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I have a half hour between meetings. Such a meetingish day! Also so wet. I have walked for about two hours in the rain, and am really relieved that Elizabeth is detouring muchly to save me walking in the rain this evening. So why am I spending my scant minutes blogging when I could be drinking hot tea? It could possibly be because my afternoon meeting was with the Functions Manager and the Head Chef of the Hellenic Club and concerned the Conflux banquet.

I am so very excited. Stuart (head chef) knows his stuff, asks the right questions, comes up with clever and elegant solutions and has a specialist pastry chef. He understands the concepts behind the banquet as well as the food style and the service. He understands changing flavours over time. In other words, the food is going to be completely wonderful, right down to the final bite. The presentation is going to be spot on and the service timed just-so. Add Talie to the mix and it's going to be such a wonderful final banquet of the series!

(He offered to lend me a cherished book and I was able to say "I have that." I think we might both have been pleased.)