Exclusive Dining Evening

On Thursday 1st May we held the first of two exclusive dining evening fund-raisers at St Kentigern’s Presbytery, Blackpool.
The first sitting was limited to 10 guests who dined on a four course meal which began with canapés and sherry served in the sitting room. The meal began with home-made butternut squash, red pepper and chilli soup served with French bread prepared by Lizzie’s mum. The main course was chicken cacciatore or salmon served with seasonal vegetables,

lovingly prepared by our Italian chef, Nino and whilst the diners tucked in to their main course, the “staff” took the advantage to sample the food themselves in the “back kitchen”.
The dessert was a “Death by Chocolate” cake made by Ralph’s mum which was served with a local Italian ice-cream, kindly donated. Cheese and biscuits followed with coffee and liqueurs whilst the guests were entertained by Regina de Silva, an exchange student from Brazil who had been persuaded to act as a waitress during the evening. Regina sang one of her own compositions and dedicated it to Mr and Mrs Frank Bateson who were celebrating their 52nd
wedding anniversary that evening.
We would like to thank Asuka, another exchange student from Japan, who acted as a waitress for the evening and to all the people who prepared and donated food for the meal, particularly Nino. Our special thanks go to Fr John Foulkes, our parish priest, who allowed us to use the Presbytery for the evening and to all the diners who cleared their plates and helped make the evening a great success.
Our next sitting is Thursday May 14th but unfortunately we are

fully booked!!!!

Ralph Garcia and Lizzie Cavanagh