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It's been a while since the last duck extravaganza and after repeated calls for another mass cull off our feathered friends, here is your chance to indulge.

Regal on Roe is opposite Perth train station and is fully BYO. The lovely Madam Celina will be liaising with the head chef to arrange a banquet of Chinese New Year proportions.

The cost is $40/head which should get us Peking duck, 8 treasure duck, roast pork, coral trout done 2 ways, moss & abalone (or similar) plus more dishes that you can name in one breath.

The numbers will be capped at around 20 people (two tables) for logistical purposes.

So far the following are confirmed;

Celina & Luigi
Chris
DaveL & partner
Davo & partner
dazza1968 & partner
Me & Rebecca
Cranky
Rick Morcom

Menu
1) Peking Duck
1a) Sangchow Pow (minced duck in lettuce cup)
2) Crabmeat/fish maw soup
3) Coral Trout served 2 ways* (deep fried and stir fry)
4) 8 Treasure Duck *servced on a spinach base
5) Golden King Prawn cooked with Duck Yolk
6) Fried Milk n Peking Ribs (or substitue this with roast pork)
7) Scallop n Snow Peas cooked in XO Sauce
8 Japanese Tofu with sizzling sauce
9) Fried Rice/Steam Rice
10) Dessert (choose either Sago in coconut milk or red bean)
11) Fresh Fruit Platter

* denotes house specialty dishes that requires 24 hrs notice

Please respond if keen.

Cheers

Carl

Yep, I'm in.

Rick Morcom wrote:Yep, I'm in.

Great! Welcome aboard

cheers

Carl

Carl i let the guys know on the your shout wine forum to see if they want to attend

Regards Dazza

dazza1968 wrote:Carl i let the guys know on the your shout wine forum to see if they want to attend

Regards Dazza

Sure thing!

cheers

Carl

damn...im hungry just reading the menu now

sounds like a great event. being a bit of a newbie here, how does it work? does everyone just bring a bottle or two along?

i cant make this event sadly, but hopefully will make others in future

daver6 wrote:damn...im hungry just reading the menu now

sounds like a great event. being a bit of a newbie here, how does it work? does everyone just bring a bottle or two along?

i cant make this event sadly, but hopefully will make others in future

Pretty much. Perth usually doesn't have a theme but now and then we do.

cheers

Carl

griff wrote:Me & Rebecca
Carl

Tch, tch, tch Carl. Surely "Rebecca and me".

Mike.

Muscat Mike wrote:

griff wrote:Me & Rebecca
Carl

Tch, tch, tch Carl. Surely "Rebecca and me".

Mike.

Oops! While grammatically correct it certainly isn't very polite!

cheers

Carl

Bloody hell. $40 for all that. You're going to get a very rude shock when you get back to Sydney finally, Carl!

In some restaurants you're lucky to get a single course for that price.

bacchaebabe wrote:Bloody hell. $40 for all that. You're going to get a very rude shock when you get back to Sydney finally, Carl!

In some restaurants you're lucky to get a single course for that price.

Oh this menu certainly is a bargain!

I just hope the Portuguese chicken prices over in Petersham/Dulwich Hill haven't gone up too much. I am suffering as none that I know of in Perth.

But seriously, Perth lacks a Good Food Guide that would get the top restaurants to lift their game over here. The top restaurants here would be middle rank at best over in Sydney. It seems that the Gourmet traveller guide agrees.

cheers

Carl

griff wrote:But seriously, Perth lacks a Good Food Guide that would get the top restaurants to lift their game over here. The top restaurants here would be middle rank at best over in Sydney. It seems that the Gourmet traveller guide agrees.

cheers

Carl

i couldnt agree with you more.

http://www.eatingwa.com.au/

It's not necessarily a GOOD food guide, but might point you in the right direction.

Once upon a decade, 'Dear Friends' in Caversham was the only fine dining (apparently) in Perth. There is no shortage of options now, and if you really want menu + winelist = Balthazar. Or Friends.

Muscat Mike wrote:

griff wrote:Me & Rebecca
Carl

Tch, tch, tch Carl. Surely "Rebecca and me".

Mike.

Tch, tch, tch Mikey. Surely "Rebecca and I"

Davo wrote:

Muscat Mike wrote:

griff wrote:Me & Rebecca
Carl

Tch, tch, tch Carl. Surely "Rebecca and me".

Mike.

Tch, tch, tch Mikey. Surely "Rebecca and I"

I KNEW someone was going to say that. So, I didn't.

I would have thought 'me' was appropriate in this case as the names were the objects of the original sentence as opposed to being the subjects.

Of course 'I' may be wrong here

cheers

Carl

griff wrote:I would have thought 'me' was appropriate in this case as the names were the objects of the original sentence as opposed to being the subjects.

Of course 'I' may be wrong here

cheers

Carl

Definitely showing your lower/middle class status here Carl. Although most would say that Australia has no real upper class, just those with pretentions

Well Davo,What we save on Food we replace with The Quality of wine we Drink Its time you got you priorities in order Regards Dazza

dazza1968 wrote:Well Davo,What we save on Food we replace with The Quality of wine we Drink Its time you got you priorities in order Regards Dazza

I prefer both quality food and wine. You can do it whichever way you like.

Davo wrote:

dazza1968 wrote:Well Davo,What we save on Food we replace with The Quality of wine we Drink Its time you got you priorities in order Regards Dazza

I prefer both quality food and wine. You can do it whichever way you like.

Same same

Regards Dazza

Davo wrote:

Muscat Mike wrote:

griff wrote:Me & Rebecca
Carl

Tch, tch, tch Carl. Surely "Rebecca and me".

Mike.

Tch, tch, tch Mikey. Surely "Rebecca and I"

Davo,
if Griff had said "Rebecca and I are going to the dinner" then the "I" would be correct.
Basically he is answering a question:-"who is going to dinner?" to which his answer is "Rebecca and me".

QED.

Just Googled this. It is a business name.

Rebecca & Me
2909 E Covenanter Dr
Bloomington, IN 47401
812-334-7878

QED 2

Muscat Mike wrote: If Griff had said "Rebecca and I are going to the dinner" then the "I" would be correct.
Basically he is answering a question:-"who is going to dinner?" to which his answer is "Rebecca and me".

QED.

I prefer "myself" to "me"

Muscat Mike wrote:

Davo wrote:

Muscat Mike wrote:

griff wrote:Me & Rebecca
Carl

Tch, tch, tch Carl. Surely "Rebecca and me".

Mike.

Tch, tch, tch Mikey. Surely "Rebecca and I"

Davo,
if Griff had said "Rebecca and I are going to the dinner" then the "I" would be correct.
Basically he is answering a question:-"who is going to dinner?" to which his answer is "Rebecca and me".

QED.

Just Googled this. It is a business name.

Rebecca & Me
2909 E Covenanter Dr
Bloomington, IN 47401
812-334-7878

QED 2

I am not certain the Americans have yet achieved a proper grasp of English.

And I find myself in complete agreement with DD. Myself is far more preferable to me in the context used.

I love a nice debate over grammar. IMO Muscat Mike is essentially correct, but for the reason that Carl was effectively reading from a list. If you were reading a list of people and came to your name would you say "me" or "I"? I think it would be correct to say "me".

I have in my hand the list of top grammar analysts on the Auswine forum:
Muscat Mike
Carl
Darryl Douglas
Me
Davo

Saying "I" in such a context would not ring true. That Carl is grouping the list of attendees into their (natural?) pairs is neither here nor there. I am not sure about the politeness or class issues, but to me it rings true whether me and Rebecca or Rebecca and me.

"Myself" is reflexive and I don't see how it can be used in these circumstances.

My 2c

Michael


PS Not sure that a restaurant name really lends any weight to your argument Mike as there is tendency for restaurants to opt for catchy, rather than grammatically correct, names.

Michael McNally wrote:I love a nice debate over grammar. IMO Muscat Mike is essentially correct, but for the reason that Carl was effectively reading from a list. If you were reading a list of people and came to your name would you say "me" or "I"? I think it would be correct to say "me".

I have in my hand the list of top grammar analysts on the Auswine forum:
Muscat Mike
Carl
Darryl Douglas
Me
Davo

Saying "I" in such a context would not ring true. That Carl is grouping the list of attendees into their (natural?) pairs is neither here nor there. I am not sure about the politeness or class issues, but to me it rings true whether me and Rebecca or Rebecca and me.

"Myself" is reflexive and I don't see how it can be used in these circumstances.

My 2c

Michael


PS Not sure that a restaurant name really lends any weight to your argument Mike as there is tendency for restaurants to opt for catchy, rather than grammatically correct, names.

Sorry different type of list and circumstance.

Your list is of individuals, not couples.

The list is basically an abbreviation of the sentence "Rebecca and I will be attending".

I stand by my original correction, and the fact that American English is not really English at all..

You are however correct in the use of "me" in your list, which is purely a lit of names.

Oooh, I do like a good discussion re grammar.

Davo wrote:

Michael McNally wrote:I love a nice debate over grammar. IMO Muscat Mike is essentially correct, but for the reason that Carl was effectively reading from a list. If you were reading a list of people and came to your name would you say "me" or "I"? I think it would be correct to say "me".

I have in my hand the list of top grammar analysts on the Auswine forum:
Muscat Mike
Carl
Darryl Douglas
Me
Davo

Saying "I" in such a context would not ring true. That Carl is grouping the list of attendees into their (natural?) pairs is neither here nor there. I am not sure about the politeness or class issues, but to me it rings true whether me and Rebecca or Rebecca and me.

"Myself" is reflexive and I don't see how it can be used in these circumstances.

My 2c

Michael


PS Not sure that a restaurant name really lends any weight to your argument Mike as there is tendency for restaurants to opt for catchy, rather than grammatically correct, names.

Sorry different type of list and circumstance.

Your list is of individuals, not couples.

The list is basically an abbreviation of the sentence "Rebecca and I will be attending".

I stand by my original correction, and the fact that American English is not really English at all..

You are however correct in the use of "me" in your list, which is purely a lit of names.

Oooh, I do like a good discussion re grammar.

I realise I participated (sort of) in the original discussions, but shoud we not be discussing wine instead?

Any thoughts on a theme ? If not, what is eveyone gunna bring.

Cheers

Any thoughts on a theme ? If not, what is eveyone gunna bring.

Cheers

Any thoughts on a theme ? If not, what is eveyone gunna bring.

Cheers

Rick Morcom wrote:Any thoughts on a theme ? If not, what is eveyone gunna bring.

Cheers

No theme as such at this stage. Wines that go well with chinese?

I am bringing a red magnum.

cheers

Carl