Barbarians At The Plates

OK folks... sorry about the late notice, but I've been sans internet.
A notice was supposed to go out, but it seems to have not made it onto the community.
Several people have reqested Sunday March 1st, 11am be the date for the Yum Cha, so here's the poll:

Hi folks,

Sorry about this, but a few people apparently missed the voting and have expressed a desire for the following week (due to so many things being on the week/end of the 21st).

So, The FINAL poll for this February - We have the Restaurant chosen, we just need to know the final date. Let us know before Tuesday so we can book in.



(Yes, this IS the final poll for this February.)
(...and Yes it's not a Leap Year... but Polls can't be edited, so read Sunday as March 1)

And if you still have a restaurant to nominate... Nominations are still open here... Nominations will close on Friday.

Also, my next question: Would we get more people if we started at 12 rather than 11am?

Kung Hei Fat Choy, Barbarians, and welcome to another year of decadent food!

As the rigors of our debaucherous lifestyle threaten once more to subsume our last shreds of abstemious dignity, it is once more time to kick off Barbarian Plates with the traditional Yum Cha.

I have consulted the oracles, lit incense at a temple, and asked for translation of the mumblings of the priest, and have been rewarded by a window of dates during which our first meeting of the Year of the Ox must occur: Between Tuesday 10th February and Monday 23rd February. (Although the festival itself finishes on the 15th, this was a personal reading, so we'll run with it)

So! First poll of the year!



EDIT: for those attending: 14/2/09 is Vic's wedding, so you should decide if there's enough time to attend beforehand, and Mardi Gras Fair Day is 15/2/09

Second item on our agenda (gah... too many committee meetings...)
Where should we go this year? Nominations for the Yum Cha are open!

...specifcially for the evenings in 2009 when we are goign a little more upmarket than normal (re: [potentially] degustations, OR so-called 'desireable' restaurants).

Eating out is one of the great delights of living in Sydney. But arrogant restaurants have turned it into a scrap fight, and cowed diners are too fearful of losing their place on the waiting list to put their well-shod feet down.

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Folks - the decision was a simple 2:1 win for...

Had To Happen in North Sydney.

Therefore, I would like a quick indication of whom will be attending this Friday night at 7pm:

...and so the votes are needed by Saturday morning :)



Yes folks - we is eating next Friday night, and this time we have 2 restaurants which have had good reviews... so the voting, for which restaurant, is on.

As of 8pm this evening...

So, have a look here and nominate for October...

So far we have 2(?) both which are recently recommended by members.

...now, remember that every now and again a place will not be as it once was. This was the fear when I had reports about last Friday's Restaurant, which I passed on to people, and circumstances meant that some people dodged a bullet by not going.

Fair enough, that's life and can happen.

So, taking a deep breath and leaving that one behind us, I'm opening nominations for the October Feasting, Friday, October 31st (Halloween).

I'll open the nomination bidding with:

Taste Of Brasil, Brazillian Churrascaria, The Italian Forum, Leichhardt.
Very good reviews both from people I know, and other critics, though not really a restaurant for the Vegetarians in the bunch.

Nominations close by the end of this weekend.

Folks,

I'm Angus has pushed us back to an 8:30 start tonight. So it's meeting at 8pm for 8:30pm. Look for Jon outside around 8pm.

Cheers