December Events
| Theme |
Holiday Party |
| Venue |
Riverside Country Club |
| Date |
Dec 01, 2012 |
| Theme |
CHRISTMAS LUNCH |
| Venue |
ROOM RESTAURANT |
| Location |
SPRING GARDENS, MANCHESTER |
| Date |
Dec 01, 2012 |
| Time |
12.30 FOR 12.45 |
Lunch at Room with a chance to visit the Manchester Christmas markets
more info...
| Theme |
President's Holiday Dinner |
| Venue |
Omaha Press Club |
| Location |
1620 Dodge Street Omaha, NE 68102 |
| Date |
Dec 01, 2012 |
| Time |
6:30 P.M. Quaffing Dinner 7:00 P.M |
Event Invitation
Read All about the evening in the January Gazette
more info...
| Theme |
Asian Buffet Experiences |
| Venue |
Kerry's Kitchen |
| Location |
No 1 Guanghua Road, Beijing (Kerry Hotel Beijing) |
| Date |
Dec 01, 2012 |
| Time |
12pm |
We held our regular meetings twice in December so that as many of the members can join and hear the representatives' report on 2012 IWFS APZ AGM Weekend in Vietnam as possible.
Kerry's Kitchen is delivering authentic Asian cuisine u...
more info...
| Theme |
Bordeaux 1855 Royals + Napa Cults |
| Venue |
Chef Jessie Rockwell Club |
| Location |
Amorsolo Square, 23 Amorsolo Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati City |
| Date |
Dec 02, 2012 |
| Time |
7.00pm |
Dear fellow members,
What we had last night will go down in the history of the Society in the Philippines as the best attended event and most memorable event when the best of Bordeaux and Napa came together in one offering to...
more info...
| Theme |
Christmas Dinner |
| Venue |
To be Decided |
| Date |
Dec 03, 2012 |
| Theme |
Uruguay Uncovered |
| Venue |
Hilton Doubletree Hotel |
| Location |
2 Bridge Street, Victoria, SW1V 1QA |
| Date |
Dec 04, 2012 |
| Time |
7:00 pm |
Since the vine was first planted in Uruguay by Basque immigrants in the 1870’s, the wine industry in Uruguay has made massive progress. Many of the estates are now focusing on Reservas and Gran Reservas and are making impressive wines which point...
more info...
| Theme |
“Holiday Celebration” Dinner |
| Venue |
Woodmont Country Club |
| Location |
1201 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland |
| Date |
Dec 04, 2012 |
| Time |
Reception – 6:30 PM, Dinner 7:00 PM |
“HOLIDAY CELEBRATION” dinner with Chef Sonke Brandt provided a dinner, unrivaled by any dinner before, at the Club, in taste, quality, and service. The event was held in the main dining room of the Woodmont Country Club and was well atten...
more info...
| Theme |
"Kris Kringle at Choi Garden" |
| Venue |
Greenhills |
| Date |
Dec 06, 2012 |
Since several members who attended the Commanderie dinner at Choi Garden last August 30 enjoyed the food that Bernie and I worked out, we decided to hold the dinner to keep things simple, more relaxed and enjoyable while having great tasting Chinese fo...
more info...
| Theme |
The Compound Holiday Event |
| Venue |
Compound Restaurant |
| Location |
The Compound Restaurant |
| Date |
Dec 06, 2012 |
| Time |
6:00pm - 9:30pm |
| Theme |
Holiday Dinner 2012 |
| Venue |
La Cumbre Country Club |
| Date |
Dec 06, 2012 |
| Time |
6:30 pm |
| Theme |
A NIGHT IN THE LAND OF DON XUIXOTE |
| Venue |
THE SHELL COVE ROOM |
| Location |
ROYAL SYDNEY YACHT SQUADRON, 23 Peel Street, Kirribilli |
| Date |
Dec 07, 2012 |
| Time |
7.00 for 7.30pm |
Join us for a black tie evening of Spanish splendour with cuisine from the region complemented by a selection of Iberian Wines.
Spanish cuisine is remarkably diverse as early migration to the Iberian Peninsular brought settlers as different as Phoenic...
more info...
| Theme |
60th Anniversary Dinner |
| Venue |
Flannels Food Academy |
| Location |
Leeds |
| Date |
Dec 08, 2012 |
The 450th function of the IWFS West Yorkshire branch was our Diamond Jubilee dinner, celebrating 60 years to the very day since the first branch function.
The venue for the Jubilee dinner was the Food Academy at Flannels, Leeds City College&rsqu...
more info...
| Theme |
Annual Holiday Wine Tasting Event |
| Venue |
McBride Home |
| Location |
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| Date |
Dec 08, 2012 |
| Time |
7:00 PM |
Longtime member Tania McBride agreed to open up her new home in The Plantation at Ponte Vedra to The Wine & Food Society of Jacksonville for our Annual Holiday Party. Tania, who decorates her home for the holidays with many santas rather than trees...
more info...
| Theme |
President's Charity Dinner |
| Venue |
Cilantro Restaurant & Wine Bar, MiCasa All Suite Hotel |
| Location |
368-B, Jalan Tun Razak |
| Date |
Dec 08, 2012 |
The annual President’s Charity Dinner is the IWFS Kuala Lumpur's black tie gala dinner and the Cilantro restaurant was again chosen as the venue. It is a favourite dining venue of many members. Chef Takashi Kimura’s cuisine combines a wonde...
more info...
| Theme |
Christmas Dinner at Chartwell |
| Venue |
Chartwell, Four Seasons Hotel |
| Location |
Vancouver BC |
| Date |
Dec 09, 2012 |
Many of us recall when Chartwell was renowned as the finest restaurant in the city, an icon at the Four Seasons, and this was remembered as the IW&FS Vancouver branch celebrated Christmas and the holiday season 2012. Chartwell is now a special func...
more info...
| Theme |
A Victorian Holiday Gala |
| Venue |
Austin Club |
| Date |
Dec 11, 2012 |
| Time |
6:30 pm |
Gustav and Helayne O’Keiff worked with the Austin Club and Chef Mike Maples and Sommelier Joe Jofarian to make this year’s Holiday Gala a spectacular season ender. Featuring a Victorian theme, the lavish menu spa...
more info...
| Theme |
Our Annual Black Tie Christmas Dinner and Kitchener-Waterloo Branch's 25th Anniversary Celebration |
| Venue |
Cambridge Mill |
| Location |
Galt |
| Date |
Dec 12, 2012 |
| Theme |
Pica Pica Tapas |
| Venue |
Arola Restaurant |
| Location |
JW Marriott Hotel, Lobby Level, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu, Mumbai |
| Date |
Dec 12, 2012 |
| Time |
7.30 pm for sit-down dinner at 8.00 pm |
For the last event of this calendar year we are going to experience the delights of the Spanish kitchen.
Lead by the redoubtable Ferran Adrià an honour-list of multistarred chefs, probably puts Spain at the cutting edge of inno...
more info...
| Theme |
French Restaurant - July |
| Venue |
July Restaurant |
| Location |
530-5 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea |
| Date |
Dec 12, 2012 |
| Time |
7.30pm |
In December, IWFS Seoul branch held a dinner at French restaurant July (http://www.julyrestaurant.org/) . July is located near French International School, Seorae Maeul, SeochoGu. The chef-owner of July decides on the menu on a daily basis...
more info...
| Theme |
Annual Holiday Party |
| Venue |
Home of Jerry and Sue Stubbs |
| Date |
Dec 13, 2012 |
| Time |
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. |
Members only. Membership must be paid by December 1st. Holiday Casual
more info...
| Theme |
CHRISTMAS PARTY |
| Venue |
ORESTONE MANOR |
| Location |
MAIDENCOMBE, TORQUAY |
| Date |
Dec 13, 2012 |
| Time |
7.15 pm for 7.45 pm |
| Theme |
The President's Dinner |
| Venue |
Les Amis |
| Date |
Dec 14, 2012 |
The Society returned to Les Amis for our 2nd Annual President’s Dinner. Chef Galvin prepared a superb menu which was matched with wines from Chateau Palmer.
Members enjoyed the 2007 Alter Ego – which was drinking perfectly and took...
more info...
| Theme |
Christmas Celebration |
| Venue |
Champions Country Club |
| Date |
Dec 14, 2012 |
A ROCKIN’ BLACK TIE CHRITMAS EVENT
At Champion’s Country Club
&nb...
more info...
| Theme |
Holiday Dinner |
| Venue |
Wolfe City |
| Location |
Webb Hill Country Club |
| Date |
Dec 14, 2012 |
| Time |
6:30-9:00 p.m. |
| Theme |
Holiday Festivities at the Riv’ |
| Venue |
The Riviera Country Club |
| Location |
1155 Blue Road Coral Gables, FL 33146 |
| Date |
Dec 14, 2012 |
| Time |
7:00 PM |
Dear IW&FS Members:
You are invited to our 328th event.
WHERE: The Riviera Country Club 1155 Blue Road Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 661-5331
WHEN:Friday, December 14th, 2012 Reception at 7:00 PM Dinner at 7:30 PM
EVENT DESCRIPTION: We are hold...
more info...
| Theme |
December Dinner |
| Venue |
Hotel Okura |
| Date |
Dec 14, 2012 |
The Christmas dinner was held traditionally at the Hotel Okura and was co-hosted by our President Hiroshi Kitamura and Koichi Satow.
Please view the menu here.
more info...
| Theme |
Christmas Formal |
| Venue |
Vast |
| Location |
Devon Tower 50th floor |
| Date |
Dec 15, 2012 |
December - Christmas - Karleen & Mike -
Saturday, December 15 for the Christmas Dinner at Vast on the 50th floor of the Devon Tower downtown.
The room can accommodate 40 people.
more info...
| Theme |
Asian Buffet Experiences |
| Venue |
Kerry's Kitchen |
| Location |
No 1 Guanghua Road, Beijing (Kerry Hotel Beijing) |
| Date |
Dec 15, 2012 |
| Time |
12pm |
We held our regular meetings twice in December so that as many of the members can join and hear the representatives' report on 2012 IWFS APZ AGM Weekend in Vietnam as possible.
Kerry's Kitchen is delivering authentic Asian cuisine u...
more info...
| Theme |
XMAS Party |
| Venue |
4th & Swift |
| Location |
Atlanta |
| Date |
Dec 16, 2012 |
| Theme |
Blacktie Christmas Dinner |
| Venue |
Restaurant Aquavit |
| Location |
Aoyama OM-Square 1F, 2-5-8 Kita-Aoyama, Minatoku, Tokyo |
| Date |
Dec 16, 2012 |
| Time |
6.00pm |
| Theme |
Christmas Dinner - black tie |
| Venue |
Glewstone Court Hotel |
| Location |
Glewstone nr Ross on Wye |
| Date |
Dec 18, 2012 |
| Time |
19.00 |
Herefordshire & Monmouthshire 2012 'black tie' Christmas Dinner. We are returning to Glewstone Court near Ross on Wye - Sat Nav HR9 6AW. Members & guests from all branches are welcome. &nb...
more info...
| Theme |
Black Tie Christmas Dinner at WCIT |
| Venue |
The Information Technologists' Hall (WCIT Hall) |
| Location |
39a Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7JN |
| Date |
Dec 20, 2012 |
| Time |
7:00 pm reception, 7:30 pm dinner |
The Information Technologists are a modern Livery Company with the Information Technologists’ Hall as its headquarters. It was opened in September 2001 and is the first new livery hall to open in the City of London for over 50 years. The Hall is...
more info...
| Theme |
December Dinner |
| Venue |
Sheraton Taipei Antoine Room |
| Location |
No.12, Section 1, Chung-Hsiao East Road Taipei |
| Date |
Dec 28, 2012 |
| Time |
7pm |
On December 28th, IWFS Taipei enjoyed a dinner in the Antoine Room at the Sheraton in Taipei.
Please view the menu and wine list here.
more info...
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December Events
| Theme: |
Holiday Party |
| Venue: |
Riverside Country Club |
| Date: |
Dec 01, 2012 |
|
more info...
|
| Theme: |
CHRISTMAS LUNCH |
| Venue: |
ROOM RESTAURANT |
| Location: |
SPRING GARDENS, MANCHESTER |
| Date: |
Dec 01, 2012 |
| Time: |
12.30 FOR 12.45 |
|
Lunch at Room with a chance to visit the Manchester Christmas markets
more info...
|
| Theme: |
President's Holiday Dinner |
| Venue: |
Omaha Press Club |
| Location: |
1620 Dodge Street Omaha, NE 68102 |
| Date: |
Dec 01, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:30 P.M. Quaffing Dinner 7:00 P.M |
|
Event Invitation
Read All about the evening in the January Gazette
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Asian Buffet Experiences |
| Venue: |
Kerry's Kitchen |
| Location: |
No 1 Guanghua Road, Beijing (Kerry Hotel Beijing) |
| Date: |
Dec 01, 2012 |
| Time: |
12pm |
|
We held our regular meetings twice in December so that as many of the members can join and hear the representatives' report on 2012 IWFS APZ AGM Weekend in Vietnam as possible. ...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Bordeaux 1855 Royals + Napa Cults |
| Venue: |
Chef Jessie Rockwell Club |
| Location: |
Amorsolo Square, 23 Amorsolo Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati City |
| Date: |
Dec 02, 2012 |
| Time: |
7.00pm |
|
Dear fellow members,
What we had last night will go down in the history of the Society in the Philippines as the best attended event and most memorable event when the best...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Christmas Dinner |
| Venue: |
To be Decided |
| Date: |
Dec 03, 2012 |
|
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Uruguay Uncovered |
| Venue: |
Hilton Doubletree Hotel |
| Location: |
2 Bridge Street, Victoria, SW1V 1QA |
| Date: |
Dec 04, 2012 |
| Time: |
7:00 pm |
|
Since the vine was first planted in Uruguay by Basque immigrants in the 1870’s, the wine industry in Uruguay has made massive progress. Many of the estates are now focusing on Reservas and Gr...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
“Holiday Celebration” Dinner |
| Venue: |
Woodmont Country Club |
| Location: |
1201 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland |
| Date: |
Dec 04, 2012 |
| Time: |
Reception – 6:30 PM, Dinner 7:00 PM |
|
“HOLIDAY CELEBRATION” dinner with Chef Sonke Brandt provided a dinner, unrivaled by any dinner before, at the Club, in taste, quality, and service. The event was held in the main dini...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
"Kris Kringle at Choi Garden" |
| Venue: |
Greenhills |
| Date: |
Dec 06, 2012 |
|
Since several members who attended the Commanderie dinner at Choi Garden last August 30 enjoyed the food that Bernie and I worked out, we decided to hold the dinner to keep things simple, more rela...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
The Compound Holiday Event |
| Venue: |
Compound Restaurant |
| Location: |
The Compound Restaurant |
| Date: |
Dec 06, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:00pm - 9:30pm |
|
Menu and event details posted soon
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Holiday Dinner 2012 |
| Venue: |
La Cumbre Country Club |
| Date: |
Dec 06, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:30 pm |
|
more info...
|
| Theme: |
A NIGHT IN THE LAND OF DON XUIXOTE |
| Venue: |
THE SHELL COVE ROOM |
| Location: |
ROYAL SYDNEY YACHT SQUADRON, 23 Peel Street, Kirribilli |
| Date: |
Dec 07, 2012 |
| Time: |
7.00 for 7.30pm |
|
Join us for a black tie evening of Spanish splendour with cuisine from the region complemented by a selection of Iberian Wines.
Spanish cuisine is remarkably diverse as early migration to the Iber...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
60th Anniversary Dinner |
| Venue: |
Flannels Food Academy |
| Location: |
Leeds |
| Date: |
Dec 08, 2012 |
|
The 450th function of the IWFS West Yorkshire branch was our Diamond Jubilee dinner, celebrating 60 years to the very day since the first branch function.
The venue for the Jubilee dinner was the...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Annual Holiday Wine Tasting Event |
| Venue: |
McBride Home |
| Location: |
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| Date: |
Dec 08, 2012 |
| Time: |
7:00 PM |
|
Longtime member Tania McBride agreed to open up her new home in The Plantation at Ponte Vedra to The Wine & Food Society of Jacksonville for our Annual Holiday Party. Tania, who decorates her h...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
President's Charity Dinner |
| Venue: |
Cilantro Restaurant & Wine Bar, MiCasa All Suite Hotel |
| Location: |
368-B, Jalan Tun Razak |
| Date: |
Dec 08, 2012 |
|
The annual President’s Charity Dinner is the IWFS Kuala Lumpur's black tie gala dinner and the Cilantro restaurant was again chosen as the venue. It is a favourite dining venue of many member...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Christmas Dinner at Chartwell |
| Venue: |
Chartwell, Four Seasons Hotel |
| Location: |
Vancouver BC |
| Date: |
Dec 09, 2012 |
|
Many of us recall when Chartwell was renowned as the finest restaurant in the city, an icon at the Four Seasons, and this was remembered as the IW&FS Vancouver branch celebrated Christmas and t...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
A Victorian Holiday Gala |
| Venue: |
Austin Club |
| Date: |
Dec 11, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:30 pm |
|
Gustav and Helayne O’Keiff worked with the Austin Club and Chef Mike Maples and Sommelier Joe Jofarian to make this year’s Holiday Gala a spectacular season ender. ...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Our Annual Black Tie Christmas Dinner and Kitchener-Waterloo Branch's 25th Anniversary Celebration |
| Venue: |
Cambridge Mill |
| Location: |
Galt |
| Date: |
Dec 12, 2012 |
|
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Pica Pica Tapas |
| Venue: |
Arola Restaurant |
| Location: |
JW Marriott Hotel, Lobby Level, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu, Mumbai |
| Date: |
Dec 12, 2012 |
| Time: |
7.30 pm for sit-down dinner at 8.00 pm |
|
For the last event of this calendar year we are going to experience the delights of the Spanish kitchen.
Lead by the redoubtable Ferran Adrià an honour-list of multistarred...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
French Restaurant - July |
| Venue: |
July Restaurant |
| Location: |
530-5 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea |
| Date: |
Dec 12, 2012 |
| Time: |
7.30pm |
|
In December, IWFS Seoul branch held a dinner at French restaurant July (http://www.julyrestaurant.org/) . July is located near French International School, Seorae Maeul, SeochoGu. The c...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Annual Holiday Party |
| Venue: |
Home of Jerry and Sue Stubbs |
| Date: |
Dec 13, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. |
|
Members only. Membership must be paid by December 1st. Holiday Casual
more info...
|
| Theme: |
CHRISTMAS PARTY |
| Venue: |
ORESTONE MANOR |
| Location: |
MAIDENCOMBE, TORQUAY |
| Date: |
Dec 13, 2012 |
| Time: |
7.15 pm for 7.45 pm |
|
more info...
|
| Theme: |
The President's Dinner |
| Venue: |
Les Amis |
| Date: |
Dec 14, 2012 |
|
The Society returned to Les Amis for our 2nd Annual President’s Dinner. Chef Galvin prepared a superb menu which was matched with wines from Chateau Palmer.
Members enjoyed the 2007...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Christmas Celebration |
| Venue: |
Champions Country Club |
| Date: |
Dec 14, 2012 |
|
A ROCKIN’ BLACK TIE CHRITMAS EVENT
At Champion’...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Holiday Dinner |
| Venue: |
Wolfe City |
| Location: |
Webb Hill Country Club |
| Date: |
Dec 14, 2012 |
| Time: |
6:30-9:00 p.m. |
|
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Holiday Festivities at the Riv’ |
| Venue: |
The Riviera Country Club |
| Location: |
1155 Blue Road Coral Gables, FL 33146 |
| Date: |
Dec 14, 2012 |
| Time: |
7:00 PM |
|
Dear IW&FS Members:
You are invited to our 328th event.
WHERE: The Riviera Country Club 1155 Blue Road Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 661-5331
WHEN:Friday, December 14th, 2012 Reception at 7:0...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
December Dinner |
| Venue: |
Hotel Okura |
| Date: |
Dec 14, 2012 |
|
The Christmas dinner was held traditionally at the Hotel Okura and was co-hosted by our President Hiroshi Kitamura and Koichi Satow.
Please view the menu here.
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Christmas Formal |
| Venue: |
Vast |
| Location: |
Devon Tower 50th floor |
| Date: |
Dec 15, 2012 |
|
December - Christmas - Karleen & Mike -
Saturday, December 15 for the Christmas Dinner at Vast on the 50th floor of the Devon Tower downtown.
The room can accommodate 40 pe...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Asian Buffet Experiences |
| Venue: |
Kerry's Kitchen |
| Location: |
No 1 Guanghua Road, Beijing (Kerry Hotel Beijing) |
| Date: |
Dec 15, 2012 |
| Time: |
12pm |
|
We held our regular meetings twice in December so that as many of the members can join and hear the representatives' report on 2012 IWFS APZ AGM Weekend in Vietnam as possible. ...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
XMAS Party |
| Venue: |
4th & Swift |
| Location: |
Atlanta |
| Date: |
Dec 16, 2012 |
|
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Blacktie Christmas Dinner |
| Venue: |
Restaurant Aquavit |
| Location: |
Aoyama OM-Square 1F, 2-5-8 Kita-Aoyama, Minatoku, Tokyo |
| Date: |
Dec 16, 2012 |
| Time: |
6.00pm |
|
Please view the menu here.
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Christmas Dinner - black tie |
| Venue: |
Glewstone Court Hotel |
| Location: |
Glewstone nr Ross on Wye |
| Date: |
Dec 18, 2012 |
| Time: |
19.00 |
|
Herefordshire & Monmouthshire 2012 'black tie' Christmas Dinner. We are returning to Glewstone Court near Ross on Wye - Sat Nav HR9 6AW. ...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
Black Tie Christmas Dinner at WCIT |
| Venue: |
The Information Technologists' Hall (WCIT Hall) |
| Location: |
39a Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7JN |
| Date: |
Dec 20, 2012 |
| Time: |
7:00 pm reception, 7:30 pm dinner |
|
The Information Technologists are a modern Livery Company with the Information Technologists’ Hall as its headquarters. It was opened in September 2001 and is the first new livery hall to ope...
more info...
|
| Theme: |
December Dinner |
| Venue: |
Sheraton Taipei Antoine Room |
| Location: |
No.12, Section 1, Chung-Hsiao East Road Taipei |
| Date: |
Dec 28, 2012 |
| Time: |
7pm |
|
On December 28th, IWFS Taipei enjoyed a dinner in the Antoine Room at the Sheraton in Taipei.
Please view the menu and wine list here.
more info...
|
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