That Euro-Area New Year's Eve Austerity Ball Menu (in Full)
31st December, 2011
*** COCKTAILS & HORS D'OUEVRES ***
Blood-Orange Punch
Spanish Sangria (on the Rocks)
Campari OJ Crush
Bloody Marys (xtra Horsradish)
'Clairette de Die' Fizzlers
Die Kinder Punch (for our less responsible guests)
PIIGS in a Blanket
Fried & Shredded Treaties
Clownfish Mini-Skewers
Marmite Butty (Specially for our UK 'guests')
Mixed Nuts
*** SOUPE UND SALADE ***
Strasbourg Stone Soup
or
Portuguese Black-Eye Pea Salad
*** PRIMO PLATI ***
Downward Spiralinis in a Red-ink Sauce
or
Fagottini con niente (al dente, con Pesto alla Draghi)
*** SECONDI PLATI ***
(Sorry! This course has been cancelled due to budgetary constraints)
*** LES ENTREES ***
Wurstel mit Kraut Fur Alles und Bitter Herbs
or
Fried WienerSchnitzel w/Sauce Lagarde
Fried WienerSchnitzel w/Sauce Lagarde
or
BBQed Fattened-PIIGS w/Cracklin'
*** DESSERT TRAY ***
Strawberry ShortsqueezeCake
Leftover Elysee Buche de Noel
OATmeal & Crabapple Crumble
Brussels Treacle Tart
Bowl of Southern Lychees
Bowl of Southern Lychees
*** 'INDIGESTIVE DIGESTIVE ***
Flaming Shots of Sambuca
Greek Ouzo
Limoncello
Cowen's Irish Coffee
Maceira (Neat)
***PETITFOURS THREES ***
WE also wish to recognize:
Music and Fireworks provided by The Hedgehogs
Entertainment & French Letters courtesy Mr Berlusconi
Catering underwritten by the ECB
The British PM for his helpful advice,
and the Anglosphere Press for their fair & balanced reporting.
***PETIT
WE also wish to recognize:
Music and Fireworks provided by The Hedgehogs
Entertainment & French Letters courtesy Mr Berlusconi
Catering underwritten by the ECB
The British PM for his helpful advice,
and the Anglosphere Press for their fair & balanced reporting.
Can we call this living high on the PIIG?
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