As it is highly unlikley that I will survive another 50 years, it seems a good idea to celebrate this half century.
Please join me on 11th January 2025 to mark the passing of my fifth decade.
It would be enormously helpful if you could RSVP using the form below as soon as possible, especially if you KNOW you will not be able to make it, so I can work down the 'B' list....
Saturday 11th January 2025
1730 Pre-Pre Dinner Drinks (Whatsapp chat for details)
1830 Pre-Dinner Drinks
1900 Dinner - Terry Newport Rooms (New Rooms )
2200 After Party - the Cosy Club
Sunday 12th January 2025
1100h Brunch - Queens Lane Cafe
Regrettably, evensong is not being sung as the date is outside of full term, so instead, please join us for drinks at one of the local hostelries prior to the 'official' pre dinner drinks at 1830h. More details to follow on the WhatsApp Chat.
Drinks will be served prior to dinner in the Terry Newport rooms. Those of my generation who went to Magdalen will remember the unflappable SCR butler whose name now adorns this beautiful medieval suite.
It is nice to see Terry displacing the likes of Betjeman, King Edward VIII, Bernard Woolley and Bertie Wooster who, apparently, do not warrant an eponymous set of rooms....
Has Magdalen food improved since I was an undergraduate? Let's find out!! I really hope so...
Menu
Starter: Duck Parfait with Red Onion Chutney, Mixed Leaves and Crisp Breads
Main: Loin of Venison, Wild Mushroom and Truffle Rosti, Artichoke Crisps, Red Wine Jus
Selection of Vegetables
Pan Fried Gnocchi with Spinach and Tomato topped with Lemon Chilli Pangrattato (VEGETARIAN/VEGAN)
Pudding: Poached Pears in Red Wine with Clotted Cream
Dress: BLACK TIE
Wines:
Reception: Chapel Down Brut, Kent
Starter: Louis Latour 'La Grande Roche' Montagny Premier Cru 2020
Main: Chateau de Lamarque, Haut Medoc 2018
Dessert: Royal Tokaji 5 Puttonyos, Hungary
Those of you who don't need to rush back home are very welcome to join us in the Marlborough Rooms, the Cosy Club, 20 Cornmarket Street, from 2200h until Midnight where an after dinner stiffener, coffee, cheese, cake and fruit will be served.
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