[MR] Fw: Banquet del Quatre Barres

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> > Banquet dels Quatre Barres
> > 
> > Food lovers unite! The Barony of Caer Mear
> > (Richmond, VA) cordially
> > invites you to a celebration of Catalan cuisine on
> > March 9, AS XXXVI
> > (2002). Join us for a day of food, food, music,
> > food, stories, food,
> > dancing, food, and congenial company. There will be
> > arts and games in the
> > morning, music and entertainment throughout the day,
> > a banquet from
> > mid-afternoon into the evening, dancing and good
> > company into the night.
> > 
> > Banquet: Master Thomas Longshanks and his kitchen
> > crew will present a
> > feast in 6 courses, with dishes selected from
> > Catalan cookbooks of the
> > 14th and 15th centuries:
> > 
> > aa, recuit i almendras (Bread, fresh ricotta and
> > almonds)
> > Salsa a bolets (Pan-fried wild mushrooms with fresh
> > onion salsa)
> > Ayada blanqua a pex ab aygua (Poached fish with
> > white garlic sauce)
> > Confits de almendras (Almond confits)
> > Pastaneguat (Lightly fried puree of carrots)
> > Jurvert a porc en ast (Spit-roasted pork with green
> > sauce)
> > Mel i higos (Figs preserved in honey)
> > Cebada (Caramelized onion with aged cheese)
> > Limonea (Spit-roasted chicken with a sauce of almond
> > milk, lemons, sugar,
> > ginger and saffron)
> > Confits de [fennel] (Fennel confits)
> > Aros con let de almendras (Rice with almond milk)
> > Carn ala sarraynesque (Beef Saracen-style)
> > Mel i aros con polvora de duch (Rice with honey and
> > spices)
> > Mato (Sweetened fresh cheese)
> > A table of confits will follow the banquet for your
> > enjoyment throughout
> > the evening.
> > 
> > A fine meal is incomplete without good wine. Bring
> > your favorites, or
> > contact Master Thomas for a list of very good,
> > inexpensive Catalan wines
> > he recommends you bring for various dishes.
> > 
> > N.B.:  Most dishes INCLUDE nuts or almond milk. Most
> > dishes are NOT
> > vegetarian. Please contact Master Thomas for a
> > complete list of
> > ingredients.
> > 
> > Event specifics:  The site is the Group Camp 3
> > Dining Hall at Pocahontas
> > State Park, Route 655 (Beach Rd.) in Chesterfield
> > County, VA. The Hall
> > will be open 10:00 a.m. to  9:00 p.m. The Park
> > closes at 10:00 p.m. The
> > site is discretely wet, with the display of no
> > original containers. The
> > State Park prohibits open alcoholic beverages
> > outdoors at this site (they
> > aren't kidding, folks!). There can be no open flames
> > in the hall, so all
> > candles must be enclosed in a container.
> > 
> > A&S Activities:  Display - Artists and researchers
> > are invited to display
> > their works from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Competition
> > - In addition to the
> > A&S display, there will be a friendly competition.
> > The best expression of
> > the theme will receive a small token of our
> > appreciation. The theme will
> > be "Books and Roses."
> > 
> > Lodging and Crash Space:  Contact the autocrat for
> > information on area
> > hotels.
> > 
> > Fees:
> > On-Board:  $20.00 (children 5 and under, free).
> > Servers - 14 servers are required for this event.
> > Servers will receive
> > selections from the feast. The cost of the event for
> > servers will be the
> > $5.00 hall fee.
> > Off-Board - Because the event is a banquet,
> > off-board space will only be
> > provided on a case-by-case basis for special
> > circumstances. Off-board
> > guests must pay the $5.00 hall fee. Contact the
> > Troll for details.
> > 
> > Reservations:  Admission to the banquet is limited
> > to the first 96 paid
> > reservations, only. Sorry, no walk-ins. Reservations
> > must be paid and in
> > our hands by March 2, 2002. If the event is
> > cancelled, all paid
> > reservations will be cheerfully refunded.
> > Directions:
> > From North and South (I-95 N and S): Follow I-95 to
> > Exit 62 - VA-288 N
> > towards Chesterfield. Take VA-288 6 miles to the
> > VA-10 E/Iron Bridge Rd
> > exit towards Chesterfield. Take Iron Bridge Rd.
> > (VA-10 East) 1.5 miles to
> > Beach Rd. Turn right at the light onto Beach Rd.
> > Pocahontas State Park is
> > 4 miles down Beach Rd., on the right.
> > 
> > From East and West (I-64 E and W, US-460 W): Take
> > I-64 to I-95 S at
> > Richmond to Exit 62. OR take US-460 W to I-95 N at
> > Petersburg to Exit 62.
> > Follow directions for North/South.
> > 
> > From West (US-360 E): Take I-64 E to I-95 S at
> > Richmond to Exit 62, and
> > follow directions for North/South. OR take your best
> > route to US-360 E to
> > VA-288 S. Take VA-288 S 5.8 miles to the VA-10
> > E/Iron Bridge Rd exit
> > towards Chesterfield. Take Iron Bridge Rd. (VA-10
> > East) 1.5 miles to
> > Beach Rd. Turn right at the light onto Beach Rd.
> > Pocahontas State Park is
> > 4 miles down Beach Rd., on the right.
> > 
> > Contacts:  AUTOCRAT - Naomi Macailpein (Terry
> > Palmore, 5701 Wainwright
> > Dr., Richmond VA 23225, 804-232-1075,
> > palmoret at juno.com. No calls after
> > 10 p.m., please.) TROLL - Lecelin of RavensCroft
> > (Leslie J. K. Dicks,
> > 10514 Keithwood Pkwy, Richmond VA 23236,
> > 804-794-8960,
> > wolfboymom at yahoo.com. No calls after 9 p.m.,
> > please.) COOK - Thomas
> > Longshanks (Tom McDonald, 8502 Claypool Rd, Richmond
> > VA 23236,
> > 804-674-5181, a5foil at ix.netcom.com. No calls after
> > 10 p.m.)
> >
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