Feast fit for the masses
Just wanted to drop in a plug for the excellent team at Aroma Bar Restaurant who are providing the food and drink (other than the beer, courtesy of Mountain Goat Beers and Ravenwolfe United Beverages).
The new menu is out, and they have a very hearty Guiness ‘n’ Beef Pie which is just awwwesome!
They also provide some of Australia’s finest wines by the glass (something I’m told is quite rare).
Below is a list of what food will be available on the day. We are catering for Vegetarians, Coeliacs, and Carnivores so everyone should be happy. This menu may change in the coming days, so stay tuned…:
Nibbles
- miniature hand-made sausage rolls
- arrancini balls (gluten-free)
- meatballs (gluten-free)
- mini pizzas
Dinner
- Roast Lamb and Pork on the spit
- Nona’s Pasticchio
- Nona’s infamous yemista (stuffed tomatoes, eggplants, capsicums) - gluten-free
- A variety of salads
- Mum’s famous Greek-style Chinese Fried Rice
- Mediterranean Baked Vegetables
See you on the day….!
Drink, anyone…?
A few people have commented on the fact that they are looking forward to trying the Mead I made up. I have to apologise for the fact in advance that it most likely will not be ready in time for the day….. alas, it took a lot longer to brew than I anticipated, and come Yule (the week before the Handfasting), it will only have been in the bottle for 4 weeks. Hopefully we can find a local supply of Mead that will do the job.
There is of course a close link between marriages and Mead. In olden days, the wedded couple would be given a enough Mead to drink for a month (28 days, the period of a moon cycle), and they would go off somewhere private to drink (at least) a glass every night. Within a year, the couple (hopefully) would have a child: if it was a boy, then the Mead-maker was rewarded well (remember, this was in the days when male heirs were important for the continuation of family lineages). This is the origin of the Honeymoon!
Well, we have 2 daughters already. Perhaps when the Mead is ready…. 
But seriously, the first batch of The Nymph’s Knickers will be ready definitely by July 1, 2008 (a year and a day from the Handfasting) and perhaps we plan to celebrate our 1st Anniversary with a night of Mead drinking!!
For those of you keeping tabs on the homebrew, there will be a limited amount available to drink:
- The Black Devil (dark ale)
- Arrogant Aardvark (amber ale)
- Uncle George’s Apple Scruffs (gluten-free apple cider)
- Ravenwolfe’s Old Fashioned Ginger Beer (gluten-free)
- Golden Happy Pils (Czech-style Pilsener)
- Grumpy Hobbit (English Bitter Ale) - this was bottled only last week, so it will be quite green….
There will also be a keg of local microbrew Mountain Goat Hightail Ale. And Also a selection of other Australian Beers such as Cascade Premium Amber Ale, Matilda Bay’s Beez Kneez and Rooftop Red Lager.Possibility exists of a Stout also (can’t have a cold Winter’s night without a fine pint of Stout!)
For those of you wanting something a little less grass-roots, there will be a fine selection of local wines and bubbly - I will endeavour to get the names from Mum….
Hopefully, this will be enough to loosen everyone’s inhibitions enough to partake in a little Greek dancing…. 
