Dear Fellow Members,
Our July function organized by Othmar, will be a dinner at Chesa Bianca on July 20 featuring a Swiss menu with wines from South Africa, France, and New Zealand. The menu is as follows:
Menu
Cocktails
Assorted Canapes
Smoked Trout with Horseradish Cream
Spiced Beef Tartar
St. Gallen Cheese Fritters
Boschendal Grande Cuvée 2015 Cap Classique
Appetizer
Stein am Rhein
White wine creamed fish soup with trout and vegetables
Craggy Range Kidnapper's Chardonnay 2021
Traditional Swiss Raclette
with gherkins, onions, and baby potatoes
Gustave Lorentz Altenberg Grand Cru Riesling 2017
Main Course
Zuercher Geschnetseltes
A classic Swiss dish of sliced veal in mushroom cream sauce, with crisp Swiss roesti potatoes
Craggy Range Te Muna Pinot Noir 2020
Dessert
Selection of Swiss Desserts
Apple Fritter with Vanilla Sauce
Swiss Chocolate Mousse
Massenez Poire William
Coffee or Tea
The complete details are as follows:
What: Swiss wine-paired dinner
When: 6:00 PM, Thursday, July 20, 2023
Where: Chesa Bianca, 7431 Yakal St., Makati City
Assessment: P 5000.00 for members, P 5400.00 for guests
Attire: Smart Casual
Deadline: Reservations and cancellations should be in by 12 Noon, Monday, July 17, 2023. Reservations made and not cancelled by the deadline must be paid.
Reservations: Please make your reservations with Alda Navarro at
internationalwine.foodsociety@gmail.com. Please note that there is a minimum of 12 pax for this function. If we do not get the minimum of 12 pax by the deadline, this function will be cancelled and a notice to that effect will be sent.
Payment: Please make your cheques payable to any of the 3 named individuals below:
Luciano Nesi
Julius C. Labrador, Jr.
Alfredo Z. Pio de Roda III
Please make your payments by depositing directly to the Society's account at BPI Bel-Air Polaris Branch C/A 3075-8213-35. Please provide proof of payment by email to Alda at
internationalwine.foodsociety@gmail.com with your name clearly written. Do not hand any payments to the individuals named above to avoid the inadvertent mixing of personal and Society funds. We regret that at this time, Alda is unable to accept checks as she is not in Manila regularly. We encourage everyone to please make your payments before the function to avoid any misunderstandings.
We hope to see you on the 20th.
Jay