbbqjoint.com/louisville?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=Yext

RSVPs are really important for this luncheon! A great response will ensure we have use of Martin’s large party room.

Please contact David Rosenberg and let him know if you will attend and how many folks will be in your party by Saturday, FEBRUARY 19^TH.

Phone: (502) 548-8960

Email: [email protected]

Please Join the Sierra Nevada section for a Basque Dinner on April 5, 2022.  We will be enjoying traditional family-style Basque food at JT Basque Bar and Dining Room in Gardnerville, Nevada.  $45 per-person includes large meal, Wine, Coffee, and Dessert.  This is a pre-pay event.  For more info or to RSVP, please contact Linda Iknoian at [email protected] or (559) 978-6628.

Please join the Sierra Nevada section for dinner at MiCasa Too Restaurant in Reno, on March 1, 2022.  Known for traditional, authentic Mexican food, MiCasa has been in Reno for over 30 years.  Order off the menue with separate checks.  Please RSVP to Christy Dodson at (775) 771-7777 or email [email protected].

Sunday, April 24th - 2022  – Fifth Annual “Delta Drive” to the Grand Island Mansion (“GIM”). 

Some important changes as things have changed.  We have moved the starting time back to fit the GIM reservation timing of 1:00 p.m.  The brunch menu will be buffet @ $39.95/person Tax and Tip are not included.  We have made a reservation for a limited group of people. Please make your reservation through MotorsportReg.  There is no fee to registration, but you'll be paying after the meal. Please wear your MBZ club name tags to help the staff and us recognize you are a MBZ’r!

If you'd like to have a leisurely drive with a caravan of Mercedes-Benz to Grand Islnd Mansion, We’ll meet up at Peet’s Coffee in the “Clayton Valley Shopping Center” at the intersection of Clayton Valley and Ignacio Valley Roads in Concord from 10:30am to 11:00am for coffee and snacks. Peet’s is located behind the Bank of America on the corner at 5458 Clayton Valley Road, Concord.  Sign ins, NOTE: please print out these driving instructions, sign ins are to be completed by 11:00AM ; ladies and gentlemen… “start your engines” …  for a prompt departure at 11:00 a.m. and then a right turn east onto Clayton Valley Road.   That would be “RIGHT” Jack!

We then get on Marsh Creek Road passing by the historic city of Clayton and then into the wilds of the northeast side of Mt. Diablo.  Expect great views and possibly lush green grass covered hills as we wind down the road towards the Delta.  Note, there are warning signs posted regarding the possibility of “ICEY” road conditions. 

There is a lot of early California packed into this area, as John Marsh was the first “Anglo” landowner in “Alta California” (2).  We are driving thru history!   About 11 miles down Marsh Creek Road, we’ll make a left turn on to Deer Valley Road headed towards Antioch and a right turn onto Hwy 4 (9 miles) then onto the gateway to “The Delta” Hwy 160, staying to the right.  Next is “The High Bridge”, which is a “toll bridge”.

Just past Isleton, we follow Hwy 160 over the old bridge and a right turn following Hwy 160.  Next is a left turn on to Hwy 220 just past the Ryde Hotel in Walnut Grove. This is where the driving gets little more interesting as we drive across Grand Island with farm vistas!  Take a right turn on to “Grand Island Road” heading North East. (Note, “The Grand Island Road” is a “loop” around the perimeter of the Island, cannot get lost!)