[tei-council] November Face to Face: evening meals.

[Martin Holmes]

I've done the poll. Many thanks to Sebastian for hosting us on Tuesday!

Cheers,
Martin

On 13-10-30 05:13 PM, James Cummings wrote:
> Dear TEI Council
>
> Those on the 2013 Council are, I hope, looking forward to the
> face-to-face meeting in Oxford. (New members are welcome to
> attend by skype/google hangout/etc. if they wish.)
>
> As part of organising this I've been attempting to narrow down
> the choices for evening meal locations and have put some into the
> Council Agenda.  See further down for the link to a doodle poll
> to narrow down the eating choices.
>
> http://wiki.tei-c.org/index.php/Council_agenda_2013-11
>
> You'll also note that I've put in a skeleton schedule that
> alternates between general discussion sessions where you should
> put topics (I've not moved any of the ones from the bottom of the
> page yet) and SourceForge Tickets sessions.
>
> On the Sunday 10 November I thought that we should have an
> informal evening arrangements since you may all be getting in at
> different times. For that evening I've decided I'm going to go to
> The Royal Oak pub http://www.theroyaloakoxford.co.uk/ 42-44
> Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT which is a very short walk from
> Rewley House (where most people are staying).  I'll be there from
> 6pm'ish and will plan to order food at some point. (They serve
> food until 10pm).  It isn't my favourite pub in Oxford, but it is
> close and the food isn't terrible. Feel free to turn up, or not
> turn up, entirely informally.
>
> On the evening of Monday 11th I've made the suggestions of:
>
> -- "Bamboo", Korean restaurant, photos of menu at
> https://plus.google.com/photos/105468124820294977561/albums/5940634552368529473
> Has some veggie dishes, but not loads.
> -- "Sojo", Szechuan/Shanghainese/Cantonese restaurant, website at
> http://www.sojooxford.co.uk/ claims vegetarian menu on request.
> -- "Bangkok House", Thai restaurant, selection of vegetarian
> dishes, http://www.bangkokhouse.co.uk/
>
> On the Tuesday evening, we'll be going to Sebastian's lovely
> house in Summertown around 8pm. He'll provide directions and
> description of that evening's menu close to the date.  I'll walk
> people from somewhere convenient to wait, like The Royal Oak, up
> to his house which will take about 30 minutes. (I can also
> provide bus instructions).
>
> While some people may be leaving on the Wednesday, I think many
> of you are staying over so that evening I've made the suggestions
> of:
>
> -- "Chutney's Indian Brasserie", Mostly Bangladeshi Food, Fair
> amount of vegetarian food, http://www.chutneysoxford.co.uk/
> -- "Al-Andalus Tapas Bar", Tapas, selection of vegetarian,
> http://www.tapasoxford.co.uk/
> -- "Pierre Victoire", French, limited vegetarian choices,
> http://www.pierrevictoire.co.uk/
> -- "Branca", Overpriced Italian, limited vegetarian choices,
> http://www.branca.co.uk/
> -- Some British Pub, undecided
>
> If those attending the meeting would please fill out this quick
> poll of which of the above they might prefer then I'll try to
> take their dietary preferences into consideration when booking.
> http://doodle.com/rzvqqpgp7syhf845
>
> -James
>