The Ides of March Offline, 2011

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The Ides of March Offline, 2011

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AHB and I have had a tradition of meeting at El Vinos on Fleet Street on the Ides of March every year since 2011.

Tuesday of next week sees the next event in this long-established tradition.

Festivities commence at 18:30 and others are welcome to join in. If you wish to do so, please bring a bottle of Vintage Port (pre-decanted would be ideal), some port glasses (EV don't have the best) and around £50 to pay for sundries.

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Recommended reading: The Invention of Tradition, Eric Hobsbawm.
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A draft of the placemats.
  • Assuming blind.
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DRT wrote:around £50 to pay for sundries.
Is that their renowned (at least on this site I seem to recall) chips?!
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benread wrote:
DRT wrote:around £50 to pay for sundries.
Is that their renowned (at least on this site I seem to recall) chips?!
Partly, but also partly for their very special chip sauce.
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It seems that no-one is volunteering to help Derek and I tomorrow night. If anyone changes their mind at the last minute, we should be there from a little after 5pm.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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1. Grammar crime reported here.

2. Are the placemats OK?
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