2009 Fall

TIME:

      Monday evening,  December 14, 2009

      6:00 pm cash bar

      7:30 pm dinner

 

NOTE: SEATING IS STRICTLY LIMITED AT 60!

Payment requested by 1 December 2009

      See reservation form below.

 

TRANSPORTATION HINTS:North and west ten minutes walking from Moscone near the Parc 55, Nikko Hotels, and easy cab ride.

 

MENU:   Owner chef Ranjan Dey will provide:

 

Traditional Indian Menu with suggested time line

Four (4) Hot Gourmet Hors d'Oeuvres

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Bari Pakora  -Vegetable fritters

Bite Sized Vegetable Samosas - Turnovers filled with lightly spiced potatoes

Seekh Keebab - Spiced lamb rolls prepared over a charcoal fire

 Hariyali Tikka -Chicken barbecued in a tangy mint and cilantro marinade

Served with Mint and Tamarind Chutney

 

 

 

"New Delhi" Family Style Dinner Menu

7:00pm -9:00pm

Murg Akbari

An exotic preparation of chicken with cashews and raisins

Simmered in a blend of mild spices

Karahai Gosht

A flavorful Lamb curry cooked in North Indian spices

Paneer Makhani

Housemade paneer cooked in tomato cream sauce

and seasoned with fenugreek leaves

Alu Palak

Spinach cooked with potatoes and seasoned with garlic

Kali Dal New Delhi

Slow simmered black Lentils with Ginger and Tomatoes

Peas Pullao

Saffron flavored Basmati rice with green peas

 

Accompanied with Nan, Achar, Chutney, Kachumber Salad, Condiments and Raita

 

 

 

Dessert Display

9:00pm - 10:00pm

 

Chilled Rice Pudding with Alfanso Mango Float

                                        Masala Chai - Indian Spiced tea

 

COST:  $45/$25 people/students; includes dinner, tip, and tax. The restaurant has a wide selection of beer and wine available for purchase.

      Payment requested by 1 December 2009

      See reservation form below.

 

Payment method:   checks payable to "PPEM" or PayPal to scblair@sbcglobal.net

    Non-U.S. participants unable to pay by check may reserve now,

    and pay Steve Blair prior to the dinner.

 

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2009 PPEM Dinner reservation form.

 

Reservations must be made and payments received before 1 December 2009.

Send this form or reasonable facsimile by e-mail to: scblair@sbcglobal.net or make

a hardcopy and send by posted mail to the address below.

 

Please reserve:

 

________    places at $45.00 each

 

________    student places at $25.00 each

 

Payment: (due  1 December 09)

 

________    I am mailing a check made out to "PPEM"

                     (Please do not make checks out to Steve Blair)

 

            to:   Dr. Stephen Blair

                  3700 Lakeshore Ave

                  Oakland, CA 94610

                  USA

 

_________   I will pay by PayPal Quasi-cash https://www.paypal.com/

 

            Recipient's email: scblair@sbcglobal.net

            Type: Quasi-cash

            Subject: 2009 PPEM dinner

            Note: your name

            (Since PPEM does not have a business account, we can NOT

            accept credit card payment.  You must establish your own

 

            PayPal cash account, which takes about two weeks)

 

________    I will pay Steve Blair at the AGU meeting BEFORE the dinner

            (please: non-U.S. residents only)

 

 

 

Name: __________________________________________

 

Affiliation:      __________________________________________

 

Other information, comments, special dietary requests, etc:

 

      __________________________________________

      __________________________________________

      __________________________________________

 

 

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