RE: Eight weeks until the PH party
Monday 10th February 2014
There are only eight weeks left until the PH 15th birthday party, will you be celebrating with us? If you haven't booked your place yet, do so quickly to avoid disappointment.
Eight weeks until the PH party
BTaP is just a couple of months away so here are some additional details
It promises to be a great evening including a raffle with some fantastic prizes, a bar (of course), some great music and finally being able to put a face to a username.
The menu is, as ever, mouthwatering:
Starters
Pea and Ham Hock soup with baked cheese croutons
Pea and Mint soup with baked cheese croutons (v)
Main Courses
Venison with Butternut Squash pie and Caramelised Onion, served with gravy
Mushroom and Spinach pie with Hazelnuts and White Truffle Oil, with a white wine sauce (v)
Desserts
Apple and Sultana Crumble with ginger ice cream, and a drizzle of créme anglaise
Tea, coffee and mints
Wine
Riva Leona Gavi (Italian White)
Pinot Noir de L'Hospitalet (French Red)
Buy your tickets
Discussion
curley said:
"so here are some additional details "
Lots about the menu , nothing about the location of the venue ......
Go to the 'Buy a ticket' page, the name of the venue and a link to its website is given there. FWIW it's Tortworth Court in Gloucestershire, a country house hotel with a Category D (open) men's prison next door...Lots about the menu , nothing about the location of the venue ......
Dolf Stoppard said:
Maybe it's me but that's quite a strange menu. Starters are a choice of soup. Main is a choice of pie. Pudding is crumble.
It is a choice. But a fairly limited one.
I'm a fussy eater though so ignore me!
the clue is in the event title. Black Tie and Pie ...... It is a choice. But a fairly limited one.
I'm a fussy eater though so ignore me!
One of these days I will actually be in the UK to go to this event!!! I am only approaching my 100th month .....
It's a bad menu, for sure, but who gives a toss?
You are either not going, thus why get upset by a menu? or you are going and don't really care what the menu is like as it's a social event with beer and muttering nasally into your spoon about how the choice of soup is limited is exactly why you don't go to social events anyway
You are either not going, thus why get upset by a menu? or you are going and don't really care what the menu is like as it's a social event with beer and muttering nasally into your spoon about how the choice of soup is limited is exactly why you don't go to social events anyway
Two questions - why April, especially the day after kids term ends?
I've wanted to attend a BTaP for years, but sadly this year life gets in the way and I'm flat out until autumn...
Secondly - why so much cash for 'just' dinner, what else does one get?
Seems cheaper to book 50 guests as a 'wedding' at Totworth Court (£71 per head) for a three course meal with a glass of wine, then fed a second time with an evening buffet, rather than £75 for soup, pie & crumble...
30 secs on Google suggests that any number of 'nice' country house hotels will do a 3 course table d'hôte menu for about £36 - 40 per head, and that's 'proper' food, not a basic banqueting menu...
I'm struggling to see the 'PH value add' to justify a ticket price of £75, though I'm happy to be convinced otherwise...
Also, why no mention of the date or location in the article, titled 'more details'?
I've wanted to attend a BTaP for years, but sadly this year life gets in the way and I'm flat out until autumn...
Secondly - why so much cash for 'just' dinner, what else does one get?
Seems cheaper to book 50 guests as a 'wedding' at Totworth Court (£71 per head) for a three course meal with a glass of wine, then fed a second time with an evening buffet, rather than £75 for soup, pie & crumble...
30 secs on Google suggests that any number of 'nice' country house hotels will do a 3 course table d'hôte menu for about £36 - 40 per head, and that's 'proper' food, not a basic banqueting menu...
I'm struggling to see the 'PH value add' to justify a ticket price of £75, though I'm happy to be convinced otherwise...
Also, why no mention of the date or location in the article, titled 'more details'?
chris.mapey said:
Two questions - why April, especially the day after kids term ends?
I've wanted to attend a BTaP for years, but sadly this year life gets in the way and I'm flat out until autumn...
Secondly - why so much cash for 'just' dinner, what else does one get?
Seems cheaper to book 50 guests as a 'wedding' at Totworth Court (£71 per head) for a three course meal with a glass of wine, then fed a second time with an evening buffet, rather than £75 for soup, pie & crumble...
30 secs on Google suggests that any number of 'nice' country house hotels will do a 3 course table d'hôte menu for about £36 - 40 per head, and that's 'proper' food, not a basic banqueting menu...
I'm struggling to see the 'PH value add' to justify a ticket price of £75, though I'm happy to be convinced otherwise...
Also, why no mention of the date or location in the article, titled 'more details'?
Hi Chris,I've wanted to attend a BTaP for years, but sadly this year life gets in the way and I'm flat out until autumn...
Secondly - why so much cash for 'just' dinner, what else does one get?
Seems cheaper to book 50 guests as a 'wedding' at Totworth Court (£71 per head) for a three course meal with a glass of wine, then fed a second time with an evening buffet, rather than £75 for soup, pie & crumble...
30 secs on Google suggests that any number of 'nice' country house hotels will do a 3 course table d'hôte menu for about £36 - 40 per head, and that's 'proper' food, not a basic banqueting menu...
I'm struggling to see the 'PH value add' to justify a ticket price of £75, though I'm happy to be convinced otherwise...
Also, why no mention of the date or location in the article, titled 'more details'?
Thanks for raising those points, with regards to the date/ venue not being in this article, we should have linked the first article which had the date and venue on so I apologise this wasn't done.
April is a new date to see how that works, better weather and worth trying after recent issues with November dates as many say they have fireworks parties etc...I guess we'll never have a date that is perfect for all.
Ticket price has been static at £75 for years now, we refrain from increasing it. BTaP makes no profit, the ticket price and sponsor revenue cover meal, room, entertainment, higher menu costs (pie isn't on the set event menu), pre drinks, wine, post bar and sundries like flowers on the table, venue branding, band or DJ, lighting and breathalyser chap in the morning. 2012 saw us lose £800 on the night, the year before we were on target for break even. The price cannot get lower and in reality the free booze is worth that alone.
Nathan
eybic said:
Ticket price has been static at £75 for years now, we refrain from increasing it. BTaP makes no profit, the ticket price and sponsor revenue cover meal, room, entertainment, higher menu costs (pie isn't on the set event menu), pre drinks, wine, post bar and sundries like flowers on the table, venue branding, band or DJ, lighting and breathalyser chap in the morning. 2012 saw us lose £800 on the night, the year before we were on target for break even. The price cannot get lower and in reality the free booze is worth that alone.
Nathan
Cheers for coming back to me with those..Nathan
It must be me, but I can't see mention of any pre dinner drinks, wine on tables included, any inclusive post dinner drinks, band / DJ on the article or the BTaP ticket buying page...
It's almost like you are wanting this event to fail again...
First article is here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Second one is here: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...
Hopefully that'll have all the info you need for the minute.
Second one is here: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...
Hopefully that'll have all the info you need for the minute.
chris.mapey said:
Cheers for coming back to me with those..
It must be me, but I can't see mention of any pre dinner drinks, wine on tables included, any inclusive post dinner drinks, band / DJ on the article or the BTaP ticket buying page...
It's almost like you are wanting this event to fail again...
It does seem like that doesn't it?It must be me, but I can't see mention of any pre dinner drinks, wine on tables included, any inclusive post dinner drinks, band / DJ on the article or the BTaP ticket buying page...
It's almost like you are wanting this event to fail again...
£75 is actually good value if it includes the room and some wine too.
As it stands it just seems like you pay £75 for some food. You need to market this bad-boy a little better!
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