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NEW OCTOBER XMAS PARTY THREAD - IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS, ALL DETAILS HERE.... YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP HERE TOO IF YOU WANT TO COME!

270 replies

CountessDracula · 01/10/2007 11:20

The Mumsnet Xmas party will be in the evening (8pm I guess?) at Latin Square and Club Havana in Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell

VENUE

Details here of the venue. We have exclusive use of the restaurant for the whole night, we can use the cocktail bar too and get free entry to Club Havana all night. I have been and checked it out, my review is here

FOOD

Cost - £26 to include a tip
The food is the Xmas menu, we have chosen:

Starters

Smoked salmon and asparagus - smoked salmon wrapped asparagus spears served with cream cheese
Goat?s cheese salad - with rocket leaves, Goat?s cheese, tomato and olive oil vinaigrette
Selection of Cured Meats - A selection of cured Spanish meats with manchego cheese and melon
Vegetable skewers - Lime-flavoured char-grilled seasonal vegetables with fresh basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Spanish omelette - A traditional Spanish potato and onion omelette
Turkey Breast & cranberry sauce - Turkey breast wrapped with Serrano ham served with cranberry sauce

Mains

Mix Sea Food - Deep fried seafood mix served with lemon, sea salt and aioli
Chorizo - pan fried in red wine sauce
Paella rice with chicken - Traditional paella rice with chicken and traditional herbs
Quesadillas Fiesta - Grilled tortilla parcel with vegetable mix and double cheese filling served with sour cream and salsa mexicana
Spare ribs - pork spare ribs in a hickory bbq sauce
Stuffed Bell Peppers - stuffed with rice, tomato sauce and authentic herbs topped with buffalo mozzerella

Pudding choices (you must choose one)

  1. Organic mango and coconut cheesecake
  2. Lemon meringue pie with a scoop of strawberry ice-cream made with double cream
  3. A shot of Christmas Slammer made with our imported tequila to get you in a great party mood (as opposed to English tequila one presumes)

BOOZE

No booze is included. You have to order and pay for whatever you want on the night

All come on platters to share served at tables.

PAYMENT (for new people signing up and those who have not yet paid)

IF YOU HAVE PAYPAL

  • Pls send £27.08 (NOT US Dollars which is the default) to countessdrac at gmail dot com. This is £26 + 3.4% plus £0.20 GBP which is what I will be charged to use this.
  • Ensure you put your MN posting name in there somewhere so I know who it is from.
  • Pls post on here to say you have paid and post your choice of Pudding (choices at bottom of this post) at the same time.

IF YOU HAVE A BANK A/C FROM WHICH YOU CAN MAKE A DIRECT TRANSFER EG INTERNET OR TELEPHONE BANKING

  • Pls email me at countessdrac at gmail dot com, I will send you sort code and a/c no which is all you need to make a transfer.
  • Pls post on here to say you have paid when you make the transfer and post your choice of Pudding (choices at bottom of this post) at the same time.
  • Pls ensure you tell me the name of the bank a/c that you are transferring from so I can identify your payment. If you are transferring from Halifax pls tell me as I don't get ANY details of who the payment is from, so will need to look out for your payment.

I will post details of who is coming....

OP posts:
ScaryScaryNight · 18/10/2007 23:39

We will see. You do have a good heart.

I shall go get some sleep, I hope you dont have to scramble across fields in the cold, but will also get some rest.

TnOgu · 18/10/2007 23:41

Goodnight, sleep well.

ScaryScaryNight · 18/10/2007 23:43

you too, good night!

serenity · 18/10/2007 23:52

Don't get put off going Scary. I have only a vague idea what's gone on I'm afraid, but you can come and sit with me and drink Christmas Tequila if you like?

littleNonSpecificHolidaylapin · 18/10/2007 23:56

Hey scary, I missed the whole thing (I always miss everything!) but you can hang out with me and laugh at the pissed tequila girls (and drink wine )

serenity · 19/10/2007 00:35

I'm planning on drinking both, so can I hover on the edge of the LL gang?

littleNonSpecificHolidaylapin · 19/10/2007 00:50
FlameBat · 19/10/2007 08:20

Tis not nice to laugh at those of us who have no self control over our tequila habits

QuootieSpookypie · 19/10/2007 08:21

You will all laugh at me - I am having tequila for the first time and have become such a lightweight after having DS

ScaryScaryNight · 19/10/2007 10:09

Thanks Wabbit, I might take you up on that, but please stop me if you realize I am on my third bottle of red wine Seems I should position myself between you and Serenity and be in with both the tequila and the red wine gang!

Hallgerda · 19/10/2007 11:30

ScaryScary, I haven't a clue what the bad thread was about, but you're definitely on my "must talk to" list- we must compare notes on alternative medicine . Any good hangover cures from that source, I wonder?

ScaryScaryNight · 19/10/2007 11:56

Oh Hallgerda, that might prove extremely interesting.... However, I try to stay away from such topics when drinking, as they can be volatile.....

nailpolish · 19/10/2007 16:03

OLIVE

are you really thinking of coming?!

its the kings cross royal scot travelodge

here

just to clarify - cos theres two travelodges in kings cross

zippitippitoes · 19/10/2007 16:07

naily I had a date last night..and it was brilliant

zippitippitoes · 19/10/2007 16:07

and i notice olive doesn't want ot stay with me

whoops · 19/10/2007 16:08

Flame - Was it you and me on the tequila on the Bournemouth meet up
Oh well I was allowed
Won't be drinking this time though

verymiserablema · 19/10/2007 16:26

tnogu i don't like jack either tbh

FlameBat · 19/10/2007 16:46

Not me, been very sober on most meet ups.

(Is the not allowed a reason??!!?!?)

BreeVanDerCampLGJ · 19/10/2007 16:49

I did it once, never again. boak.

gizmo · 19/10/2007 16:59

Dah dah dah dah da dada
Dah dah dah dah da dadaaah

Dah dah dah dah da dada
Dah dah dah dah da dadaaah

Tequila!

Oh lordy it's many a year since I have saluted the worm. This could get ugly....

ScaryScaryNight · 19/10/2007 18:08

head on keyboard.

The virtual world seem to inflict more intrigue on its life than school yard politics in secondary.

I give up.

TnOgu · 19/10/2007 18:17
ScaryScaryNight · 19/10/2007 18:19
whoops · 19/10/2007 20:40

No flame unfortunately not! (decided to leave that for a couple of years!)
I'm on the cambridge diet so alcohol is out it'll be bad enough eating all that lovely food!

oliveoil · 19/10/2007 20:47

Nailpolish - it is booked up on Dec 1st (I think this is the meet up date...)

zippi - I am camping out on your floor love (I only skimmed thread and saw Boris saying she was staying with naily, no offence intended!)

they have another one 0.1 miles away to offer me but I want to balloon about with MN folk into the night

will ponder

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