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Hi Everybody,
Here is Page 1 of the April / issue of the Ice & Fire eMag – this page seems to be rather ‘foodie’ / fashion orientated.
Gulls’ Eggs in the City, Off with their corks – Champagne that is - with the Confrerie du Sabre d’Or, Fine Wine, Fine Cheese as an accompaniment to Fine Music, and for those of us (both women and men) who would like to know how to prepare wonderful exotic dishes for those ‘credit crunch’ evenings at home – Classes with two Master Chefs.
Finally, not quite what you would expect at the Chocolate Elephant – great Spring and Summer Fashion – amongst other goodies - plus for those fashion conscious children – Burberrys New Childrenswear Store – the first in the UK.
We hope you find an Event to enjoy.
My best wishes,
Sandra
NB – as usual if you have any friends / colleagues who you think would like to receive our eMag – please get them to contact us at – sandra@icefiremarketing.com
Edition/ 7 – April / May 2009
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TOPICS
Charity + Food = Gulls Eggs in the City with the Macmillan Cancer Support, London EC2
Champagne - The Confrerie du Sabre d’Or - Spring Gala Ball – Mandarin Oriental, Knightsbridge and Champagne Gourmet Dinner, Hotel, Kensington plus more
Classical Music – Opus 60 treats us to a feast of Fine Music accompanied by Fine Wine / Fine Cheeses at Cadogan Hall, SW1
Joke Corner – i) Facts to blow our minds – courtesy of Sony
ii) With the G20 summit in mind – USA - 4 / France - 0
Gourmet Classes – With Two Master Chefs courtesy of Cafe Spice Namaste – the award-winning Pan-Asian restaurant, London E1
Fashion + Charity = The Chocolate Elephant, Spring and Summer fashions in Victoria, SW1
Childrens’ Fashion – The first UK store for Burberry, London W2
Hi Everybody,
Here is Page 1 of the April / issue of the Ice & Fire eMag – this page seems to be rather ‘foodie’ / fashion orientated.
Gulls’ Eggs in the City, Off with their corks – Champagne that is - with the Confrerie du Sabre d’Or, Fine Wine, Fine Cheese as an accompaniment to Fine Music, and for those of us (both women and men) who would like to know how to prepare wonderful exotic dishes for those ‘credit crunch’ evenings at home – Classes with two Master Chefs.
Finally, not quite what you would expect at the Chocolate Elephant – great Spring and Summer Fashion – amongst other goodies - plus for those fashion conscious children – Burberrys New Childrenswear Store – the first in the UK.
We hope you find an Event to enjoy.
My best wishes,
Sandra
NB – as usual if you have any friends / colleagues who you think would like to receive our eMag – please get them to contact us at – sandra@icefiremarketing.com
Edition/ 7 – April / May 2009
Page 1
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TOPICS
Charity + Food = Gulls Eggs in the City with the Macmillan Cancer Support, London EC2
Champagne - The Confrerie du Sabre d’Or - Spring Gala Ball – Mandarin Oriental, Knightsbridge and Champagne Gourmet Dinner, Hotel, Kensington plus more
Classical Music – Opus 60 treats us to a feast of Fine Music accompanied by Fine Wine / Fine Cheeses at Cadogan Hall, SW1
Joke Corner – i) Facts to blow our minds – courtesy of Sony
ii) With the G20 summit in mind – USA - 4 / France - 0
Gourmet Classes – With Two Master Chefs courtesy of Cafe Spice Namaste – the award-winning Pan-Asian restaurant, London E1
Fashion + Charity = The Chocolate Elephant, Spring and Summer fashions in Victoria, SW1
Childrens’ Fashion – The first UK store for Burberry, London W2
Diary Notes – A reminder – not to forget - Brocket Hall - Celebrity Golf - 23.04.09.
http://www.rhysdanielstrust.org/events.html
*Please note events are by topic not date order unless otherwise given
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MACMILLAN GULLS' EGGS CITY LUNCHEON
Tuesday 19 May 2009
The Macmillan Gulls' Eggs City Luncheon is now in its 20th year and is a hugely successful networking lunch attended by around 500 city professionals.
The Macmillan Gulls' Eggs City Luncheon is also a great fundraising event for Macmillan Cancer Support with nearly £70,000 raised for the charity in 2008. The Luncheon is a stand-up buffet, with Gulls' Eggs, smoked salmon, cheeses and plenty of wine consumed. Throughout the Luncheon there is also a raffle with some wonderful prizes on offer.
This year's event is taking place on Tuesday 19 May 2009 at the Merchant Taylor's Hall, London EC2. The Luncheon starts at 12:30pm and typically lasts around two hours.
Below there are some of the ways that you or your company can become involved with the Macmillan Gulls' Eggs City Luncheon to help us raise vital funds for Macmillan's work with people living with cancer.
Tickets
Tickets are priced at £50 and will be on sale from the end of March.
Sponsorship
Support Macmillan and this fantastic event by becoming a Sponsor of the Gulls' Eggs City Luncheon. For further information about the sponsorship package, please go to –
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/Support_Material/Get_involved/London_events/GullsEggs/GullsEggsSponsorshipPack2009.pdf
Advertising
For information and rates for taking an advert in the event programme go to –
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/Support_Material/Get_involved/London_events/GullsEggs/GullsEggsAdvertising2009.pdf.
For further information and to purchase tickets please contact Alex Blair at the London Events Office on 020 7795 0055 or email london.events@macmillan.org.uk.
Also of great importance -
Macmillan has merged with Cancerbackup. Together they provide a wealth of high quality, expertly developed information about cancer.
Contact the cancer information nurses to get confidential, accurate and up to date information about any aspect of cancer.
Go to - http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Contactus
Or - Phone our freephone helpline on 0808 800 1234 (Mon–Fri 9am–8pm).
The helpline number is also free from these mobile phone networks: 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin, Vodafone when calls are made from the UK.
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So to a drop or two of the fizzy stuff – popping corks everywhere !!!
http://www.rhysdanielstrust.org/events.html
*Please note events are by topic not date order unless otherwise given
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MACMILLAN GULLS' EGGS CITY LUNCHEON
Tuesday 19 May 2009
The Macmillan Gulls' Eggs City Luncheon is now in its 20th year and is a hugely successful networking lunch attended by around 500 city professionals.
The Macmillan Gulls' Eggs City Luncheon is also a great fundraising event for Macmillan Cancer Support with nearly £70,000 raised for the charity in 2008. The Luncheon is a stand-up buffet, with Gulls' Eggs, smoked salmon, cheeses and plenty of wine consumed. Throughout the Luncheon there is also a raffle with some wonderful prizes on offer.
This year's event is taking place on Tuesday 19 May 2009 at the Merchant Taylor's Hall, London EC2. The Luncheon starts at 12:30pm and typically lasts around two hours.
Below there are some of the ways that you or your company can become involved with the Macmillan Gulls' Eggs City Luncheon to help us raise vital funds for Macmillan's work with people living with cancer.
Tickets
Tickets are priced at £50 and will be on sale from the end of March.
Sponsorship
Support Macmillan and this fantastic event by becoming a Sponsor of the Gulls' Eggs City Luncheon. For further information about the sponsorship package, please go to –
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/Support_Material/Get_involved/London_events/GullsEggs/GullsEggsSponsorshipPack2009.pdf
Advertising
For information and rates for taking an advert in the event programme go to –
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Documents/Support_Material/Get_involved/London_events/GullsEggs/GullsEggsAdvertising2009.pdf.
For further information and to purchase tickets please contact Alex Blair at the London Events Office on 020 7795 0055 or email london.events@macmillan.org.uk.
Also of great importance -
Macmillan has merged with Cancerbackup. Together they provide a wealth of high quality, expertly developed information about cancer.
Contact the cancer information nurses to get confidential, accurate and up to date information about any aspect of cancer.
Go to - http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Contactus
Or - Phone our freephone helpline on 0808 800 1234 (Mon–Fri 9am–8pm).
The helpline number is also free from these mobile phone networks: 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin, Vodafone when calls are made from the UK.
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So to a drop or two of the fizzy stuff – popping corks everywhere !!!
CONFRERIE du SABRE d’OR
The Champagne club that's a cut above all other champagne clubs
The Confrérie du Sabre d'Or is devoted to promoting the act of Sabrage and the enjoyment of Champagne. The Heart of the Order is the growing number of Caveaux de Sabrage where Sabrage may be performed. The Caveaux range from small restaurants and Wine Bars to the grandest of Hotels. They all have two things in common - Champagne and fun. This is a wine and far too good to be left only to special occasions.
A programme of events throughout the year held at prestigious venues gives all our members and their guests excellent value for money and plenty of opportunity for Sabrage as well as enjoying excellent Champagne and food.
We welcome the opportunity of introducing you to the Confrérie and the fun of Sabrage.
Art of Sabrage
It can seem daunting when you are initially handed a sabre and a chilled bottle of Champagne with the expectation that you will sever the top of the bottle with the sword’s blade. Do not be downhearted! No-one has ever failed and all it needs is a firm wrist with a high elbow and you’ll be back at your table regaling your fellow guests with tales of how easy it really was.
When performed on a suitably chilled bottle of Champagne, the cork and glass annulus fly away, spilling little of the precious wine. The pressure of the Champagne always ensures that no glass falls back into the bottle. Today, the Maître-Sabreur is always there to make sure safety is observed, and the cork flies away from spectators.
So if you would like to try your hand - contact Julian White on - 020 7917 1000
In the meant time - last minute calls for – Spring Gala Ball
We have a few applications for the 175 places still available for the Spring Gala Ball – so hurry if you want to secure a last minute ticket.
Quaff champagne, eat good food and dance the night away at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel, Knightsbridge on the 3rd April. Tickets are £120 for commissioned members and £140 for guests.
For further details and tickets contact Julian White on – 020 7917 1000
Followed by –
New Caveaux are always in the planning stage and on 23rd April we shall celebrate St George’s Day (and Shakespeare’s birthday) by opening the Caveau Milestone Hotel, 1 Kensington Court. Places are limited to 36 at this Champagne Gourmet Dinner (tickets £85); Contact Julian White or Sinai Pedreschi (020 7917 1000).
Also planned are some Tutored Gastronomic Dinners. There are two planned in the near future: -Wednesday 13th May – Bouchard Finlayson. The fabulous wines of Hermanus, South Africa
Tuesday 26th May – “Chambertin Revisited” with many of the Grands and Premier Crusof Gevrey Chambertin
Contact Julian White or Sinai Pedreschi - 020 7917 1000
Confrérie du Sabre d’Or44 Peel Street, London, England W8 7PDUK
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Fine Music, Fine Wine, Fine Cheese – all to be enjoyed at –
CADOGAN HALL
Tuesday 7 April, 2009 7pm
Royal Philharmonic OrchestraOpus 60
Grzegorz Nowak conductorMichael Whight clarinetProgramme:
7 pm - Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Schumann: Symphony No.1, ‘Spring’
9 pm – Mozart Horn Concerto No.4 / Schumann Symphony No.2
Whether you take the Opus 60 concerts in bite-size instalments or raise a glass to the whole banquet of music and food, the opportunity to hear Robert Schumann’s four symphonies (or any one of them) in concert should not be missed, especially when balanced by a selection of Mozart’s most delectable concertos as mouth-watering entrées. Opus 60 Fine Wine and Cheese Platter £7.50 per person, with food served from 6.00pm and 8.00pm Mixing music, food and wine is an age-old pastime cherished by many. Cadogan Hall will be offering a platter of delicious cheeses, accompanied by fine wine, crackers and fruit. So, whether you decide to indulge and listen to the Orchestra twice in one evening, or just pop along to one of the hour-long concerts, you can enjoy this mouth-watering add-on for just £7.50 per person. To book the Opus 60 Cheese Platter, please call Cadogan Hall’s Box Office on -
Tel: 020 7730 4500 Concerts in the Opus 60 series Tuesday 7th April, 9pm Tuesday 21st April, 7pm Tuesday 21st April, 9pm
Tickets*: All tickets £15
To Book Tickets offline –
By Phone:020 7730 4500
The box office is open for telephone bookings:Monday to Saturday from 10am to 8pm*Sunday from 3pm to 8pm (performance days only)*
*(unless other than advertised)
Tickets purchased up to 6 days prior to the event are mailed 2nd class.Tickets purchased within 7 days of the event are held at the box office for collection any time prior to the concert.
All telephone bookings are subject to a fee of £2.50 per transaction
To Book Tickets online go to -
https://esro.cadoganhall.com/peo/chi2007/integrate.php?page=event&peocode=918
Please note:Online booking is only available up to midnight on the day prior to the performance. On the day bookings via telephone and counters sales only. RPO Friends' discounts apply*Note: Certain Special Offers are currently only available via telephone.If an advertised offer in not available online, please call the box office on 020 7730 4500 and we will apply the offer over the phone.(All Special Offers are subject to availability)
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Joke Corner
i) Facts to Blow our Minds –
Sony played this video at their executive conference this year – watch and learn -
Go to – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY
ii) USA – 4 / France – 0
I haven’t checked whether these are true, and, although I am far from being an advocate of all things American these are lovely put downs – Vive Entente cordiale !!! – with apologies to any French readers !!!
Colin Powell, keynote speaker at a fairly large conference in England during the early days of the Iraq war, was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if the US plans for Iraq were just an example of ‘empire building’ by George Bush. He answered by saying, ‘Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.’ You could have heard a pin drop.
Then there was a conference in France in late Dec 2004 where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the French engineers came back into the room saying ‘Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?’ You could have heard a pin drop...........then................an American engineer stood up and replied quietly: ‘Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electric power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day; and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck... We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?’You could have heard a pin drop.
And just two more.............
A US Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included admirals from the US, English, Canadian, Australian, and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks, but a French admiral suddenly complained that, ‘whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.’ He then asked, ‘Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?’ Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied ‘Maybe it’s because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn’t have to speak German.
You could have heard a pin drop.And finally........................... A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his bag. ’You have been to France before, monsieur?’ the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. ’Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.’ The American said, ‘The last time I was here, I didn’t have to show it.’ ’Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!’ The American senior citizen gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ‘Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in ‘44 to help liberate this country, I couldn’t find any damn Frenchmen to show it to.’You could have heard a pin drop.
I guess that’s USA 4 – France 0 !!!
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Calling Foodies Everywhere – a chance to indulge and learn with -
COOKING FOR EXCELLENCE, EDUCATION & ENTERTAINMENT
MASTER CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS PROGRAMME 2009
Adventure Gourmet Master Chef Demonstration tickets are £125 per person and include coffee and tea on arrival, lunch and the demonstration as well as tastings from the demo. For further enquiries or to make a booking visit http://www.adventuregourmet.com/, email binay@cafespice.co.uk
or call 020 7488 9242.
PROGRAMME DATES:
A TASTE OF BANQUETING FROM THE JUMERIAH CARLTON TOWER with SIMON YOUNG.
Tuesday, 21st April 2009.
THE ART OF THAI & MALAY COOKING with MARK READ.
Wednesday, 6th May 2009.
Tuesday 21st April
Simon Young
A taste of banqueting from the Jumeriah Carlton Tower.
Simon is the highly regarded executive chef of this five star hotel and was selected to provide the banqueting for the 25th Anniversary Chef’s Conference cooking for 200 chefs which demonstrates why the Carlton Tower is rightly ranked as one of the best venues in London. Simon was also awarded the accolade in 2007 of ‘Banqueting Chef of the Year’ by the Craft Guild of Chefs. Simon will demonstrate some of the special dishes and sourcing the best ingredients.
Simon’s demonstration will include six canapés and two starters-
Cornish crab assiette: bisque salad and warm crab cake.
Asian black cod in miso with pickled ginger and cucumber.
This will be followed by two main courses, one of which is-
roast corn fed chicken with boulangere of the leg; french beans in Alsace bacon and onion soubise.
Two desserts one being orange crème brulee with Clementine and Grand Marnier salad.
Wednesday 6th May
Mark Read
THAI & MALAY COOKING with MARK READ
Mark is the executive chef from London’s two destination eateries ‘The Mango Tree’ in Belgravia with its splendid Thai cuisine and ‘Awana’ in South Kensington with classical Malaysian food. He will be demonstrating dishes he has developed for both of these fine restaurants. Mark classically trained in French cuisine when working for Marco-Pierre White, then developed an interest in Asian cuisine which led to the opening of a restaurant with a menu of modern Vietnamese food. From this experience came the authorship of the highly respected book ‘Lemongrass and Lime New Vietnamese Cookery’.
Mark has a wealth of knowledge in Thai, Malaysian and Vietnamese cookery this is a chance to not only to witness preparation of great dishes but also discuss and taste wonderful Asian food. Mark is a chef’s chef. Not to be missed.
There will be demonstrations throughout the year.
All demonstrations are £125 per person and include coffee and tea on arrival, lunch and the demonstration.
Why not buy a gift voucher for £125 and treat a friend or relative to one of these demonstrations?
To book any event contact:
CAFE SPICE NAMASTETel: 02072 641 083 Fax: 02074 889 339
http://www.cafespice.co.uk/
binay@cafespice.co.uk
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Now on to some gorgeous fashion and help support a Charity into the bargain !!!!
Welcome to a new season at The Chocolate Elephant
In these rather gloomy times we are working hard to bring you fresh and exciting products. All of our timeless and distinctive new lines for this season are now available online at http://rs6.net/tn..jsp?et=1102495891297&e=001Me27G56wnkUpztsziENc1p5A8dGOmPqTJfkr_IOY_IMVl1-SwAu8AiP1XirrocXT_YzH2hQWzgvCoZqKPFEuS9AJmZXYrS5NHhvjaohsF0ezF_ERTPnQRV4DFx4vxMmz. Alternatively, visit us in person at one of the many charity events we will be attending this year, or come to our new shop at 81 Rochester Row, London SW1P 1LJ. Opening hours are Monday to Friday 10-5pm, Saturday 10-1pm, or by appointment. Call us on 07859 936865/0207 8341978.
In 2008, The Chocolate Elephant was named one of Britain's 10 best start up businesses in the HSBC/Sky News Start Up Stars Competition. This year, we were proud to receive a nomination as Business Woman of the Year from the Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards.
Long Fine Cotton Cardigan
£74.95
Parchment Coat
£224.95
Fine Cotton Shirt
£59.95
Classic Linen Trousers
£89.95
Big Cream Necklace
£19.95
Stretchy Lace Cardigan
£79.95
Soft Cotton Twinset with Satin Trim
£74.95
Mini Twisty Rope Necklace
£9.95
Stretchy Vests
£14.95
These and other new and favorite products are all available online or wherever you see us at a Charity Fair. If you would like to visit us for a personal shopping appointment, do please call either of the numbers below. If you would like to invite The Chocolate Elephant to an event you are organising, please do call or email. Your friends and guests can have fun shopping whilst you raise money for the charity of your choice.
Happy Shopping!
Emma Harrison
Victoria Nielson
The Chocolate Elephant Ltd
Emma: 01223 894 849/07785 931803
Victoria: 0207 821 5565/07859 936865
View the list of charity events The Chocolate Elephant is supporting at -
http://www.thechocolateelephant.com/FairsList2009.pdf
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And last but not least (as the saying goes) –
Burberry for Children -
Visit the first childrenswear store in the UK at –
199 Westbourne Grove
London W2
Tel: 020 7221 3688
If you require any further information please contact customerservice@burberry.comTel: +44 (0)20 7806 1328
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