[tei-council] Oxford Face to Face: 30 June - 3 July: Lunch question

[Lou Burnard]

Mmmm durian.

But I agree with everyone that the mix was fine last time.

As one of my favourite authors remarks "They order these things better 
in France".

Lou (je prends le menu gourmand svp) Burnard





On 20/02/14 16:43, Martin Holmes wrote:
> I liked it the way we did it last time. Once you venture outside to a
> restaurant, two hours get eaten up with the inevitable bumbling through
> the streets in a large group, losing people, and waiting to be served.
> The meeting-room lunch is optimal for getting as much work done as
> possible, and the meal downstairs made a nice change and was quite tasty.
>
> I have no dietary restrictions (except natto and durian).
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
> On 14-02-20 08:19 AM, James Cummings wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> It looks like the place we had the meeting last time (Rewley
>> House) does indeed have space in a meeting room on the 30 June -
>> 3 July, especially if I book soon.  In order to book and pay with
>> a single purchase order I need to know what we are doing for
>> lunches.  For those who came to this location last time, we had a
>> 'meeting lunch' in the room two days and a 'dining room lunch'
>> one of the other days.
>>
>> I also need to get people's dietary restrictions (don't rely on
>> me remembering!). I will assume you are a meat eating omnivore
>> with no substantial allergies if you do not email me (offlist).
>>
>> If I can get a quick show of hands...if the options are:
>> a) Dining Room Lunch: 3 courses, downstairs in the same building.
>> Quick, close, hot, limited options.
>> b) Meeting Room Lunch: Sandwiches and goodies brought to room.
>> Quick, in-room, cold, lots of bread.
>> c) Go somewhere else: Go out for lunch to a different place each
>> day. Takes more time, more complicated to organise/get agreement,
>> but more of a break.
>> d) some combination of the above (please specify).
>>
>> which do you prefer? (All members of Council have a vote!)
>>
>> -James
>>