So it was today. Together with a few of my predecessors as Captain, we had invited our former Director of Golf to join us over luncheon. Because of circumstances at the time of his departure, there had not been an earlier occasionto say a proper thank you to him for his contribution to the members of the Club and this was it.
I had chosen The French Table in Surbiton as the venue - not only for the food but also because they could offer us a large round table. For me, this is an essential prerequisite for an event of this type. Otherwise it is impossible for any form of table-wide conversation and dialogue tends to be much more bilateral in nature.
We had a very pleasant lunch and the food was truly excellent: it is no surprise that you need to book a long time in advance. The menu was relatively simple yet I could have chosen anything on it and not been disappointed. As it was I had a rabbit terrine, followed by cod and chorizo, served with a delicious risotto. Yum!
Thence back home for a quick pit stop and then to the Club again: tonight we had a Men's Committee meeting. This was made all the more interesting by the fact that one of the overhead lights was on the blink, so we turned it off and, by the time we had finished, found ourselves sitting in the dark... (jokes about mushrooms follow).
I had chosen The French Table in Surbiton as the venue - not only for the food but also because they could offer us a large round table. For me, this is an essential prerequisite for an event of this type. Otherwise it is impossible for any form of table-wide conversation and dialogue tends to be much more bilateral in nature.We had a very pleasant lunch and the food was truly excellent: it is no surprise that you need to book a long time in advance. The menu was relatively simple yet I could have chosen anything on it and not been disappointed. As it was I had a rabbit terrine, followed by cod and chorizo, served with a delicious risotto. Yum!
Thence back home for a quick pit stop and then to the Club again: tonight we had a Men's Committee meeting. This was made all the more interesting by the fact that one of the overhead lights was on the blink, so we turned it off and, by the time we had finished, found ourselves sitting in the dark... (jokes about mushrooms follow).
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