The Foodie Group had the last full meeting of 2017 today as our next monthly meeting will be our Christmas lunch which we are celebrating at L20, the hotel school of Hugh Baird College. I know we will be well fed and “watered” there. At the meeting today we celebrated French food with Sue, Cheryl, and Margaret A, providing tasters for us to share. These included a delicious lentil and Toulouse sausage cassolet, pate, cheeses, escargots, mussels, crispy French stick, followed by tarte tatin and crème fraiche. Delicious food with plenty of chat. I doubt anyone needed lunch after the tasters.We have had a very productive year and have welcomed several new members and the move to our new home at St James Church hall has been a great success. During the year we have sampled cuisine from Hungary, Spain, France, India, Japan, Greece, and China all courtesy of our talented members. We have also enjoyed two very pleasant barge trips on the Pride of Sefton,, one in the Spring and the another evening trip in the Summer. with delicious fare provided by the group, a lovely picnic was held in Brenda’s garden, and Colin entertained several of the group at his home with a dinner party (restricted only by the number of chairs he has!).
Plans for 2018 include repeat barge trips, tastings of starters , main courses and desserts which will be provided by group members buddying up to share the task, and of course dining out, possibly attending some of the Celebrity chef evenings at local venues. So if you fancy joining us, catch me at the coffee mornings at the group support desk or just come along to our meetings. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month, 10:30-12md at St James Church Hall, Green Lane. Next meeting will be 18th January 2018. Plenty of parking available and you don’t have to be a great cook to join….just a willingness to have a go!