A Macedonian Dinner
Date: Monday 10th February 1997 Venue: Vauxhall Centre, University of Aston Sponsor: Andrew Dalby Minutes of a Macedonian Dinner
A Highland Dinner
Date: Wednesday 30th October 1996 Venue: Vauxhall Centre, University of Aston Sponsor: Hamish Wilson Minutes of a Highland Banquet Additional Information On a very personal note this dinner certainly lives long in the memory. It was my first exposure to the Buckland Club, and I was rightly smitten. Bryer’s minutes capture, with his usual robust…
A Jutland Dinner
Venue: The Vauxhall Centre, University of Aston Date: Thursday 15th February 1996 Sponsor: Inge Mitchell Minutes of a Jutland Dinner The Club met in the Vauxhall Centre of the University of Aston on Thursday 15 February 1996 for a Jutland Dinner. We found that the Jutes had beaten us to it – by about 1,500 years.These…
A Family Dinner in Istanbul
Date: Wednesday 25th October 1995 Venue: Staff House, University of Birmingham Sponsor: Berrin Torolsan Minutes of a Family Dinner in Istanbul, aka “What my Grandmother Cooked The Club met in Staff House of the University of Birmingham on Wednesday 25 October 1995 to eat “What my Grandmother Cooked.” She was grandmother of our sponsor, Berrin Torolsan, and…
Limburg Dinner
Date: Wednesday 22nd February 1995 Venue: The Vauxhall Centre, The University of Aston Sponsor: Janny de Moor Menu Waiting for the off. The sponsor with (repaired) cake. Label from the Dutch wine. Janny de Moor’s notes for the evening. Interestingly, she…
Basque Dinner
Date: Wednesday 26th October 1994 Venue: The Vauxhall Centre, The University of Aston Sponsor: Maria José Sevilla Menu Sponsor Maria José Sevilla is the author of Life & Food in the Basque Country
Poppleton’s Passions
Date: Wednesday 9th February 1994 Venue: The Vauxhall Centre, The University of Aston Sponsors: John Smith & Roger Hale Menu
Dinner from Finland
Date: Thursday 14th October 1993 Venue: The Vauxhall Centre, The University of Aston Sponsor: Mr. Jaakko Rahola Dinner from Finland
An Edwardian Junket
Date: Saturday 10th July 1993 Venue: Sherridge, Malvern Hills Host: Peter Norbury An Edwardian Junket Junket: “A pleasant expedition or outing at which eating and drinking are prominent.“ OED. On Saturday 10th of July 1993, the Club and its guests met in suitable attire for an Edwardian Junket at Sherridge below…
A Dinner from the Douro
Date: Wednesday 17th February 1993 Venue: Vauxhall Centre, Aston University Sponsor: Cristiano Van Zeller A Dinner from the Douro