Monday 25th July - Bring a Port from 1960–1970

[Alex Bridgeman]

I have to be in London on Tuesday 26th July and wondered if anyone fancied dinner and some Port, assuming the Boot & Flogger has a room available.

Where: The Red Room, Boot & Flogger, Redcross Way
When: 18.00 for 18.30 on Monday 25th July.
Theme: Sighted Port from the vintages 1960-1970

1. AHB — RP70
2. AG — D63 — (it will be Alan's first time joining us)
3. TCz — D63 — (it will be Tony's first time joining us)
4. JDAW — G70
5. AJM — Ck70
6. GEAG — N66 (BBR bottling)
7. MPM — Ck63
8. CPR — T66
9. THRA — ’63, shipper unspecified
10. HTWH — T60
11. PW — Ck67 (Joanna bottling)
12. IDJ — Df66

Current draft of placemats

(Re GIF of glass circles see issue 162.)

[jdaw1]

Yes pls.

[Alex M]

Tentatively yes.

[nac]

Sounds delightful, but I’m in Andalucia that week. So, unfortunately a no from me.

[winesecretary]

I may be able to attend. I have a car theory test that afternoon so may need a wine.

[forest26]

Curses - the one week in July I cant make it. Might need to have an emergency before.

[flash_uk]

95% yes, please!

[Alex Bridgeman]

The Red Room is being used by someone else on the 25th, so I have booked us into the Green Room.

If we end up being more than 8 I can try to move us to The Ovens (which was unbooked when I asked this morning).

[jdaw1]

Seven is the most inconvenient number for placemats.

Sighted

Any revelations?

[CPR 1]

I will make it 8 then

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[Alex M]

Seven is the most inconvenient number for placemats.

Sighted

Any revelations?

Cockburn 1970

[uncle tom]

I'm game

[jdaw1]

Graham 1970.

Draft of placemats in first post.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Tom - let me make sure I can still upgrade to the Ovens before we confirm your seat. It should be OK unless we’re very unlucky.

[jdaw1]

The Ovens Red Room^* has been booked. Please reveal.

^*Edit by Alex on 17-Jul-2022: the lovely Gary had a cancellation by the people in the Red Room so moved us there to allow us to have air conditioning.

[flash_uk]

Ck63 from me.

[hadge]

if there is space, i could make it. in London for the daytime currently

[jdaw1]

if there is space, i could make it. in London for the daytime currently

Yes. Added.

What will you bring?

Food order?

[Alex Bridgeman]

Food order?

Indeed, it's time to start collating. The menu currently showing on the B&F website has the following options:

STARTERS
Soup of the day, artisan bread V. 7.50
Chapel and Swan oak smoked salmon, horseradish crème fraîche, capers 12.25
Duck liver pâté, toasted sourdough bread, house pickles 9.50
Avocado, butterbean mash, bruschetta with mushrooms, tamarind tomatoes VE. 9.25
Mackerel with sweet and sour beetroot, crème fraîche 9.95
Melon and Parma ham salad with chilli honey and burrata 9.25

MAINS
Chargrilled Surrey Hills sirloin steak 240g, choice of side dish, peppercorn sauce 29.00
Oven-baked smoked haddock and chive fish cake with tartare dressing 19.00
Beyond Meat burger, toasted bun, chipotle mayonnaise VE. 15.50
Roasted vegetable and feta salad with croutons, pomegranate dressing V. 15.75
Davy’s Kentish bangers and mash, Madeira gravy 15.50/17.25
Grilled chicken Caesar salad with avocado, soft boiled egg, tomato 18.00
Grilled aubergine, courgette and pepper linguini with sundried tomatoes, red chilli pesto and vegan Parmesan VE.15.25

SIDES
Chips and fries V. 4.75 Green salad V. 4.50
Green beans and shallots V. 4.75 Mash V. 4.75
Truffle mac and cheese V. (serves two) 7.50 Roasted carrots V. 4.65

Please post preferred food in this thread.

[Alex Bridgeman]

My preferred food is:
Starter - crab pate / potted crab / potted shrimps
Main - bone in rib eye if someone would share a medium rare version

[Alex Bridgeman]

I shall bring a bottle of Ramos Pinto 1970

[Alex M]

My preferred food is:
Starter - crab pate / potted crab / potted shrimps
Main - bone in rib eye if someone would share a medium rare version

Starter -Chapel and Swan oak smoked salmon, horseradish crème fraîche, capers.

Main - Happy to share with you AHB. Fries and greens and shallots as a side

[flash_uk]

Food order for me:

Starter - crab pate / potted crab / potted shrimps, failing that, avocado thing.
Main - if self, sirloin rare, if sharing with JDAW, whatever rare, unless ribeye in which case medium rare.
Side of fries and green beans.

Many thanks.

[nac]

I shall bring a bottle of Ramos Pinto 1970

Now quite unhappy that unable to attend.

[jdaw1]

Pls:
Soup of the day, artisan bread V. 7.50
Beyond Meat burger, toasted bun, chipotle mayonnaise VE. 15.50

People are encouraged to reveal which Port will be brought.

Alex: will you be bringing for the two newcomers?

Alex: will you assemble the food order?

[winesecretary]

1966 Quinta do Noval BBR Bottling

Melon salad
Steak medium with fries and green salad. No sauce.

[jdaw1]

Duck pate - medium rare ordinary steak + peppercorn sauce + beans

Can be taken as my 'default' order for all events.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Alex: will you be bringing for the two newcomers?

Alex: will you assemble the food order?

I will assemble the food order.

Alan has advised the Ports he and Tony are bringing. Just waiting on Tony’s food order.

[PhilW]

Room for one more? Assuming yes:

Food order please:
- starter: Grilled flatbread with lemon and coriander houmous
- main: Would be happy to share a medium-rare bone-in ribeye with Mike; otherwise Sirloin medium-rare. Please Bearnaise sauce if possible, and fries.

Port:
- Probably a Cockburn 1967 "Joanna" bottling, unless that's a duplication with anyone else.

[jdaw1]

Alan has advised the Ports he and Tony are bringing. Just waiting on Tony’s food order.

Do tell.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Tony and Alan will both be bringing bottles of Dow 1963.

Both are right-handed.

Tony's food order is: Mackerel with beetrot; bangers and mash with Madeira gravy
Alan's food order is: Smoked salmon; chicken caesar with fries

[Alex Bridgeman]

Summary of Food Order:

1. AHB - crab pate / potted crab / potted shrimp; medium rare bone-in ribeye shared with AJM, bearnaise sauce, green beans and shallots
2. AJM - smoked salmon; medium rare bone-in ribeye shared with AHB, green beans and shallots, fries
3. AG - smoked salmon; chicken caesar with fries
4. TCz - mackerel and beetroot salad; bangers and mash with madeira gravy
5. JDAW - soup of the day; beyond meat burger
6. GEAG - melon salad; medium sirloin, green salad, fries
7. CPR -
8. THRA - duck pate; medium rare sirloin with peppercorn sauce, green beans and shallots
9. HTWH - potted crab; medium-rare sirloin with carrots and fries
10. MPM - crab pate / potted crab / potted shrimp; medium rare bone-in ribeye shared with PW, green beans and shallots, fries
11. PW - grilled flatbread; medium rare bone-in ribeye shared with MPM with bearnaise sauce, fries
12. IDJ - starter portion of truffle mac and cheese; medium-rare sirloin, green beans and shallots

Charles - please say today what you would like to eat otherwise you can order from the standard menu on the day.

Charles, Tom, Harry - please say soon what you plan to bring

[Alex Bridgeman]

Can anyone print the placemats? Since retiring, I have lost my access to a decent printer.

Julian - first post has been updated with the known bottles. Note change of initials for Tony, who is now TCz so as to distinguish him from Tony Carter.

[hadge]

Food,

potted crab / potted shrimp or Smoked salmon
Sirloin M-R, Fries, Carrots

Bottle, just having a look, with revert shortly

[idj123]

Please sir, is there room to accommodate one more for this tasting?

[Alex Bridgeman]

Food,

potted crab / potted shrimp or Smoked salmon
Sirloin M-R, Fries, Carrots

Bottle, just having a look, with revert shortly

Thank you. Food order noted and included.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Please sir, is there room to accommodate one more for this tasting?

Absolutely there is. Welcome!

Let me know your food order as soon as you can please.

[idj123]

Please sir, is there room to accommodate one more for this tasting?

Absolutely there is. Welcome!

Let me know your food order as soon as you can please.

Thanks.
Truffle Mac n cheese (yes, I see that it’s now for two to share but am sure someone can assist or else I should be able to cope!)
Steak (M-R) and fries plus green beans and shallots.

Will look to bring a Df66.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Julian - can we incorporate onto the tasting mat or the tasting notes sheet each person's food order? Then each person will know what they ordered and I won't need to shout at everyone to remind them.

[jdaw1]

+ Carrots for me please.

Julian - can we incorporate onto the tasting mat or the tasting notes sheet each person's food order? Then each person will know what they ordered and I won't need to shout at everyone to remind them.

Done, experimentally, with code injected via PaintForegroundCode, such that each person’s food order is at the bottom of his first TN sheet.

Please check data (of food as well as Ports and people).

Please comment on design and placement etc, ideally in issue 163.

[Doggett]

Julian - can we incorporate onto the tasting mat or the tasting notes sheet each person's food order? Then each person will know what they ordered and I won't need to shout at everyone to remind them.

Such a simple idea… astonishing it has not been thought of before in the hundreds of sittings the placemats have been used for, most with some kind of ‘what did I order??!!’ chaos. Retirement is firing those grey cells together!

[jdaw1]

the hundreds of sittings the placemats have been used for

There are 486 events on the placemats list at jdawiseman.com/papers/placemat/placemats_list.html (caution: ≥20 MB of images, so WiFi not mobile data).

[Alex Bridgeman]

+ Carrots for me please.

Sorry, the order went in before I saw this. Please order on the night.

(I’ll check the other things tomorrow.)

[Alex Bridgeman]

Julian - can we incorporate onto the tasting mat or the tasting notes sheet each person's food order? Then each person will know what they ordered and I won't need to shout at everyone to remind them.

Done, experimentally, with code injected via PaintForegroundCode, such that each person’s food order is at the bottom of his first TN sheet.

Please check data (of food as well as Ports and people).

Please comment on design and placement etc, ideally in issue 163.

Checked. All appears to me to be correct.

And I love the food order inclusion! It looks perfect to allow people to know what they ordered and not to steal my fries from other people.

[Glenn E.]

It looks perfect to allow people to know what they ordered and not to steal my fries from other people.

What are fries? Don't tell me you have two delicious fried potato snacks in England?!?

[jdaw1]

All fried-potato food is delicious. It’s extra delicious if fried in bacon fat, but even without that, is still delicious.

[DRT]

All fried-potato food is delicious. It’s extra delicious if fried in bacon fat, but even without that, is still delicious.

I agree, and as an Irish Scot it would be blasphemous not to. But I really do agree.

[DRT]

It looks perfect to allow people to know what they ordered and not to steal my fries from other people.

What are fries? Don't tell me you have two delicious fried potato snacks in England?!?

Only two?

[CPR 1]

I plan to bring a T66

If not to late for food I would like:

Mackerel with sweet and sour beetroot, crème fraîche
sirloin steak (Black and Blue) Fries, green beans and please please béarnaise sauce

plus an ice bucket

[PhilW]

I would like:
... plus an ice bucket

Does this mean that Charles is:
(a) bringing a delicious Champagne for with starters,
(b) will be performing his latest TikTok challenge, and/or
(c) is just too hot today, like many of us.